After a while, I found that the some of the configuration files to make this project go are available from a gent named Michael Dear via a program/offering called Totalmarker. Totalmarker is a result of some perl scripts that create the cloud overlay; pull the volcano, earthquake, and storm data from the national sites; and also pulls the data from NORAD about the ephemeris for the Space Station and the… Playing with XPlanet

I’ve been working on a new desktop background. I wanted something similar to those Geocron clocks that show you the time anywhere in the world and whether it was daytime or nighttime. I started browsing around the internet to see what I could find.I came across something pretty cool, called XPlanet. It allows you to display the earth from any viewpoint and time. If you cause it to update, you… Search for a cool desktop

My motto is, “I’ll try anything once. Twice, if I like it”. I’ve been blessed to travel the world and meet many people, experience different cultures, try new foods. I’m amazed by the similarities we all have in common: to love well, to laugh often, to have a sense of purpose, to want something good for our kids. I remember a line in a movie that goes something like, “I… About me, I suppose