Deer-O Motel sign
I would make a home for all the old neon relics that could still be found and restore them to their proper colorful, blinking status. Van Buren Street in Phoenix was the old US Highway 89 (and 60) through Phoenix, and many of the old motels are congregated together in a couple [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
If I won the lottery…
WUPA interview
Phan, Chi and Dennis
I once learned a field shorthand for birding, useful when the multitudes of species are flying about faster than one hand can write while the other is steadying a pair of binoculars. A simple name like Osprey gets shortened to the first four letters: OSPR; Bald Eagle takes the first two [...]
Link Love
Alternate take on the Santasaurus shoot
Christmas cards were only mailed yesterday and today. Most will be late. I let R pick the one I printed; this one is the #2 choice.
We are back on the road tomorrow, Highway 89 of course. That, and I am still disentangling my site from our company‘s MT [...]
(web)mastering MT4
Thanks to Bryan Jones for the image. The three probes used in the analysis are Signature Immunologics products.
First, the picture. Here’s what Bryan says about it: A multispectral image of a mouse eye revealing the diversity and complexity of the mammalian retina. The retina is a specialized tissue that captures light and processes initial [...]
Neon on my mind
Kitty Pappas neon, Bountiful, Utah
Kitty Pappas is one of the last old-time steak houses on northern U.S. 89 in Utah. I’ve eaten there, about a year ago, with my good friend Sharon, who is having surgery and is in my thoughts a lot today.
Also on my mind: Robert Plant and Alison Krause, Raising Sand, [...]