Wild Goose Island Here are slides of my motorcycle trip to Glacier Park in 2004, going via US 2 from Iron Mountain, MI, to Browning, MT, and returning via US 12 from White Sulphur Springs, MT, to Eau Claire, WI.
Conestoga Wagon Here are slides of my motorcycle trip to Santa Fe in 2015.
The Black Hills Here are slides of my motorcycle trip through South Dakota to the Black Hills in 2012.
Delicate Arch Here are slides of my motorcycle trip to Utah in 2007 via the Oregon Trail through Nebraska and Wyoming.
Sunken Trace Here are slides of my motorcycle trip in 2005, going to Texas via Old US Route 66 from Joliet, IL, to Clinton, OK, and returning via the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, MS, to Nashville, TN.
Thunder on Lake Michigan Here are current local weather observations.
Goat Gnashtooth gathers bulletins from the National Weather Service (NWS/NOAA) and presents them in your Web browser. Everyone working and playing outdoors should find this page useful for observed local conditions and fine-grained prognostics delivered fresh from hometown weather-forecasting offices around the country.

To use this link, you need to answer questions to narrow down your location. Ultimately, you'll be served a list of NWS products all on one page. You can bookmark that page to return to it without answering the questions.

Please be aware that a comprehensive list of NWS products may not be available for some rural or mountainous locations. Try looking at nearby urban areas at the same altitude.
Vonnegut's Skull Here's the text of an essay by Kurt Vonnegut.
West Wall Detail Here's the text of an old pamphlet from the Curator of the Supreme Court of the United States. Until 1935, the court met in the Capitol Building. The new building is the most recent, housing a major branch of the Federal government.

This page describes decorative symbology used in the courtroom — specifically the marble friezes around the four walls, sculpted by Adolph A.Weinman as photographed by Franz Jantzen.
Clarks Cafe Here are photographs of my hometown taken around 1909 by my great grandmother.

NOTE: Public access to this material is blocked because copyright no longer protects stakeholders against cultural misappropriation and digital violence. Time-limited private access can be granted to certain IP addresses, and stakeholders may apply, but no commitment to any outcome nor any schedule is expressed.
Adam and Eve (1517, Holbein) Phenology is an extension to weeWX. It graphically predicts developmental stages of various crops and pests based on daily temperature measurements.
Dialog-Information Icon from Debian 11 (Bullseye) Tonto2 is a personal address-list, calendar, notepad, and so much more.

Tonto2 is meant to be an always-available amanuensis. It may be started and terminated manually as needed but will usually be left running for the duration of a session at the computer.

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