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
Year: 2004
Did You Hear
the one about the fellow who was hired to run electricity to the outhouses belonging to some Native Americans? Yup, he was one of the first people to wire a head for a … Read more
Don’t Argue
“If your mother tells you to do a thing, it is wrong to reply that you won’t. It is better and more becoming to intimate that you will do as she bids you, … Read more
San Simeon Hotels From the Air
We decided to visit Hearst Castle on our way down to eTech next week. I found a list of hotels in the area, and after visiting each of their web sites we still … Read more
States I’ve Visited
Interesting perspective. We grew up in Kansas and clearly took seriously the admonishment to “Go west!”; much of the travel east of Kansas was business-related (though I always tacked on a bit of … Read more
Doc Watson, American Music Icon
I was fortunate to finally see one of my favorite musicians, Doc Watson, Thursday night. Thanks to our good friends Lee & Rob we got great balcony tickets at the Fox Theater in … Read more
Bumpersnicker
From my daughter: Help preserve the environment: plant a bush back in Texas.
What Will it Take?
Boingboing points to a fascinating insider’s view of an activity that many Americans have come to dread. Think about the details of your last car buying experience before reading the article and see … Read more
Mixed Message
or just extremely insightful news coverage? This accidental juxtaposition of two seemingly unrelated topics struck my funnybone. I suspect that one could make sport of this, watching CNN, etc. looking for similar odd … Read more