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Commando Cody
 | As a kid I remember watching Commando Cody on TV.
Cowboys were OK and Superman was interesting but this
ordinary-looking scientist guy with his rocket-pack could fly. As a
young budding inventor this appeared possible. This page has some
excellent writing and pictures on the first Rocketman.
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| Google Satellite Map
| Find out if your teeth are brushed from space.
Well not quite but the Google satellite map view is pretty impressive.
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| Earthquake Page - USGS
| THE page to know all the California 'Movers and
Shakers.' This year is the anniversary of the 1906 San
Francisco quake and page links include historical photographs. The US
Geological Service has a marvelous graphical representation of
current and historical earthquake information. |
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Friends of Jesse Morrow Mountain
| Jesse Morrow Mountain marks the western gateway
of the assent to Kings Canyon National Park. From Hwy 180, it is the
dominant foothill driving East towards the Sierras. Cemex, Inc. is proposing to operate a
hard rock aggregate mining operation along the southern side of
Jesse Morrow Mountain in eastern Fresno County. The problem is that
unlike other rock and gravel sites in the area this one will be a
highly visible for miles. It will be a 24 hour operation with weekly
blastings, intent on removing a large portion of the mountain. The
Friends site exists to inform others and help prevent the
project. It also contains several of my pictures of Jesse Morrow.
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| Medical Ministries
International
| MMI is a Christian ministry endeavor that
recycles outcast medical equipment and medicine for use in other,
less advantaged countries. |
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| Buck Rock Lookout
| A while back we visited Buck Rock Lookout. It is located just outside Kings
Canyon National Park in the Sequoia National Forest.
The perceived usefulness and status of fire lookouts has definitely changed
since I worked summers for USFS and watched a lightning storm from
one; But they are still wondrous high places in the forest sky. |
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| Fresno County
Fun Map
| A 3D pseudo-perspective map of Fresno County and
the Sierras. Locations are shown for all the major spots. See if you
can find where we live. |
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Hetch Hetchy
| Somewhere in early college I found a book of
photographs of Hetch Hetchy. I had never heard of it. Also located in Yosemite Park, Hetch Hetchy was,
according to John Muir, as beautiful a valley as the famous Yosemite
Valley. But San Francisco wanted the water so a dam was constructed
in 1922 and the valley was lost, perhaps forever. Imagine Yosemite
Valley filled with water. This was actually proposed back then. This site has an
interesting collection of before and after pictures that will give
you the idea. |
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| Klempel Home
Fellowship
| This is a Christian fellowship web page hosted by our
friends in San Diego, Dennis and Karen Klempel. |
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| The Wailing Wall
| Visit the Wailing Wall at any hour of the day,
live in Jerusalem. This webcam is operated by the very
interesting Jewish, Aish HaTorah group. |
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| The Word Detective
| One of the best sites for knowledge about Word
Origins and the evolution of language. Here you can discover the ironic
origin of "Dunce" or why "Coolth" never caught on like the word "Warmth."
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| Project Gutenberg
| An effort begun in 1971 to make classic literature
available on the web
for free access by anyone, has placed over 18,000 documents on-line!
Writings by Lincoln, Horatio Alger, Jane Austen, Thackeray or Poe
are all here with multiple languages available. Plus a good deal of
news about online distribution in general. Amazing! |
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| EatMousies.Com
| For years I have enjoyed the whimsical feline art
of B. Kilban and the pages of my 2006 Kilban calendar are no exception. Visit this
web site and see what I am talking about. |
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