Month: June 2004

Mike’s Moblog

Though busy packing and getting ready for our upcoming trip to Kansas I did find time to figure out how to use the moblog capabilities of my (neglected) TypePad site. I can take … Read more

Maui Finale

Here’s a Maui wrapup, full of images that didn’t fit elsewhere or that simply deserved a second chance to be seen. There are a lot of sunset photos; what can I say?   … Read more

Update on America’s Values

Well, not my values, but as evidenced by recent events at home and abroad, this list, while incomplete, seems fairly accurate. Thanks to Jesus’ General for providing this update.

Nano-flowers

According to this BBC report, the objects shown below are only 5 millionths of an inch in size and are “grown” using advanced semiconductor techniques. (See the referenced article for more technical details.) … Read more

Using the V600 with a Mac

Though not supported by Apple or Motorola, it is possible to use the Motorola V600 mobile phone with an Apple computer, in this instance a 15″ Al PowerBook. This article describes setting up … Read more

Diplomats & Military Commanders for Change

A bi-partisan group of former US military commanders and diplomats held a press conference and issued a very strongly worded call for the defeat of the president this fall. Known as the Diplomats … Read more

Sometimes I Wonder

how the average middle-class German citizen felt in the late 1930s. (Someone said a better question is: “how did they feel in 1948?”) This editorial from the Chicago Sun-Times is thought provoking, to … Read more