Lewis and Clark bicentennial

Amazon.com: buying info: The Journals of Lewis and Clark

Since I was lucky enough last week to find myself across Ecola Creek from where Clark explored the Pacific, I find myself getting interested in reading more about the Corps of Discovery.

I just ordered the book from the library: now I can look forward to a lengthy excursion through non-standard orthography and flowery prose as I trace the search for the Northwest Passage.

back to school

University of Washington Home Page

I’ll be taking a course through the UW on software design and C++ this summer. I took it last fall but was doing so badly at the end, I withdrew. This time I am taking it as a distance learning class: this means I don’t to try and stay awake during yawn-inducing lectures and slide shows from 6 to 9 PM.

the tip jar

movabletype.org : donate

If you found anything useful here, please consider donating to MovableType’s authors. If you feel especially grateful, consider me a worthy cause as well, but in the interests of this stuff paying its own way, I’d be OK with rewarding Ben and Mena.

ladybug ladybug fly away home

and they did just that. I see very few of them around, no evidence of larvae, and too many aphids. Soapy water will have to do for now until I get more critters. There is a certain visceral pleasure in knocking the little parasites into the air . . . .

classification, people and personalities

SimilarMinds.com > Free Enneagram Test and People Matching

Fours are all about being unique and creating their own distinct culture. They experience the highs and lows of life more intensely than other types. They take great pride in their aesthetic tastes. Fours often feel like misplaced children, and they long for a sense of real family.

I discovered this on RJL20’s site. I’m trying to figure out if I like what it says or not.
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