Wild, Wild West

After starting with a relatively serene view of Yosemite’s Half Dome,

our journey through the desert revealed some elements of the untamed west.

In eastern Nevada we drove past many “dust devils”,

and a bit later spied this intense gateway arch that was completely covered with deer …

We’re on the road again! Tomorrow takes us through Yosemite on 120, and after skirting Mono Lake we’re in for a long day’s drive through the desert, passing through Tonopah and Ely on our way to western Utah. We’ll visit Arches National Park on Sunday, and points beyond as the week …

While I would never be mistaken as a supporter of the late Senator Strom Thurmond, I did find some of these facts from the Strom Watch site worth noting:

* As of mid-2003 he was one of the few living politicians to have received votes from Civil War veterans

* Mark Twain was still …

And it seems the White House might reconfigure their web servers with a new error page. Yes, the 404 page, displayed when a requested page cannot be found, may be updated to reflect the latest news from Iraq.

A while ago we were privy to an instant message interchange between the shrub and his North Korean counterpart, and much hilarity ensued.

Well, as we know, no secrets are safe on the internet. From an anonymous source comes news that a copy of gw’s mailbox is available at this …

Manhattan-based artist Katinka Matson is featured in this short CBS news feature, FLOWERS by Katinka Matson. The article briefly touches on the development of the flatbed scanner, (I didn’t realize Ray Kurzweil was involved), before turning to Katinka’s scanner based art. The images created using this technique are …

Ingredients

2 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

1/2 Lb butter (2 sticks), salted
1 C firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 C granulated sugar
1 C extra-crunchy peanut butter, preferably Jif
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup roasted salted peanuts, ground to consistency of breadcrumbs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and …