I saw Cars over the weekend with Jon. Cars, of course, is based on a true story: the life, death, and rebirth of Route 66. It was astonishingly accurate in its renditions of roads, road signs, and maps. Pixar definitely had some roadgeeks advising them. In addition, Pixar got the author of one of the …
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Giving in to the Flickr juggernaut
I've finally started uploading my photos to Flickr. Since I'm starting from around the time I got my digital camera in 2003, it'll take a few days to make my way up to now. Then I can finally have some photos to go along with my blog.
Civil rights advances for the… French?
Maine elected its first openly French-American congressman, Michael H. Michaud, in 2002. Long-Scorned in Maine, French Has Renaissance • New York Times • June 4, 2006