This is a test of the Flickr online photo log's ability to upload photos to my blog.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
In case you were wondering with what camera I am taking the previously posted photos,
It is the Olympus Stylus 410 4MP Digital Camera . It replaced my Olympus film camera that
went with me to Africa, stayed behind and came home a week or two later intact.
It's a ridiculously easy camera to use. Combine it with the SanDisk SecureMate USB Card Reader
to my laptop, and you're off and running.
The Camera does come with a cable that attaches directly to the
laptop, but I found the downloading of pictures drains the battery quickly.
There is nothing worse, photographically, than running out with a dead battery. It's very
frustrating to have the digital advantage of 372 shots but not the power to take them. I am
considering getting the solar powered back pack I saw in a recent Engadget entry.
Whether that's before or after I get the
I don't know.=30=
The orange cat below has a name.
His name is Mowgli, after the boy in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Books
He is originally from Florida. He came to our house because of a child's
allergy in his first home. Unlike our other cat, Beamer, Mowgli is pure
house cat. Beamer is more the outdoors type. Moge, as we call him has
the pure New Yorker's attitude of the great outdoors being the space between
the end of the awning and the taxi.
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He is originally from Florida. He came to our house because of a child's
allergy in his first home. Unlike our other cat, Beamer, Mowgli is pure
house cat. Beamer is more the outdoors type. Moge, as we call him has
the pure New Yorker's attitude of the great outdoors being the space between
the end of the awning and the taxi.
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This man was one of my childhood heroes. Here he is demonstrating how a certain gesture can be modified by leaving the fingers open. My favorite quote from him has to the with the expulsion of fire rectally to save matches. He's a wonder of wonders to know. Do you know who he is? Think Paul O'Dwyer and Sarah Kovner....
I like to think of this blog as the diary of person into not just the blogging itsef, but the method and use of the blogging software and associated paraphenalia. An example of this is the Picasa and its related Hello! plug in for sending photos to Blogger. The photo above is a screen capture shot of sharing photo session using Picasa.
Picasa
Download it for free here! This is an amazing bit of software free from Google.
They must be making money on it somewhere, but so far it hasn't come directly
out of my pocket.
Picasa's first use for me is to easily upload photos to the Blogger Account. This
is a Blogger Account.
The second use, one for which I thought I had little use until friends and family
picked up on it, is the instant sharing of pictures.
Simply said: I like it.
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They must be making money on it somewhere, but so far it hasn't come directly
out of my pocket.
Picasa's first use for me is to easily upload photos to the Blogger Account. This
is a Blogger Account.
The second use, one for which I thought I had little use until friends and family
picked up on it, is the instant sharing of pictures.
Simply said: I like it.
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Have I mentioned the jury notice?
In Massachusetts, all able body adults are required to report for jury duty
every three years. When they say "all," they are not kidding.
This includes others who are automatically excluded in other states, lawyers,
judges, politicians, police, Indian chiefs and candlestick makers.
The jury notice sitting on my desk tells me I am to report to a certain court
at a certain time and that there is no choice.
The good part is the one trial-one day rule. You report for one day. If you are
not selected for a trial, you are forgiven for the next three years. If you are
chosen for a trial, and the trial goes one day, again, you are forgiven for three
years.
However, if you are chosen for a trial and the trial goes on for weeks and weeks,
you must stay for the entire trial. It's a crap shoot.
Life's pretty much a crap shoot as well. It should apply to our trial system.
Such is Justice in New England.
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every three years. When they say "all," they are not kidding.
This includes others who are automatically excluded in other states, lawyers,
judges, politicians, police, Indian chiefs and candlestick makers.
The jury notice sitting on my desk tells me I am to report to a certain court
at a certain time and that there is no choice.
The good part is the one trial-one day rule. You report for one day. If you are
not selected for a trial, you are forgiven for the next three years. If you are
chosen for a trial, and the trial goes one day, again, you are forgiven for three
years.
However, if you are chosen for a trial and the trial goes on for weeks and weeks,
you must stay for the entire trial. It's a crap shoot.
Life's pretty much a crap shoot as well. It should apply to our trial system.
Such is Justice in New England.
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Saturday, December 18, 2004
The first blog every I read...
...was the one put up by Neil Gaiman.
I picked up a copy of his Neverwhere and fell totally in love with his writing style.
Much like my experience with Gurdjieff, I wondered if he had written anything else.
When I googled him, it somewhat amazed me that there was already a small
cult following. Every time I think I've found something new and cool,
it always happens that a million people have beat me to it.
This started as a comment on Neil Gaiman's blog and turned into a walk down memory lane.
The point I intended to make is that producing a blog similar in intensity to Neil Gaiman's
has been my goal. There were two or three paragraphs of excuses running through my head
which almost were written, but all of them boil down to lack of commitment to the trade.
There is SO much writing in so many forms these days, that to be a Writer is no longer clearly defined,
but seems to be a needed profession in much the same way the farmer or hunter was not that long ago.
With my over a half of century of experiences behind me, the noble thing to do would be to write about
the more interesting parts, meaning the parts that happened in the first 32 years, before I was put on hold
by a date with the front of a truck.
Before that date, I wrote poetry, sculpted and went to every museum and library within fiscal reach.
After the date, I found solace in just waking up alive every day.
The desire for adventure of any sort was almost cut out of me.
