Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
FOSE is the largest computer conference and exhibition in the Washington, DC, metropolitan region. At one time, it had days of meetings, classes, speeches, and other educational events, plus miles and miles of aisles filled with the latest computer hardware Continue reading FOSE was gunning for business
When you arise at an early hour and head out to your freshly washed car, only to see it covered with seed pods intent on germinating in the car’s steel, glass, enamel and plastic, the only safe course of action is to Continue reading Seedlings tormenting me
This was the early version of Google. Using these humble wooden drawers, generations of scholars and researchers, desperate students and cunning spies, despairing parents and fanatical bibliophiles, and every other shape and size of reader delved into the depth and breadth Continue reading Early version of Google
Tony Stark is apparently in Louisville, Kentucky. The apostrophe is missing. Sad.
Louisville is a seaport, of sorts. The Louisville, Kentucky, “seacoast” is the waterfront along the Ohio River, with that other coastal state, Indiana, just across the water. Barge traffic has moved up and down the river for a couple of Continue reading Along the Louisville waterfront
One thing that separates the United States from England is the humble biscuit. We simply cannot agree on what a “biscuit” is, and this disagreement was one of the flash points of the American Revolution. (Possibly baking points rather than Continue reading Tudor’s biscuits?
Kentucky is not exactly noted for a close association with science. The Creation Museum, in Petersburg, Kentucky, not only opposes most of modern science, but most of modern religion, claiming the Earth was created in six days of 24 hours, Continue reading Louisville and Pangea
And displayed on a public road, no less.
Is that a fire lane? It can’t be; I’m a Rolls Royce. I’m sure it must be reserved parking.