and the view is just lovely (click for large-size).
January 5, 2009
by Benjamin Parzybok
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December 18, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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birthday cake
Ben Rosenbaum was talking about birthday cakes (and, err, good and evil). We just had a cake-a-lapooza here ourselves for Coen’s 5th(!) birthday. This is the impressive work of Coen’s grandmother. This is a definite improvement over last year when … Continue reading
December 17, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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a few quantitative facts about blood
I was curious so I did a little research on blood today: A unit of blood is 450 ML – or about .12 gallons. $1680 = price of blood per gallon. (though blood varies in price – it’s more expensive … Continue reading
December 7, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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The Golem in Zyzzyva
My good friend David Naimon, who is a member of my writing group, had a piece published in Zyzzyva this month. It’s his first fiction in print and it’s a great and very funny story. You can read an excerpt … Continue reading
November 12, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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Credit where credit is due
The Willamette Week had a very nice article about me today. I spent a couple of Fridays ago riding around with WWeek journalist Tony Piff, retracing some of the Couch journey that takes place in Oregon. What’s not in the … Continue reading
October 31, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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I’m off to walk the magic trail
Happy Halloween! I’m off to walk some of the distance that Thom, Tree and Erik did in Couch this morning with a wweek.com journalist. We’ll wave when we hit S. America. In the meantime, here’s a quick quiz: Which one of the following … Continue reading