Month: May 2006

The Edge of the World

This is an incredible photo taken near Grady, New Mexico, where the fields reach right up to the edge of a very rugged, extremely eroded landscape that continues down into a desert valley. … Read more

Will You Still Need Me?

Will you still feed me? Oh wait, that’s the wrong band, and anyway, it’s a year late for “When I’m 64”! Happy 65th Birthday to Bob Dylan. Ah, but I was so much … Read more

RIP Ramrod

Ramrod was a familiar site to folks attending Grateful Dead concerts; he recently passed away following a bout with lung cancer.

What A Miserable Coward!

Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) made the following cowardly remark at yesterday’s Hayden confirmation hearings: “I am a strong supporter of the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment and civil liberties, but you have no … Read more

This One is Ugly

Sadly, this is just another predictable outcome of starting a war of choice. When one starts a war without a very compelling reason one has already lost the moral high ground … and … Read more

Are We Losing the War on Terror?

The following article is used with permission. If you don’t have the time or inclincation to read the entire post, please consider this question: How does giving up the very freedoms terrorists seek … Read more

Four Years Already!

I just thought it worth noting that this blog turned four years old today! It’s been an interesting exercise, chronicling good times and bad, and though my posting frequency has always been intermittent, … Read more

Aerial Geology

Thanks to Doc for the link to this incredible photo essay: Geology by Light Plane , designed and created by a college professor 40 years ago, and now available on the web. Professor … Read more

A KVM That Works

Finally! Over the years I’ve tried 3 different KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) switches and have finally found one that works! And by works, I mean it simply works. Not some of the time, not sort … Read more