And off the road.

Finally got around to posting my MS Walk pictures, as well as the Desert Bloom & Fire Growth.

Anna gave me a pair of socks with the NYC skyline (though they still have the WTC towers in the image) as the clue to where I am headed tonight (return Tuesday). Wow, NYC. This will be my first time, and I am quite excited. What a great birthday present, thanks babe!

This is an interesting write-up: TNR Logic Jam

Black Ships and Samurai. 200 Japanese and American graphics depicting the 1853-1854 mission by Commodore Matthew Perry that led to the opening of Japan to the outside world. The Core Exhibit brings together a wealth of rarely seen graphics from both sides of this historical encounter. It is really quite amazing how the different (art) styles and culture saw the same events. Great job by MIT & OpenCourseWare.

People, please erase your old hard drives.

Scramjet going to be tried again.

Bush put on a slide show, calling it the “White House Election-Year Album” at the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association 60th annual dinner, showing himself and his staff in some decidedly unflattering poses. There was Bush looking under furniture in a fruitless, frustrating search. “Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere,” he said. You see… its funny… because we lied! Zing!

Now for some real news: Richard Simmons Cited For Slapping Man At Airport

Much of the right in the US believes that free markets make the best decisions. I’m not sure what they think of this: Gay-tolerant societies prosper economically.

This is an interesting article – Allow a full background check and get a Fast Pass at Airport Security. Good to know, if your boarding pass has ‘SSSS’ on it, prepare to be hassled.

Salon’s must reads for today.

Wired’s blurb on RSS.

Haha, I love it: Project for the new American Empire – a play on Project for the new American Century.