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The under reported flashpoint of the moment
It’s Russia vs Georgia. One, financially strong due to a high oil price, but weakening everywhere else it seems, and the other a scrappy underdog with some smart leadership. Coming Anarchy has a nice synopsis of the current sort-of crisis. Expect this to become big news over the next few weeks.
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It’s 38 degrees outside
In October no less. How odd.
Here are two random photos
Outside guitar center
From a rest area near Chattanooga.
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This took a while….
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At long last…
I finally get the wireless router to work with my laptop. I think it was changing the channel that did the trick. I’m typing this from my living room.
The quote of the moment is “Sometimes you have to murder your sweetheart” from a History Channel engineering program. It refers to stopping work on a favored project when it proves unworkable.
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Random photo
From the hotel room in Elizabthtown. I set the auto timer on the Canon 630 and set it on a shelf behind me.
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Assorted Photos
Random shots from the Canon 630
These are both from the Jos. A Bank parking deck near Lenox.
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For those keeping track
At the moment I’m back in town, leaving tommorow and coming back on Tuesday. Photo below of my dad’s driveway, taken on Thursday.
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Gone for a while
I’ll be out of town for a few days….
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Still uploading
Pesky large files. Anyway, here is some lovely reading material for you.
- This is the strangest article you will read this week. By a lot.
- Profanity across languages– the Dutch “May you get the measles” is my favorite
- Deadweight Loss / Excess Burden – if more people understood this, the world would be improved remarkably. Short version, it’s a cost to someone with no benefit to anyone.
- Human Powered Vehicles – a bike that goes over 40 miles per hour
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Photo composition round up
If it weren’t for long uploads, I don’t think I would ever post anything. Here are the good sites I found while looking for info on photographic composition