Author: doodledweller
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Finding Beauty

In the year 1490, Leonardo da Vinci sketched the Vitruvian Man, his idea of a perfect human form. Being a man of math and science, it inscribed the ideal proportions of the body within a circle and a square, an analogy for the workings of the universe; and of course being a man, it was…
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Using Open-Source Data To Explore Tyler State Park

My first grasp of the internet was all about free music, a user-sharing service called Napster, and a media player called Winamp. That was then; the internet now feels like a vast blackhole of information, promising to create chaos as well as the opportunity to tackle the greatest challenges of our time, like climate change,…
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To Make a Garden

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or…
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Holiday Baking Expedition: A Modified Panettone

Panettone is an Italian sweet bread eaten during the Christmas holiday. A search for a traditional panettone recipe will prescribe that it is made with a sourdough starter, 3 different refreshes before reaching the final dough mix, taking around 3 days to finish. A search for the perfect picture panettone will show a dome shaped…