Explorations large and small
“Lines of Equal Latitude and Longitude,” http://basementgeographer.blogspot.com/2010/11/lines-of-equal-latitude-and-longitude.html This is a cultural artifact of how we draw maps, but still interesting. President Obama using a MacBook Pro to answer citizen questions on Twtter. Note the use of a wireless broadband modem Continue reading Digital scrapbook II
Calming manatee: http://calmingmanatee.com/ Want kids to learn science? http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2125 Calvin and Hobbes much later: http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/05/10/hobbes-and-bacon/ http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/05/12/hobbes-and-bacon-002/ http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/10/11/hobbes-and-bacon-03-2/ http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/10/13/hobbes-and-bacon-04-2/ Pocket Princess: http://amymebberson.tumblr.com/tagged/Pocket+Princesses Methodist humor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsuSRinUnIg Galaxy of Passion, a Telenovela. Be honest: instead of going 3D, George Lucas should have tried Continue reading Digital scrapbook
If pigeons are flying rats and squirrels are tree rats, then what the world really needs is a flying cat: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154283/Cats-away-Artist-turns-dead-pet-flying-helicopter-killed-car.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4nZJ4ryFE The flying cat is named after Orville Wright. Of course. Just think of the possibilities if this were Continue reading Flying cats
Two video clips that argue “we stopped dreaming,” trading in exploration and experimentation for hedonism, extravagance and, in some cases, expediency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFO2usVjfQc Narration by Neal deGrasse Tyson, with video by NASA, NOAA and a host of other sources. It Continue reading We Stopped Dreaming
It is a political year (which suggests that some years are not political?) and a popular view is that government — local, state, national, international — is enriched in extravagant luxury. Those who work in government have a different view. Continue reading Who says our government is sterile and soulless?
Bumper sticker When you have a car and you are willing to ruin the paint job by sticking a bumper sticker on the car, you obviously have something to say. It may be something temporary, such as “Vote for Gus Continue reading Bumper sticker versus Nissan Leaf
Anyone living in Japan is impressed with how far the country goes to be kid friendly. There are children’s parks in even the most crowded neighborhoods. The calendar has a number of formal and informal holidays and festivals dedicated to Continue reading Comforting kid-friendly sign
In the old days, all shopping was organic. You went to the store and got flour and beans and other dry goods in 25 or 50 pound sacks, got fruits and vegetables in baskets or bushels, and then went home Continue reading Adventures in grocery shopping
When you awake to find Post-It notes on the refrigerator, kitchen cabinets, kitchen table, and various doors that say this: can there be any doubt about a forthcoming vampire apocalypse? Though I do admit that the methodology of the prophecy Continue reading Shades of Twilight and vampires