The COSine Science Fiction Convention takes place this weekend in Colorado Springs, with L. E. Modesitt as the Guest of Honor.
Category: Life
Crayola Crayons
Crayola’s Law: The number of colors doubles every 28 years.
illustrated by a chart at crayons « Weather Sealed.
Help the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake
Charity Navigator – Help the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake has a list of highly rated charities and tips for giving to make sure that your money goes to helping disaster victims rather than scammers and con artists.
Genghis Khan
The exhibit on Genghis Khan at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is over on February 7, 2010.
Menu Psychology
The New York Times writes about the psychology of restaurant menus.
Snowy scenes
We had a little snow here, but to really see snow go to Snowy scenes – The Big Picture at Boston.com.
Golden
I don’t know what this spiky flower is supposed to represent, but I love it. It is one of the first ornaments to go on the tree each year, and one of the first to come off. (I try to handle the fragile ornaments when I am fresh, so I am not rushing to get done.)
Cardinal
This is one of my favorite ornaments, and one of the ones that I have had the longest. Years ago, I had this vision that someday I would have a tree with just white lights and gold ornaments, but then where would I put this little fellow?
Aerial Virtual tour of Sydney, Australia
One of my few regrets about our trip to Australia in 1999 is that we only had one day in Sydney. Here, at least, is an Aerial Virtual tour of Sydney, Australia, though figuring out the navigation is a bit tricky.
Happy Thanksgiving
Google celebrates Thanksgiving.
We are celebrating at a friend’s house today. I just made pumpkin pies, and I hope they taste as good as they smell and look.