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A Blackberry is Still Something I Eat

August 27, 2009 9:52 am

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This is what comes to my mind when I hear the word “blackberry,”

while most of the world thinks of this as a blackberry:

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Sometimes I’m amused by the bizarre use of nature words in a high-tech context. Sometimes I find the whole disconnect upsetting.

Right now it’s hard to feel anything but joy while embracing the bounty of sun-ripened berries.