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Michael Crichton’s Congo and the Transformation of the Western Mind
Original Book Review/Essay 2/97 ((originally published on markorton.com ))(REVISED 1/29/02 – MAPS ADDED AT BOTTOM) (REVISED 6/25/03 – MAP OF ANGOLA SUPERIMPOSED ON THE US)Michael Crichton’s 1980 pulp novel Congo opens with an introduction that is truly arresting . I quote here the first two paragraphs in their entirety. “Only prejudice, and a trick of the Mercator…… Continue reading Michael Crichton’s Congo and the Transformation of the Western Mind
Year In Pictures – May 2003
Thursday May 1, 2003 Saturday May 3, 2003 I ran a 5K race along the Charles, The First Annual Asthma Fund Raiser at MGH, part of World Asthma Day. Here I am in the T-shirt from the last race (December 3, 2000) I ran in before the Lyme plague. Finished this one in 36’20”. Slow…… Continue reading Year In Pictures – May 2003
Year In Pictures – April 2003
Tuesday – April 1, 2003 Jonathan and Nan Visit Stay until Sunday. Wednesday April 2, 2003 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISCOVERY OF DNA “The year 1953 could be said to mark, in biology at least, the end of history. Here is James Watson and Francis Crick’s paper on the…… Continue reading Year In Pictures – April 2003
Year In Pictures March 2003
Saturday March 1, 2003 Sunday March 2, 2003 Monday March 3, 2003 Tuesday March 4, 2003 Wednesday March 5, 2003 Friday March 7, 2003 Huntington Theatre Breath, Boom by Kia Cothron Sunday March 9, 2003 Dan Sapoznick visits Trip to Lowell MA – an outing Friday March 14, 2003 Karen…… Continue reading Year In Pictures March 2003
Year In Pictures – February 2003
Saturday February 8, 2003 Back on SATURDAY 02/28/03 I started the YIP Project. This began as a picture-centric project with just captions below. As explained elsewhere, I have been plagued by a bad memory of my day-to-day life. So my first swing was to keep a digital camera with me and take pictures every day. Here…… Continue reading Year In Pictures – February 2003
3/25/2003 – CyberArts Presentation and Resources
March 2003 – Presentation Announcement I will be presenting two Flash movies of artists’ books and a brief technical discussion on Wednesday April 30, 2003. Time and location details below. I have been interested for some time now in how to make artists’ books and other three-dimensional art forms more accessible. Paintings and photographs generally…… Continue reading 3/25/2003 – CyberArts Presentation and Resources
What is the Year-In-Pictures Project?
I have been troubled for most of my life by an almost comprehensive lack of memories of the day-to-day events in my life. So, this year I started with the notion that I would keep a diary, rudimentary to be sure, in which I would note significant events. This I have done since the beginning…… Continue reading What is the Year-In-Pictures Project?
12/2/5/2002 – Christmas Decorations
This year we used a camera tripod for the tree.
Forensics – the movie 2002
See 3/19/2002 – Mr. Wonderful Makes a Movie for a more complete treatment.