From the Earth to the Moon reports that Google Maps has added Lunar images into their offerings. Cool!

...while I'm there, I'm gonna try to make a visit here:



...where the main attraction is this:



I'm every bit a high tech guy. I couldn't imagine doing anything for a living other than what I'm doing now. But despite all that, I love the old Tall Ships. The way those wooden vessels harnessed the winds and the currents under the will and muscle of valiant sailors is just astonishing. In these days of GPS and satellite phones, navigating by star and by instinct and communicating by flags and by signal shots looks incredibly daring.

And the Constitution is the best of them all. A trip to Boston without seeing Old Ironsides is incomplete.

Here's the bow view:



And here's the gangplank with her nickname:



I'll try to have more and better pictures sometime after SD Best Practices.