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This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip.
This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip.
Helen Hunt eschews the surfboard, choosing instead to float magically in the air above the water.
Good job, Helen Hunt and photographer!
Don’t read the following excerpt from this news story if you are squeamish. Father beaten protecting daughter at Valleyfair:
A father who tried to protect his 12-year-old daughter after she was groped while leaving Valleyfair amusement park was beaten, stomped in the face and kicked by a group of young men, police said.
The 41-year-old victim, identified in a criminal complaint only by his initials, was unconscious when police arrived. He suffered skull fractures and possible bleeding on the brain, the documents said.
What the hell is this, A Clockwork Orange? Dammit, Minnesota. Get it together.
I had one chance to do this shot — I had to diffuse the flash and guess the exposure. Turned out about as creepy as it appeared in real life; it was a tour de force in whatever limited photo skills I possess.
Dream Garden is probably the most stunning piece of art in glass I’ve ever seen. A bit about the Curtis Publishing Company building, which houses this work:
An example of Georgian Revival architecture, it holds a famous Tiffany glass mosaic, “The Dream Garden,” made for Curtis by the Louis C. Tiffany Studios. The 260-color mosaic was based on a painting by Maxfield Parrish. In 1998, the mosaic was sold to casino owner Steve Wynn, who planned to move it to one of his casinos. This was blocked by local historians and art lovers who raised $3.5 million to prevent the move.
Honestly, check this thing out. Looks nothing like the stained glass we’re all accustomed to seeing.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Maybe 500 drams?
Really enjoyed this architecture.
My alma mader, St. Thomas, is upgrading its email system. Though I use a dedicated desktop email program, sometimes I do have to check email through a web browser — so, with some trepidation, I clicked over to the tutorial for the new version of Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access.
Oh my God.
It’s a snowstorm of buttons. At least the “Light Client,” which it looks like is the only one I’ll be able to use, has fewer stupid little widgets.
I think these are relief carvings.
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