Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Territorial Enterprise
This is the desk of Samuel Clemens in the offices of the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada. The museum itself (located along with a gift shop) is a nice little piece of history in a welcoming environment
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Nevada State Fossil
Shonisaurus popularis, a species of ichthyosaur is the state fossil of Nevada. Read more about it here: http://www.statefossils.com/nv/nv.html
Nevada State Library & Archives
On a visit to Carson City, I had a chance to take a quick peek at the State Library and Archives
Saturday, August 25, 2007
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
... but most of the time I do ...
For those of you who may not have seen xkcd, go visit it now: http://xkcd.com/
It's the fabulous "
A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language
Quote of the Day: August 18, 2007
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
William Gibson (1984). Neuromancer. Cited from Ace Books, 2000, p. 1.
Quote of the Day: August 18, 2007
"No sense carrying dreams of Tahiti in your head, if you can't afford the fare."
Philip Roth (1959). "Goodbye, Columbus." In Goodbye, Columbus. Cited from Bantam Modern
Classics, 1969, p. 86.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
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