My Favorite Links

 

 

The
Winners
Are!


Darwin Awards

 

 

Sites managed by JeDye

 

 

God Knew I Loved Pizza

"God Knew I Loved Pizza" is the title of a humorous, inspiring and captivating book, written by Julie Bryant, who was paralysed in a car accident when she was a young wife and mother of two young children. She describes her life experience with such honest clarity that the reader finds joy in her irrepressible spirit and gratitude for the insight.
Julie has been a mental health therapist for many years and offers email counseling at Therapy With Julie Bryant.

 

 

PS Nature Creations

Showcasing Hypertufa Art by Peggy Wells. A great source for garden supplies, hypertufa pottery, soil amendments, kits and more. Drop in and browse Peggy's eBay store, or read Peggy's Tips.

Get "Hooked on Hypertufa". These natural containers can turn even a brown thumb green.

 

 

Other Great Sites

 

 

National Geographic Picture of the Day

Fascinating photography, something new every day.

 

 

 

20Q.net
This is the online version of the parlor game “Twenty Questions.”
You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

 

Twenty
Q's

 

 

 

SuperKids Towers of Hanoi

While I was working on my Masters in Applied Mathematics at the University of Alabama, I made the Towers of Hanoi out of wood, with 5 rings each of a different type wood; Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Pine & Basswood. My step-grandkids have all had a shot at them. This site lets you try your hand at moving any number of rings.


JeDye’s secret to moving the rings using the least number of moves:

The lowest number of moves required using n rings is 2 raised to the nth power minus 1, so 3 rings require 2 x 2 x 2 – 1 = 7 moves. You can’t do it in fewer moves.

Think of the three towers as arranged in a circle and follow these rules:

  • Always move in the same direction – if the number of rings is odd, move clockwise and if even, move counter-clockwise.
  • Always place the disk on the next available tower in the direction you are moving.
  • Don’t move a ring twice (i.e. first to one tower, then to another).
  • Don’t try to put a larger ring on a smaller ring (the site won’t let you).

If you follow these rules, you cannot make a misstep.

If you choose 7 rings, it will take you 2x2x2x2x2x2x2-1=127 moves. (Since 7 rings is an odd number, move the rings clockwise to the next tower.)

 

Towers
of
Hanoi

 

 

 

IrfanView
Official homepage of one of the most popular viewers worldwide.

IrfanView is free (if non-commercial use) software for image editing and viewing. This computer application is very popular, simple enough for beginners and an invaluable tool for professionals.

 

 

 

 

Christo and Jeanne-Claude | Exhibitions | Realized Projects

Christo and Jeanne-Claude planned their Central Park Gates project since the mid 1970’s and many of us feel fortunate to have witnessed the realization of their magical work. Their ephemeral creations live on in the images on this site.

 

Christo
&
Jeanne
Claude

 

 

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