Feb
03
Not too long ago, I was asked by a publisher if I might consider reviewing a children’s book. We corresponded a little bit and I said I would take a look. If I liked the book, I’d say so, and I’d run it by our little boy as well to see what he thought.
Well, I [...]
Oct
28
I haven’t done a roundup in a while. For each blog (alpha-order) I’ve selected my favorite among recent posts.
3-Way Watch Blog - Mercs in a Corporate World
AMERICAblog - Condi has to force State Dept. officials to Iraq
Amanda’s Engima - More great Wallpapers from WallpaperStock
An und für sich - The Complication of Nature and [...]
Oct
07
I’ve been meme-challenged by Lord Matt to make improvements to the blog. Thanks - I needed the push. The mention was nice of you, too.
I have been using a customized version of Sea Beast for a while now. I had a few little issues with column spacing and other details that were becoming a bit [...]
Aug
30
Check out photos of the lunar eclipse at The Raven’s Journey! A total eclipse of the Full Moon in Pisces, and I slept right through it… just too early in the morning for me.
Here’s video from Chattanooga, TN.
Post links to more photos, if you know of some.
Aug
19
The semaphore (four rotating disks of light) atop the Adobe tower in downtown San Jose is indeed transmitting a message.
Never heard of a semaphore? There are multiple meanings. In programming, it concerns methodology for mutual exclusion (see “excluded middles” below), parallel processing, and synchronization.
Predating the electrical telegraph, the semaphore was defined as an [...]
Aug
09
Haven’t had a lot of time for the blog just lately. I’ve been helping J with a slideshow for a lecture he’s giving in France, getting Ben readied for the beginning of school, working on some new projects of my own, and reorganizing my office.
I’m sitting in the middle of the whirlwind right now. [...]
Aug
04
Here is the next video in the sequence of (promised) Saturday installments of Laurie Anderson’s private/public service announcements.
This one is exponentially more relevant now than it was when she made it.
Is anyone but me panicked about what the size of our national debt means for America’s future?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDiEIIdZAqA
Notice the amount on the sign of [...]