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Niccy is one of those folks who believes that these megaconglomorates actually care about what you think!
As we were headed back to Barbados a survey form showed up in the cabin which Niccy duly filled out. I've told her before that they really don't care (especially negative comments) and it's a good illusion but she still takes the time to put pen to paper. Who knows, maybe someday someone WILL read what she's wrote and it will be the catalyst for change for the better. That's not a bet that I'd take though...
PS, my standard disclaimer:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. It's a known issue and for some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
A Quickie All-in-one Moleskine Diary/Sketchbook in Leather Cover
The day I decided to use the Moleskine 18 months weekly diary from July I knew I would have problem pulling out what I need from my bag. It has the same size and look as the Moleskine sketch book I'm using. Knowing that I will be using both quite often in this coming half year starting from my trip to Tokyo next week, I did something drastic in 30 minutes.
First I ruined the back of these 2 notebooks by putting 4 snaps on them so that they can stick together yet removable if I want to. Note that the two notebooks are snapped together so that the top of one is aligned with the bottom of the other. There is a good enough space in between because of the height of the snaps, so it works well to put a pen holder there. I just punched and set two eyelets to hold the broad elastic band together, then a metal wire is passed through the two eyelets to make a ring which helps to keep the elastic band in place on the spines, again this is removable if I don't need a pen holder.
Assembling it is easy, just put the pen holder in between the back of these two notebooks, snap the notebooks together and there you go. At this stage leather freak like me couldn't stop but made a cover for this so that the metal ring of the pen holder is concealed and I have the look I want.
Finally, to distinguish which side is which notebook, I stamped on the leather cover "Time" for the diary side and "Note" for the sketchbook side. Whenever I feel like using the other side, I flip the notebook vertically. The original Moleskine elastic bands can be used to enclose the leather cover but I like a clean look so most of the time they are enclosing the pages only.
You are probably wondering why there are some flying pigs on one of the Moleskines, that's a gift sketchbook from Steve Light. What's that pen you asked? Pilot 1979 Murex fountain pen, also a gift from a good friend Kelly.
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Being the curious sort I have to wonder just exactly "what" really is!
Got this shot as we were coming back aboard the Britannia in Sint Maarten.
I noticed the security guy was carrying a very strange looking device and got a bit curious. I'd made a friend with one of the security guys onboard and asked him what this was all about. He said (with a bit of a wink) that this fellow was looking for "bugs in the produce being brought aboard".
I don't know about you but I've got the feeling that the "bugs" he was looking for might be the kind they don't have a cure for yet or may just have an Atomic Number attached to their genus. I can't say for sure but a cruise ship full of souls certainly would be an attractive attack vector for bad actors wanting to spread some chaos.
Now I can neither confirm nor deny any of this but the Red Pill side of me says there's much, much more to the story...
BTW, if you know what this device is (it's not a hoover, I've checked google images) and you're at liberty to tell us please do so.
Like a moth to a flame, Todd was drawn to the Fire Truck!
This past weekend the Fiesta De Los Vaqueros was held in Tucson, Also know as the Tucson Rodeo. My lodge building:
www.facebook.com/nelsoncbledsoe74/
is directly across the street from the rodeo grounds so every year we park cars in our lot as a fundraiser. All the money raised goes back to the charities we support in the community.
Anyhow, back to Todd....
Chief Todd Canales is the 355th CES fire chief at DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Tucson AZ:
www.dm.af.mil/Media/News/Article/2315464/fire-department-...
and one of my brothers in the lodge. When he saw the Tucson city fire truck coming down the road he had to run out and stop traffic for them so that they could get through. I guess it's that universal bond that firefighters all around the world share.
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With apologies to Hanz and Franz:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAalP0jeqV4
When you live in a stick built house you usually don't have to worry about emptying your tanks but on a yacht it's not quite the same. Your grey and black water goes into tanks that will eventually fill up. You probably don't have a city connection to the sewer system so who you gonna call? That's right, PepeLaPoo to the rescue!
There's a variation on this service for the Snowbirds who choose to camp up at Quartzsite for the winter, a truck that roams the LTVA. For a fee they'll empty out your tanks so you don't have to go into town and try to find a dump.
It takes a different sort of person to the gold in the black water and I've got to applaud the entrepreneurial spirit that Charlie has shown!l
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
It has been a while since I took the group photo of my babies. With the new additions of M42-Vivitar 135/2.8 and M42-Carl zeiss Jena 135/3.5, decided to take shot at them. My wife saw all this effort and gave a different smile and said, "Are you selling them on ebay?, Good for you." I gave a wicked smile and continued taking the shot. Taken with Canon A520 P&S.
