I just noticed that the Daniel Boone Rails to Trails group has a website. It looks like they are in the beginning stages and don’t have much content available yet. I’m looking forward to seeing a map soon. It’s nice to see more rails-to-trails groups springing up in Kentucky.
Day: July 3, 2002
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it
Mozilla apparently took this saying to heart and decided to prevent it by never expiring history entries. Did you wonder where your disk space was going or why Mozilla seemed to load slower and slower? Now you know. Hopefully this will be fixed in 1.0.1.
Around the world in a balloon
People seem to find it mildly interesting that a balloonist has managed a solo flight around the world. Perhaps the fact that this is the balloonist’s sixth attempt makes it a bit less impressive.
The recent news about ballooning reminds me of a wonderful book called The Twenty-One Balloons. I first read this whimsical and inspiring tale as a child and it is still one of my all time favorites. The book, written and illustrated by William Pene du Bois, won the 1948 Newbery Medal. The story recounts an imaginative balloon adventure and describes many fanciful inventions which are beautifully illustrated in almost blueprint detail. The illustrations emphasize and expand the story, immersing you more deeply in it. When I think of a creative effort reaching perfection, I think of this book.