I had been meaning to blob this before, but the New York Times Sunday Book Review (!) galvanized me to action:

Peter Bognanni's book The House of Tomorrow is on bookshelves (and Amazon) now.

I ordered my copy today (belatedly, as Mark posted the Boston Globe's review like two weeks ago) and I'm excited to read it. Peter's web site is here, with lots of reviews and information about the book.

Myrmidon, from the Wikipedia: (click on the link above for the Image results)

The Myrmidons of Greek myth were known for their loyalty to their leaders, so that in pre-industrial Europe the word "myrmidon" carried many of the same connotations that "robot" does today.

Myrmidon later came to mean "hired ruffian" (according to the Oxford English Dictionary or "a loyal follower, especially one who executes orders without question, protest, or pity, unquestioning followers." (Dictionary.com).

I came across it (twice) in Edgar Allen Poe's Mystery of Marie Roget (full text at the link), the sequel to Murders in the Rue Morgue (again). Dupin uses it to refer to the Parisian police under the guidance of Prefect G. Check it out.

Another bike trip to the park - photo collage style. After the ride we went to Family Night at school to meet Harley, a chow/Aussie shepherd mix. Chrys got a new dog frisbee this week - it's the rainbow-colored blur you see in some of the pictures.

Newest slideshow of Chrysanthemum going out and about around Phoenix in the last month. Includes trips to 909 and Beach Park in Tempe, the Abrams' in Paradise Valley, the Bridgmans' in Mesa, and South Mountain and Papago Park in Phoenix.

Also available for search on youtube.

OK, so I made a super-quick slideshow video in Picasa and uploaded it to youtube. I think it should embed in this page as well, so you can see a lot of pictures without taking up so much space.

The story here is that we got a crate for the handlebars of my bike. Today was our first ride...