Anti-Research

A page of semi-evolving, mostly useless stuff that I don't want to forget... A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages Official Notice Regarding X Windows Official Eastern Time Local weather (Norton, MA). News: The Boston Globe, NPR, WBUR (Boston's NPR station),The Providence Journal, USA Today, MSNBC. Getting Started with Linux, Linux HowTo Guide, The Ultimate Guide on Linux For Beginners, Linux is NOT Windows. General sports:Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NESN. 2007 & 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox (Can you believe it!), The Remy Report (Are you a RemDawg?). Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX Champions New England Patriots, Jim's 2009 NFL Picks Game. Big East basketball conference. Hockey East conference. Dr Pepper anyone? Dr Pepper home page, too. Drive a Mini Cooper

Google Earth image of Fenway Park

Photos from Here-n-There

A view of Kingston near Lewes, UK (2005).	St. Pancras church (13th c.) in Kingston (2005).	A view of the South Downs at sunset. The town of Lewes, UK, is in the distance (2005).	Southover Grange Gardens, Lewes, UK (2005).
Looking at the town from the top of Lewes Castle, UK (2005).	Got sheep?	The white cliffs at Beachy Head, UK (2005).	A view of Eastbourne, on the coast in East Sussex, UK (2005).
The moated Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, UK (2005).	Arundel Castle in West Sussex, UK, still inhabited by the Duke of Norfolk (2005).	Hever Castle in Kent, UK, childhood home of Anne Boleyn (2005).	Leeds Castle in Kent, UK, Henry VIII's favorite residence (2005).
Roof of Gaudi's House of Bones, Barcelona, Spain (2007).	The Magic Fountain in Barcelona, Spain (2007).	Covered bridge in Lincoln, New Hampshire (2007).	Mts. Lincoln and Flume, Lincoln, NH (2007).
View from Dartmouth, Devon, UK (2008).	Rainbow over Dartmouth, Devon, UK (2008).	Street in Dartmouth, Devon, UK (2008).	The site of the castle of the mythical King Arthur in Tintagel, Cornwall, UK (2008).

Skiing

It's sort of safe. As long as you don't make a mistake and ski into a crevasse and die. This is a quote from my buddy, Paul, who is one of my ski partners in crime. He told me this as we were planning the trip pictured at right. Yep, that's me telemark skiing in the powder in the Vail, Colorado, backcountry. We stayed at one of the 10th Mountain Division huts, which I highly recommend if you're looking for some adventure. If you look really hard, you might see the hut we stayed at in this picture. It was a tad bit stormy that day. I've done similar skiing near Telluride, Colorado, staying at a more rustic (you can ask me what was rustic about it) hut in the San Juan Hut System. If you don't want to hike all the way up, you can go heli skiing. I've done that at Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Here's a of me skiing at Kirkwood, California, in January of 2002 (© Jim Teresco; used by permission). The conditions weren't very good, but it beats work!

And one from Brian Maynard, a Cannon Mountain local:

Sno Country Reports - daily snow conditions for 548 areas, indexed by state. Individual ski areas can also be accessed from this site. ---> Massachusetts ski conditions --->Vermont ski conditions --->New Hampshire ski conditions Maps - this site has trail maps for just about any area you can think of. SnoWeb - lots of fun stuff. New England Lost Ski Areas Project - see if you really know your ski areas!

Hiking

When there's no snow, go hiking! Some helpful links if you're planning a backcountry trip:

Banff, Alberta, Canada

National Park Service - access to all National Parks. --->Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) --->AMC Boston Chapter Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) Sierra Club

My Heritage

My mother was from a tiny town called Tauperlitz. It was founded in 1348 (!), and I was there for its 650th anniversary. This tiny village is located just outside of Hof (an der Saale), Germany, in the northern end of Bavaria. The coat of arms on the left, above, is that of Bavaria; the other is that of Hof. This part of upper Bavaria is devoted mostly to farming, textiles, and, of course, making beer. Below is an overhead shot of the lower end of Hof's main street (Ludwigstrasse):

The church in the upper center is St. Michael's . Opposite the church is the town hall. If one were to continue along the street to the right, one would come upon St. Mary's (Marienkirche), where my parents were married. On the way, one would pass one of many cafes , as well as one or more of the locally famous "Wurstlemaener", or sausage vendors. They set up shop with their little portable grills and sell (cheaply!) the most delicious Bavarian sausages one can find!