Painting on the Ceiling

FACT:   In 1882, the Nautical Almanac Office published a job posting to recruit "Computers" - those skilled in Algebra, Geometry,...

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The weather warmed up a bit over the weekend so I headed out on Saturday afternoon to longboard.  I started off by "surfing" aroun...

  This past week was Dead Week at the college where I teach.   That means this upcoming week is finals week, which in turn means: Blog?   W...

The Magician and I spent the morning at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha, checking out an exhibit of Lego sculptures and enjoying the company of ...

Supposedly you can grow potatoes in just straw. You're supposed to layer the potatoes, and then they grow out of the sides.  So when a...

Having done some pricing, we are now leaning more toward..... Comments?  What's the coolest... oddest... cheapest raised bed you...