Yet another collection of random links and rantings of a greying unix geek with a photography bent. Pass the Guinness and Grecian Formula.
[From the 2007 Archives]
I drive past this boarded up house every day (from the other direction since it is a one way) and never see the back yard. When I came around to shoot it, I certainly never expected to find the flower-stuffed ladies jeans sitting in the crook of the tree . . .
From my Wabi Sabi collection
Sometimes it’s good to be seen through the eyes of an American, especially one that’s actually spent some quality time in Canada.
Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor
After tonight’s broadcast and after looting our hotel mini-bars, we’re going to try to brave the blizzard and fly east to home and hearth, and to do laundry well into next week. Before we leave this thoroughly polite country, the polite thing to do is leave behind a thank-you note.
Thank you, Canada:
For being such good hosts.
For your unfailing courtesy.
For your (mostly) beautiful weather.
[ . . . ]
For securing this massive event without choking security, and without publicly displaying a single automatic weapon.
For having the best garment design and logo-wear of the games — you’ve made wearing your name a cool thing to do.
For the sportsmanship we saw most of your athletes display.
For not honking your horns. I didn’t hear one car horn in 15 days — which also means none of my fellow New Yorkers rented cars while visiting.
[ . . . ]
For reminding some of us we used to be a more civil society.
Mostly, for welcoming the world with such ease and making lasting friends with all of us.
Can’t ask to have given a better impression, received better accolades than this.
Takes on puff adder and keeps on going…
Winter isn’t over yet. Just because we’ve had a relatively mild February full of unusual frost bearing fog doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods yet…
Should be at least a week of -20C to come, a few dumps of regular mid-winter dry snow, and the prerequisite 3 feet of heavy wet spring snow afterward….
Always the optimist.
IBM’s having a wee bit of trouble with their CMS this morning.
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