Category Archive: June, 2005
- A quick Adirondacks vacation getaway - 06/29/2005
While it's entirely too true that we don't get away — much less vacation — much lately, we had to mention our friend Lynn Cameron's Adirondack vacation lodgings, simply for the sheer beauty of the place and her vacation lodgings.
Where the heck are the Adirondacks? Way up in upstate New York, in an area […] - Dyson Vaccuum Cleaners - 06/28/2005
Like our search for the perfect mattress, our discovery of Dyson vacuum cleaners was long in the making.
Our experience with vacuum cleaners with bags: ever want to vacuum your home — even feel energetic about it? But some time into the vacuuming process, all the pep runs out. Our guess is that it's […] - Peters Projection - 06/22/2005
Wha … forgive us for having learned about the Peters Projection map of Earth from The West Wing, but as it turns out, it's real. Apparently the problem with depicting Earth on a flat surface is that, well, it's just not flat, and so you get distortions, particularly in size. The problem is that […]
- Horse Drawn's Modern Day Tintypes - 06/19/2005
Since we can't visit the gentleman in question (you'll see why in a moment), we were pleased to find Wired News' coverage of photographer John Coffer, who "lives in a hand-built cabin in rural New York and makes a living taking old-fashioned metal-plate photographs." Though one may need to be a photography geek* […]
- Israelis germinate 2000 year old date palm - 06/13/2005
The Israelis have germinated a 2,000 year old date palm seed. Not just germinated — the plant is now 12 inches tall.
What's exciting about this? Well, our understanding is that modern medicines are often composed of laboratory-created pharmaceuticals, some of which seek to mimic what can be found in nature. Why? Simply because natural ingredients […] - Mr. Company President is Sexy! - 06/10/2005
As it turns out, the generations that rebuilt Japan into the powerhouse that it is today have been a missed market for fashion retailers. The generation gap just may be in full bloom in Japan, where middle-aged Japanese men ("oyaji") may find themselves soundly dissed:
The oyaji has also been the target of cultural derision. Teenage […]
- Marilyn Monroe Auction Makes a Million - 06/09/2005
We're pleased to note that Julien's Marilyn Monroe auction did well. Bidders snapped up items to the tune of … well, a lot.
- Japanese Gardens in Los Angeles - 06/06/2005
Seems the last week or so has had us firmly planted in front of the computer; that's what success can do to a Web person. Still, the imagination can roam — gone, perhaps, to strolls through San Francisco's justly famous Japanese Tea Gardens (the thumbnail pictures don't nearly do it justice, but you can click […]
