by Thomas Beutel

Archive for May, 2006

Sparklines

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized |

Edward Tufte's article on sparklines:http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001OR&topic_id=1&topic=

Ichthyosaur Fossil

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized |

Here is a wonderful fossil of an ichthyosaur that was found in black shale - an oxygen poor environment that prevented decay of the soft parts of the animal. This is part of the collection of the Natural History ...

Will Qwest Get More Customers?

Friday, May 12th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized |

With Qwest as the lone holdout in the NSA records sweep, I'm curious to know if their stance will lead to more customers. I certainly looked them up and was disappointed to see that they do not have services in ...

Sources for Mantua Steam Locomotives

Thursday, May 11th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized |

Mantua locomotives are among my favorites. These locos were first produced in the 1940's and 50's and are tough and reliable. Here are a couple resources for locos and parts.Loco kits - http://www.jaystrains.com/HO-HOn3/Locomotives/hosteam.htmParts and remotoring - http://yardbirdtrains.com/index.htmRemotoring - http://www.ablehobby.com/Alliance%20repower%20Parts.htm

Lake Shasta Houseboat Fishing Trip

Thursday, May 11th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized |

Here is my article on fishing from a houseboat on Lake Shasta - http://www.beutelevision.com/thomas/shasta/

A Plug for Mark Nida

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized |

I want to give a quick promotion for a coach with whom I've worked for over two years now - Mark F. Nida, CPCC. http://nidacoach.comI can positively recommend coaching for those of you who are solopreneurs like me - coaching ...