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If you have it, all the rest is secondary

December 3rd, 2009 flip 3 comments
If you have it, all the rest is secondary

This one was taken in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is a lovely city, with views of the river, nearby beaches, old buildings, great food, and even better weather. Basically, all you can wish for in a weekend trip.
As I walked through the heart of the city, I came across an old cemetery. Continue reading

A still unanswered question

November 6th, 2009 flip 1 comment
A still unanswered question

Bob Dylan asked it and someone in Rome was wondering the same thing while having a bit of paint available.

I wonder if Bob would have an issue with someone riding down the road in a cool Italian moped instead of simply walking it… Can we get a ruling on this?… Continue reading

How technology changes or Letting go of things that really shouldn’t bother you right now

October 14th, 2009 flip No comments

I have a very vivid memory of downloading the new version of Netscape Navigator in 1994. I do not remember which version it was (although I think it was 3.0), but it was a – at the time – mammoth 15 Mb. In order to download that frightful amount of data, I left the computer on and connected (on a time limited dial up line) for a whole night. In order to down­load that fright­ful amount of data, I left the com­puter on and con­nected (on a time lim­ited dial up line) for a whole night. My plan suc­ceed to per­fec­tion, since I checked the com­puter the next morn­ing just in time to wit­ness the down­load reach­ing 99%. Continue reading