I watched a couple of national news shows this morning (NBC and CBS) and both of them devoted a major chunk of coverage to the “breaking news” about goings-on in the wacky world of Tiger Woods. They spent a lot of time rehashing the golfer’s alleged infidelities, and dissecting every possible aspect of this morning’s… Continue reading Broadcast Media Hypocrisy
Tracing Norman Rockwell’s “Art”
NPR‘s The Picture Show blog has a fascinating look at the techniques used by Norman Rockwell to create the iconic images that many of us grew up with. It seems that Rockwell’s paintings were actually tracings of photographs, and some are questioning their validity as “art.” I’m not among those skeptics. My definition of art… Continue reading Tracing Norman Rockwell’s “Art”
Tilt Shift Photography
Tilt-Shift miniature faking is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model. That’s the definition given on the Tilt-Shift Photography website. You can view tens of thousands of examples on the Flickr group dedicated to the… Continue reading Tilt Shift Photography
And as long as we’re showcasing cute animals…
Snow Bunny
Not everyone shares the schoolkids’ enthusiasm about last night’s snowfall:
Another Solution in Search of a Problem
I may have to create a new category for these things, defined, more or less, as cool things to do which have dubious benefits. (Of course, that would probably apply to most of my life, but that’s not important.) Anyway, someone has posted step-by-step instructions for converting an AC wall outlet to USB, presumably so… Continue reading Another Solution in Search of a Problem
Random Thursday
It’s warmer this morning in New York City than in Midland. So, maybe there is something to that whole global warming thing after all. Which reminds me…I need to go delete some emails. Be right back. … Now, where were we? This is pretty exciting. Local singer/songwriter/attorney (and fellow Aggie) Ron Eckert has a new… Continue reading Random Thursday
Dangerous Roads
The Simon Seeks travel blog has an interesting compilation of what it calls The world’s most extreme and dangerous roads [Link via Twisted Sifter’s Twitter feed]. As you might expect, most of the roads and highways are found in mountainous and/or so-called third world locations, and I don’t doubt for a second that driving them… Continue reading Dangerous Roads
Camera Toss Photography
OK, let me get this straight. I spend (hypothetically, of course) a couple thousand for a really good DSLR camera, and the hot new thing I’m supposed to do with it is lock the shutter open and toss it into the air? Welcome to the wacky world of Camera Toss Photography, a sure sign that… Continue reading Camera Toss Photography
Brain Dead Man Not – Or Not
Update: Some instances of so-called “Facilitated Communication” have been scientifically debunked. Here are some media reports on those debunkings. Particularly damning is this one detailing the results of a double-blind test in which not one of 180 FC tests yielded the proper response. By now, you’d have to be in a coma not to have… Continue reading Brain Dead Man Not – Or Not