Posted in Ideas, Photography on Jul 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Errol Morris on Truth in Photography in Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire, an OpEd piece for The New York Times. The comments/letters are as good as the piece. While I don’t agree with all of what he says it’s a great romp through the world of fitting photography into the world of art, science, personal [...]
Posted in Macintosh, Tech Stuff on Jul 19th, 2007 No Comments »
JiWire Wi-Fi Finder for iPhone is also useful for anyone with a portable computer looking for a free or commercial wireless access point anywhere in the world. This version is optimized for the small iPhone screen but that’s no problem on a portable computer, works like a charm.
[via Daring Fireball Linked List.]
Posted in People, Yoga on Jul 18th, 2007 No Comments »
New Preston, Connecticut. My wife Anne stretching her toes and feet after yoga class.
Anne is in Indiana for a week visiting family and I miss her. Hey, I’m an independent guy, like my time alone for sure and have been having a blast while she’s been gone. However, Anne is my very best friend and [...]
Posted in Landscape, Photographers, Places on Jul 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Gary shoots ground fog
Warren, Connecticut. One day while Gary was visiting we got up early to catch the sunrise at Macricostas Preserve of the Steep Rock Land Trust down the road. On the way we stopped to shoot ground fog on a big lawn. Stupid us, we both were too lazy to put polarizers on [...]
Posted in Drum Rhythms on Jul 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Chiftiteli is a middle eastern rhythm usually played on dumbek or tar but can be played on any drum. I’m using Glen Velez’s notation system.
|| DD-TKT D-TKT TKD TKD TKT TKD-T ||
Note: This rhythm is similar to baladi, just drop the second part and add a TK bridge or connector.
|| DD-TKT D-TKT TK ||
Notes
D = [...]
Posted in Flowers and Trees on Jul 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. A friend called me up and told me I had to come over and photograph some Asian lilies after a rain. I must say, the droplets on the assorted shapes and colors looked fantastic and I did get some nice shots. However, I found my old friend the coneflower (echinacea) there too and [...]
Posted in Humor, Macintosh on Jul 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Behind the cursor is a look at what’s actually propelling your Macintosh cursor around your screen as you move your mouse.
[via Dale Allyn]
Posted in Drum Rhythms on Jul 15th, 2007 No Comments »
Walking Macsoum is a simple middle eastern rhythm played on dumbek or tar or any drum. I’m using Glen Velez’s notation system.
|| 1234 567 8& ||
|| DKTK DKT TK ||
The last two notes might be left out in learning the rhythm leaving a rest instead as they’re played quite fast. These same [...]
Posted in People, Politics on Jul 14th, 2007 2 Comments »
Bill Moyers (finally) starts the conversation on the Impeachment of Bush and Cheney.
After Moyers’ essay Bruce Fein and John Nichols discuss impeachment: Tough Talk on Impeachment; what it means, why the process is useful and good for the country.
What is amazing is that Bush and Cheney should have been impeached years ago and certainly now [...]
Posted in Drum Rhythms on Jul 14th, 2007 2 Comments »
Macsoum is a simple middle eastern rhythm played on dumbek or tar or any drum really. I’m using Glen Velez’s notation system.
|| 12&3&4 5&6&78 ||
|| DD-KTKT D-KTKT-T ||
Notes
D = dum, bass note, strong hand
T = tek, edge or rim or high note, strong hand
K = kah, edge or rim or [...]
Posted in Macintosh on Jul 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
My First Mac looks to be a useful site for people new to the Macintosh computer or who are considering buying their first Mac.
Posted in Creatures, Our Place on Jul 11th, 2007 6 Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. We were watching the NewsHour and I kept hearing this noise from the backyard but didn’t pay it much attention as it was raining out and the rain makes noises on gutters and things around here.
Then I stood up and this is what I saw, exactly this view at this scale. I yelled [...]
Posted in Flowers and Trees, People, Places on Jul 11th, 2007 4 Comments »
New Milford, Connecticut. We were having dinner at a friend’s house and she had to water some plants for some people on her road who were out of town. She said to come along and bring my camera because they had a great flower garden and oh boy, did they ever. The place used to [...]
Posted in Creatures, Macro, People, Places on Jul 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Washington, Connecticut. My friend Gary and I got up very early to catch the morning light at the Macricostas Preserve of the Steep Rock Land Trust which is right down the road from my house. After hiking around we set up in a small clearing near a bend in Bee Brook to do macro and [...]
Posted in Art and Design, Macintosh, Objects, Photography, Tech Stuff on Jul 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
Apple Store, Soho, New York. Gary, Anne and I spent yesterday in New York and of course, had to stop in at the Soho Apple store to check out the iPhone (among other things).
No, I don’t have one yet nor do I plan to buy one any time soon. Yes, I think it’s one of [...]
Posted in Politics, Video on Jul 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
This is the most important commentary I’ve heard in years. Brilliant.
[via Paul Briggs]
Posted in Landscape on Jul 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
New Preston, Connecticut. Gary and I hiked up to the top of the "hill" that’s just southeast of Lake Waramaug called The Pinnacle. As one who used to be a serious rock and mountain climber, this ain’t no pinnacle. However, for us old men with heavy packs full of photo gear it was a trek [...]
Posted in Creatures, Our Place on Jul 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. This old dude sat in this one place for about two hours. He rotated a bit as he attempted to catch dragonflies as they flew by but he never swam or hopped away. When he turned towards Gary and I we got a kick out of how wide his mouth was and every [...]
Posted in Drum Rhythms on Jul 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Baladi is a simple middle eastern rhythm played on dumbek or tar or any drum really. I’m using Glen Velez’s notation system.
|| 123&4 56&7 8& ||
|| DD-TKT D-TKT TK ||
Notes
D = dum, bass note, strong hand
T = tek, edge or rim or high note, strong hand
K = kah, [...]
Posted in Drum Rhythms on Jul 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Ayub is a simple middle eastern rhythm played on dumbek or tar or any drum really. I’m using Glen Velez’s notation system.
|| 12& 34 12& 34 ||
|| DTK DT DTK DT ||
Notes
D = dum, bass note, strong hand
T = tek, edge or rim or high note, strong [...]
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