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oobleck

On January 18, 2012 · In things

i’m going to wring Bartholomew’s neck

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Temple Horse

On November 16, 2011 · In things

The White Horse occupies a strong place in the Japanese psyche, somewhere near that of the unicorn. Perhaps that’s why the #1 Scotch Whisky in Japan is White Horse.

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A comparison of Nikon’s 28-300 f/3.5~5.6, 24-120 f/4, and 16-35 f/4

On October 30, 2011 · In photography, things

This is mainly a comparison of the 28-300 and the 24-120. I head read that the 28-300 is actually a sharper lens, so that would seem to obviate the need for even considering the 24-120. But let’s take a look.  The first pair is a full photo comparison; the second pair is a full-res crop. [...]

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Wings

On October 3, 2011 · In things

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A Week in Saigon

On October 2, 2011 · In things

Truc, the girl in the first photo, is our company cook.  Without her, our team could not do the amazing things they do.  Here are photos from a week of lunches.  We are a happy lot.

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Jinjiang

On September 28, 2011 · In things

The hotel complex where Nixon and Mao signed the Shanghai communique in 1972, the Jinjiang was built in the early 1900′s in the art deco style and renovated beautifully.  I spent hours just walking around the room itself, as well as the hotel and ground…

 

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First iPad Photo

On July 3, 2011 · In things

el Guapo reveling in the sun…a rarity for us up here in the nearly perpetual rain shadow that traps a thick layer of clouds between the Olympics and the Cascades…

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Surprising restroom finds

On June 24, 2011 · In things

Here’s an iPhone picture taken in the men’s restroom at the Masi service station on the Suquamish Reservation.  We’ve seen them on the Seattle Ferry as well.  Is diabetes that prevalent today? Or are these for something worse?

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Barn House Eggs

On March 21, 2011 · In things

Eggs from BarnHouse.

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Seabold Vintage Market

On March 20, 2011 · In people, places, things

Twice a year, Bainbridge has a very special event – an old-fashioned  vintage style flea market held at the historic Seabold Community Hall on the north end of the island.

Liz Le Dorze, who founded “Seabold Vintage Market” in 2009, keeps it intentionally small with just 4-6 additional local vendors in [...]

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Downward Cat

On March 5, 2011 · In people, places, things

The last in my series of yoga animals. I promise. Xena did, however, appear earlier on Qamera, and the second photo here is a reprint…

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Sky Texture

On March 2, 2011 · In places, things, その他

Over Sedona

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Downward Dogs

On February 26, 2011 · In people, things

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Frigid

On February 10, 2011 · In things

Actually the Pacific Northwest is anything but frigid. But this morning, with frost encrusting the windows of the truck and the dogs exhaling long streams of steam as they waited for me to scrape the windows, it actually felt like we were joining the rest of the country’s cold snap. Maybe it’s just a sympathetic cold…

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Xena

On October 16, 2010 · In things

This is Zena. She is one of two temple cats that belong to the Seven Centers Yoga Arts down in Sedona. She and her sidekick Lionheart are quite a pair.

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Tokyo Trains

On August 6, 2010 · In places, things

Everybody travels by train.  Everybody. In a country with an inhabitable size of New Jersey but with a population half that of the entire U.S., trains are pretty much the only option.  But they are efficient.

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The Saigon Foodie

On August 3, 2010 · In things

This is an ongoing Blog about food in Saigon.  I’ll be posting photos and commentary about the different meals I eat while I’m here in our software development office July 26~Aug 5.

Tuesday August 3

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To Victoria Peak

On July 25, 2010 · In places, things

I took a taxi to the Peak Tram, then rode it up the peak.  The driver and I started speaking Mandarin and discovered that we had both moved to Hongkong in the same  year – 1979.  He was thrilled. I was less so.

The Siberian Fur Store has always been one of my favorite signs. [...]

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Hollywood Road

On July 24, 2010 · In people, places, things, その他

Hollywood Road began as a few blocks of antique shops but recently has grown into the main east-west street that cuts across the Midlevels of Hongkong island, so-called because it is mid-way between the harbor and the peak. Here are a few snaps that I took on a walk along [...]

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iPhone food

On July 18, 2010 · In things

One of the fun things to do with an iPhone, other than text people who are not in the same room while talking to people who are, is to take snapshots of food in restaurants. This was actually a recent breakfast.

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Meat Here

On July 18, 2010 · In people, things

I was perusing the pictures on my handy little point & shoot, and this photo from the farmer’s (and, apparently, butchers) market in downtown Portland suddenly caught my eye. Funny how sometimes the humor of a shot eludes one until much later. The sausages were delicious, by the way.

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Don’t try this

On July 18, 2010 · In things

There are certain advantages to having a small pocket camera while driving along the cliffs and hair-pin turns above Sig Sur. One is that you can snap photos with one hand while steering and shifting with the other. Oh wait. Not a good idea.

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Wadi Rum

On July 18, 2010 · In places, things

“On the road” in southern Jordan takes on a whole new meaning…

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Inventive Skylight

On July 17, 2010 · In things

Only in a wine bar…this one in Ballard, Seattle

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Baguettes au Vietnam

On July 17, 2010 · In people, places, things

Hot, fresh baguettes? Asia? Must be Saigon.

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Chinese grafitti

On July 17, 2010 · In people, places, things

If you think English grafitti is difficult, try doing it in Chinese characters, in cursive!  Now that takes some skill…

Actually I’m pretty sure this fellow was actually spraying white paint to remove the graffiti. Still…

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Truth in Advertising

On July 17, 2010 · In places, things

Hong Kong taxi. I think the expression on the driver’s face underscores the meaning of the message on the side of his car.

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Meet the Pavement

On July 17, 2010 · In things

Here’s how they pave roads in the  Mojave Desert

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Things to do…

On July 17, 2010 · In things

…when you’re jet-lagged in Tokyo.

Ando Ryokan, Tokyo. Take off your shoes before you go into your room.

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Obligatory Flower

On July 17, 2010 · In things

Okay, now I’m hunting through the stack to find a “sunset” picture…

Bainbridge Island, February 13.

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Country Comfort

On July 17, 2010 · In people, things

Actually there’s a story behind this.  The feet belong to a baby-sitter and the child is with her in the back of the pickup. Outside the Seabold Vintage Market, which is held on Bainbridge Island four times a year.

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Feather in cap

On July 17, 2010 · In things

Extra points if you can name the owner.

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An unlikely couple

On July 17, 2010 · In things

Out on the spit, I found this couple.

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Tibetan Prayer Wheel

On July 17, 2010 · In things

Directions: Open top, insert prayer, close, spin.  Beats the Hail Mary’s any day.

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Fremont Troll

On July 17, 2010 · In things

This guy lives under the Aurora Bridge in Fremont, Seattle. Apparently he likes bugs.

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Hong Kong

On July 17, 2010 · In things

By Katherine Jardine. A small buddhist shrine on a small path on Victoria Peak, just below Barker Rd.

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Message from above

On July 10, 2010 · In things

There was  strange pinkish light coming from the bathroom.  Natural light, in our part of the world, is rarely direct from the sun but this was strange indeed. It turned out to be just that – direct sunlight against a pink towel.   I grabbed the new iPhone4 – feeling like [...]

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