Natural Wonders in Utah

Sunday we paused on our journey east to spend some time at the Arches National Park. While in the area we also drove up to the Canyon Lands National Park and visited the … Read more

Wild, Wild West

After starting with a relatively serene view of Yosemite’s Half Dome, our journey through the desert revealed some elements of the untamed west. In eastern Nevada we drove past many “dust devils”, and … Read more

On the Road Again

We’re on the road again! Tomorrow takes us through Yosemite on 120, and after skirting Mono Lake we’re in for a long day’s drive through the desert, passing through Tonopah and Ely on … Read more

Reflections of a Long Life

While I would never be mistaken as a supporter of the late Senator Strom Thurmond, I did find some of these facts from the Strom Watch site worth noting: * As of mid-2003 … Read more

Kittens

New 404 Page at Whitehouse.gov

And it seems the White House might reconfigure their web servers with a new error page. Yes, the 404 page, displayed when a requested page cannot be found, may be updated to reflect … Read more

The Inbox of the President

A while ago we were privy to an instant message interchange between the shrub and his North Korean counterpart, and much hilarity ensued. Well, as we know, no secrets are safe on the … Read more

Flowers by Katinka Matson

Manhattan-based artist Katinka Matson is featured in this short CBS news feature, FLOWERS by Katinka Matson. The article briefly touches on the development of the flatbed scanner, (I didn’t realize Ray Kurzweil was … Read more