Month: January 2005
It’s my birthday and I’ll shop if I want to . . .
This was certifiably my best birthday ever. Ever. Fahim is one terrific guy. A couple of days…
Online Volunteer Organizations
Like this one here. It’s listed as Action Without Borders. Volunteer opportunities listed by continent, then country,…
Maps of Sri Lanka
I’ve been hunting and hunting, and finally, I’ve found some pretty good maps of Sri Lanka. This…
Someone has far too much time. . .
On their hands.
Clean your screen
This is so handy. Use this to clean your screen. Or, you can always get self-cleaning glass.
Ancient Tribe Survives Tsunami
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote JIRKATANG, India, Jan. 6, 2005 Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged…
TouchGraph Google Browser
Is so totally cool! Enter in a url, and it’ll graph what’s linked to what. It’s pretty…
Did Island Tribes Use Ancient Lore to Evade Tsunami?
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote January 24, 2005 One of the regions hardest hit by the December…
Why was Sri Lanka in the forefront of the news in the beginning? Why not Indonesia?
This is a question that’s come up several times. I only have theories, not cold hard facts….
Death Toll from Tsunami increased again.
Indonesia increased it’s death toll. It’s now saying 220,000 are dead there. Taken from Wikipedia. Country where…
Need a little pick me up?
Try this.
228,601 Dead from Tsunami
Taken from Wikipedia. Country where deaths occurred Deaths Injured Missing Displaced Confirmed Estimated Indonesia 173,981 172,565 ~100,000 …
Torrential Downpours. Again.
Today we had major torrential downpour to the point the rain was coming into our house and…
Befriend Sri Lanka
Writing wise – I’ve taken on a whole new project. A friend of mine is in the…
Windoze error message generator
Linky. How’d you like to get this?
rel=”nofollow”
This is so totally cool. It was originally designed for blogging, according to Google. Damn those comment…
“Living” robots powered by muscle
Taken from here. Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created. So, is this like the…
Facts and Figures on the Tsunami
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote
Gecko carcasses
Ants are a way of life here. They invade your home, they set up nests everywhere. In…
In the news . . .
Pyramid schemes are becoming illegal here. (We received a notice from the bank about this a while…
To make sure squid stays tender when cooking…
Soak in milk for at least an hour. Squid = cuttlefish, by the way.
Columbia crew saw new atmospheric phenomenon
Really? So, not an airplane? Not a helicopter? Not a weather balloon? Not a hot air balloon?…
LTTE on the news
The LTTE leaders spoke to news reporters today, saying that they met with Netherlands government representatives, saying…
Sri Lanka’s new building regulation
No new building construction can take place within 100 m of the ocean on the west side…
And if you want to read about fake tsunami pictures . . .
And look at them, too, then look here. And read about the television news channel in Australia…