Google Photos’ People-and-Pets search feature makes it easy to click a face and go directly to photographs of that person. Here’s an example from our photo collection: My mum, a good friend all the way back to my childhood, my dad, New Orleans brother-in-law, another good friend (we go back 40 years), Fargo sister-in-law, and,…… Continue reading Globetrotter Martha
Category: Living
Yes, it’s Art
On my walk through a University of Minnesota campus: three steel lattice beams set in concrete. I recall these were removed during a remodel, and the contractor got permission to create this installation. For some reason, it’s not included in the university’s list of public art.
Go-to Couture in a Time of Covid
Replenished my stock of fleece sweatpants, my go-to couture in this time of Covid.
Anime Festival: Night 2
Tonight, night two of our spontaneous anime festival. Grateful for streaming.
Understanding Axes
Used a straw constructor toy I just happen to have to help understand the axes (red=x, green=y, blue=z—the rotational axis) for each joint in my current robot according to industry standards. I find it difficult to think spatially, so need to double-check
Language
Swore when I knocked a mug of coffee onto the keyboard while tutoring a student online. It could’ve been worse: I said sh#$ rather than f&$#, and the keyboard still works.
Early Christmas
On my bike ride with a friend, a preview of things to come.
A Place Where Masks Are Apolitical
Posted A Place Where Masks Are Apolitical.
A Place Where Masks Are Apolitical
I’ve been searching through my photographs for crowd scenes in Japan. Here’s one at a Tokyo train station: November 2018. Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station. A woman, bottom right, is wearing a face mask. Perhaps she has a cold and wants to protect others, or maybe she’s protecting herself from airborne pathogens. If you look more closely,…… Continue reading A Place Where Masks Are Apolitical
Didn’t Shower
Didn’t shower.