Dallas Morning News, Thursday, October 25, 2007
Ecuador’s two equators more than double a tourist’s fun
By LILLI CLOUD Special Contributor to the DMN
QUITO, Ecuador – This may seem confusing, but there are two equators in Ecuador: the fake equator with the real monument and the real equator with the fake science.
Just 14 miles from the capital city of Quito stands La Mitad del Mundo (The Middle of the World). This official equator monument, an obelisk-shaped structure topped by a giant bronze globe, is surrounded by tourist shops and restaurants in a park of sculptured landscaping. Flowerbeds form the letters N and S, each in its respective hemisphere. Read more.
Orange County Register, Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The Orange Grove: Deleted from his address book
Technology makes breaking up more convenient for the cowardly
By LILLI CLOUD
Owner of Cloud Communications in South Pasadena
The same week that Britney set the tabloids aflame by turning husband K-Fed into Fed-ex via text message I also got dumped in a contemporary, electronic fashion. Apparently, texting or e-mailing your Dear John or Jane note is now the thing to do for wimps everywhere. Read more…
