I’m one of the people who gets exercise-related bronchoconstriction which I just found out from the article was also previously called “exercise-induced asthma” which is interesting because I always wondered if perhaps I have some carrier gene for asthma as an explanation for why it occurs. It usually occurs after a long run and just…

I wrote a few days ago that I found out that the color space I was using for most of my photos was the wrong one for web publishing. Many or most of my images were using the AdobeRBG color space whereas for the web one should use sRGB since that is what is universally…

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. –…

I cannot believe this. I’ve been editing images for years now and never payed attention to what color profile is. I did not know that only certain color profiles are suitable for web viewing (sRBG). Oh my gosh. All these images I have are saved in the wrong profile! (OK not all but far too…

It was in the news today that the country of Japan is suspending imports of wheat from the US because it has been found to contaminated with a variety of GM wheat which has not been approved for human consumption. The details are very sketchy. The news reports that I’ve seen only state that the…

I am sorry for writing the previous negative post about Hostgator. I realize that they work very hard to maintain their systems and to provide excellent support. I took them for granted and got upset about one thing. I did have to change the “push mail” settings for the Android mail app “K9” which I…

I love when I read those interesting, creative tips on lifehacker.com. Today I would like to contribute one I came up with: Ever had a belt where the end of the belt, while you are wearing it, is so long that it droops down? Most belts have a loop to hold the end in place.…

In Campbell, California a 59 year old man was riding his bicycle perfectly legally along the shoulder of a road when a 21 year old woman crossed over the shoulder and hit the man, killing him. She fled the scene, which warranted a news article about the incident, in which a district attorney said: “There…

Last week astronomers around the world were blown away as the by far strongest gamma ray burst ever recorded by human instruments was witnessed.  Here on Earth what registers as a little blip on specially designed instruments which perhaps most humans on Earth wouldn’t even comprehend is, almost 4 billion miles across the universe, a…

No, I’m not talking about vehicle transmissions. For me this started years ago when I met someone, a very noble person, who told me that she washes all her clothing by hand.  She is one of the closest beings to an angel whom I’ve ever met and her telling me that made a strong impression…