I once converted meters per second to furlongs per fortnight to make the point about the clumsiness of English units.

Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you tak= e Hofstadter=E2=80=99s Law into account. -Douglas Hofstadter-

Computers let you waste time efficiently.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. -Albert Einstein-

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. -Albert Einstein-

Elephants and donkeys never fought until politics came along.

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. -C. S. Lewis-

Any fool can know. The point is to understand. -Albert Einstein-

No image manipulating program was manipulated in the creation of this page. -Mark Schenk-

Life is too short for bad coffee. And I’ve had my share.