by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 8, 2009 | Asides, Commentary
Interesting bit at The Outside Blog today about Alex McInturff, a 23-year-old student from Stanford who is retracing John Muir’s 1868 trip from San Francisco to Yosemite. McInturff’s intent is to see if he can assess how much the California landscape has...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 8, 2009 | Asides, Commentary
Actor Kal Penn joins White House team | via Road Runner Just a few small things I’d like to point out in this interesting little tidbit of news. 1. He will be an associate director in the Office of Public Liason. 2. His “House” character committed...
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 7, 2009 | Asides, Commentary
For those of you viewing BPB via a mobile browser, a new easier to navigate look, Alex King’s killer Carrington Mobile. It’s a beta, so there are a few bugs in it yet, but it’s the best looking mobile theme you’ll find on WordPress or anywhere...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 31, 2009 | Asides
Been on work overload for a coupla days, can’t keep my head straight. Off to a 3 day field trip with my young son. See you on the other side. Hope you don’t mind the hold…
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 29, 2009 | Asides
 OK, I realize that this makes me more than a little juvenile, but I was picking up a new copy of Strunk and White’s Elements of Style when I happened upon this little gem., and bought it. I guess I’m still a picture book kind of...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 27, 2009 | Asides
He’s gonna kill me for this, but doesn’t my friend Johnny look just like the Unabomber? Yeah, I think so too…
