Profilactic Mashup - ac4lt

Bookshelves: Danvers, MA: From 1850 To 1899

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:48:52 GMT

author: Richard B. Trask
name: Linda
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1996
rating: 3
read at: 2010/09/05
date added: 2010/09/05
shelves: nonfiction
review:
This photographic and pictorial history of Danvers shows a side of Danvers that people can't see today. It's history as Salem Village is well documented but Danvers' 18th and 19th century past is largely lost thanks to fire and development.

This book shows a look at that past. I would have found it interesting even if I hadn't been hoping to find images that relate to my own family tree there. I didn't find those images but I still managed to learn something about the town whose past figures so prominently in my father's family's past.

Bookshelves: The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:30:32 GMT

author: Terry Pratchett
name: Linda
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1983
rating: 3
read at: 2010/09/04
date added: 2010/09/05
shelves: fantasy
review:
Pratchett's first Discworld novel is fun and silly though a bit disconnected. Worth reading though not among the best of the Discworld novels.

Harmonious Raspberry: Bev’s Birthday

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:58:23 GMT

It was great to help Bev celebrate her birthday and get the chance to see friends that I haven't been able to see in far too long. View the set on flickr.

Google Reader: 5 Reasons Why Apple TV Is (Still) Boring

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:32:00 GMT

We know — the new Apple TV is really small, and cheap and easy-to-use. That's all good, but still not knocking our socks off despite being the ripest area for expansion by a company that has already firmly established itself on the computer, phone, portable media player and tablet. Here are five reasons Apple TV is still boring.

Google Reader: Peter, Paul, and Mary mad at NOM for using song without rights

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:19:43 GMT

Peter, Paul, and Mary mad at NOM for using song without rights

Harmonious Raspberry: August 2010 NAQP

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:34:16 GMT

Photos from the August NAQP for Vienna Wireless. The location was beautiful though it was a hazy day. Getting to spend a little time on the radio is always fun!

YouTube: Howlin'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:07:01 GMT

	Howlin' Terry and Tyson howl...	From: ac4lt Views: 1 0 ratings
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Bookshelves: Rebecca Nurse: Saint but Witch Victim

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:21:50 GMT

author: Charles Sutherland Tapley
name: Linda
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1930
rating: 3
read at: 2010/08/31
date added: 2010/08/31
shelves: nonfiction
review:
I picked up this at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts. During the last year, I learned that Rebecca was my great*8 grandmother. Since she was one of the victims of the Salem witch delusion, I wanted to learn more about her.

Tapley's book is a short overview of the events. It doesn't go into much detail but it is a decent overview. He is clearly very sympathetic to Rebecca's plight and occasionally goes beyond reporting history to drawing conclusions that he sometimes lacks the data for (or doesn't present the data upon which he based the conclusion).

The title is a bit over the top. There is nothing to suggest that Rebecca was a saint, but she certainly was a victim, unjustly accused and condemned.

YouTube: Birds in the Surf

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:19:20 GMT

	Birds in the Surf Birds in the surf at Lewes, Delaware	From: ac4lt Views: 7 0 ratings
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Harmonious Raspberry: 2010 California Trip

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:30 GMT

I had to go out to California for a couple of days for work. I didn't get much opportunity for photos, but these few snapshots did end up in the iphone. View the set on flickr.

Bookshelves: Shoeless Joe

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:09:49 GMT

author: W.P. Kinsella
name: Linda
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1982
rating: 3
read at: 2010/08/30
date added: 2010/08/30
shelves: fiction
review:
I've always wanted to read this ever since seeing Field of Dreams so long ago. I finally got 'round to it. It's one of the rare cases where I liked to movie better than the book. Not that the book was bad, but the movie has been familiar for so long that the book seemed the intruder rather then the movie. The movie also distilled the essence of the book in a way that's rare and wonderful when it happens.

Still, it's a good read and I'm glad I did. It stands on its own without needing the movie to interpret it. But, while the book is good, the movie was great (for me).

Harmonious Raspberry: Skowhegan State Fair

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:14:24 GMT

Photos from the Skowvegas, er, Skowhegan State Fair. This was a spur of the moment jaunt from Bingham and turned out to be a lot of fun. Lauri ended up taking most of the photos in this set which is how I ended up in so many. Click an image below to enlarge it or view the set on flickr.

Harmonious Raspberry: Around the Hilton House

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:49:09 GMT

Photos from around the house one morning during vacation. View the set on flickr.

Bookshelves: American Passage

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:57:05 GMT

author: Vincent Cannato
name: Linda
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2010/08/28
date added: 2010/08/29
shelves: nonfiction
review:
Camato's history of Ellis Island and the controversies the surrounded throughout it's use as an immigration station is fascinating, particularly in light of the views that one hears today on immigration. Many of the same arguments are made today. For those who fear that immigrants will change America, the history seems to show that the changes are predominantly for the positive.

Definitely worth reading!

Harmonious Raspberry: Hilton Travels

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:19:35 GMT

Terry took us on a journey through the places in his life, plus a few detours along the way. View the set on flickr.

Harmonious Raspberry: Hanging with the Hiltons

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:33:40 GMT

The end of our first day in Maine and the start of the second. I finally get to see the painting of me that Lauri had her mom do. It's for my birthday but she couldn't keep a secret! View the set on flickr.

Harmonious Raspberry: Wyman Lake

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:43:06 GMT

On our first day in Maine, we went to Wyman Lake, Terry's brother and sister-in-law were kind enough to invite us all out on their boat. The weather was great, the company fantastic. You can't ask for more out of a day! View the set on flickr.

Harmonious Raspberry: Reverting From Picasa Web Albums to Flickr

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:17:32 GMT

It looks like my ten month experiment with Picasa Web Albums is coming to an end. Though there are somethings I really like about PWA, overall, flickr is still a better match for me. I’ve updated flickr with all the sets taken since the experiment began and I’m creating a post here for each photo [...]

Harmonious Raspberry: Thoughts On Two Weeks Of Travel

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:07:44 GMT

For most of the last two weeks I’ve been traveling. The first week and a half were vacation followed by a brief stay at home and then business travel. Today was my first day in the office for two weeks. It’s been a rough day thanks to jet lag. Hopefully one more good night of [...]

Bookshelves: Between Planets

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:58:41 GMT

author: Robert A. Heinlein
name: Linda
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1951
rating: 3
read at: 1977/06/01
date added: 2010/08/17
shelves: fiction, science-fiction
review:
Heinlein's story of a young man caught up in a war of independence is typical early Heinlein. He has an innocent but bright protagonist who is witness to and participant in extraordinary events.