March 30, 2025

On Being Poor

Poor is a typical English word, meaning not enough. A lousy backhand, for instance, makes you a poor tennis player. If you knowingly apply biases, you are a poor judge. In the...

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March 23, 2025

Shooting at Canon

Canon really had it all, and did it all. In the old days. They are still solid and dependable and all that. They compete in all areas of technology and engineering. Canon...

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March 22, 2025

My Camera Status

History exists in my camera’d past. First, a gorgeous-WWII era Leica inherited from my oldest sister, that lasted through high school and a basement b&w lab with enlarger, chemical baths, and even...

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March 21, 2025

Word: Happy

Right words offer weight to a conversation. Choosing right ones makes them easier to carry and deliver. A worn example is the word happiness. “Hap” means circumstance or occurrence, as in “the...

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March 20, 2025

Dragonfly Physics

The limits of mechanical engineering, particularly aviation design and mechanics, have always been present in nature. The standards for mechanical engineering can be found in one magnificent animal. Of course, I’m talking...

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March 20, 2025

Time, Light, Space

Among the venerable Legends and Myths of Science, the evolution of existence fascinates me the most. You will not hear this in almost any debate, but the fact is, all of the...

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March 18, 2025

Values of $$$

The other side of money remains poetic. The philosophy of money requires a harder look at what money can not be. Money can never be more than what it actually is. but...

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March 16, 2025

Actual Value of $$$

This article came from practical experience, finally understood. For philosophical and moral considerations, try back later. Without much need or want, and certainly too little money to bother with, I never had...

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