News
03.10.2004/09:01
The movies
Beyond karaoke: movieoke.

Sites
03.9.2004/10:32
You can still get it
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
discontinueditem.com

Drivel
03.9.2004/09:23
Bad stuff about...
What with all the news about Martha Stewart, greedy CEOs going down in flames, and occasional politician's-child drug troubles, I was thinking that it would be convenient to consolidate all the Bad Stuff About the Rich and Famous into one place. I checked, and the domain name schadenfreude.com is active. But there's not much there. Same for schadenfreude.net, at least where bad news about others is concerned. And schadenfreude.org is "under construction." Ah, we must wait. And hope.

News
03.8.2004/02:24
Letter from America
A grand radio tradition reaches its end.

Sites
03.7.2004/21:34
Hand-drawn maps
A collection of hand-drawn maps. (via The Map Room)

Sites
03.7.2004/21:26
Subway history
"When the subway opened on October 27, 1904, 150,000 people paid a nickel each to ride. New Yorkers embraced the IRTs clean (electric power produced no smoke and cinders), quick ride. It was the fastest city transportation system in the world; its four-track design enabled both express and local trains to run in each direction, and 'City Hall to Harlem in 15 minutes!' was the slogan."

News
03.7.2004/17:15
Many Planets
See five planets at once by looking in the sky. And, I suppose, a sixth by looking down at your feet.

News
03.5.2004/10:29
Timber! ... sort of
KPLC television in Lake Charles has not one but two 1600-foot antenna towers fall over.

News
03.4.2004/21:48
Animal house
Food fight!

News
03.3.2004/09:19
Hazing
Bad boys.

Drivel
03.2.2004/15:04
It's that time...
I have all the paperwork at hand, if not exactly in finished order. I have the software. So, I should be working on my income taxes, right? Right?

Sites
03.2.2004/11:31
Minnie Minoso
Minnie Minoso's stats.

News
03.2.2004/09:46
Anger attack
Reading this sort of stuff makes me so angry!

Sites
02.29.2004/22:38
Lamb cakes
Google images query: lamb cake.

News
02.29.2004/15:56
I-bonds
"Adding inflation-proof bonds to a standard portfolio cut its risk by 13 percent."

News
02.28.2004/04:48
Giant crabs
Monster crabs in the news. (via Fark)

News
02.27.2004/22:54
Heavenly shoe
This is a vision of loveliness.

Sites
02.27.2004/19:06
Comparison

Visual comparison of search results from Yahoo! and Google.

News
02.26.2004/21:21
What a kick!
Now here is what I call a great headline.

Sites
02.26.2004/19:08
Under the weather
Waterproof paper for your printer.

News
02.26.2004/09:54
Wolverine
Rare wolverine sighting in the news.

News
02.25.2004/16:45
Ants!
"German children are marching to pet shops to follow a pricey new trend for ant-breeding, German insect dealer Martin Sebesta said on Tuesday."

Drivel
02.25.2004/16:37
Business class
It turns out that sleeping two nights in a row in a recliner (which I had to do after having had the Epley maneuver performed on me Monday to treat vertigo) was no treat. It's comforting to fall asleep in the recliner while, say, watching golf.

But two consecutive full nights of it is a drag... kind of like flying overnight to France or someplace two days in a row. At least I had leg room, so it was more like flying over twice in two days in business class. In 20 more minutes my 48 hours will be up and I will be allowed to actually lie down for the first time in two days. I didn't know how much I'd miss it!

Drivel
02.23.2004/19:08
My condition
Today I was diagnosed and treated for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, a not particuarly uncommon condition. I have to keep my head stabilized for the next couple of days, including sleeping not in the bed but in a recliner... sleep comes to me in a recliner as a matter of course, actually, so I stand a chance of being a good patient!

Sites
02.23.2004/17:27
Spelunker destinations
Where the caverns are.

Sites
02.23.2004/17:16
Horned lizard we'll call Tex
Texas Horned Lizard.

News
02.22.2004/22:54
Global warming heats up
"Coming from the Pentagon, normally a bastion of conservative politics, the report is expected to bring environmental issues to the fore in the US presidential race."

Drivel
02.22.2004/22:36
Who was looking for this?
Poor Clio was hit today by someone coming in from Google on the search term "alien llama badger." Glad we had what they were looking for!

Sites
02.22.2004/16:34
Way down yonder
The really, really deep South.

News
02.22.2004/16:33
Job opportunities
Now hiring... more spies!

