Whatever your wish for…

Watch what happens if you try to give her a poison apple.

The search for the book, containing the Spanish grades of Hackley School third and fourth graders, involved a large scale dismantling of the Hackley Lower School building by professional crews trained for just such an emergency. (See picture below.)

Spanish teacher Anne Gatschet said she was, “slightly embarrassed,” when she discovered that the missing book was, “under the front seat of my car the whole time.”

Gradebook Search Area - Hackley Lower School

Hackley School headmaster Walter Johnson had this to say when told of the grade book’s recovery. “I’m just happy that the grades of these students have been recovered, and that we can get started on the restoration of the building. I also think that this whole effort shows the depth of Hackley’s commitment to the needs of the faculty and the lengths to which we will go to support them in their teaching endeavors.”

Ms. Gatschet related that she was “very upset” about losing the book when she appealed to the administration for help, and was encouraged by their willingness to “help me out of a bind.”

Ms. Gatschet - I found it!

Gatschet was elated by the recovery of the book and encouraged the search crews to “just go ahead and put everything back like you found it.”

In the morning, I discovered that all 832 pages had fallen off the nightstand and landed on my glasses (also left on the nightstand) effectively rendering me sightless.

If you are considering learning a programming language, please be aware of the possible consequences to your health and choose one that has brief, thin, how-to manuals.

Fracture uses various mathematical algorithms to generate fractal images. Fractals are studied by mathematicians interested in Chaos Theory.

From what I understand about Chaos Theory… Ok, I don’t understand anything about Chaos Theory, but I really like these images. The full size images are enormous, but if you see one that you like, it’s probably worth loading the large version because the details are quite striking.

Update: The photographs have unfortunately been removed from the site.

Update: The photographs are once again available.

of Tito Puente’s Oye Como Va performed by Santana.

Woman in court dress, with a fan at her feet —Katsushika Hokusai

The book is a visual feast. Place’s illustrations are beautiful and give a great sense of the culture of the time. The typesetting in the book is also gorgeous and combined with a number of prints (actually photos of prints), by Hokusai himself, the read actually becomes therapeutic for the eyes.

Hokusai is probably most famous for the painting, “The Great Wave at Kanagawa”  from a series entitled “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.”  I believe he is also considered to be the inventor of the “Manga” technique of “thought up drawings.”

Well the wind has changed at 218 Gordon Ave. Our friend and nanny Marilú Vasquez has returned to her home in Lima, Peru. To say we will miss her doesn’t quite get it.

Being able to endure 200+ screenings of Mary Poppins was impressive. Having someone so completely competent and trustworthy to care for Marilyn was truly a gift. When Marilyn tries to say “I Miss Marilú” in a few days, she will be saying it in Spanish. Marilú you have been a joy for us. Thank-you.