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Smoking Doesn’t Always Kill
Today is the Great American Smokeout, a day where all Americans who smoke are encouraged to cut back, or even better, quit smoking, if only for this day. I stopped smoking for the first time on April Fool’s day in 1977. I joked that I did it that day so I could pretend it was … Read more
Julia in the Corn
I don’t remember where I found this image, but it does demonstrate a certain skill. I’m guessing it was taken in the midwest somewhere. Julia Childs, in the corn:
Telemarketer Fun
Speaking of annoying phone calls, it’s true that the unsolicited call volume has declined since the passage of the Do Not Call laws, but occasionally one still slips through. Now, depending on your mood and how much time you have, you don’t have to simply hang up in anger. Instead, turn the tables with this … Read more
Harassing Phone Calls
If you’ve been plagued by a series of phone calls where no one is on the other end when you answer, I have at least one explanation for what may be happening. For the past few weeks, at various times of the day, we’ve received phone calls from an unrecognized name, and when we’ve answered, … Read more
Cheers for OS Con
Despite the surprising lack of refreshments during the breaks, the O’Reilly Open Source Conference is turning out to be a highly rewarding experience. The sessions I’ve attended have been technically stimulating as well as thought provoking. Open source is such a large umbrella that there are multiple tracks, ranging from the highly technical to sessions … Read more
Jeers for OS Con (Where’s the Coffee!?)
While the opening keynote was fine, and I am looking forward to the rest of the day’s sessions, I do have some negative feedback for the organizers of the O’Reilly Open Source Conference. I don’t (yet) know of a more effective way to provide this feedback, so this blog entry will have to suffice. Unlike … Read more
Earth from Mars
The Mars Exploration Rovers continue to function and provide useful scientific data more than two years after arriving on the Red Planet. Here’s a recent image showing Earth as seen from Mars; humbling, isn’t it? Click the image to see a larger version.
Aerial Geology
Thanks to Doc for the link to this incredible photo essay: Geology by Light Plane , designed and created by a college professor 40 years ago, and now available on the web. Professor Louis Maher felt that the teaching of geology lent itself to visual presentation methods. Source material was available for in-class use, but … Read more
Chocolate Harleys and More
I came across this picture of a Harley carved out of chocolate and wanted to share, especially with my brothers, one of whom recently purchased a brand new Harley Davidson motorcycle. As it turns out, the bike was carved by famous artist Jim Victor who works using a variety of media. In the food carving … Read more