Large on black; Not much of a quality though!
Tried some individual shots below (Taken with macro takumar which will miss in the list)
I can tell exactly what she was thinking and I could probably repeat exactly what she said!
Niccy and I were on the back deck when we were leaving Bonaire and got this shot. The sun was headed down and had a real pretty light to it so I whipped the camera out and started shooting.
Niccy is a real good sport when it comes to me taking pictures. She'll hang out for the first 3 or 4 then I get the eyes and the "Lovey, enough already!", my signal to start wrapping things up.
I'll usually get a few more (just for good measure) then put the camera away till the next opportunity comes around.
I told her one time that when I stop taking pictures of her is when she needs to start worrying. I can guarantee that I'll be taking a lot more just to make sure she has no worries!
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
A series of shots I got during our passage through The Big Ditch!
There were open decks (8-9) in the forward of the ship that were jam packed with folks watching all the action in the locks. Funny thing is the cargo ship sailors seemed to be as interested in us as we were in them!
Going through the complete Panama Canal was definitely a bucket list item for me. I spent the entire day (8 hours) outside on the deck along with a bunch of other folks, my shutter happily clicking away!
We had a Canal Guide onboard who pointed out all the interesting locations, couldn't tell you one thing he said because I wasn't listening I was too busy shooting!
Have to commend Princess Cruises, they were really nice to us outside in that they had stewards coming aro
This shot was inspired by a comment from wheres_bruce and his reference to C.W. McCall:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3VN54M1OXA
I'll bet the Bandit would've found a way around the mess!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJPM-M_Z65o
On our way home from a Sunday drive on a Saturday we came across a bit of a mess.
Seems that a truck on the freeway (I-10) had decided to catch fire and block both lanes of traffic. One lane was finally opened to get the traffic flowing, however this took about 2 hours after the accident and with no exits on this section of freeway we found ourselves stuck in the middle.
Lucky for us we had packed a picnic lunch along with plenty of water since the heat was up to 102° F with a slight breeze from the East with a clear sky.
For reference this is Interstate 10 East of Vail Arizona, West of the Frontage Road overpass:
31.983552381672638, -110.54711529068143
Local News Article:
www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/i-10-westbound-closed-near-...
It took them four months and sixty-buck$ to do it but it was worth it — to me.
The same VHS-C to VHS full-size adapter I used for years decided to start jamming in the VHS recorder/player so I sent one tape off-site.
A Quickie All-in-one Moleskine Diary/Sketchbook in Leather Cover
The day I decided to use the Moleskine 18 months weekly diary from July I knew I would have problem pulling out what I need from my bag. It has the same size and look as the Moleskine sketch book I'm using. Knowing that I will be using both quite often in this coming half year starting from my trip to Tokyo next week, I did something drastic in 30 minutes.
First I ruined the back of these 2 notebooks by putting 4 snaps on them so that they can stick together yet removable if I want to. Note that the two notebooks are snapped together so that the top of one is aligned with the bottom of the other. There is a good enough space in between because of the height of the snaps, so it works well to put a pen holder there. I just punched and set two eyelets to hold the broad elastic band together, then a metal wire is passed through the two eyelets to make a ring which helps to keep the elastic band in place on the spines, again this is removable if I don't need a pen holder.
Assembling it is easy, just put the pen holder in between the back of these two notebooks, snap the notebooks together and there you go. At this stage leather freak like me couldn't stop but made a cover for this so that the metal ring of the pen holder is concealed and I have the look I want.
Finally, to distinguish which side is which notebook, I stamped on the leather cover "Time" for the diary side and "Note" for the sketchbook side. Whenever I feel like using the other side, I flip the notebook vertically. The original Moleskine elastic bands can be used to enclose the leather cover but I like a clean look so most of the time they are enclosing the pages only.
You are probably wondering why there are some flying pigs on one of the Moleskines, that's a gift sketchbook from Steve Light. What's that pen you asked? Pilot 1979 Murex fountain pen, also a gift from a good friend Kelly.
More on Scription blog: scription.typepad.com/blog/2010/07/a-quickie-allinone-mol...
I installed a "new" elementary lab last week. These two teacher computer are the best of the iMac lab and, believe it or not, are the best iMacs in the lab. The rest of the lab has DV400's and old try loaders. Even one Rev A, that had a four gig hard drive (naturally it had to be replaced in order to fit the entire image). The lab will be used to deliver primary software to students. It's amazing that these machines (some 7 years old) can run panther and all the software that we needed them to. There's something to be said about old technology and making it work on a limited budget. The principal was glowing.
