Photo from Instinct

Photo from Instinct
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

Now is the time to pay attention to the Kansas school board election

www.kansascity.com | 06/26/2008 | Now is the time to pay attention to the Kansas school board election: "

Hard to believe. But this week in Overland Park, nearly a hundred people packed into a church basement to hear three of the four candidates running for a seat on the state school board.
Now what’s up with that?

Didn’t anyone check the calendar? This isn’t one of those years when Kansas voters bother to pay attention to who gets on the state Board of Ed, is it?

No. The only time most Kansans give a flying spaghetti monster about the state board is after the social conservatives have fouled things up."

NOVA | Intelligent Design on Trial | Watch the Program | PBS

NOVA | Intelligent Design on Trial | Watch the Program | PBS: "

The rural community of Dover, Pennsylvania is torn apart in the latest battle over the teaching of evolution, and parents file a lawsuit against the town's school board in federal court."

By The Way, are you going to vote in the Kansas Primary election on August 5th? Check with your local county election board to see who is running for the State Board of Education.

Waiting for dinner at Strouds

Waiting for dinner at Strouds
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

Birthday Lunch

Birthday Lunch
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

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Happy Birthday Merrybelle!

Happy Birthday Merrybelle!
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

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Oil price shock means China is at risk of blowing up - Telegraph

Oil price shock means China is at risk of blowing up - Telegraph:

China's factories 'were not built with current energy levels in mind', said Mr Jen. The outcome will be 'non-linear'.

As Alec says, blah blah blah whatever. I just love the use of 'non-linear' in a mainstream article. non-linear started in the science and engineering community jargon (it even has a FAQ), spread to sci-fi writing (see Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling) and is now mainstream jargon for 'blow the fuck up'.

Sterling and William Gibson have a quaint description of non-linear from their 1990 book, "The Difference Engine":

"They might have known this would happen, if they'd properly studied Catastrophist theory. It is a concatenation of synergistic interactions; the whole system is on the period-doubling route to Chaos!"
"What does that mean, pray?" (…)
"in layman's terms, it means that everything gets twice as bad, twice as fast, until everything falls completely apart!"

(found on "Introduction to Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics" )

Lunch with friends

Lunch with friends
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

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Yup, that's totalled

Just got a call from Riverside Marine and Cycle in Miles City, MT. The estimate to repair the cycle is $11,206.15. Wheels, motor, transmission and rear drive are all fine, but the rest, well . . .

WorldWide Telescope

WorldWide Telescope: "The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe."

Main page takes a while to load, but WOW.

Milwaukee airport

Milwaukee airport
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

This is a shot of the rain soaked runway we have been sitting on for the past hour and a half waiting for the heavy weather to clear. Sigh...

Product Review: Roku Netflix Instant Movie Player - Robert Green's DIY

Product Review: Roku Netflix Instant Movie Player - Robert Green's DIY: "Pros:Streams Video, Cheap, Easy Setup, Easy to Use, Good Quality
Cons: Limited Selection, Requires Fast Broadband for High Quality, No Hard Drive"

Alec and Carol off to Chicago

Alec and Carol off to Chicago
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

goosh.org - the unofficial google shell.

goosh.org - the unofficial google shell.: "Welcome to goosh.org - the unofficial google shell.

This google-interface behaves similar to a unix-shell.
You type commands and the results are shown on this page."

Offtheroad - home again

Offtheroad - home again
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

home safe and sound sitting on the deck and enjoying a clear evening. Thanks all for your well-wishes and good thoughts!

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I've got colors

I've got colors
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

Landed on my left arm when I fell down. Bruising is just starting to come out. Pretty! I am doing good today. we are crossing South Dakota today and should be home tonight.

Mike and Maggie

Mike and Maggie
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

Mike and Maggie Turley from the STOC list invited us ove for homemade dinner, since we were in the neighborhood. Left Miles City and took a roundabout path to Billings via Jordan to look at the remains of the bike. The bike is definitely totalled. Mike will be picking up the carcass to part out once I finish with insurance fun.

Dinner was excellent; the only problem was they kept making me laugh which isn't all that nice with a cracked rib!

Thanks, Mike and Maggie!

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Checked Out And Doing Good

I checked out this afternoon - took a drive with Susan up to see the carcass of the bike. Maaann, it's wasted! Now we're in Billings, MT with Mike Turley and company. Photo courtesy of Mike.

atgatt

atgatt
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

All The Gear All The Time. Flipfront helmet saved my head!

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Will England, mobile on the Mogul

owie

owie
Originally uploaded by kcsporttour

This is the most visible wound. Crappy photo but you get the idea. Joe Rocket glove failed and the 'stich sleeve rode up on my wrist. I bet if I had been wearing righteous gloves not even this would have happened.