Sunday, October 22, 2006

October 22, 2006


The word squirrel comes from the Latin sciurius which is derived from two Greek words, skia (shadow) and oura (tail), that put together means "he who sits in the shadow of his own tail."
--Harold's Tail, John Bemelmans Marciano

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

October 18, 2006

obstreperous \uhb-STREP-uhr-uhs; ob-\, adjective:1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly.2. Noisy, clamorous, or boisterous.

--Dictionary.com, Word of the Day

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Friday, October 13, 2006

October 14, 2006


Decision makers should imagine themselves on a future day when the CSG as not succeeded in stopping Al Qaeda attacks and hundreds of Americans lay dead in several countries, including the U.S.
Richard Clark (2000), The 911 Report: A Graphic Adaptation

Can't find the time to write my mind the way I want it to read


Monday, October 02, 2006

Sweet old video camera

I love the simplicity of this thing. The view finder is in the handle. There is no focus--I guess you have to be clear on your depth of field.