blinkitNotes from the Kingdom of Eburne on writing, reading, media and the perils of virtual reality.Summer begins now- May 30, 2008 WMD: It's still a little less than a month away, but I declare summer to be officially under way in this week's column. Text follows here: Sitting on my deck last weekend, I had a brief glimpse of summer. It...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/05/summer-begins-n.html Suffer the children- May 25, 2008 WMD: Column from mid-April: The evil that is summer school. Text follows: Summer classes stifle children's right to run free Blue sky days with nothing to do not in cards for kids of today's competitive parents Barry Link, Vancouver CourierPublished:...http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/05/suffer-the-chil.html Mars landing live- May 25, 2008 Today's bLINKit: For anyone looking at this blog Sunday afternoon, PST, check out Ustream live coverage of the Phoenix Lander on Mars. They're basically streaming the NASA TV live feed, with commentary scrolling by from the peanut gallery.http://blinkit.typepad.com/blinkit/2008/05/mars-landing-li.html |