motorcycle south america

over at http://twofortheroad-storeylines.blogspot.com/ they have a nice log of taking a KLR650 through south America. how inspiring!

ancient ancestor

There is a nice little database that allows you to search through to see if you have ties to an ancestor soldier in later medieval England. the closest I have been able to find is Mr. William Hebille, an archer in 1417 that fought in France? how exciting.

search wild card work. I found him with heb*

Nerd Poster

about time they finally made a nerd poster. you can see the full res version here.

Mooning of Amtrak

Mooning of Amtrak seems to be a pretty big event. maybe, just maybe, this is the answer to get more people to use public transportation. It got shut down this year after 8,000 (yes, thousand) people showed up. And here I thought burning man was the only significant group of crazies.