I didn’t grow up with Nintendo. I played plenty of arcade games, but for some reason we picked the “wrong” home video game systems: Odyssey 2 instead of Atari 2600, Atari 7800 instead of NES. Of course I’ve played Super Mario Bros. but I didn’t “grow up” with it the way my wife, many of …
Dick Maul’s Bike Shop held a contest at Skater’s Edge in Taunton, MA today. It was great seeing some old friends and a lot of fun shooting BMX again (it’s been a long time). Here are some shots from the contest:
‘Freedom’ and Faux Populism [W]hen freedom is invoked by the GOP it means liberty for corporations. It’s big government getting out of the way so big business can step up. The GOP wants Chevron, Haliburton and United Health Care to have more independence – not the Joe Everyman, Six-Pack or Plumber they try to appeal …
Just the other day I was wondering what the “Heinz 57 varieties” on the ketchup bottle was. Then out of nowhere the internet brings the answer to me via kottke.org— I didn’t even have to Google it myself. Super-convenience…
Surviving Grady is my favorite Red Sox site. I think they do the best job at capturing the joys and frustrations of being a Sox fan, and they do it with a sense of humor all their own. However, their taste in music is questionable at best. Yes, everyone has their own personal preferences and, …
While cleaning my office today I came across an old photo my uncle took when he brought my brother and me to our first game at Fenway Park. On August 14, 1983 the Sox beat the Royals 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. I don’t have any specific memories of the trip to …
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from photography, is that you don’t always know what your best shot will be. Sometimes I spend a lot of time planning and setting up a photo, shooting multiple photos from various vantage points, only to be disappointed by every one of them. Then other times I’ll shoot a …
Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit (NY Times) Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. Is there anyone — other than the corporations and lobbyists, of course — who likes this …
I can be a pretty compulsive photographer — not a professional by any definition, but I do enjoy shooting…perhaps a bit too much. (When I recently told a friend that I shot about 950 photos on our weeklong Disney vacation, he commented “I don’t think my parents took 950 photos of my entire childhood.”) But unlike …
Hummer Production to End (NY Times): GM will halt Hummer production at its Louisiana plant until sale of the brand to a Chinese company is completed. I loved this reader comment: Can’t wait to see a Chinese-made Hummer with a big ol’ American flag slapped on the back window.