This seems as good a time as any to remind newer visitors that I also run White House Museum, a comprehensive online tour of the White House. I’ve just updated it with photos new and old.
Category Archives: Culture
UK vs US spelling
Back in 2005, I wrote up my study of US and UK spelling differences and published a comprehensive* list. Over the next 8 years, it’s by far the article that I’ve had the most feedback on, most of it noting one or two spellings that I missed. I eventually stopped updating the page, but since I continue to get notes, I’ve decided to do a full update and present this as a central repository for the list in an easier-to-read format.
“I [heart] Precision” T-shirt
I created a new T-shirt design today. It’s in the Tysto shop. Check it out. It’s the phrase “I [heart] Precision” with a precise depiction of a human heart instead of a wildly inaccurate symbolic representation of one. You can get the T-shirt in several colors with the white-on-color design.
I put it on a mug as well, in a black-on-white version.
Postcards from the Netherlands, part 3 of 3

I visited the Netherlands in May for a week on business and returned again recently for three weeks. I took a lot of photos and made a few observations. This is what I found.
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Postcards from the Netherlands, part 2 of 3

I visited the Netherlands in May for a week on business and returned again recently for three weeks. I took a lot of photos and made a few observations. This is what I found.
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Postcards from the Netherlands, part 1 of 3

I visited the Netherlands in May for a week on business and returned again recently for three weeks. I took a lot of photos and made a few observations. This is what I found.
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