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Archive for February, 2005

Thinking of Woodie Guthrie at 3:15am  

It’s 3:15 in the morning and, rather than sleep, I’m sitting here creating a mix CD and contemplating the conversation I’ll have with my daughter tomorrow regarding a certain folk singer from Okemah who sang one of her favorite songs (of the moment), Mail Myself to You, decades before she was ever born. I [...]

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You owe me one  

Son, tonight I had the opportunity to take a photo of you running around the house like a lunatic, naked, with your sister’s pink and purple dress-up shoes on. And I didn’t. I had the camera, the flash was charged, the picture was in focus. And I didn’t release the shutter. [...]

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Picasa 2 vs. Nikon View vs. Picture Project  

Software called Picture Project came with my Nikon D70 DSLR. I recommend throwing that CD directly in the trash and downloading a free copy of Nikon View from their web site.
Nikon View is a suite that includes an image browser, a viewer, and Nikon Edit, a low-end version of Nikon Capture. The Nikon [...]

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Splat  

This is more fun that it has any right to be. My son stumbled across it while we were waiting for dinner. He loved it. Teletubbies: harmless, demented fun.

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Shaun of the Dead  

This is the best movie I’ve seen in months and my favorite zombie movie of all time. Go rent it right now. What are you still doing here? Go. Now!

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