September 1, 2012
Wind Map
An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.
This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.
August 31, 2012
Bad Broccoli Blunder
I'm sitting here, just having finished my supper and I'm still hungry. Why?
Well, I first steamed some broccoli, then cooked a hamburger patty. (hey,that's a pretty good meal for this old bachelor!) I was ready to plate (paper) it all up and took the insert with the vegetable out of my microwave steamer...and immediately dropped it and the contents. If it had been raw, I would have just washed it off, but as it was cooked and soft...and most of it went into the full-of-water dishpan anyway.
I had about three little florets of my veggie left that had stuck to the ribbed insert, so that's all I had to eat along with my burger. I did have a piece of double-fiber bread to go along with it, but I didn't eat nearly enough to fill me up.
Oh well, it wouldn't hurt me to eat less, even skip a few meals.
I didn't used to be so clumsy. -sigh-
Well, I first steamed some broccoli, then cooked a hamburger patty. (hey,that's a pretty good meal for this old bachelor!) I was ready to plate (paper) it all up and took the insert with the vegetable out of my microwave steamer...and immediately dropped it and the contents. If it had been raw, I would have just washed it off, but as it was cooked and soft...and most of it went into the full-of-water dishpan anyway.
I had about three little florets of my veggie left that had stuck to the ribbed insert, so that's all I had to eat along with my burger. I did have a piece of double-fiber bread to go along with it, but I didn't eat nearly enough to fill me up.
Oh well, it wouldn't hurt me to eat less, even skip a few meals.
I didn't used to be so clumsy. -sigh-
August 29, 2012
August 27, 2012
I Always Thought
I was more of a middle finger kinda guy, but...
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Weather Around My World
Almost since I first got on the 'net, I've used the Excite TV listings to see what's on the tube. I prefer it over any other similar sites because it allows me to favorite the programs I like and they show up in red.
Other types of programs are also color-coded which makes it easy to see movies, sports, etc. at a glance and when they're airing.
I used to have Excite as my start page; they were ahead of their time because the page allowed one to customize with various modules - local weather, the TV listings, reminders, news, famous birthdays, word of the day and many others. (now most sites allow that, such as Yahoo, MSN, etc.) They also offered up registered users with their own web space...many other sites have done that, too, but Excite was a little more advanced than most of the others, letting the owner use Java and javascript and also had a "file cabinet", a directory much like a "real" website.
The site has changed a lot since that time, though, changing hands and streamlining their offered content. I don't use anything other than the TV listings now, not even their free email service and seldom look at the home page. I had cleaned out my browser cookies and cache last night and when I do that, I have to sign into the site again to have my favorite shows highlighted. I have to go to the home page to do that and after putting in my user name and password, noticed my weather module and decided to edit it.
What's neat about that Excite module is one can not only include their own local weather, but several other locations as well. I've always used my own, but also some of the places where my family and online friends live. I added a new location this morning - that way I can keep up with the weather of those I care about.
It might seem silly to some, but it makes me feel closer to them. I can usually claim bragging rights to the worst - hot/cold - weather, though.
Other types of programs are also color-coded which makes it easy to see movies, sports, etc. at a glance and when they're airing.
I used to have Excite as my start page; they were ahead of their time because the page allowed one to customize with various modules - local weather, the TV listings, reminders, news, famous birthdays, word of the day and many others. (now most sites allow that, such as Yahoo, MSN, etc.) They also offered up registered users with their own web space...many other sites have done that, too, but Excite was a little more advanced than most of the others, letting the owner use Java and javascript and also had a "file cabinet", a directory much like a "real" website.
The site has changed a lot since that time, though, changing hands and streamlining their offered content. I don't use anything other than the TV listings now, not even their free email service and seldom look at the home page. I had cleaned out my browser cookies and cache last night and when I do that, I have to sign into the site again to have my favorite shows highlighted. I have to go to the home page to do that and after putting in my user name and password, noticed my weather module and decided to edit it.
What's neat about that Excite module is one can not only include their own local weather, but several other locations as well. I've always used my own, but also some of the places where my family and online friends live. I added a new location this morning - that way I can keep up with the weather of those I care about.
It might seem silly to some, but it makes me feel closer to them. I can usually claim bragging rights to the worst - hot/cold - weather, though.
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