Wondering what a Class 3 rapid vs. a Class 5 rapid means? Here's the rating scale from the previous article. [oops. I accidently posted this to the wrong blog. But you, gentle onfocus reader, might like it too.]
Salon | Don't tweak the geeks!: "We are wired differently; but the fact that we have to work at empathizing with others actually means we put a special value on it and on face-to-face contact, as anyone who has ever sampled the intensity of our tribal gatherings can testify." [via offhand]
I bought a Latin-English dictionary to help with the Latin phrases in the book. Graecum est, non legitur. It's greek to me. I should really be learning Italian so I can read the orignal text of the book. Ad Fontis!