In My Life
My life, from age 5 through 15: “The training, transportation and logistical support we are providing in Vietnam has succeeded in turning the tide against the Vietcong.” –General Barksdale Hamlett (US. Army Vice … Read more
History
9/11 Hearings Available
I got this in the mail recently and it seemed worth passing along. The 9/11 Commission Hearings are available right now for free at http://www.audible.com/911hearings. These important audio documents represent yet another way … Read more
The Web Museum: Famous Artworks Exhibit
As usual, one thing led to another, and I ended up discovering a delightful online art museum, known simply as the webmuseum. It turns out they are hosted as one of many specialized … Read more
Validation Pitfalls
After a couple of hours effort last night my archive templates now all validate as either XHTML 1.0 strict or XHTML 1.1. That’s not to say all the content validates, however. The main … Read more
Gaston Maurice Julia
Yesterday, in honor of his birthday, Google paid homage to Gaston Julia with the following banner image: Julia was a French mathematician who studied the iteration of polynomials and rational functions in the … Read more
Pig by Gedney
I just discovered the works of William Gedney. He was a photographer and writer who was active from the 1950s through the early 1980s and in locales ranging from both coasts of the … Read more