Sunsets over Galveston Bay have been one of my favorite subjects since purchasing my camera earlier this year. Thanksgiving evening was beautiful and provided a great opportunity for more looks.
This afternoon I will leave home in my car at 4:00 and estimate my return to be at about 7:00 Sunday evening. This is a period that pretty much spans the slots typically known as Friday happy hour revelry to Sunday wind down and get ready for Monday work. During that time I will have traveled approximately 1400 miles. That is an average of 27.5 mph for every hour of the entire weekend. Zoiks!
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Last Friday night the balcony seats to Lohengrin that I purchased online somehow morphed into 12th row center orchestra. I asked no questions but hastened straightway to the new digs for the evening, halfway expecting the seats to be occupied by some matronly season ticket holder who would assure me that there must be some mistake, dahling. But no! The seats were empty and I was golden!
And what a treat it was. Hard core opera heads might raise a fuss but I really liked the staging, which was a vaguely dark mid 20th century European setting. It conveyed the mood that times were tough, strongmen were in control, justice was not on the menu and people yearned for a savior to make things right. The villainess was supremely evil and the hero superb. Hat tip to HGO orchestra for a most excellent musical performance as well.
“Nothing in this world beats a ‘52 Vincent and a red-headed girl.”
I love this. It’s a great idea, especially for getting around town and commuting. But make sure you check out the Shocking Barack link at the bottom of the home page. Two guys who work for Brammo are riding Brammo Enertias from Detroit to DC, taking the same route as the auto executives did when they came begging (the second time). Only these guys are going to present Obama with the two bikes as an example of what American engineering and creativity can achieve. Following their journey and story on their blog is great. Oh, and make sure you submit your name. They will write it on the bikes that will be given to the Prez.
This animated short film from France is both beautiful and enchanting. Entitled “The Joy of Living” it celebrates, through dance and in fine art moderne style, the idea of progress through technology and modernization but remains true to the French spirit of love of life and nature.
This site lives up to it’s name. Guaranteed to stir the emotions.
I once had a cat that would from time to time assume a sphinx like position and with eyes tightly closed would sit for long periods of time in what looked like a state of deep meditation. I claimed that during these times he was “receiving”, though I never really knew the source of the transmission. Now I know.
Turn the volume up loud for best effect. (via)
