Yikes! The general area near my parents house will be pretty close to sea level if levels go up 7 meters (~23 feet):

http://flood.firetree.net/?ll=33.7313,-117.9295&z=4

How much did Al Gore say sea levels will rise?

The force is strong with this one... Darth Vader doing the Thriller dance.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1819422

I had the ASP.NET problem that I could not give focus to my UserControl. I solved the problem by creating a method in my UserControl which overrides the Focus method of the Control class.

public override void Focus()
{
txtTextBox.Focus();
}

This only works in the 2.0 Framework and beyond. If you are using Framework 1.1, visit here:
http://ryanfarley.com/blog/archive/2004/12/21/1325.aspx

I just found this modern art facilitator. It's fun to make art and then if you choose "watch," you can see a slideshow of the latest artwork...

http://windowseat.ca/viscosity/

My first piece of art was crap, but still fun to make. I'll be back to make another when I'm inspired...

Funny SNL skit about the democratic race, Hillary about Obama:


http://www.hulu.com/watch/11933

Crap! 50/50 chance Lake Mead will be gone by 2021!! 10% chance it'll be gone by 2014!

Ouch!! And to add to that, the hydro-electric capabilities will be gone before it dries up, so that'll come first. That'll hurt a lot of us in the South West.

crave.cnet.com article

I read something today on TreeHugger.com that got me thinking about global warming -- what a surprise! Bill Nye, the Science Guy, was thinking about heavily traded commodities. These are the products that are causing traffic (sea, land and air) all over the world. The second most heavily traded commodity is coffee (after oil). Bill Nye suggested thinking about the affect coffee consumption has on the world, and it's true. The ships that pollute the world would be used less if we were not importing (and exporting) so many goods. I'm no isolationist, but maybe cutting back on unnecessary imports would be a good place for everyone to start.

The part of the interview I'm referring to:

Tree Hugger: And maybe you can give us one great eco-experiment or investigation that you can suggest our readers try at home to better understand environmental issues?

Bill Nye: You know, I did some research into what were the most heavily traded commodities in the world. The first, of course, is oil... But the second is coffee, which surprised me. It’s not something you need, like wheat or rice, but something you can choose to buy... So I’d ask you to keep a running record of how much you spend on coffee and bottled water for a week or even a month, and compare them. It’s amazing what you’ll find... And if you can convince people to change some really basic habits you can really change the world... Just think of the enormous impact coffee consumption has on the planet.

Full interview:
treehugger.com interview with Bill Nye

About 15% of America's air pollution came from ships at the beginning of this century, and the EU thinks up to 40% of their pollution could come from ships in the next two years.
bbc.co.uk article
usatoday.com article
Wikipedia: Ship Pollution