Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Pearletta Anne Harris Pearletta May Lemley was born on April 7, 1931, in the depths of the Great Depression, in the small Indian village of Olequa, north of Castle Rock, Washington. She was born in a primitive settler’s home, without Continue reading Eulogy
Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon was the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, the oldest science fiction convention in the world. Each year, it meets in a different city, and for 2019, the host was Dublin, Ireland, the first time for Continue reading Dublin 2019: Retrospective Hugos for 1944
On May 1, 2019, Emperor Naruhito became the 126th Emperor of Japan. The Japanese imperial dynasty is the oldest dynasty in history, officially tracing back to 660 BC. Modern historians think it started somewhere between 200 and 600 AD. In Continue reading Beautiful Harmony
Everyone wants to be recognized for something. This has resulted in an explosion of different ways to be recognized, ranging from spending money to get your own trophy (or get your name engraved on a brick, or monogrammed shirts, or…) Continue reading Awards and Honors
The Naval Observatory photo gallery has been updated with a new responsive design. The old design was “responsive,” but the images were too small, and the JavaScript was awkward. In July 2007, as part of a science partnership with the Continue reading US Naval Observatory
I’ve updated my (partial) list of published cartoons. The old page was a non-responsive design, and was just so 20th century. Updates are evolutionary, which means that I will add to this as I get around to it. Please note Continue reading Cartoons
Checklist of World Heritage Sites visited in the United States. This is a dynamic list, with plans for checking off more sites in the future. ✔︎ means “visited,” and ✖︎ means “need to visit.” Mesa Verde National Park – ✖︎ Continue reading World Heritage Sites, United States
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) was the Pacific and Asian theater version of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, held after World War II to punish the military and political leaders responsible for the war. Most Continue reading International Military Tribunal for the Far East
More will be added as I find them, but here are almost half a dozen Off Duty articles about living in Japan.