Large collection of odd images. It’s like the guy put anything that caught his eye here. I’ve seen just about all of them before, but it is interesting to wander through these. The net affect is what Bruce Sterling called eyeball kicks – the mandalas that you see when you press your palms on your […]
Wanderings
Resources for Science Fiction: Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction. – Ray Bradbury
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Astrology vrs. Astronomy
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I added the ability to choose an astrological house in FreeNameAStar.com. This has been a gold mine. Someone, however, complained that their star was nowhere near the right constellation. I checked and it was indeed off. I disabled the Astrology option. I have never had any belief in astrology. I added the option because many […]
Clarkstown rated second-safest community in national study
Monday, November 19, 2007
I live in the town of Clarkstown. The organization is State-> county-> town-> village-> unincorporated village. I live in West Nyack, an unincorporated village in Clarkstown. West Nyack used to be called Clarksville, but they renamed it to be associated with the more affluent incorporated village of Nyack. The Clarks of Clarkstown and Clarksville are […]
Am I an eCommerce Consultant?
Monday, November 19, 2007
I recently was contacted by a harmonica manufacturer (THE harmonica manufacturer). They are rolling out some new products and they want to generate buzz. They wanted to put their banner on my pages, but they don’t want to spend much. I put a test up on a few pages over the weekend and it generated […]
Gracie and the Turkeys
Sunday, November 18, 2007
We have had a small flock of wild turkeys visiting. I bought stale bread at the bakery and I have been feeding them. I took some pictures and Gracie decided to check out these ugly beasts. Gracie decided that these things might be dangerous.They chased her back up onto the deck.
Fall in New England
Sunday, November 18, 2007
These pictures are from a trip Erica and I took trip up to Connecticut to buy some apples.Click on an image to see the original HUGE image.
A Happening
Friday, November 16, 2007
I lived for a while in New York’s East Village on Avenue A. At that time there were many old apartment buildings that used DC current. You could buy inverters and DC appliances at the local apartment store. It was a very odd situation and most people would have gladly switched over to AC except […]
Zappadan – The true Holiday Spirit
Thursday, November 15, 2007
This year I will be celebrating The Festival of Zappadan. Zappadan, unlike some of the other festivals, does not start the day Wal-Mart puts out the decorations. It starts on December 4, in honor of the sad day in 1993 when the modern day composer, Frank Zappa, refused to die for the last time. It […]