The camera lies – oh my, does it lie!

Hey – a picture is a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional scene – so yes, it is its own reality only representing another reality in a loose way. And no, a picture is not worth a thousand words – except when you choose it very carefully. Problem is, while a picture can convey [...]

Laugh like a child – a taste of pure joy!

I don’t laugh – laugh like a child – very often these days, but yesterday my early Christmas present to myself arrived – a 24-inch IMac – and a few hours later our grandchildren were here helping us decorate the tree. That was great family fun, as usual, but what happened next had no [...]

Who’s black? Who’s white? Who cares?

Bren’s been saying this all along. I’ve wondered about it from time to time. So it’s nice to see Marie Arana taking it on in the Washington Post – President-elect Obama is neither black nor white and by calling him black we’re perpetuating racism. He calls himself black, but it was interesting that in [...]

Ehhh . . .is this bad? Really bad?

From this morning’s Washington Post:
Retailers posted the worst November sales in more than 30 years yesterday, as holiday shopping not only failed to lift the economy but showed that the financial crisis is further distressing everyday consumers.
About 30 major companies — including Macy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch and Target — posted sales declines at established stores. [...]

Hey FedEx! Is Rudolph AWOL?

Update: 4:30 pm Dec. 6 -All is forgiven – Santa arrived – she was cery bice, too – carrying a package with ease that I could hardly lift – ahh youth So while FedEx tracking l(in this case) eaves something to be desired, the service performed up to my expectations. That [...]

Irving Berlin’s ’snow business’ – I love it!

Yes – there are Berlin tunes I love, but this piece in today’s New York Times is a gem in itself and started me digging for appropriate Youtube material. It begins:
IF you didn’t know better, had never been taught the proper technique, you might approach a piano with your hands flat and fingers splayed, as [...]