In my many re-readings of Tolkein, I have come to learn that what I enjoy most about that master’s writing is the full, intricate, and detailed world that he creates, with its own physics, biology, cultures, and mythology. Miéville strives to create such a world, similar to, but divergent and…
http://www.mercola.com/2002/apr/17/cattle1.htm
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/lind1.html
I’ve just added a “Reviews” page for book/movie reviews. If you have written a review that you would like posted, send it to me at adamATadamfrancoDOTcom. Andy Baron mentioned writting a small PHP review/rating program for these sorts of things, so I might use that (or write one if he…
http://www.thestranger.com/2004-05-27/feature.html
http://slate.msn.com/id/2100064/
I just came accross this great short essay entitled, “In Praise of the Bicycle”.Excerpts: …Man on his feet is thermodynamically more efficient than any motorized vehicle and most animals. For his weight, he performs more work in locomotion than rats or oxen, less than horses or sturgeon. …The bicycle is…
Well, after about a week of downtime due to my mediocre skills as an admin, the webserver is back up. Thanks go to Gabe Schine for his help compiling Apache. Thanks Gabe! You rock!
