a crank’s progress

It occurred to me that I just crossed over 4,000 posts not too long ago. Here are some other milestones of the past few years.
Post number 100
Post number 1000
Post number 2000
Post number 3000
Post number 4000

Progress being made!:
I’m making good progress toward coming up with a plan that we think will help us achieve our objective. As I think about this plan I’m always — have our troops in mind. There’s nobody more important in this global war on terror than the men and women who wear the uniform, and [...]

two three Explore-worthy images, both of which precede my getting a “pro” account (and before I have 200 images). Looks like one got added late and I missed it.

The black-and-white image drops in and out, but the cyanotype seems to have stayed in continuously. if I knew what I did, I’d do it again [...]

Tag, I’m It:

I’ve have almost no knowledge whatsoever of things that would, in another time and place, be considered fundamental parts of a basic education: I’ve read almost none of the classics of English literature, I’ve never knowingly read a poem, I know very little about art history, and I’ve never opened the Bible.

Seriously, I [...]

racked boats

Originally uploaded by paulbeard.

Took some pictures with the digital instamatic as well today: these racked sailboats caught my eye, more the reflections than the boats themselves.

The one about the push-up bra was perhaps the easiest question to answer.
Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man

80%

Hulk

75%

Superman

70%

Robin

60%

Batman

55%

Iron Man

50%

Supergirl

45%

The Flash

40%

Catwoman

35%

Green Lantern

35%

Wonder Woman

25%

You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.

Click here to take the
“Which Superhero am I?” quiz…

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall December 30, 2006 08:10 AM:
Looking at the photo the NYT is leading with on its homepage, I am struck by the motley bunch of executioners. Hooded to protect their identities, they look like a gang of toughs from a B movie–or, on further reflection, like the hooded terrorists [...]

Saddam as Iraqi Jesus?
“So this execution, ironically and pathetically, becomes a stand-in for the failures, incompetence and general betrayal of country on every other front that President Bush has brought us.”
(tags: iraq worstpresidentever)

Getting to some serious thinking about photo printing here and one thing that has always fascinated me is borderless prints, with the image right up to the edge. For that, you need a vacuum easel to hold the paper flat (glass will detract from the image, so laying a plate of glass over the paper [...]

I have Polar A5™ heartrate monitor that has died from lack of use ;-) [they only last about 2 years, and it's been at least that long since I used it].

To get it working again will require me to send it to one of their service centers and pay $$$ to have them change the [...]