Now that the search for the Greatest American is over, I'd like to add one more name to the list. This gentleman didn't even make the top 100—probably because his greatest contributions occurred outside the United States—but he could well be the greatest American of all. I'm speaking of Dr. Norman Borlaug, winner of the Medal of Freedom and the 1970 Nobel Peace … [Read more...] about One More Great American
Archives for June 2005
A Little Modern Crime Fighting
Here's a really cool example of Chicago Police and residents working together to catch a criminal. The crime isn't a huge one, but it's interesting how this worked: The North Edgebrook community...police and residents were faced with an unusual problem: someone was vandalizing neighborhood signs and spreading large roofing nails at a busy intersection. The crimes were … [Read more...] about A Little Modern Crime Fighting
Google Earth Public Release
Wow! 5000 hits today! Although I'd love for you folks to stick around and check out my blog, I suspect you just want to download the latest release of Google Earth Plus—3.0.0336 (beta)—which you can get here: http://www.desktop.google.com/download/earth/GoogleEarthPlus.exe Enjoy! Update: Google has suspended downloads. Better check the official page: … [Read more...] about Google Earth Public Release
Don’t Touch That!
I got some interesting email today. It was titled "Link exchange proposal," which I assumed was some other blogger who wanted to swap links with me. But as I was clicking on it, I realized that this had to be some kind of link scam. Bloggers don't make agreements to link to each other. If someone really likes my site, they'd just link to me. Sure enough: Hello I … [Read more...] about Don’t Touch That!
The Greatest American
Well, AOL's Greatest American contest is over. After months of voting, the previous list of 25 had been narrowed down to just 5: Benjamin Franklin Martin Luther King, Jr. Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan George Washington And the winner is...Ronald Reagan. Sigh. As I said earlier, these lists are silly. Actually, I take that back: Picking winners is silly. The lists … [Read more...] about The Greatest American