Dear Federal Government, Please buy my Nikon 35mm f/2 lens. I bought it in 2006 for $300. My thinking was that a lens at that focal length with that aperture---a fast normal prime, in photographer lingo---would allow me to take medium shots of people in low light. I thought I would get a lot of good pictures that way, but it's not working out. I'm just not getting as many … [Read more...] about Hey Feds, Buy My Camera Lens
If You Think 24 Is Too Realistic…
If you think 24 is too realistic, then you should probably watch the new Knight Rider TV series, which premiers on September 24th.. The first episode is available online for free. … [Read more...] about If You Think 24 Is Too Realistic…
Change I Can Believe In
Windypundit is published using the Movable Type blogging engine from Six Apart, and they've just released an interesting sounding update. I think I'll switch to it in the next week or two. I may have to rebuild the templates that create the look and feel of this site, but even if I don't, I'm getting a little tired of the current look of the blog and I'd like to change it. … [Read more...] about Change I Can Believe In
“Do you, Party A, take Party B…”
Moby Kip points us to this story by Jennifer Garza of the Sacramento Bee: Last month, Rachel Bird exchanged vows with Gideon Codding in a church wedding in front of family and friends. As far as Bird is concerned, she is a bride. To the state of California, however, she is either "Party A" or "Party B." Those are the terms that have replaced "bride" and "groom" on the state's … [Read more...] about “Do you, Party A, take Party B…”
A Knock In the Night
I've been having trouble sleeping lately. I get tired, but when I lie down I don't fall asleep. Tonight I was finally feeling ready to doze off by about 4 am. I was lying there, relaxing, my thought process become disordered as I slipped into sleep... When I heard someone knock on the front door. Four rapid taps. Knock knock knock knock. As I started to get up, I realized … [Read more...] about A Knock In the Night