A story of grit, unity, and a perfect season in small-town New Jersey Based on contemporaneous newspaper reports, player interviews, and archival film footage. Players contributing to this historical account: Wayne Willis, Ralph Artigliere, Carl Caskey, Dick Herbst, [others?] Introduction: The Season That United a Town The Madison High School football team of 1964—anchored by…
[Note to the Madison Library: Below is a narrative of the season of about 2500 words from the beginning of the season in September until the end in November. We will intersperse recollections of the surviving players, contemporaneous reports from the Madison Eagle, and embedded game films — something like what is shown below. Once…
This hand-crafted purse reminded me of a leatherworking course my Mom, sister and I took when living in Elizabeth City, NC. I’m pretty sure we did it under the auspices of the US Navy, in the on-base “hobby shop” they provided to officers “and their dependents.”
I’m a big fan of Nicky Case’s work. She is a hard-to-describe creator, making online simulations, zines, tools (e.g., Nutshell – a tool to make expandable explanations), simulators, etc.) as well as giving talks, offering YouTubes, etc. She created a few things that addressed, in a brilliant synthesis of available cognitive science on the question,…
Citizens’ Climate Lobby has an intranet for members. It has a lot of great reference material. Here is a representative sample. If you want to read any of them, just join Citizens’ Climate Lobby (no cost, no duties) and login to the “Community” intranet (https://community.CitizensClimateLobby.org) What are Laser Talks? Just as a laser is powerful…
There are two classes of service: Servicio Plus (aka “Chapala Plus” or “Directo” service). This is express service on cushy, air conditioned busses that make limited stops between Ajijic and the old bus station in southeastern Guadalara — the “Central Vieja” (map). Running time: about 60 minutes. Cost 65 pesos. Servicio Regular (aka “Regular Service”…
