December 2007
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Janus
From Wikipedia: In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings. His most apparent remnants in modern culture are his namesakes, the month of January and the caretaker of doors and halls: Janitor. …Janus was frequently used to symbolize change and transitions such as the progression of past… Continue reading
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End-of-Year Quizzes
I found the Death Test at MOLLY.COM: This is sooner than I’d planned… and is it really possible to die of loneliness? For an introvert, to die of loneliness? Is that the same thing as a heart attack? (I messed with that image, btw.) Then I found What’s Your Fortune? at Scientist, Interrupted: Your Fortune… Continue reading
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PostMapper.com
Today’s guest blogger is Wade Sonenberg. You can learn more about Wade at the end of this post. Just released, is a new blogging API and mashup that allows bloggers from across the web to plot their posts on a Google map. It’s called PostMapper.com, and it works by geocoding a blog post’s location, and… Continue reading
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Almost time for the New Year Haiku
Three years ago, Andrew told me there is a tradition of writing a ‘positive’ haiku on the first day of the year. So I wrote one, and it became a collaborative poem dance. I forgot in 2006. We did one here at Watermark again last year, but I was late, and lax, and it was… Continue reading
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A Year of Cats
Watermark’s resident cats — Spike & Boo — have had several visitors this year. Here is a quick overview of 2007’s kitties (click the image to see the large version – and originals — at flickr): More 2007 cats: The Carnival of the Cats at Carnival of the Cats On Sunday, the new carnival… Continue reading
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