Yet again....

This is another diversion, but again an interesting one. I was noodling around at the WordPress site and found a blog called Strange Maps. Some of what's there is serious. There are discussions of historical maps and also some whimsy and amusement. Go and take a look. I think you'll like it. The map you see here is a representation of how the mean center of the population moved as the country moved west. Some of the maps aren't controversial, but a few are and there are comments worth reading as well. One was a map of Africa which showed its true size relative to other land masses. (very different from what you see on standard maps) This provoked some very heated debate.

When I read things like this it always makes me think of my very favorite episode of the West Wing, which featured "Big Block of Cheese Day". Basically this was a day when any fringe group could visit the White House and havetheir concerns heard. CJ Cregg is visited by a group of cartographers who want the official adoption of a more equitable

 world map. They refer to the Peterson Inverted, but at any rate it looks something like this. This map is less Euro- and Amero- centric. It features the Southern Hemisphere at the top and Australia in the middle of the map. Think of it as Australia's revenge. You can see more things like this here.

Before this episode of the West Wing I had never considered such a thing. Amazing what we learn

from television. Anyway, check out Strange Maps when you get a chance.

Yes Vaughn, I will settle down and do my assignment.