New navigation links
News
Now in London again after an almost uninterrupted spell of perfect weather in Cape Town. My new Fuji F600EXR camera arrived while we were away, and I have been extensively playing around with it, as well as catching up London culture. I may not get around to a post on it, but if you can, try to get to the Jeremy Deller show at the Hayward. It's more situational and performance art than representational, but it is very funny, and makes you feel good in a way that the David Hockney show also did.
Because all the futzing about on cameras led to some detailed testing, I have postponed the Otter trail tips section, in favout of a 3 part series about portability in cameras. I'll come back to it later, along maybe with a quick tour of the Deller show.
Keep up to date
Top Tips – Phrasebook
Looking for a title for your Cambodian-English phrasebook of aggressive language?I am able to offer this suggestion at no cost to yourself: Kymer and say that
Top Tips – Cleaning
Tropical or summer garments foxed with Santorum?Then simply soak in a solution of two parts Abysmaloid powder to 100 beakers of Dr Gingrich’s personal reflux water. The garment will immediately be returned to its earlier state of sanctity.
-
Recent posts
- On Portability – Cameras Part 5
- On Portability – Cameras part 4
- On Portability – Cameras part 3
- Fuji F600 London Photos
- The Scream at Sotheby’s – Go!
- On Portability – Cameras part 2
- On Portability – Cameras part 1
- Nar-phu trek (2009) selected photographs
- Photographing treks – a recording journey
- Systems check for runners
-
Popular Posts
- How to gain weight by drinking beaver anal gland juice
- The Warehouse gallery and cafe – Kuala Lumpur
- A Night at Ril’s Steakhouse (vegetarians should not view this post)
- Gerald Brooks on the legendary organ at the Abattiale de St Ouen
- London in 3D! – Google maps adds a dimension
- The Aston-Martin Virage – Part 3: maintenance
- Greece is the word
- Fuji F600 London Photos
- French wine (in France)
- Otter Trail 2012: M*rt*n’s diary
Rootle around why don't you?
Current header photo: Villa White
We recently spent a blissful week at the Villa White, buried deep in Canggu in Bali. This is an extraordinary spot, found of course by the Chickadee and her husband. I have seen and stayed in many villas in Bali, but this is without doubt the most beautiful and easiest to live in.
The shot is a 180 deg pano, shot with the Fuji z900, and it shows the wonderful little design features that the Russian owner has put in all over the shop. At night it was even more spectacular and although those shots are not panos and therefore not for the header, I will show some of them in future posts.
Little-known facts: Nutrition
Modern medical practitioners are well aware of the importance of a stodgy diet, supplemented with roughly equal parts of the three major food types, Amyloids, Glactoids, and Putrate of Lead.
The first two can be obtained, as we all know. by repeatedly knawing at a raw turnip, or gourd. However, other than Abysmaloid Powder, there are few easily digestible sources of Putrate of Lead, and the violent fizzing and offensive fumes when mixed with cold tea make ingesting the Powder a challenge for the elderly.
However it has recently been found that mulched cardboard from Amazon packaging, can when steeped in Dr Henderson’s Sauternes Extract, provide a tasty and convenient alternative.
Was ist der Käse Davy-Junge?
Leute fragen mich oft: "Was ist der Käse in der Hand Davy-Junge?"
Antworte ich gewöhnlich:
- Das ist kein Käse
- Das ist nicht meine Hand
- Das ist nicht meine Hand
- Leider bin ich nicht Davy Junge. Ich bin Herman. Davy-boy ist dort drüben, neben dem Käse.
- Nun, Ulrich, das ist ein Stück alten Gouda. Warten Sie eine Sekunde, während ich es abwaschen meinen Händen.
Ich bin gleichgültig, ob dies sinnvoll ist oder nicht.
Contact me
Comments or questions are welcome.
Powered by Fast Secure Contact Form
Category Archives: Commentary
Goebbels’ heirs
Musings on the occasional use of truth in politics.
Nearly ten years ago, in the autumn of 2002, while I was flying from (I think) Chicago back to NYC, I had one of the most dramatic and disturbing conversations I ever … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Comments Off
How to gain weight by drinking beaver anal gland juice
A few fun food facts for you today – to both inform and revolt.
Despite my tall and generally stick-like appearance, I can stack on the weight – in fact at this height (6’4″), my weight has varied by 56 pounds … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Comments Off
It’s Alive!
Those that regularly visited this site may have been under the impression that I died or became severely incapacitated on or around 16th of October 2011, since all activity stopped at that time. Apologies for the sudden cessation and for … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Comments Off