Nature Photo of the Day

Descanso - 2007

An added note on iTunes

I don't know if they did a remote update a few days ago, but last Saturday, my entire iTunes Library crashed. The music is still there, but I spent much if yesterday evening reorganizing and relinking ALL my music. Tonight, I get to rebuild the individual themed playlists and make bakeup copies of the library and playlist files.

Also in the family update, I forgot to mention that Brenna has improved her anime art dramatically. She's improved her color and shading techniques quite a bit and I think she's mastered doing skin tones.

Abandoned places – Bakersfield Wanderings, July 07 (part 1)

As some of you may have guessed, I was very active in exploring sites in and around the Los Angeles area. Some places near and far. Bakerfield is the southern gateway to the farming communities of the San Joaquin Valley (central valley) of California. It was also the site of some of the largest oil fields in the state, a major rail transit site and even supported the lumber and mining industries in their heyday. Bakersfield has stubbornly held onto the small city feel, but with it comes decidedly aged and worn edges.

Tracy senzaf1ne, Angie badgerphone, and I got together and explored a number of farm sites that surround the city and offer an insight into the region’s past. Time is catching up to each of the sites on this trip. Some more than others, where all that remain are the memories.

The Flattened Farm


( Farming a little chunk of oblivion (15 Behind the cut) )

Keith Olbermann for President (or Attorney General at the very least)

Without a doubt, this guy has Bush and his cronnies pegged. Now if someone would act and actually press charges.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21644133/