Several years ago at BayCon, there were flyers about a gadget that would read your books' bar codes and automatically enter the pertinent data into a spreadsheet on your computer. I can't remember the name of the thing, and I suspect it has been o'ertaken by more up-to-date gizmos - but they may be aimed toward iPhone or other smartphone users, of ( Read more... )

It was Farley Mowat's writings and those of Jacques Cousteau that led me into the passion of my life, biology. Both had good innings, and we are better for their having joined us for awhile.

This is written in and about the UK but with a few name changes it would apply equally well here in the US. Because sturdyblog says it so much better than I could:

"Controlling Immigration"

I've posted about two women doing wonderful things in their chosen fields of interest, over on my blog. Every once in awhile it strikes me anew how there are all these marvelous people doing such fun and fascinating things and I would never know about them without the internet. I love living in the future ( Read more... )

You need one of these:


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I have no idea if anyone ever reads my blog, LOL, but I've been thinking I should see if it's possible to install a "Subscribe" button or whatever they're called, so on those irregular occasions when I do manage to post a screed, the two people who might be interested would get an email notice that something has bestirred the dust over there. Does ( Read more... )

Me: O'Keefe, shove over, I want to put my feet on the hassock ( Read more... )

It's always good to see people maintaining fine old traditions.

or, at least from this small town there.