E-dubba Google (The schoolhouse of Google)
My Sumerian is not what it used to be, so forgive what is probably a shaky translation in the title, but the news that Google has partnered with the Iraq National Museum to digitize their entire collection is just fantastic news. You can read about it in the New York Times, which also contains a link to the prior work done by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (whose Virtual Museum of Iraq is an overwrought Flash nightmare with absolutely Gutian information architecture.) It's a narrow, specialist fascinatio

Portsmouth attendance stays flat
Source: RIDE. click image to embiggen. The attendance data for all Portsmouth's schools continued to show absences below state averages last week, with the exception of

Alpacas at the Council Monday Night
Would this picture look better with a road cutting across the middle? I'm sure this is an oversimplification, but when Jack and I visited the Glen Ridge Farm on Frank Coelho Drive this afternoon, all I could think about was how beautiful this spot is, how perfect for alpaca (given the steep, uneven terrain) and how absolutely stupid it would be to bisect one of Portsmouth's working farms with a road. There's an agenda item at the Town Council tomorrow where the owners will be

Save The Alpacas: visit Glen Ridge on Sunday
Preserve Portsmouth sent an e-mail to supporters this morning announcing that the Glen Ridge Farm (290 Frank Coelho Drive; map) will be hosting an open house tomorrow to give the community a look at their operation and help build awareness about their ongoing issue with a planned road through their property. You and your family are invited to visit Glen Ridge Farm this Sunday 11/22 at 3:00 p.m. The Alpaca farmers Ann and Kevin will have hot apple cider and explain how their operation works. There are many new meetings coming up. This Monday evening at the T

See "Twelve Angry Jurors" at PHS
photo courtesy PHS The Portsmouth High School production of "Twelve Angry Jurors" (né "Twelve Angry Men") ends its run this weekend with performances at 7pm tonight and tomorrow at the PHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults. This is a really good show, which you'll know even if you're just familiar with it from the film version. It will be interesting to see what