Saturday, September 10, 2011
Here is a commentary I wrote about America in light of the events of September 11, 2001 less than a month after that tragic morning: October 9, 2001 Greetings, Friends: A new and dangerous phase of current events is underway. Our unelected President and his British butlers have unleashed the Dogs of War on a [...]
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Are you getting older and more annoying? (Hint – if you’re not dead, the answer’s probably ‘yes.’) Do you need a quick test to find out if other people are going to be able to tell? Even if you color your hair and “get work done” you’re still not going to be able to hide. [...]
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I’ve been hunting these guys with various cameras for years. More than 15 months ago, I got a shot of several of these birds on a power wire, but that wasn’t exactly the nice nature picture I always had in mind. “Birdsong” is not a word that comes to mind when a flock of parrots [...]
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Most of us have seen video of hummingbirds flying in slow motion. In real life it’s amazing how fast they are. I’ve been hunting these guys with various cameras for years, and this is the first picture I’ve managed to get that’s vaguely worth sharing. We think of these tiny birds as being little and [...]
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Yet another amazing creature showed up to pose for pictures early this afternoon. It feels good to be getting back to taking pictures of dragonflies; maybe it means lizards are done following me for now. I’ve been hunting dragonflies with a camera for years, with some great results! Check out these dragonfly centerfolds from July [...]
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“Old ex-competitive swimmers are a menace. The ones who pretend that their muscles haven’t atrophied are worse than the ones who are out of shape, and ex-pool lifeguards are the worst of all – those losers weren’t strong enough to be ocean lifeguards in the first place. They should be required to wear life vests [...]
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Is there visual evidence of a woman speaking on a cell phone back in 1928? This is a question that has caused some controversy in recent months, and it’s about time somebody looked into it, with sober determination to get at the truth. I’m pleased to report that my investigation advances the effort to resolve [...]
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
In times of economic uncertainty, it’s important to sharpen all of one’s skills. After all, you never know when you might have to change jobs or even take on a whole new career. More and more people are finding this out the hard way. Personally, I believe that work is overrated. Clowning around always has [...]
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Western Fence Lizards are among the most common small spiny lizards in southern California. Years ago when I started this blog, I did not expect that I would be spending so much time photographing and writing about lizards. Life is like that sometimes. It’s like I always say: “When life gives you lemons, sometimes you [...]
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
San Diego is a nice place in January, warm and mild compared to most places, but nobody would argue that it is a tropical paradise. For example, this Gold Dust Day Gecko is not native to America’s Finest City. The picture was taken in the Kohala region of the Big Island of Hawaii. It turns [...]
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Robert Hills, one of my only coaches who was not a swimming or diving man, died recently. He’s the guy on the far right of the photo, which is from the 1972-1973 yearbook. (The others are coaches Bratschie, Lamb and Flynn.) I wish his family the courage and strength required to do without him. Coach [...]
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Are you a good screw or a bad screw? This is a question everybody ought to ask out loud before each step of any serious laptop repair or upgrade work. The image to your left is an example of the former. This is a fine screw indeed, for one simple reason: it goes out as [...]
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
It’s that time of the year again. Results from the July California Bar Examination are out, and those who were not fortunate enough to pass are thinking about preparing for the February exam. As usual, I’ve got a model answer (to question #1) appearing in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Share on Facebook
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
About a year ago, I got a first-edition Sony ebook reader, and it has been a regular bedside companion every since. Unlike many of my friends, I don’t miss carrying around physical volumes. I’ve read many thousands of electronic book pages on this gadget and I expect to carry on indefinitely. You don’t need an [...]
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
To Vote YES on Proposition 19, the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010! Here is a series of one-minute videos in support of Proposition 19, the California ballot initiative that will go before the voters on November 2. Way back in 1972, the California Marijuana Initiative shared office space with McGovern headquarters. I was [...]
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