Category Archives: Blogging

After the Storm

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Thanos

This was taken with the Canon T2i after the storm that rolled through here yesterday, which tore leaves and branches from trees, made Kasey hide under the desk, and caused three power outages. Click the thumbnail to embiggen & note … Continue reading →

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Saturday Administrivia

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Thanos

That brings me to today, where I am adding Digby at Hullabaloo to my links. I’m adding Digby because they are an old friend rediscovered. Continue reading →

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The Frankenputer Media Server Chronicles II – What’s out there for Content?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Thanos

The first gap is content delivery: the content available for streaming on the internet isn’t quite as rich in video quality or in diversity as that found in the average cable contract without a bit of work or adaptation. Continue reading →

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The Gross Details

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Thanos

I’m posting this ugly picture in the hope of saving some lives – without a cardio scan and some good referrals from docs who were both smart and caring, I wouldn’t have had this operation and sometime over the next … Continue reading →

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John Boehner & the GOP Wants to raise your retirement age

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Thanos

social security, payment, retirement age, boehner, republican, gop, raised retirement age Continue reading →

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Lily in a Cage

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Thanos

Here’s my grand-niece, Lillian, playing in her new favorite toy of the moment, the dog’s travel kennel.

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June’s last Full moon

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Thanos

Tonight’s moon — I’ve been wondering why the T2i seems to take lesser moon pics than the old rebel xti — now I know. Doh. UV Filter + telephoto lens+night shot= aberrations…. I’ll post a new one after the moon … Continue reading →

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Lillies gone Amok

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Thanos

These lillies have just gone crazy blooming since the past two rainstorms.

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The Storm’s Ragged Edge

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Thanos

and we raced into and through the storm. Here’s the edge as we were driving into it. Continue reading →

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Hunters After the Storm

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Thanos

The birds were on the hunt for bugs and worms after the rainstorm the other day. Continue reading →

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