Niccy is one of those people who truly "NEEDS" coffee in the morning to get her day started!
It's hard to have that coffee monkey on your back, and sometimes Niccy's is more of a gorilla. After being together with her for 21 years one thing I know for a fact is that it's useless to talk to her before her morning java. I can accept this and more than once on a cruise I've played the part of the pusher by going and getting her coffee before she gets up out of bed. I do what I can to keep Mamma happy because as everyone knows "When Mammas not happy ain't nobody happy".
BTW for those who wonder, I'm a tea drinker myself.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
Not the real Blue Hour but blue is definitely the theme!
We finally got aboard the Sky Princess and got our luggage dropped off in the room. Once that was accomplished we set off on a walkabout to see what this ship had to offer.
As we were walking I came across this fellow who had his GoPro pointed towards the back of the ship. I'm not real sure what he was shooting since we were tied up to the dock but he stayed like this for a good 10 minutes. I figured that if he was going to pose I was going to take advantage of it and catch a shot. It wasn't until I looked at this on my big screen at home that I realized just how much blue there really was!
This was a good trip in that I really stepped up and out when it came to taking control of my camera. The majority of the shots I got were done in manual (M) and I'm trying to keep any editing down to just a crop or two. This shot for example is SOOC other than a little crop to remove some extraneous bits.
This is a real photograph taken with a real camera, and not created by AI.
She's been watching way too many Youtube travel videos!
Like the title says this was her idea, not mine. I was "informed" that since I had a camera I needed to start taking some "touristy" pictures for Niccy to share with her friends. I tried to tell her that "touristy" shots really aren't my thing but my words fell on deaf ears that aren't my own.
Now, I had a thought about how I could make them more "touristy" (out of focus, skewed horizons, cut off heads/feet, etc) but after hanging out with her for 20 years I know that might not be my best idea!
NIccy and I took a long weekend trip up to Williams Arizona to ride the Grand Canyon Railway. We've always been fans of train trips and getting to see the big hole in the ground was a bonus!
If you\'ve never been to the Grand Canyon the train trip is a great way to see the place. You've got a 2 1/2 hour trip each way on the train and about 3 1/2 hours for exploring at the Canyon, more than enough time to take in the sights. We took the advice of Jim Frazier and booked the Luxury Parlor car which offers plenty of luxurious seating and amenities (for Niccy) and an outside observation platform (for me).
I got this 17'' iMac G4 for £29.00 on ebay at that price I just had to have it.
I've upgraded the ram to 1GB and I've also added a faster 80GB Hard drive. I did add a 120GB, but it refused to work in the iMac despite working fine in my Power Mac G4 tower.
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Das Fünffingerkraut galt als ein Schutzkraut, das böse Geister von Haus und Hof vertreibt.
The cinquefoil was regarded as a protective herb that evil spirits of house and home markets.
Familie der Rosengewächse.__ Potentilla aurea
alias: Pentaphyllon Pentafilon Cinquefoil
Fünfblatt, Kriechendes Fingerkraut, Kriechendes Gänsekraut, Fingerkraut, Ruhrkraut,
Der ewige Kreislauf der Natur... ein neues Jahr steht vor der Tür... ich danke meinen flickr friends für all die lieben Kommentare im Laufe des fast vergangenen Jahres und wünsche allen ein glückliches neues Jahr!
The circle of nature... a new year is knocking at the door... time to say thank you to all my dear flickr friends for all the kind comments during last year.
Wish you a wonderful and happy new year!!
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A spare Patrouille de France Alphajet sitting in the West Point 2nd Aviation Detachment hangar at Stewart International Airport.
Niccy and I just got back from a transatlantic cruise so I've finally got some shots to post!
Here you see:
2 Veterinarians
2 Microbiologists
1 WOC RN
Out of the shot is myself, a self styled Jack of All Trades and pretty good music guesser. Did you know that the original band that did the song "Venus" was named Shocking Blue? I did.
Why the heck couldn't we win at Trivia???
This was our trivia team on the cruise. We thought we had the bases pretty well covered when it came to questions that you will only hear if you attend a pub quiz or a trivia session but Nay Nay. It seems like we came up on the short end of the stick every time, always by one or two questions.
One of the great things about cruising is the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds and experiences, make a connection with them and have a great time while doing so. All the folks in this shot (Carol, Barb, Niccy, Mike, Marie, and myself are the best of the best and we (NIccy and I) are looking forward to seeing them all in the future!
A Passion Play of sorts I suppose...
