Musings

The other day I mentioned that we have a reasonably prolific pear tomato. Yesterday I mused about anthropomophizing in my interior landscape.

These trends continue today…

Perhaps I’m simple, but this sure looks like a golden pear tomato cowboy to me. Jaunty and all.

Like the green hat?

Let’s see, I was going to post a picture of a wood duck, in profile, nicely sunlit, taken down at the park. But.

But the camera or the customized photo transfer software/script captured the pictures and put them, um, nowhere. The Guru is standing by to tweak the problem. When we do the next download.

In the meantime, he’s distracted me by noting this brand new camera from Canon, the PowerShot SX20 IS, which sounds pretty cool. Of course, our current camera is mighty cool; it’s a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 we bought earlier this year.

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Radio Man demonstrates victory over technology!

The Explorer (now officially classified by the US Govt as a Clunker—ugh!) is now outfitted with a lovely after-market radio with hi-def AM and FM, two different iPod jacks, including one that powers the iPod, or can accept other devices. I think the only part of the New Instrument’s controls I understand is how to change the color of the display—there’re 31 flavors, uh, shades.

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I know she remembers crank phones—which are not, at least by definition, related to crank phone calls—and party lines. She’s still a bit suspicious of the iPhone, however, although willing to use it to talk to her son, out there on the Left Coast….

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Overnight Time Machine did its thing—and correctly (resurrecting my software, settings, etc.—almost perfectly). And I’m back in biz! The Guru says it’s the hardest fix he’s ever done.*

I’m so appreciative!

* Note—he now has implemented his own Time Machine backup on a separate hard drive.

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We aren’t the only ones dealing with technology. This is Sir Paul’s stage for the Saturday night concert, and we’ve been monitoring the construction since last Sunday morning. The watchers are still letting us walk through (obliquely) along our customary exercise route.

Closer to home, The Guru has developed a replacement plan for the hard drive, and implementation is underway.

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True. And in a spectacular fashion (well, in that it just wouldn’t be resurrected).

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I don’t believe I’ve mentioned the 22:22 secret code, which now is 10:22 pm.

You see, when I first started this blahg, I had software that kept time with a 24-hour clock. And, because it was easy to type, 22:22 became my default time set if I couldn’t make my daily post on its correct day. I try to photo and compose each day, even if it’s in my head, and sometimes there’s no wifi or Internet to make it public.

So, now you know. Posts with the time 10:22 pm have a complex history….

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Really: these buildings stand perfectly upright. The camera keystoned* all by itself.

PS Isn’t this the reddest barn you’ve ever seen?

* Perhaps this isn’t really a verb. But, neener, I used it that way anyway (she typed feistily).

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Today: wind farm* in northwestern Indiana. Surprise! Tower after tower….

Followed by intermittent drizzle and grey skies over Chicago….

* There must have been at least forty towers….

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So, I’m browsing the latest offerings of PNAS, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, published weekly, and I spot an article “The Water Footprint of Bioenergy.” Huh?

There’s more about bioelectricity, and an assortment of stuff that’s kinda interesting, but right now is not registering in my brain.

Instead, I’ll head out front and harvest basil for some fresh pesto for dinner….

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