Drivel
02.22.2004/11:37
Click here for photo
Driskill Mountain
Susan and I conquered Driskill Mountain yesterday; having ascended to 535 feet of elevation, we are entitled to brag that we have bagged a "halfer." Driskill Mountain is the highest point in Louisiana, which leads me to wonder about other highest state points I have attained. I think Arkansas' Mount Magazine and New Hampshire's Mount Washington might round out the list where I'm concerned... unless I've cruised over some low-elevation state high point without realizing it. We got a bit of the way up Mt. Rainier once, but were still a few thousand feet away from the summit when we turned back... we skipped the hard part.

In any case, we attained the summit of Driskill Mountain with one day's climb, using no oxygen (!) We also used no ropes (!!!). We also wore only ordinary tennis shoes (!!!!) Susan even thought about going up barefoot (!!!!!).

On the ascent, we observed several small flying creatures we came to call "birds," as well as an assortment of flightless trees. Our Sherpas were very inobtrusive, but I am sorry to report they ate all the chocolate we had sent ahead to sustain us through the climb, and it was much missed.

Photos
02.22.2004/11:32
Click here for photo
Please!
Cloud Crossing Recreation Area, Kiastchie National Forest, LA.

Photos
02.22.2004/11:31
Click here for photo
2002
Saline Bayou at Cloud Crossing, LA.

Photos
02.22.2004/11:30
Click here for photo
Alien Mail
Highway 501, LA.

Photos
02.22.2004/11:29
Click here for photo
Driskill Summit
Summit of Driskill Mountain, 535 feet, in Bienvielle Parish, LA.

Photos
02.22.2004/11:28
Click here for photo
No No
The trail to the "false summit" of Driskill Mountain in Bienville Parish, LA.

Photos
02.22.2004/11:26
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Little Bitty Bike Sale
Near Bentley, LA.

Sites
02.19.2004/19:35
The coup that failed...
What if?

Photos
02.19.2004/10:07
Click here for photo
Line Up
Gray, LA.

Photos
02.19.2004/10:01
Click here for photo
A Mighty Subway
Gray, LA.

Drivel
02.18.2004/15:16
Wedded bliss
When I see all the photos and other coverage of the same-sex couples getting married these last few days in San Francisco, it all makes me so happy for the joyful celebrants.

I am in the 32nd year of an opposite-sex marriage, and the idea that this same satisfaction might be offered to more people than have enjoyed it up to now is immensely appealing to me. As for family values, what more compelling moment can there be than to see two people want to make a public declaration of commitment to one another? I am inclined toward the view that this just might be, after all, a stablizing and positive force for society.

News
02.18.2004/00:34
The Ghan
New in Australia, a north-south transcontinental railway.

News
02.17.2004/20:58
GPS evidence
"The case against Scott Peterson moved into uncharted territory today when a judge allowed information on Peterson's whereabouts gleaned from a high-tech device into a California courtroom for the first time."

Sites
02.17.2004/20:53
Zebrine?
Adjectives for animals. (via Caterina)

Sites
02.14.2004/12:59
Bus models
Some scale model busses.

News
02.14.2004/12:52
Chinese cocklers
Ill-fated cockle pickers in the news.

News
02.13.2004/14:36
They bite!
Bedbugs in the news.

Sites
02.12.2004/09:15
Take a bite!
The healthful, delicious food: Chocolate.

News
02.11.2004/21:44
Mars
Robot balloons on Mars.

News
02.11.2004/21:40
Swan's way
A rather complete description of the senseless killing of a swan.

News
02.11.2004/14:56
Dead duck
A rather bizarre photo, and not for anyone who is both contemplative and faint-hearted.

News
02.10.2004/19:12
The real thing
"We wanted to make sure the pasties for our shop were made in Cornwall, using traditional ingredients."

Sites
02.10.2004/17:49
Time
Set your computer clock via the Internet.

News
02.10.2004/15:00
Living off the fat of the land...
"Dr. Robert Atkins, whose popular diet stresses protein-rich meat and cheese over carbohydrates, weighed 258 pounds at his death and had a history of heart disease, a newspaper reported Tuesday."

News
02.8.2004/11:02
Duck!
"Scalia maintains he did nothing improper by duck hunting with Cheney in Louisiana last month, three weeks after the Supreme Court agreed to hear Cheney’s appeal in a case involving private energy task force meetings."

Sites
02.7.2004/12:24
My state
Louisiana.

News
02.7.2004/12:21
Vultures in peril
Griffon vultures in the news.

