Tag Archives: Photo

Prepare to be Awed

This is absolutely beautiful. Linkage here, in case the embed stuff doesn’t pan out. It’s four minutes of your life; give it a shot.

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Headers

The magnificent header graphics that have graced this blog since the upgrade to the Shades of Gray theme:
September 9, 2007 – September 22, 2007:
Akron OH Skyline, the default image:

From September 22, 2007 – November 4, 2007, we have, courtesy of:
Dancing Deer:

From November 4, 2007 – January 19, 2008, courtesy of:
www.treasurenet.com

From January 19,2008 – March 22, [...]

Crises Near and Far

I’m in front of the teevee in tbbs World HQ, watching coverage of the Minneapolis bridge collapse. MSNBC’s coverage of the incident was reminiscent of old-time reporting, i.e., just the facts. Interviews with eyewitnesses, photos from local media outlets, and a noticeable lack of talking heads, experts, and pontificators. Just the news; [...]

Soap Opera in Real Life

And the story of sad sack Andrew Speaker continues to unfold. The poor mope has known about his tuberculosis since the first of the year, but he’s engaged to be married, and heads off to Greece 1 on his honeymoon or whatever.
On the way, we’ve seen DHS/TSA/Customs doing what they do best: pissing away [...]

Final Ride, Biker Edition

The story of the Harley Hearse was picked up on the AP wire yesterday, and appeared on every news site I happened by. These conveyances are made by the Tombstone Hearse Company of Alum Creek PA, and feature a 19th century styled handmade coach, pulled by a Harley V-Twin trike. The hearse attaches to [...]

A Beehive of Activity

There’s a photographer at my brother/sister-in-law’s house now, taking a 3 generation picture of SWMBO, SWMBO’s Mom, and Elder Daughter.   This should have been a 4-generation picture, but Elder Granddaughter is still in school.
In addition, there’s a plumber who just showed up to minister to a recalcitrant toilet.  The plumber is giving sister-in-law the diagnosis [...]

A Pixelized Mug Shot

Via Matthew Kappenman, pointage to just what I’ve been looking for. I want to display a picture of myself over in the right-hand sidebar someplace, but not just a photo. I want a drawing or caricature based on a photo of myself, that can also be smunched down into a favicon for the [...]

Old. Older. Oldest.

Elder Daughter reached a birthday of some significance yesterday, 03.03, at 03.03.03 PM, according to SWMBO, who was there after all. The least significant digit of ED’s age is now a zero.
If I were the tacky sort, and if this old blog were like the small hometown newspapers, there would be a photo of ED, [...]

Another Potential Host Ruled Out

That would be Bluehost. I’d read several good reviews about them, and they’re right up there on a lot of rankings, for whatever good that does. Here’s the showstopper, which contains this little gem:
Problem
How can I get SSH/Shell access on my account?
Solution
Please fax or email us a copy of your drivers license, passport, or [...]

Pat Robertson, Converted

Pat Roberston is now a believer in global warming. He says the recent nationwide heat wave has changed his outlook on the subject. He goes on to say:
This week the heat index, the perceived temperature based on both air temperatures and humidity, reached 115 Fahrenheit in some regions of the East Coast. The 76-year-old [...]