I am Larry McElhiney and I live in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is Saturday, 1 March, 2025, and the time is 08:17 (UTC), or at least it was when the clock was last updated. The best email address for me is here, which is checked daily. I enjoy technical writing as a vocation and avocation.

You can see a bit more of my history on my website.

My Afrikaans reference page is often helpful:

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  Bracket fungus growing on a decaying Douglas Fir log, with Redwood Sorrel greenery.
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  A burl the size of a refrigerator on the trunk of a Coast Redwood tree.
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