Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
A few minutes after logging in to email, a new message popped up. Opening it, there was an advertisement for a specialty item, a display that you attach to a camera allowing you to see what the camera sees, only Continue reading High cost of ignorance
This “Auto-Motion Interactive Pet Laser Toy for Cats and Dogs” apparently has something to do with Animal Planet, though it isn’t entirely clear on what that “something” might be. Other text on the packaging claims it “projects full-motion laser light Continue reading Laser pointers, cats, and — dogs?
The leading cause of hospital infections is: staff not washing their hands. The leading cause of most common communicable diseases in the United States is: people not washing their hands. We use our hands for everything, be that taking out Continue reading Wash your hands of it all
Ted’s Montana Grill is a restaurant chain co-founded by Ted Turner, best known for his pioneer efforts in cable television, chiefly Cable News Network (CNN). Since retiring from mass media, he has devoted himself to philanthropy, particularly environmental issues. One project Continue reading Straws, bison and sustainability
“Seat management” is a management term for figuring out the cost of an enterprise service. Have 50 employees with computers? Have a need for 50 copies of Microsoft Office? Then seat management is for you: rather than think of this Continue reading Seat management failure
Would you be willing to buy a BMW that gets up to 81 miles on a single charge, has a 170 horsepower motor, and costs a mere $41,350, not including the inevitable options? The all-electric design pretty much dictates that Continue reading And it runs on batteries
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
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
I spent most of my grade school years drawing pictures instead of doing classwork. Classwork was easy, so I did that quickly and then “illuminated” my work with fanciful spacecraft, mythic maps, and lots of lizards and horses. My maps Continue reading Why I didn’t become a graphic artist