I love websites that have a passion for something and aren’t afraid to show it. Sites that tear things down are easy, sites that show you great things you may have missed are much harder. That is why I love Scouting New York. The blog is by a film location scout and his love of [...]
Snow Dog Originally uploaded by Tancread Our dog is a mutt, a happy rescued stray. We think he is part Husky, but nobody really knows. That said, we know he loves snow and cold weather. This is as he sat in our yard looking over his kingdom in a snow storm.
Many of you are probably tired of last year’s big internet meme, Bears in Ill Fitting Hats, but David Malki wants to make sure we wrap it all up properly by telling the stories of the bears themselves. Yes I know they were everywhere and even your Grandmother is making Bears in Ill Fitting Hat [...]
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Orioles Park at Camden Yards, originally uploaded by gleefulgecko. We had the worst trip to and from the stadium last night that you can imagine. The bus had raised their prices [...]
Jaguar photographed in the US. They are coming for us. Actually this is really cool and not summer of feary at all, just thought it was neat.
So do you know obscenity when you see it? Is this photo obscene? It is in Virginia Beach. Pretty harsh I think. Abercrombie looks like another ‘free spirit youth’ type store like so many others. I admit the photo is risqué, but I would rate it a looooong way from obscene myself.
There has been another copyright hubbub this week with a photographer, Lane Hartwell, had one or her photos appear in a parody video that got to be popular. She got mad, asked them to remove it, when they were flip with her she got a lawyer and filed a “notice and takedown” under the DMCA [...]
This sort of thing pisses me off. I am getting tired of petty bureaucrats using 9/11 as an excuse for their over eager power plays. If you have a government building that really does need to be secret, put it out in Fort Meade or some other base that you really can control the access [...]
The Smithsonian’s gallery of Nature’s Best Photos from their 2006 competition has some amazing photos and is well worth looking through, but this image should used as our Summer of Fear 2007 centerfold. Brilliant photo.
Conwy Castle From the South West Originally uploaded by Tancread. This is Conwy Castle in Wales, one of the castles built by Edward the First after his conquest of Wales. The castle is in great shape and town walls around Conwy are remarkable. The castle cost £15,000 to build in the 13th Century, worth about [...]