For those who didn't choose to be out in the sun and fun there was only one other place to be on sea days and that was the pub.
Now these "floating gin joints" aka cruise ships are loaded with bars of all types from piano bars to swim up pool bars to watch the game pubs which is where I got this shot.
This particular establishment is called Brodies and according to Niccy it's a pretty close approximation of a standard pub. Beer on tap, nibbles on the table and football on the screen. Nothing fancy, just the basics.
Brodies was usually a pretty busy place, especially when there was football (soccer) going on which was all the time. I'm not sure who was playing at the time I got this but they must've been minor league since everyone was pretty sedate and civil. You could tell when the big leaguers were playing, the place would be standing room only and extremely loud, especially when a goal was scored.
From what I saw the football fans in the UK were/are just as rabid as the US football fans are when it came to supporting their team. I personally don't get it but for those of you who watch you'll certainly know what I mean.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
The Fun Police, they're coming for me!
After seeing my last shot:
www.flickr.com/photos/nyalr/53384492738/in/dateposted-pub...
You might think the folks in the UK were'nt down for a party. Oh, how wrong you would be mon frère....
All it took to get the party started was for the guests on deck to have a little conversation with their friends....like Jose Cuervo, Johnny Walker, The Wild Turkey, and of course The Beefeater. After conferring with them these folks decided to break loose and show the world that the UK really is a party place.
Ok, so party time for them means photo time for me. As I was scanning the crowd, hoping to catch someone in some sort of a situation I found myself to be the center of attention. This young lady from the entertainment crew decided to call me out with a pointed finger and an unhappy look for not participating in the festivities. Myself, being the older and wiser decided this was the shot I was looking for and took it. I suppose that's one of the good things that come with age, you can do whatever you want and not worry about the consequences!
Niccy and I just got back from a 2 week cruise down in the Caribbean, a trip that was supposed to be in the UK but thanks to the whole covid fiasco that was not meant to be. We were on the P&O Britannia and as we quickly found out we were the only Americans aboard! We had a good time, got to see some new ports and enjoyed the weather.
"To thee top (moving on up) to a deeluxe apartment in the sky......
Thanks to The Jeffersons for this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHDwRECFL8M
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5 bedrooms / 6 bathrooms
Sale price: $6,500,000 USD
Own THE majestic view of Puerto Vallarta from the coveted Queen Penthouse at Tres Mares high above Marina Vallarta. This grand residence overlooks the port and hotel zone, the water of Banderas Bay and the vibrant town of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico under the Sierra Occicente.
www.condominiumsinpuertovallarta.com/tresmarespenthouse3/
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As I type this I'm in negotiations with Niccy about purchasing this place but she's being stubborn and saying NO! I don't understand why.
I've got a great argument for buying with some salient points but she refuses to believe that it would be advantageous for me to sit on the balcony in my underwear with a 600mm (or more) lens, drinking margaritas and shooting ship shots all day.
Yes, I've pointed out that Walmart and Sam's Club are just a quick boat ride across the bay and there's a really nice pool so there's no need to get in the ocean (where fish pee) when you want to swim.
I told her there's a private elevator so no need to share air with the commoners and it's gated so no worries about burglars getting in and stealing my 600mm (or more) lens. Yet she still says NO! I don't understand why.
Let me tell you, it gets DAMN HOT in St. George Utah!
Yes, you read the title right, it's the end of the road (for now at least). We were in St. George Utah when our rooftop AC decided that 100° F outside wasn't quite hot enough and decided to start pumping out hot air! When the temp inside the van was reading 115°F we decided that we needed to rethink our plan and make some modifications.
What this means is that we're currently back in Tucson for a couple of months. The plan is to take the van into the dealer and have some warranty work done to get everything shipshape. Once that's completed we'll probably take a short trip over to San Diego to see our friends Mike and Marie for a day or two, make sure EVERYTHING is working right. Come back to Tucson and hang out till September and then hit the road again. We're going to try and make North Carolina to see Rod and Danielle for a few days then make a beeline down to Georgia to see our friends Carole and Barb. Hang out with them for a few days then head back home along the Gulf Coast.
We've come to the realization that it's just too warm in June, July, and August to be traveling around in a big metal box that's something like a solar oven on wheels. We're lucky that we have the flexibility to come and go as we see fit, I feel bad for those folks who are stuck having only the Summer months to try and get away.
So, last picture from the road (for now) but don't worry. I've got a ton of ship shots from our Panama Canal cruise that I'll be posting, along with any lightning shots I might get. The monsoon season is just around the corner for AZ!