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mddelapa: Last week I started re-reading Steinbeck and Rickett’s Log to the Sea of Cortez, so this MBA post caught my eye. What a dream Baja must have been in 1940. montereybayaquarium: #ThrowbackThursday: Kelp Forest, Rocky Shore, Open Sea. Wonder why our exhibits are arranged by habitat? Local marine biologist Ed Ricketts, the inspiration for “Doc” in Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row,” championed the study of intertidal “zones,” an idea that influenced the design and layout of the … more

More on the technological nuances of Tumblr

I wrote to Kimberli: For whatever reason, a number of people told me they never saw the Shit Ball post. I suspect it’s because they’re going to this URL: http://travelswithcharles.tumblr.com/ Rather than this one: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/travelswithcharles In the first URL, it appears all private posts are “private,” that is, hidden. In the second URL, they show up. Kimberli wrote to me: The first link is to your open follow blog and the second link is to … more

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Dinner at Hierbabuena, an organic farm-to-table, open-air restaurant in Pescadero. Only restaurant I’ve ever seen with 100% (34) five-star ratings on TripAdvisor. We’ll make it 35 – wonderful.

Hola Miguel

Siendo yo uno de tus “not-so-technologically-savy” amigos, voy a hacer todo lo posible de no perder tus posts, pero a little occasional defamation may be unavoidable. Ten cuidado cuando juegas volibol en las aguas negras de La Paz. ¡Qué asco hombre!

New posts that you may have missed including my hardly famous Volleyball in the Time of Cholera …

Are now available for you to see because I discovered another Tumblr curiosity: posts that I tag as “private” are only visible to me. Now while that might make sense in general, what doesn’t make sense is the only means I have to ensure that one of my not-so-technologically-savvy friends – you know who you are – doesn’t accidentally delete one of my posts it to tag it as a “private. So while that does … more

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From the amazingly multi-talented Carl Freedman: “Early this morning with the mosquitoes, telescope and camera. Uranus is behind the moon, so it’s a double eclipse.”

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Unable to be physically present at the opening of McWeekly’s new Press Club cafe and juice bar in Seaside, my psychic presence is treated to a tour and cup of Joe, thanks to great buddies Bradley and Digger. I already love everything about it.

Volleyball in the Time of Cholera (or The True Meaning of Shit Ball)

If you’re easily or even with some difficulty offended by scatological references, I recommend you skip this blog post. Today I discovered the true meaning of playing “shit ball.” I arrived at the central volleyball court on the Malecón around 5:00 pm, meeting my new friend Kevin, Caesar, Marco, and a new player Carlos for a Monday evening game. After some initial trials – I don’t think they had ever set up a sand court … more