Ahhhhhh. Now here's an interesting link on skinning. Now wait a minute. We're not talking about small furry creatures here. The type of "skinning" this article talks about has to do with creating applications, like mp3 music players, with interchangeable appearances. Sort of like hi tech wallpaper hanging.

If, like me, you're interested in learning more about XML then, The Annotated XML Specification might be a good place to start. Without the annotations these specifications can be a difficult to read.

Here's a unique happening from the bendypig. This year the Winter Solstice, December 22 -- the longest night of the year, will be extremely special. The moon will will probably appear about 14% bigger and 7% brighter than any other time this millenium. Follow the link to read about the extremely rare circumstances responsible for this rare occurance.

The first entry today isn't a web link. It's for my daughter Megan. I just returned from an assembly at her school, where she received awards for Social Studies and making the Honor Roll. Two of her best friends Casey and April also received special awards and made Honor Roll. Way to go, Kids!

Well it's that time of year. Would you like to learn how to wrap a present? Free instructions on present wrapping and a multitude of other things are available from Learn2.com.

What date or time is it anyway?

My daughter and I like to go outside on a clear night to look at the stars and planets. Here's a site with all sorts of interesting facts about The Nine Planets in our solar system.

Have you ever come across a law that you thought was really dumb. Well, there seem to be an awfully lot of them according to Dumb Laws.

Inside the Geekosystem is an interesting examination of the growth and meaning of the Internet.

Are you interested in the infamous AREA 51. Well, here's a site where you can get an Area 51 weather forecast.

Here's a good quote from an excellent teacher and a very good friend, JoAnn Ayers, "I don't teach because I love children. I teach because I hate ignorance".

Eureka! It works! Now to start the fine tuning.