07.29.2005/08:13
Shop for knowledge
A botanical education at your local grocery store.

07.29.2005/08:08
Nothing off color
Colour lovers.

07.28.2005/13:52
Pretty placebo
Oh, well.

07.28.2005/11:47

Gas Meters
New Orleans, LA.

07.28.2005/11:38
Poor Clio Photos
I created this Poor Clio photo viewer as part of a programming exercise to explore the AJAX techniques used to power the random photo display on the Poor Clio main page, and find it handy to poke around the site's photo collection.

07.26.2005/16:29
Not yeti
"A laboratory will test hair samples that several residents of Teslin, Yukon, say were left when the large, but so-far mythological creature made a late-night run through their community in early July."

07.26.2005/13:47
Museum shuffle
"The report said museums tied more closely to the communities they serve are more likely to be supported by those areas and stimulate creation of local nonprofit organizations to help raise money."

07.26.2005/13:43
Late to the party?
An also ran.

07.24.2005/07:09
School daze
"What they have found has left them reeling."

07.22.2005/18:25
Flesh-eating alien problem
"Scott Krause's defense will argue that the defendant believed he was trying to escape man-eating subterranean beings when he ran into Drew Reynolds' truck on Jan. 6, 2004."

07.21.2005/21:19
Fischer Random
"The point of Chess960 is to free chess from the yoke of memorization."

07.21.2005/15:19
Ephemera
I have many thoughts that are like late spring snow flakes -- they float prettily about but melt to nothing the second they touch anything solid.

07.21.2005/15:19
Check it out
"The system has more than 468 stations, most of which have multiple entrances, and during rush hours, the flood of humanity in and out of key stations can be overwhelming."

07.21.2005/15:07
Red Tide
Harmful Algal Blooms.

07.20.2005/09:02
Google Moon
Google is now mapping the moon! Be sure to zoom in far enough to see what it is really made of!

07.19.2005/17:02
The End of the World
"Nine-year-old Joshua Harding didn't plan to miss classes Tuesday at West Monroe Elementary School. Nobody did."

07.19.2005/08:32
Map it!
Poor Clio reader Joe, noticing that Google Maps and their ilk are much on the mind around Poor Clio these days, points out this story from the New York Times.

07.18.2005/20:40
Code of behavior
eRuv: A Street History in Semacode presents multiple layers of absorbing information, including the fact that it is an application of semacode.

07.18.2005/11:35
Wasted energy
Oh, well.

07.17.2005/21:31
Major hero
Tiger burning bright.

07.16.2005/08:25
Track the tracking
Take a close look at Charlie's Hurricane Prediction Tracker. It tracks not just what has happened, but what was thought to have been about to happen.

07.14.2005/20:36
(Mostly) underground images
Wonderful photoblog of daily NYC subway commute.

07.14.2005/20:21
Movie life
"Plain or even ugly girls can become movie star pretty simply by removing their glasses and rearranging their hair." (see also, this)

07.14.2005/18:25
Excitement over a chick
"Lundy is one of only a few places in England where puffins are found and the island's name actually translates as Puffin Island in ancient Norse."

07.13.2005/21:21
Bleecker Street ett. al.
A nice webcam in Greenwich Village. And, another.

07.12.2005/12:21
From the feet up
"Although cobblestone-walking is rooted in centuries of Chinese tradition, no controlled scientific studies had been done to evaluate its potential benefits and effectiveness until recently."

07.12.2005/08:35
Have a dip
One of the best storm damage photos ever.

07.11.2005/09:32
Container madness
Whoa! Here is a big boat.

07.10.2005/11:37
Teleflip
If you know someone's cell phone number, and that phone can get SMS messages, that's all you need to know to send an SMS message through TeleFlip.

07.9.2005/17:34
Parse the Lord
"Prominent Evangelical clergyman uses BlackBerry for worship services."

07.8.2005/12:57
On Time
One way to get to Area 51.

07.8.2005/10:21
Sheepish behavior
"Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned."

07.8.2005/08:31
Watch the birdie
"The area has been generating wind power for about 20 years, but nature groups like the Audubon Society and the Center for Biological Diversity are increasing pressure to reduce bird kills and protect nesting grounds."

07.7.2005/13:32
London attack
Here is the text of an email that I just received from our friend Morgan (Mike) Deare, of New Iberia and now living in London:

Hi,

Just to let eveyone know that we are ok. We weren't in the centre today and hopefully no one we know was injured. Mary's nephew , Richard, was traveling on the underground, was put off at Victoria Station because of what was believed to be power surges, got on a bus and then got off and began walking because there was a traffic jam. He was on his way to Liverpool Street to catch an overground train when he had a call from work telling him not to go in. He had to walk all the way to Hammersmith where he was able to get a bus home.

Our neighbor had a friend who was on the targeted bus and had just got off and was about 50 yards away when the explosion happened.

Please keep the people of London in your thoughts and prayers, especially those who have lost folks.

Love,

Mike & Mary

07.7.2005/12:39
Die-hard fan dies
"Smith's body was on the recliner, his feet crossed and a remote in his hand. He wore black and gold silk pajamas, slippers and a robe. A pack of cigarettes and a beer were at his side, while a high-definition TV played a continuous loop of Steelers highlights."

07.7.2005/10:25
Region 1
Google images: region1.gif.

07.7.2005/08:15

Spent Entertainment Missile
Expended for Independence Day. Country Club Drive, New Iberia, LA.

07.7.2005/08:14

Ashes Only
At Cypremort Point State Park.

07.7.2005/08:14

Tree at Cypremort Point
At Cypremort Point State Park.

07.6.2005/15:59
Big foot
"It's not necessarily the track itself that's significant. It's where it is that's got us all excited."

07.5.2005/17:44
You'll flip for this
New dolphin species.

07.5.2005/14:12
Poor writing
"States spend nearly a quarter of a billion dollars a year on remedial writing instruction for their employees, according to a new report that says the indirect costs of sloppy writing probably hurt taxpayers even more."
(Thanks to Joe for calling this to my attention!)

07.3.2005/21:45
The day the music died
Teen killed for iPod.

07.3.2005/21:29
Frosty Lemon Ice
Yum! I think I will make this soon!

07.3.2005/16:48
Side by Side
Those of you who follow such things know that there has been a frenzy of interest in Google Maps. You may also be interested to know that in the web site developer world, there has been particular interest in the last few days as Google has opened up the Google Maps API to allow developers to embed Google Maps into their own sites, and to experiment with various ways of using the maps.

For my part, I have been doing various experimental mini-applications, one of which I will share with you: Poor Clio's Side by Side Google Maps, which shows Google Maps in street view and satellite view side by side, allowing you to move both images by dragging or zooming the left (street maps) image. When loaded, the view defaults to my hometown of New Iberia, LA, but you can enter a zipcode to recenter the map anywhere else that has a valid U.S. zipcode (or at least one in my database!). I may add the ability to center at a street address in a later version.

[Update: On 7.4.2005 input for changing the map is now to enter the name of a U.S. city.]

I created this because I love to browse the Google Maps and found myself always clicking back and forth between street view and satellite view. Now, I can see both at once!

Enjoy!

07.3.2005/09:54
Vapor column
Underwater volcano.

07.2.2005/08:17

Patriotic Display
Main St., New Iberia, LA.

07.2.2005/08:16

Distant Rain
Near Coteau, LA.

07.1.2005/12:45
Oops!
I hate it when this happens.