After taking about a week off, I walked again today, which puts me at 227 miles down, 1078 miles to go. I’m going to need to push a bit harder to get back on track for my October 6 goal of 1305 miles. In the meantime, I’ve started a new blog — Adventures in Mormonism […]
Gerard Van der Leun, one of the finest American writers posting regularly on the net these days, talks some important upgrades to his “go bag” (as in “grab and go” in case of a natural or man-made disaster): ABOUT QUARTER TO NINE this serene Sunday morning, as I was sitting down and wondering what to […]
Michael Barone (much as with Robert Samuelson) is one of my favorite social/political commentators because he bases his observations on actual facts rather than wishful thinking. He also probably knows more about state-by-state, county-by-county, precinct-by-precinct politics and demographics in the United States than anyone else alive. So when he talks about that subject, it’s worth […]
This is a wonderful video, but have something handy to wipe your eyes. Hat tip to Jules Crittenden. ..bruce..
Gorgeous day today, so I took my Nikon D-70 along to photograph the route. I’ll post those photos later in the Trek tab. I’m glad I finished the walk when I did; it’s still quite sunny outside, but now the wind appears to be gusting in the 20-30 mph range (and possibly higher). ..bruce..
Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Global Warming Global warming – one of the great questions of the year, and maybe of our generation. The press is giving the topic a wide amount of coverage, and most of the headlines are grabbed by modern day prophets of doom. People proclaiming to be […]
Today’s Washington Post has an article about the resignation of Lawrence Small from his post as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The following paragraph (on page 2 of the story) caught my eye: Small has also received $1.15 million in housing allowances over a six-year period in return for agreeing to use his 6,500-square-foot home […]
Tetrapod Zoology has become one of my favorite blogs. It’s written by Darren Naish, who describes himself thusly: Darren Naish – me – is, or was, a vertebrate palaeontologist, formerly based at the University of Portsmouth, UK. They still host my homepage, but have usefully deleted all the links to the pdfs I so lovingly […]
It should come as no surprise that divining and quantifying what is happening to the housing market and the connected financial systems is a topic of significant interest for me. While there is an excellent and growing suite of web sites and Blogs around that document elements of what is happening, one piece of information […]
Tweeter Cuts Back – Video Fans Mourn
Tweeter Cuts Back – Video Fans Mourn Tweeter is a good store, they have an excellent selection of equipment, the sales staff tend to have a clue (at least at the local ones) and the prices are competitive. I purchased my current, highly prized Samsung DLP at Tweeter, and I was very happy with the […]
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