Chinese explorers 'discovered America' "When explorer Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492, he was 72 years behind a Chinese expeditionary force, which had already made its way to the area.

And although Captain James Cook was credited with discovering Australia for the British Empire in 1770, the Chinese had mapped the island continent 337 years earlier."  3:19:04 PM    

Mark Twain. "You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]

One of my all-time favorite quotes.  2:35:17 PM    

Waiting for the A Train, the Sophisticated Pigeon: "A little more than a year ago, a motorman and a conductor on the A line, which terminates at the Far Rockaway station, swore to this reporter that it was true. They said it was common knowledge among longtime riders and those who worked on the line. Pigeons, they said, would board the trains at the outdoor terminal and step off casually at the next station down the line, Beach 25th Street, as if they were heading south but were too lazy, or too fat, to fly. "

The bit in that article about a cat riding a dog is true. I've seen this very thing with my own eyes. I forget if it was here in DC or back in Boston.  1:17:04 PM    

Yesterday was Jack's 2nd birthday. Happy birthday Jack! He spent the day watching movers unload all of our stuff from the truck and then driving around with his parents to Target, K-Mart, Best Buy...

OK, so it wasn't the best birthday a kid could ask for but, then again, all of the family and all of our stuff is in the same place again for the first time in months and he got a brand new crib to sleep in. So, it wasn't that bad either... :)  10:59:17 AM    

A Song about BBEdit Scary thing is, I know how he feels.  10:57:51 AM