02.28.2005/19:30

Evening Walk
Edgewater Dr., New Iberia, LA.

02.28.2005/19:14
It works!
Amazing Honda ad.

02.27.2005/17:32
Buffalo shuffle
Welcome back!

02.26.2005/17:27
Not a mushroom...
Snake!

02.24.2005/21:08
Google movie
Google the movies in your town or neighborhood or, Google movies to find a flick about, say, an evil robot.

02.24.2005/21:04
It's news!
Man bites dog.

02.23.2005/22:24
Never?
Very nice photo of poor rain-stricken Los Angeles.

02.23.2005/12:47
Breakaway repblic
"Movements to change state lines and sovereignty are nothing new. Activists in Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have long pushed for statehood, while Los Angeles has beaten back frequent secession measures to split off Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley."

02.23.2005/09:29
Rants
An ant with rants.

02.23.2005/08:51
Smart birds
"People tend not to like crows, because they have this fiendish look to them and they're black and they like dead prey."

02.22.2005/14:52
Walkabout
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
newyorkcitywalk.com

02.22.2005/14:46
Lose-Dixie
"Winn-Dixie and 23 of its U.S. subsidiaries filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code late Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York."

02.19.2005/11:55

Minuteman
St. Peter St., New Iberia, LA.

02.19.2005/11:54

Red Roof, Red Car
Center St., New Iberia, LA.

02.19.2005/11:39
Power in the sky
Monster star burst.

02.19.2005/11:24
Who needs Christo?
The Somerville Gates.

02.19.2005/10:21
Evil robot?
"No, Timmy, that robot wasn't 'evil.' It was sent to this planet to gather information, and just went haywire when it encountered our strange blend of logic and intuition."

"But jeepers, Dr. Christopher, what about what it did to Peter?"

"When the robot locked Peter in the basement of the old school, it made sure there was plenty of food and water so that Peter would be all right. In fact, the robot was fascinated by our need for food and water. You might say that the robot liked keeping Peter in one place so that he could be observed. Sort of like you do, Timmy, with your hamster, Lorraine."

"But I don't want Lorraine to get away."

"Exactly, Timmy. The robot didn't want Peter to get away. But he took care of him and made sure he had plenty to eat and drink."

"Yech, cans of asparagus and stuff. It could have at least brought some hamburgers."

"You might think about that kind of thing, Timmy, next time you get food for Lorraine!"

02.18.2005/22:43
Bronte Teens
Wuthering High.

02.18.2005/09:54
Hotel Wolfenstein
"The decision to build a hotel on the site above the German Alp town of Berchtesgaden angered many Jewish groups."

02.18.2005/09:51
Vioxx redux?
"Kim indicated a positive assessment by the committees might lead Merck to consider bringing Vioxx back onto the market."

02.17.2005/21:14
Going to the dogs
Nice report on the non-TV side of the Westminster Dog Show.

02.17.2005/19:09
No-cost software
Free.

02.17.2005/19:07
Cool Kremlin
Nice photo of a cold, cold Moscow.

02.16.2005/09:19
A winning hand
Dogs playing cards in the news.

02.15.2005/19:24
On the roll
"This is the first time people anywhere will be able to get the full effect of the work."

02.15.2005/11:38

New Office
Brand new office, awaiting its first occupant. Baton Rouge, LA.

02.14.2005/21:06
Jet set
How little it costs to fly around in a big private jet.

02.14.2005/19:56
Search info
Here is my latest article for Cold Fusion Developers Journal, on a ColdFusion component for recording and reporting on what search terms are being used on a web site.

02.14.2005/12:22
Don't be a litterbug
Today I realized that although anti-litter campaigns and general enviornmental awareness have no doubt contributed to the fact that roadsides don't seem to harbor as much litter as they did a few decades ago, there is another reason: So many more cars are air-conditioned these days, that the sort of folks that are lazy enough to litter are too lazy to roll down their windows, so they just trash their cars instead of the road.

02.14.2005/09:32
Swing!
My friend Kay sends this swinging litle Flash game.

02.14.2005/09:26
Heading indoors
"A female redback's bite usually results in sweating and pain, which slowly builds to the point of being unbearable."

02.14.2005/09:24
Non-dairy
When milk is not milk.

02.13.2005/23:04
Baby boom
Blue tits in the news.

02.13.2005/12:17

The Old Mill
The sugar mill near our house, owned by the Iberia Sugar Cooperative, has finished grinding cane forever. The mill will not re-open next season.

02.13.2005/12:10
It was on the Internet
"Companies and even individuals should be aware of what they look like through Google."

