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Thoughts on Learning Video

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

I’m learning about video after putting it away years ago. In 2014 I produced this video which has now gathered over 118,000 views. 185 thumbs up, 36 thumbs down. Haters going to hate. Video was so time consuming that I … Continue reading →

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What Does Junk Mail and Wikipedia Have in Common?

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

The answer is that both only get  a two to three percent response to their solicitations. And while junk mail sells junk, Wikipedia serves a good purpose. Their articles do a fine job of providing secondary source material  (external link) and … Continue reading →

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Architecture and Writing and Compromises

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

Tom Wolfe once said that we all have to live with an architect’s mistakes. How true. My bad writing won’t assault your senses (and that of the public) every time you drive to work. That’s unlike the concrete tilt ups … Continue reading →

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One of The Seven Sisters in San Luis Obispo County

Posted on October 29, 2019 by

Just had some 40 year old half-frame slides turned into prints. Kodachrome film showing loss of color and tone. I’d post a picture or me or the rest of the countryside but I think the only thing worth looking at … Continue reading →

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The Harding Pegmatite Mine in Taos County, New Mexico

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

The Harding Pegmatite Mine in Taos County, New Mexico is owned by the State and managed by the University of New Mexico. You can visit and collect up to five pounds of material but there is a procedure you must … Continue reading →

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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

Took a walk at Red Rock today, just west of Las Vegas, only ten miles from where I live. Below: looking north to iron stained hills at dusk Below: looking south to a limestone outcropping with Yucca Below: desert wash

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DHL, Serial Disorder and T.S. Eliot

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

DHL I am using DHL to ship for the first time and getting odd results. They charge a premium price but the service isn’t premium. To hurry up a mineral identification I had my local shipping store send a tiny … Continue reading →

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