I took a trip in my plane on Tuesday that was faster, more fuel efficient, and higher than ever before. Usually, I fly at about 6,000 feet and get ground speeds of about 130 knots (nautical miles per hour) which is the equivalent of about 150 MPH (statute miles per hour). The plane burns 9.5 […]
Archives for September 2006
Book Wish List and More
I continue to find more uses for the wonderful (and $free) LibraryThing. Like so many of us, I have bunches of books that I have never had a good way to keep track of but now I do. Like… My wish list — yes, I do accept donations 🙂 My to-be-read list. Most of these […]
It’s Time for Universal Health Care
The most recent issue of Yes! magazine has a series of articles on universal health care, a subject that has been hotly debated for quite awhile here in the US. One article, Has Canada Got the Cure?, neatly summarizes what we are losing by sticking with our privately funded health care system. From the introduction: […]
The Good Wife’s Guide
Here is a little bit of nostalgic Friday fun, from Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May 1955. For some odd reason, I am having trouble holding a reasonable conversation with Candy when I have this piece of paper in my hand and I start with, “Why don’t you….”
Using LibraryThing
LibraryThing seemed so obviously good that I simply dived in head first and started cataloging all of the books in the house, even though I did not know what I would do with it beyond that initial step. I am even more convinced of LT’s utility because the first opportunity to actually use my on-line […]
LibraryThing
I’m addicted to LibraryThing. It only took a few hours and I only have a start on cataloging my library. This is great stuff! Must sleep… must sleep… must ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz
Is It Time to “Upgrade” The “Stereo?”
In many technological avenues, I am an “early adopter,” racing off to get the latest gadget because I can see all of the interesting possibilities, even though it may not really work very well (yet). But when it comes to my “home theater,” I am still living in the caveman days. Though we upgraded the […]