02.11.2005/17:40
Depression cure?
"An extract of the herbal remedy St. John's wort is as effective as a commonly prescribed drug for people with moderate-to-severe depression, researchers reported this week Friday."

02.11.2005/12:18
First CFMX 7 feature
Moving my web site to a server with CFMX 7 adds some new capabilities; the first change here is that now, when you use the search blank, you will get suggestions if you get no or few matches, and there might be another word or phrase that would lead to successful matches. Try searching for "James Edmonds."

02.10.2005/20:14
Get well quack
Nostrums.

02.10.2005/20:11
Sour flute
"'It was one of our easier cases,' Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Thursday. 'We just responded to his ad.'"

02.10.2005/20:08
Mast destruction
"The broken mast is now lying useless in a field at Treworval Farm."

02.10.2005/14:03
The newest ColdFusion
Today, my web site was moved to a ColdFusion MX 7 server. This is the new version of ColdFuion that was released this week, which adds some new features (which I will be testing here soon), and which had been developed under the code name "Blackstone." If you notice anything not working, etc., please let me know!

02.8.2005/12:31
Gockley on the move
Houston Grand Opera's David Gockley is going to run the San Francisco Opera.

02.8.2005/12:28
Here
The newest Google beta: Google Maps.

02.7.2005/22:37
PETPU
People for The Ethical Treatment of Pumpkins.

02.7.2005/12:14
Mensch seats
Save the cows.

02.5.2005/22:20
Which door?
The Let's Make a Deal Applet page also includes a concise explanation of the Monty Hall Problem.

02.4.2005/21:45
Not white enough
A white supremacist turns out to be not white enough.

02.4.2005/21:10
Packing a 38
The Thirty-Eight States. (via The Map Room)

02.4.2005/20:33
Close call
"An asteroid expected to fly past Earth in 2029 will be visible to the naked eye."

02.4.2005/20:02
Stringers
A Treasury of Macrame Owls. (via bump)

02.4.2005/18:19

Men Working Ahead
Edgewater Drive, New Iberia, LA.

02.3.2005/22:28
Am I Going Down?
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
airdisaster.com
jetphotos.net

02.3.2005/17:41
Into the deep
My friend Patrick sends this link to info about the Grand Canyon Initiative.

02.3.2005/13:42
Hot prospect
Hawaiian lava flow.

02.3.2005/12:29
CU later
"This incident is just one more in a string of embarrassing situations that we have failed to deal with."

02.2.2005/13:19
Gulp!
Goldfish shots.

02.2.2005/12:16
Travel light
OneBag.com: "The Art and Science of Travelling Light."

02.2.2005/12:11
Snow bird
A goldfinch in the news.

02.2.2005/11:30
Prime rate
Amazon.com has introduced a new service called Amazon Prime, the key feature of which is that if you pay the $79 a year membership fee, all your orders are sent by two-day shipping, with no other shipping charges (unless you opt on a given item to have it shipped overnight for $3.99). While this is not appealing to me -- I usually have things shipped for free by choosing the slowest method, being a patient (and miserly) type -- I am curious to see how well this does for Amazon.com.

Particularly, I wonder if an Amazon Prime customer will have his buying habits and expectations changed in the subtle way that, say, moving from dial-up to broadband changes the way you use the Internet.

02.2.2005/10:54
Fast work
How quickly fives years can pass!

02.2.2005/10:01
Bike protest
"Recently, a group of cyclists protested at Bath Spa station by taking a variety of large items on Wessex services such as ironing boards and step ladders."

02.1.2005/15:30
Radio@AOL
In order to listen to WQXR on the Internet these days, one has to tune in through Radio@AOL. Lo and Behold, this turns out to be a rich treasure trove not only for classical music (there is, astoundingly, a channel for 20th Century classical music!), but just about every other significant genre as well. Just at the moment, I'm enjoying the Bossa Nova channel, one of about a dozen or so Latin offerings. Sometimes I slide over to the Classic Country of Bluegrass for a while, or maybe listen to Big Bands or Jazz Vocalists. If you want to hear announcers, and, yes, commercials (which I find good company, actually, now and then) there are several stations (of different formats) besides WQXR that have live streams. All is all, a nice service. I think you need to be an AOL subscriber to get the music, but I keep my AOL account for ease of dial-up connections when traveling, so I still have a username and password.

02.1.2005/10:26
Gypsy caravan
A controversy over zoning -- and Gypsies.

02.1.2005/09:31
Not Twinkies this time...
The Zoloft defense.