For those of you who are lucky enough to live in the UK, my favorite Python and Travel Programme presenter, Michael Palin is embarking on a 21 venue tour in September and October to promote volume three of his diaries,…
Great article in Nature talking about how scientists are setting off explosions (mini-quakes if you will) around Mount St. Helens in Washington State to try and get a better understanding of what exactly is going on with the magma. In…
It’s 2014 and I’m really excited that we have reached a point where I can get real time data on maps. I remember when we used to be able to get 15 minute old satellite weather photos on Mosaic 20…
A perfect lazy Sunday movie, we caught Jason and the Argonauts on Turner Classic Movies this weekend and it was great. It was one of those movies you hear about (Tom Hanks likes it) and is widely considered one of…
Independence Day is tomorrow and this is my annual warning to be safe and try and have all the digits you have on the 3rd when you wake up on the 5th. Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan –…
A trivia games based on Google Maps?? Sign me up!! Smarty Pins is a game from Google that allows you to rove the globe to answer questions. Some are super easy, and if you play a lot like I have…