Near Death for the fifth or sixth time should be a lesson to the smartest of the few
who make it past the last time. For me the fear of being timid far exceeds the fear
of dying. Make sense out of that and I will spend time on your couch saying confession.
Enough baring of the soul.
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I picked up a copy of his Neverwhere and fell totally in love with his writing style.Much like my experience with Gurdjieff, I wondered if he had written anything else.
When I googled him, it somewhat amazed me that there was already a small
cult following. Every time I think I've found something new and cool,
it always happens that a million people have beat me to it.
This started as a comment on Neil Gaiman's blog and turned into a walk down memory lane.
The point I intended to make is that producing a blog similar in intensity to Neil Gaiman's
has been my goal. There were two or three paragraphs of excuses running through my head
which almost were written, but all of them boil down to lack of commitment to the trade.
There is SO much writing in so many forms these days, that to be a Writer is no longer clearly defined,
but seems to be a needed profession in much the same way the farmer or hunter was not that long ago.
With my over a half of century of experiences behind me, the noble thing to do would be to write about
the more interesting parts, meaning the parts that happened in the first 32 years, before I was put on hold
by a date with the front of a truck.
Before that date, I wrote poetry, sculpted and went to every museum and library within fiscal reach.
After the date, I found solace in just waking up alive every day.
The desire for adventure of any sort was almost cut out of me.
Near Death for the fifth or sixth time should be a lesson to the smartest of the few
who make it past the last time. For me the fear of being timid far exceeds the fear
of dying. Make sense out of that and I will spend time on your couch saying confession.
Enough baring of the soul.
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Though I am very tired, I had to finish...
... installing the Openoffice.
I was told it's HTML editor was a great place to writer a blog before
transferring it to w::bloggar.com
or Thingamablog.
So far it seems to be working out for the
best. We'll see how true this
is when we save it in HTML form
and see if it translates at all to the blog
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Live Radio Net
Of all the radio guides I've seen on the Internet, the link above
will take you to the best I've found yet.
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A witticism
A witticism spontaniously erupted from my boss during a
budget discussion. He said, "...we have to learn how to polish
the apple without paying for the cloth."
Having read many books containing endless bon mots and
have never heard that phrase used before. Kudos to the boss.
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budget discussion. He said, "...we have to learn how to polish
the apple without paying for the cloth."
Having read many books containing endless bon mots and
have never heard that phrase used before. Kudos to the boss.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Amy's New York Notebook
Amy's New York Notebook is worth a visit
for anyone who has ever lived in New York.
Reading this blog is like having an old neighbor stop
at your house on the way somewhere else just to have
a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze about
what's happening in your old neighborhood.
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for anyone who has ever lived in New York.
Reading this blog is like having an old neighbor stop
at your house on the way somewhere else just to have
a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze about
what's happening in your old neighborhood.
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Amy's New York Notebook
Amy's New York Notebook is worth a visit
for anyone who has ever lived in New York.
Reading this blog is like having an old neighbor stop
at your house on the way somewhere else just to have
a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze about
what's happening in your old neighborhood.
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for anyone who has ever lived in New York.
Reading this blog is like having an old neighbor stop
at your house on the way somewhere else just to have
a cup of coffee and shoot the breeze about
what's happening in your old neighborhood.
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Sunday, December 12, 2004
Everyday Matters.
Now that Boogie Street is on hiatus, I have added another artist's blog to my list of To Read blogs.
Its called Everyday Matters.
I hope you all go there for a visit and enjoy this wide open free spirited artist as he shares
his work with the world.
I wont make the mistake again of reproducing the work here.
You'll just have to go over the Everyday Matters and see for your self.
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Citizen Reporters
MSNBC news is taking advantage of the blogging faze to sign up Citizen Reporters.
It appears to be little more than an extended letters to the editor section.
It does bear reading, if for no reason than to gauge what the people believe to be important news.
When I say the people this mean those people who have the ways and means of getting online to express their opinion of what qualifies as news. This makes them no different than most bloggers, but does give them the legitimacy of coming from a recognized news agency.
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It appears to be little more than an extended letters to the editor section.
It does bear reading, if for no reason than to gauge what the people believe to be important news.
When I say the people this mean those people who have the ways and means of getting online to express their opinion of what qualifies as news. This makes them no different than most bloggers, but does give them the legitimacy of coming from a recognized news agency.
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Chocolate getting a bum rap agian?
Just when I thought chocolate was really the miracle food I always thought it should be, ABC News, in an article, goes on to tell me it may not be.
In the tradition of news of late, it continues to say it just might be.
A Dr. Katz is quoted as saying: "It's probably the richest source of flavanoids in our diet," Of course this is assuming that the scientific announcement that a flavanoid is good for your. To me it sounds like a body part that should be removed if it becomes swollen.
The conclusion of the article states it is, in moderation, an indulgence that may have health benefits. Sounds like a resounding endorsement to me.
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In the tradition of news of late, it continues to say it just might be.
A Dr. Katz is quoted as saying: "It's probably the richest source of flavanoids in our diet," Of course this is assuming that the scientific announcement that a flavanoid is good for your. To me it sounds like a body part that should be removed if it becomes swollen.
The conclusion of the article states it is, in moderation, an indulgence that may have health benefits. Sounds like a resounding endorsement to me.
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