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did I happen to mention...

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A few people of late (hi mom!) have asked me why my dumb bloggie thing doesn't whisper a thing about my work as an editor and developmen...
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In search of...Shigeyoshi Murao

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photograph by Rob Lee. As many of you know, I am deep in the shadowy, sometimes linty pockets of a major research project, which I hope will...
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