My Blog Annex

The original post of this name and URL was written in 2010. My 2026 update begins at the "Click here for more" jump. It's tha...

The purpose of IQ tests is to measure cognitive ability NOT knowledge per se. Education should not be about memorizing test answers (even th...

It was near the finale of the 2024 U.S. Presidential campaigning. On the last weekend before the general election, Saturday Night Live sati...

Let's look at pictures first, before getting into the nitty gritty of U.S. Air Force project management. Putting a B-2 through its pace...

This is a two-page excerpt from a book titled  Muslims in Europe: Notes, Comments, Questions by Manfred Wolf, PhD. It comprises several doz...

Deporting illegal aliens U.S. Customs Enforcement and Immigration officers are caught by the local Phoenix affiliate of ABC News, ABC15, in...

For the love of God, PLEASE listen with volume on ! Elon plays a mean banjo. Count how many different versions of the stars-and-bars Zuck...

Chris wanted to take a photo while on an airplane flight. The aircraft was a Bombardier Q400 . Chris didn't have a camera with him, only...

In a prior post, I wrote about a whimsical 1870s era  cartographic depiction of America as a Young Hog . The source publication from which I...

Years ago, I found a post on the University of Michigan's Map Library blog . I consider it evergreen, as it is about two of my favorite ...