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Driving home from Janesville, Wis., yesterday, I got caught in some light single-cloud rain right before sunset. That's exactly the phenomena required to create this delightful optical effect:

Mars Cheese Castle

No main post today as I'll be in the car for 5 hours today, with a memorial service in the middle. Regular posting should resume tomorrow.

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I'm waiting for the go-ahead on two already-approved projects with two separate clients, and I don't really feel like banging my head against a 3rd-party API to advance a story I've been working on for this app, so I'm going to catch up on my reading today. I've also got a lot going on this week, including two rehearsals, Markdig.Syntax.Inlines.EmphasisInline last night, and my 103-year-old great-aunt's funeral in Wisconsin on Friday. Even tomorrow I've got an annoyingly-timed meeting that will...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Under the baton of Music Director Enrique Mazzola, sharp humor, high drama, and an exquisite score intertwine in the story of a charismatic seducer whose unrepentant lustfulness brings about a most spectacular demise.