Author Archives: Roger

Cubs vs. Rockies — Coors Field

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Roger

I’m making it an annual tradition to go to a Rockies game when the Cubs are in town. This year we went with a coworker and his wife. Our seats were in the upper deck just down the third-base line. … Continue reading →

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Academy Chapel

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Roger

I went on Academy grounds today with my department to see a movie on engineering in the Planetarium. The movie was designed to interest kids (especially girls) in engineering as a career and really had no other theme. It also … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart Fair

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

On our final day in Germany, our plan was to spend the afternoon at a fair in Stuttgart. That meant I had the morning free. My sore throat had kept me awake most of the night, so I very much … Continue reading →

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Bird #547 — Black Woodpecker

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

dryocopus (from drus, tree, and kopos, beating) martius (name for a woodpecker with a tufted crest) Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 9:46 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse This bird was also on my … Continue reading →

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Bird #546 — Eurasian Treecreeper

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

certhia (small tree-dwelling, insect-eating bird mentioned by Aristotle) familiaris (familiar) Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 8:10 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse One of the weirdest things about birding in Germany is how similar … Continue reading →

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