Category: Miscellaneous
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Low Clearance
I’ve seen an unusual website mentioned on several aggregator and blogging websites called 11foot8.com. I’m sure that some of you’ve seen it too and it probably doesn’t need much introduction. It features an 11 foot 8 inch (3.56 metre) overpass on Gregson Street in Durham, North Carolina that has the propensity to peel the tops…
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Back to the Clustr
I appended a ClustrMap to Twelve Mile Circle a year ago, yesterday. That’s the little world map image that displays a few boxes down in the right-hand column marked by the “visitor locations” header. The way that the ClustrMap works apparently is that it compiles a map of visitors for an entire year, then it…
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Geography Collapsed
I’m in New Orleans, Louisiana this week. Unfortunately I’m not here for a family visit this time, but purely for business. That means I haven’t had much of an opportunity to get out into the city. I’m spending long hours in a hotel meeting room during the day. Then in the evening I have to…
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So Many Questions
When most people use a search engine they focus on a few key terms, perhaps use quotation marks to find specific phrases or using addition or subtraction marks if they’re a bit more sophisticated in the use of such tools. Others seek knowledge using an actual question, as if the search engine is a human…
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Not Fusion, CONfusion
I remember reading through my mother’s old High School yearbook years ago when I was a child. I recall only one detail that has stuck with me ever since. The yearbook had a disproportionate number of advertisements sponsored by furniture stores that doubled as funeral parlors. I didn’t pay attention to the well-wishes of her…
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Maps from the Museum
There is a fine selection of inexpensive and free museums available to me in the Washington, DC area. Of course those including the renowned collections of the Smithsonian Institution. The only drawback is that everyone else has the same easy access too. Crowd avoidance and timing become important consideration. I find that January weekends work…
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Visiting Oz
And I don’t mean Australia. There are several ways to distinguish oneself on Twelve Mile Circle. One path takes awhile. Stick around here long enough, post a bunch of comments and eventually I’ll get to know you and write an article that I think will appeal to you directly, maybe seriously, maybe somewhat frivolously. Another…
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Third Anniversary
Has it really been three years already? Indeed, I started Twelve Mile Circle in November 2007 with a vague notion that it would be about “geo-oddities.” I didn’t know how long I would keep it going. Blog lifespans are notoriously short. I recall personal concerns and doubts that I might not find enough topics, that…
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Rock Bands with Geographic Names
The idea started, as it often does, with a random search engine query recorded in my web logs. A member of the public wanted to know something about an alternative rock band that she followed. It didn’t matter who she was or where she lived. She asked and I indulged. Bethany Curve The band was…
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Maps as Passwords
I offer a tip of the hat to Geographic Travels for featuring an article from MSNBC called “Future online password could be a map.” However, it’s not necessary for me to repeat the contents of the blog post or the article here. They are interesting artifacts that you can examine on your own. The basic…