And so it came to pass that on Friday, August 28, 2009, I came into possession of one of the world’s most effective field macro lenses, the Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L USM Macro. (Contrary to quickly-spreading rumors, no, I did not trade a kidney for it.)
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Burgerville Truly Gets It
I find that there are some days in life that I just want a cheeseburger. Normally not one to go in for burgers and fries or other traditional drive-in fare, I am thus rather particular about where I go when the craving strikes. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the place my family and I like […]
Television Worth Watching
For the most part, I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments so eloquently expressed by the late, great Newton Minow in his classic speech delivered 9 May 1961 to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC in which he declared the programming on American television to be a “vast wasteland.” Since Mr. Minow’s 1961 address, […]
Just a Reminder
Being Homo sapiens, we take a certain amount of pride in the fact that, for good or ill, we have evolved into a top level position in the biosphere. Indeed, as noted by the eminent biologist E.O. Wilson, we may actually be the first life form on the planet ever to have evolved into a […]