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The world has lost a pioneer. EDIT 8/26: I have replaced the picture after Charles Apple’s blog pointed out the previous one used Buzz Aldrin’s footprint. More pictures and information there.

Pardon me for my amazement. Just wow.

The Mike & Ike box was recently cut from 6 ounces to 5 ounces — a 17% cut! I knew something was different. Whenever the package says “10% more free” or gets redesigned, look out — chances are it’s preparation … Continue reading →

Through use of a digital converter, it is possible to watch television through the coax port on a Power Macintosh 6500. Just put the converter between the wall jack and computer, set Apple Video Player to Channel 3/4, and use … Continue reading →

Highs of 95 and 96? Just “sunny,” according to the National Weather Service. But 97? That’s hot. Check out those “lows.” Now, how about a nice tall glass of air? It seems almost unfair for us to get a whole … Continue reading →

It’s a weekend of goodbyes. After more than a decade, homepage.mac.com/jeffmorrison expires at midnight, as Apple cancels iTools/.Mac/MobileMe in favor of iCloud. The web-hosting service served me very, very well. I am sad to see it go.

The view from my computer’s menu bar:  At least nothing here is on fire, unlike Colorado. Scary pictures coming out of there.

Photos taken in the past year have been added to IA 38, 186, 234, 273, and 359. The US 18 page now has the plaque that stands where the old suspension bridge crossed the Mississippi River. (Somehow I never added … Continue reading →

The IA 21 bridge over Wolf Creek is scheduled to be replaced in 2017. That’s all. The big infusion of money came with the US 30 work that is now complete. The good news is that the Benton County plan … Continue reading →

While radio channel-surfing Memorial Day night, one of the first songs I heard on three different stations in half an hour — KOEL 98.5, KXIA 101.1, and WMT-FM KKSY 96.5 — was Jason Aldean’s “Flyover States.” I think this means … Continue reading →