Our Everglades holdings

CHAPTER XVII—FRANCES ESTABLISHES A SCHOOL. SEA-SICKNESS NEARING HAVANA

Upon landing at the Everglades, we went afoot over a plank walk to the observatory. This we climbed, and had a fine view of the country for miles around. We were informed that a western syndicate had made a deal of a million and a half dollars in those Everglades lands.

The full work is here.
Fifty Years on the Rail

And be sure to read the Suggestions to Beginners.  There is an entire art of steam locomotives, much of which you can imagine was captured only in oral history, and is almost entirely lost now.  We will be saying the same of much of today's technology in 100 years -- even though we think that we have enormous amounts of written documentation on the Internet sufficient to explain to some future observer every detail of what we do, the fact is that often the most interesting parts are the ones that aren't written down anywhere.

I blame the internets for these lies!

The Episcopal Information Ministry

Wireless tricks

I went through another one of those experiences trying to configure something (in this case an Atheros-based wireless ethernet card on a FreeBSD laptop) and couldn't really locate the information I needed in any detail on the Internet. Anyway, I got it working and wrote up a quick article about it. This isn't comprehensive but may provide some additional hints to people who are having trouble figuring it out (and these steps did work for me.)

I'm rich!

Print your own Monopoly money. Legally.

Land O Links

Gathered a lot of links today and thought I would do them all at once.

Kibo sends along this latest "research" project from Microsoft.  I can't figure out what they're thinking, but maybe you can.  Ask it about something popular, say, http://www.google.com.

JCP sends along why flag burning is fun.  When I read this, I originally went off on a tangent about Bram's reply, and starting thinking about whether we should reestablish the Federalist party.  Then I thought a bit harder and realized that a) I'm actually a bit more of an anti-Federalist myself, and b) I'm not sure that he thinks Federalist means what it actually means.

Neighbors discover 4-foot shark while on daily desert walk.

Here is something for you to think about if you believe as I do that education in America is beyond saving.  John Taylor Gatto is an advocate of radical education reform and a former New York "teacher of the year".  Here is a collection of his articles include a link to his web site.

Here is the latest bit of saber rattling from Israel.  As saber rattling goes, I have to admit this one is pretty good.

Household savings tip of the week

1. Buy deep freezer. Stick it in the garage.
2. Wait for local supermarket to shut down in supermarket wars. Purchase as much inventory as you want at 30-50% off. Store in freezer.
3. Wait for next supermarket to shut down and repeat.

Getting ahead

Ben Stein's words of wisdom about how to get ahead at work.

• Stay in the Game
• Don't Work for Insane People
• Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
• Don't Talk Endlessly About Yourself
• Get a Rabbi
• Look the Part, and Look Good
• Stand Out for the Excellence of Your Work

The full article is here. (Yahoo).

The bike is back in service

Flies in school lunch debate

Ah, when I see "flies in school lunch debate" in a headline, it just reminds me of my school days.

"Fluff" flies in school lunch debate
Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:16pm ET

By Scott Malone

BOSTON (Reuters) - When it comes to food, Boston is best known for baked beans and clam chowder. But this week, state legislators have engaged in robust debate on Marshmallow Fluff -- a locally made, sugary spread.

State Sen. Jarrett Barrios started the tempest in a lunch box when he learned that his son's Cambridge grammar school cafeteria offered Fluff-and-peanut butter sandwiches daily.

Supply-Side University

Supply-Side University gives the best exposition of supply-side economics anywhere. Don't knock it until you try it. This week's article is about the Laffer Curve -- what it really is, and what it isn't. You might be surprised.