Driving on the freeway, interstate, or multi-lane highway in America has become far too routine. The techniques employed by early-starters do not account for the off-crowd, who want to drive faster... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-03 10:29:28
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The hours I rack-up on my laptop are steadily increasing. Before surfing the internet, I spent at least one hour everyday stretching. I also love to bicycle, when my health permits. I want to... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-05 04:44:38
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The Los Gatos Creek Trail sits as a good example of one in my metropolitan area. It runs for over ten miles entirely along a creek. An adequate trail should be contiguous and should not... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-06 07:43:47
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This is a report I made in high school for Biology I, dated 5-14-76: "Assignment Type A: Survival in a Biome" Survival in the Tropical Rain Forest: When I was first... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-09 18:37:02
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Survival in the Late Fall Temperate Deciduous Forest: To help me survive in a dynamic and colorful autumn forest for three months, I had the following things: Some fairly thin underwear... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-09 19:45:51
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I want to share a very interesting report I did in high school for Ethnic Studies, dated 10-18-77 "The Incas, Mayas, Aztecs, and Europe: A Comparison" Many aspects exist that... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-09 20:50:43
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Here is another paper I did in Ethnic Studies in high school, dated 10-25-77. Book review: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," by Dee Brown 1970 If a characterization could be made of... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-10 00:18:27
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Here is a report I did when I was ten yrs. old, dated 9-21-71: "The Incas" The Incas first settled in Cuzco. It later became the center of their empire about 1200 A.D. Little... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-10 00:47:58
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Back to my Biology class in high school. Here is a report I did on 4-19-76: "The Behavior of Chimpanzees" Wild Chimpanzees: If you were to watch wild chimpanzees for a few... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-10 01:13:14
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In high school, 12-9-75, I did this book report on Erich Remarque's 1958 novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front" In the book "All Quiet on the Western Front," the author,... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-10 02:54:44
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One group of women sees less unobstructed daylight than any Muslim woman that wears a burqa. It's a small group but makes America look hypocritical, when pushing for the reform of womens'... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-12 22:58:39
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"The Peripheral Nervous System has 31 pairs of Spinal Nerves. The Peripheral also is connected to cranial nerves and the Autonomic Nervous System." *** Here is one of my theories on... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-13 00:25:17
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"A pencil is unfortunate. It goes and goes up and down, sidewards and sideways. I am Larry, the pencil. I am a pencil. It is very boring. All the time I get smaller and smaller, centimeter by... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-13 09:24:18
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"The Nervous System," Your nervous system has nerves that connect with the brain. There are nerve cells all over your body. The Sensory Nerve cell carries the impulse to the connecting... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-13 09:36:52
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"My Dog" With the body of a German Shepherd, the colors of an Alaskan Malamute, and such an adorable face, you can imagine why everybody says,"Oh! What a pretty dog," when... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-13 10:13:06
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"Downstream Havoc" Watching the shore move slowly by, Still, I rowed on mouth getting dry. Arms getting as heavy as the oars, Sweat streaming from my pores. The river... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-13 10:36:03
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Louise had recently celebrated her twenty-seventh birthday. She took a few days off from her volunteer job at the Red Cross. She felt she was spending too much time there anyway. Sometimes,... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-19 17:25:09
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The quest for water here and far.  Is good though there are traps of tar. On the way one muddles through.  Escapes the mud for a clear, clear view. Birds do sing along the way,... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-20 23:22:37
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In the future, we may see; a car-- .. Indeed! ..In a tree? Above the canopy, none can see. With the year 2000, those cars are free. Consumers, everywhere, on a spree. .."Not a... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-20 23:46:25
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May had come. Even so, the morning clouds opened up for a few wet minutes, as if Mother Nature were saying, "I'm not done quite yet." I took a short-cut--through a landscaped area of Dale... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-21 12:48:44
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Water can transport us into the realm of infinity, I believe. People can one day be stubborn enough to actually speak to the speed of light, because such a cosmic event would be clearly visible,... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-22 13:08:34
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Do you think the faces in the U.S. Congress will remain mostly those of men for long? Ten more years? Women are going to really break into the business of government in the near future. A good... Read More
Posted by: QuickHitGondolin on 2008-02-23 11:20:25
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