Lights Out

“Apple blossom, juicy pears and apples, mingled with fresh grass on the nose. Also a hint of mint. Smooth, delicate and sweet on the palate with a sweet rounded finish. Absolutely charming. Reminiscent of a walk in a Norman orchard bathed in morning dew.”

Can you guess what that was about?

Those were the words spoken by a Whiskey reviewer. Let me make something clear. I like Whiskey. I really do. But...Holy be damned! Some of these people are going to need help down the road.

Incidentally, the results are in on the world's best Whiskies.

I know. This is the second post today. I thought that I would go with the "flow" of the post from earlier today and throw in something that made for some "light-headed" reading. Its 8:40 PM EST and I think that I am ready for a bit more of "light-headed" reading myself :-)

Spaced Out

Well, my last two posts were kinda heavy. So I thought I would post something "light" this time. Check this out:

Earth's City Lights

This is a cool tool but it doesn't allow the User to get really close. For instance, I could make out the spot that (I think) is my hometown Madurai as the spot could easily have been a conglomeration of Madurai and neighboring towns like Dindigul and Sivaganga. New Delhi and Mumbai clearly stand out. Most of Africa, the Amazonian basin, Northern Canada, Central/Northern Australia (and the rest of Oceania), the islands in SE Asia and Northern Russia (all of Siberia, I presume) are very much in the dark and somehow I feel very comforted by that. Use left-click and right-click to zoom in and out.