Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Officially, the Memorial at the edge of Arlington National Cemetery is the United States Marine Corps War Memorial. Virtually everyone on the planet, however, refers to it as the Iwo Jima Memorial. Cast in bronze and dedicated in November 1954, Continue reading U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial at Night
Google Photos has recently been greatly revamped, offering “unlimited” storage of photos in “high quality,” or up to 15 GB if you upload original photos. “High quality” is pretty darn high, so I experimented by dumping a bunch (several thousand) Continue reading Colorado gets a boost from Google Photos
Is your car the butt of jokes because the car’s butt is falling off? Do you have some spare bungee cords? Then you have a solution at hand! Or elasticized cord and hooks, at least, as demonstrated by this innovative Continue reading Bungee bumper repair
Tattered Cover is a bookstore in Denver, Colorado. A real, brick-and-mortar (or possibly reinforced concrete and drywall) store selling physical books made of paper and cloth. It isn’t part of some huge corporate conglomerate, with ties into publishing companies and Continue reading Tattered Cover: a bookstore
Tesla sells electric cars. These are not hybrids, with both a gas and an electric engine, but a pure, electric engine car. Traditionally, electric cars were limited to commercial operations in and around warehouses and other short-distance operations, or in Continue reading Tesla Supercharger Station
Thanks to the movie The Imitation Game, Alan Turing (June 23, 1912-June 7, 1954) is probably better known today than at any time in history. A mathematician trained at King’s College, Cambridge, England, he was fascinated with the concept of formal Continue reading Alan Turing’s Birthday
If you are really old, you may recall the song A Whiter Shade of Pale, by the English rock band Procol Harum. And if you aren’t that old, you can listen to the song on YouTube. At one point the song offers Continue reading Other White Background
The sign above says the turnoff for Columbia is in one-quarter of a mile. You can see the turnoff in the distance, under the bridge across I-495. One quarter of a mile is 1,320 feet. I make the turnoff, in Continue reading Lightspeed in a Prius
Even if you are not a big fan of horse racing, the 2015 Preakness Stakes in Baltimore was nothing less than thunderous. Imagine, if you will, a mild-mannered scholar, spending a gentle, spring afternoon reading a book. Suddenly, the NOAA Weather Radio Continue reading Thunderous Preakness 2015