Information Cartography: Using GIS for Visualizing Non-Spatial Data: http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc02/pap0239/p0239.htm use of the metaphor between points in a real-world Cartesian coordinate system and points in abstract information spaces.

Note Aerial photo transparency slider (revealing vector graphic map underneath) :
http://www20.mappy.com/sidF7SlnKoh+NPMn21w/Z?out=2;xsl=4; (all Flash)

Resources for Timeline Creation : http://www.latinteach.com/timelines.html
(Genealogy-related) Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information : http://www.cyndislist.com/maps.htm#Surname

Another Perspective; "Online not the place for the Road less Travelled" (http://www.searchengineguide.com/hotchkiss/2005/0503_gh1.html by Gord Hotchkiss - May 03, 2005) : "We are all creatures of habit. We travel in well worn grooves, interacting with the familiar and generally eschewing the unfamiliar. Of course, not all people are alike, but generally speaking, we as a species don’t like breaking new ground. Occasionally we will nudge ourselves out of our rut to try something new but there better be a pretty big win in it for us."

The habits, rituals and small (and occasionally big) methods people and teams use to get their work done; http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2004/12/how_we_work.html such as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso, etc.

The word "map" is perhaps of Punic (Phoenician) origin, via Latin and Middle English, from the table cloths that maps were first drawn on.

Mental and corporeal mapping (+ much more) at http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/mapping_transport_tube/index.html

"For an idea that does not at first seem insane, there is no hope." - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-American scientist
"The very act of thinking alters what is thought about, as the very act of seeing changes what is seen." - quote from http://www.taroscopes.com
"Close your mouth. Quiet your desires. And your life will be full and healthy.
Keep talking And meddling in the affairs of the world And your life will be beyond hope." - LAO TZU
"A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner." - ?
" Stopping at third base adds no more to the score than striking out." - ?
"The greatest and easiest thing you can ever do is to be yourself." - Unknown
"Mind Over Matter: If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." - Unknown
"You're unique, like everyone else." - Unknown
"It's better to regret something you did than something you didn't." - Unknown
"There has never been a good war or a bad peace." - Benjamin Franklin
"Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is popular is wrong. " - ?
"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. " - Mahatma Gandhi
"I can't write a book commensurate with Shakespeare, but I can write a book by me." - Sir Walter Raleigh
"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."- Antonio Smith
"Opportunities are never lost. The other fellow takes those you miss."
"Too many people are ready to carry the stool when the piano needs to be moved."