There’s a saying about only believing half of what you hear, and none of what you read. In relation, Robert Orben said “Smart is when you believe half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which half.” In support of both of those comments, I give you this explanation of photography, editing, and Read More
Culture
Outsourcing Of A Different Color
So, who owns the road you’re driving on? (That’s a sort of rhetorical question. I hope you’re not driving while you’re reading this.) Most of the time, you’d think it was the state or municipality where you’re driving. If you’re on the Indiana Toll Road, also known as I-80/I-90, well, you’d be wrong. An Australian-Spanish Read More
A Musical Tribute
I like music in general. There’s not much I won’t listen to. As a rule though, I don’t seek out country music. I’ll listen to it, and I enjoy a lot of the stuff I listen to. But I’m not familiar with the genre. I do know though that Trace Adkins has been around for Read More
One Way To Get Out The Vote
Mark Osterloh believes a chance to win $1,000,000 will get Arizona residents out to the polls. In 2004, voter turnout was about 77% of all registered voters in Arizona. In 2002, when Osterloh ran for governor, it was 56%. Osterloh thinks the shot at a million bucks will get more people out to vote. He Read More
Eye In The Sky
A few days ago, someone posted to my military unit’s alumni site that Google Earth had updated a lot of it’s foreign sat imagery. They posted coordinates to our old missile site (now defunct). Thought that was pretty cool, then I wondered… In 2001, I went on a 2-week missions trip to Northern Thailand, to Read More