News
02.6.2004/17:57
Puzzle
Look, ma, no corners!

News
02.6.2004/17:55
Dali
Another reason to go to Barcelona this spring.

News
02.5.2004/09:10
Show me the way to go home
"The secret of carrier pigeons' uncanny ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists: the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do."

Sites
02.4.2004/12:56
Hubba Hubba
Save the Hubble.

News
02.4.2004/12:51
Wardrobe problems...
How Europeans are viewing the Janet Jackson breast flap: "But on a scale of terrible things that happen in public, is a fleetingly bare breast so terrible?"

Sites
02.2.2004/17:16
Badger
Badger Badger Badger. And mushroom. And SNAKE!

Drivel
02.2.2004/10:22
Six years left...
I am having a bad hair decade.

News
02.2.2004/10:19
Snake!
Lawyer is snake, that's not news. Lawyer mails snake, now that's news!

News
01.29.2004/15:27
Opps!

I hate it when this happens.

News
01.28.2004/10:31
Whale Rider
The youngest ever best actress Oscar nominee.

Sites
01.28.2004/09:54
Dogster
Dogster.

Sites
01.27.2004/21:32
Vulnavia
Vulnavia of the Picts.

News
01.27.2004/11:03
Restless legs
That kicking at night? It is caused by a real ailment. And somebody is looking into doing something about it.

News
01.25.2004/22:11
Sunlight
After seeing this, I'm not going to complain any more about having a long day.

News
01.25.2004/18:16
Flabbergasted
"I am flabbergasted. I am astonished. I am blown away. Opportunity has touched down in an alien and bizarre landscape." Well, it is Mars, after all...

Sites
01.25.2004/12:06
Chinese New Year
The Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar.

News
01.25.2004/12:03
Pelicans
"Those banded as hatchlings in Louisiana have been found as far afield as Belize, 950 miles across the Gulf of Mexico."

News
01.24.2004/19:02
Sell it!
I can't begin to tell you how much this very topic was discussed by my friend Steve and me in the early 1970s.

News
01.24.2004/15:35
Artist in Peru
Head shot.

Sites
01.23.2004/17:30
Downward, downward...
Downward Dog Yoga.

News
01.23.2004/17:28
Smarter than the average dog
Dog yoga.

Sites
01.23.2004/09:44
Earp
Brave, courageous and bold.

News
01.23.2004/09:40
East side, east side
Nice substantial piece in New York Times about the current state of the Lower East Side.

Drivel
01.20.2004/17:13
What's your ad?
Today I downloaded and installed the new browser NetCaptor, opting for now for the free version that has a row of text ads just above the browser window. It's a nifty tabbed browser with lots of coolish features, but what I have found myself enjoying today is seeing what ads are served with what content, using some sort of algorithm that reads text from the served page and then chooses ads that "match." Try it!

Sites
01.20.2004/09:20
Down, down, down
The Decline of Fashion Photography. An argument in pictures.

News
01.19.2004/14:38
On the trail
Close-lurking mountain lions in the news.

Sites
01.19.2004/12:18
Bond, James Bond
Random Name Generator.

News
01.18.2004/12:40
Counters needed
You can help count the birds.

News
01.17.2004/13:08
Hosts to the most
Our arts organization, Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, in the news.

Sites
01.16.2004/12:06
Meatless life
For a little insight in those PETA folks, take a look at what they eat.

News
01.16.2004/12:04
Low-carb burger
I'll have a Whopper, hold the the bun.

News
01.15.2004/16:13
Mars
Go to Mars and die.

News
01.15.2004/14:54
Cold cold cold
When I left New York yesterday morning, it was 9 degrees Farenheit, and when I landed in New Orleans it was about 70. Still, it seems like I got out before the weather turned really bad.

News
01.15.2004/14:53
No hands!
A car that parks itself.

News
01.15.2004/11:02
Llama
Llama photo!

Sites
01.15.2004/09:35
Bearded ladies, and gents
Bearded dragons.

Sites
01.15.2004/09:34
From Moon to the Earth
Meteorites from the moon.

Drivel
01.7.2004/21:13
Phenique?
We know about Campho-phenique. What are some of the other pheniques?

Sites
01.7.2004/21:12
What time is it?
An alternative system of telling time.

News
01.7.2004/21:04
Dead bird
Dead robin in the news.

Sites
01.5.2004/22:34
Radio over intenet
World Radio Network lets you do with your computer what once took a shortwave set to achieve.

News
01.4.2004/13:35
Urban affair
File under urban affairs.

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