Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
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A previous tribute to a red BMW i3 noted that it runs on batteries. Very cool, and very rare. But in a single morning, this silver BMW i3 and a silver Honda Civic plug-in hybrid were spotted at the same charging station Continue reading And it runs on batteries II
Much has been written about how writers plumb the very depths of their souls in an attempt to construct a narrative. But far less attention has been devoted to the narrative arc of plumbing. You might say, “But plumbing is Continue reading Narrative arc of plumbing
The District of Columbia voted to legalize possession of marijuana in November 2014. Because of misguided criminal laws, bad science favoring marijuana use, bad science opposing marijuana use, and a great many other factors, this was — and still is Continue reading Instead of weed removal, weed delivery?
What do you do if you need a quick reference to Visual BASIC and the only available reference is in Romanian? Let us consider this logically: First off, you do not wonder, “Why is there a Visual BASIC manual in Continue reading Visual BASIC in Romanian
These two photos, taken from my window at work, were taken 26 seconds apart: Just before the storm hit, the Emergency Alert on my iPhone went off (most smartphones today are set to receive local weather, Amber, and other emergency Continue reading Two photos, 26 seconds
On a recent dinner date, a party of two found themselves confronted with a nice, white tabletop and eight sparkling glasses. Alas, the poor waiter was disappointed to find that the two diners don’t drink, substantially lowering the possible size of Continue reading Eight glasses
Raising a child overseas has some odd challenges. One of them is getting them to the stage where they can independently visit a restroom. The first problem: which restroom? This is compounded somewhat if you need to not only teach the Continue reading Sign ambiguity
Possible interpretations for this sign: Pay for people? Pay for children? Buy this sign? While we are on the subject of this sign: do you pay at the kiosk, or do you pay at the pay station? Must you pay Continue reading Pay now. But what?
Spam has become epidemic. Corporations and government agencies report that 80-95% of all email they get is spam: unsolicited messages either trying to sell something, or attempting to steal something of value (corporate or government secrets, confidential or private information), or Continue reading SMS Spam