Thursday, December 31, 2020

And to end this nasty year: Vaffanculo 2020!

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Cormorant
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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Miami Beach Convention Center

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Amazing engineering and programming


The engineering and programming work at Boston Dynamics is amazing.

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Miami Beach Convention Center

Monday, December 28, 2020

Sunday, December 27, 2020

he Insane Biology of the Octopus

Ancient fast-food counter unearthed in Pompeii

Johannes Kepler Birthday


Johannes Kepler
27 December 1571 - 15 November 1630
(Unidentified painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

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The Peter Miller
Miami Beach

Saturday, December 26, 2020

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The Greystone
Miami Beach

Friday, December 25, 2020

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Santa

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Carl Fisher's Clubhouse
Miami Beach

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

2020 Flag

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The Israel Museum
Jerusalem

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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The Israel Museum
Jerusalem

Monday, December 21, 2020

Sunday, December 20, 2020

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The Israel Museum

Saturday, December 19, 2020

The Israel Museum
Jerusalem

They have a model outside, of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period, (around 66 CE)

Built to a scale of 1:50, the model is huge. I included some details and some panos showing the structure (photos from December 2019)


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Human shaped coffins (3thCentury BCE)
The Israel Museum
Jerusalem

Friday, December 18, 2020

Inauguration

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Hadrian bronze (130CE)
The Israel Museum
Jerusalem

Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Smithsonian
Washington DC

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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The Knesset (Parliament) in 2019
Jerusalem

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Sand sculpture
Miami Beach

Monday, December 14, 2020

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Gemini IV
Air & Space Museum
Washington DC

Friday, December 11, 2020

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Smithsonian
Washington DC

Thursday, December 10, 2020

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Smithsonian
Washington DC

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

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Smithsonian
Washington DC

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

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Commodore Perry
National Portrait Gallery

Monday, December 07, 2020

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National Portrait Gallery
Washington DC

Sunday, December 06, 2020

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The Mall
Washington DC

Saturday, December 05, 2020

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The Castle
Smithsonian

Friday, December 04, 2020

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Thomas Alva Edison
National Portrait Gallery
Washington DC

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Political slogans

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National Portrait Gallery
Washington DC

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

SOB

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National Portrait Gallery
Washington DC

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

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Smithsonian Castle
Washington DC