tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25821338510773067222024-03-15T18:09:56.510-07:00Terebi IIDon Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2075125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-53780276341176760902015-09-30T07:20:00.000-07:002015-09-30T07:20:18.009-07:00Crazy SushiI had my first 'dining with a buddy' experience in quite some time yesterday evening. I met Tom at <a href="http://www.crazysushi.net/crazy-sushi/">Crazy Sushi</a> in Sherwood. It was fun and I'd do it again, but as usual, my introvert genes kicked in now and then. I hope Tom took that for what it was.<br />
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Another thing I discovered: eat spicy pork and tempura for dinner, and you might as well have gone out drinking. Did not sleep well last night!<br />
<br />Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-68530590006942291742015-09-27T20:18:00.001-07:002015-09-27T20:18:29.231-07:00Fork!Or prune? I'm not sure. Anyway, this post doesn't appear at the old location, and the last post at the old location does not appear here. Welcome to the new home of Terebi 2. No vanity domain required!<br />
<br />Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-5459803145986678842015-06-16T07:19:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.518-07:00QOTDFrom Sunday, when Jean, Renee and I were eating at John Barleycorn's with Jean's sister Ann. There was a somewhat weak quartet playing classical music. Ann thought quietly, then said:<br/><br/>"They're playing Vivaldi ... Vivaldi is winning."<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-56723602346641297042015-06-12T03:56:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.537-07:00QOTD“I don’t want them to follow me. I want them to follow themselves, but to be with me.”<br/><br/>- Ornette Coleman<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-81917337257706667292014-12-19T02:53:00.000-08:002015-09-27T13:05:25.552-07:00QOTD<p div='hesaid'><br/>"In real life there's probably a common-sense answer to this dilemma, one that involves lawyers and escrow accounts. But this is not a blog about real life, it's a blog about cryptography. And if you've ever read a crypto paper, you'll understand that the right way to solve this problem is to dream up an absolutely crazy technical solution."<br/></p><br/><br/><a href="http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2014/11/zero-knowledge-proofs-illustrated-primer.html">Zero Knowledge Proofs: An illustrated primer</a> - Matthew Green<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-26743490774016292062014-07-06T09:56:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.586-07:00CalculusRenee is taking MTH 251 (differential calculus) this fall. Herein some notes on resources.<br/><br/><h2>Books</h2><br/><br/><ul><br/><li><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0883858126/?tag=stackoverfl08-20">The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus</A> - Spivak is a well-known author of a current calculus text. This is his overview of the field, a speedy introduction to the concepts.</li><br/><li><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-4th-Michael-Spivak/dp/0914098918/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y">Calculus, 4th Edition</A> - Spivak's latest textbook on the topic.</li><br/><li><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Schaums-Outline-Calculus-6th-Edition/dp/0071795537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404670216&sr=8-1&keywords=schaum%27s+calculus">Schaum's Outline of Calculus, 6th Edition</A> - an outline of the topic with tons of completely worked example problems.</li><br/><li><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Transcendentals-MyMathLab-Pearson-Package/dp/0321965167/ref=dp_ob_title_bk">Calculus: Early Transcendentals Plus NEW MyMathLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (2nd Edition)</A> - what appears to me to be the textbook at OSU for this fall.</li><br/></ul><br/><br/><h2>Online Resources</h2><br/><br/><ul><br/><li><A HREF="http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/CalcI.aspx">Paul's Online Math Notes</A> - this set of notes over a course of calculus is recommended on <A HREF="math.stackexchange.com">math.stackexchange.com</a>.</li><br/><li><A HREF="https://www.khanacademy.org/math/differential-calculus">Khan Academy</a> - this is the online material on differential calculus at Khan Academy.</li><br/><li><A HREF="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2FTarasovCalculus&ei=J-W5U97SJ8_roASW7YGoAQ&usg=AFQjCNGrbRYglcQHYGpktgkhLXnJ8hGhuw&sig2=DrZtOQUDsgjKOYedQGIvUw&bvm=bv.70138588,d.cGU">Calculus: Basic Concepts for High School</a> - a textbook written in Russia, covering the basic concepts of limits and integrals at an accessible level (if a bit quaint).</li><br/></ul><br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-41937377664972907852012-12-28T07:33:00.000-08:002015-09-27T13:05:25.607-07:00XKCD FaveOkay, <A HREF="http://xkcd.com/1153/">this</a> is probably my favorite XKCD comic this year. Be sure to read the popup text as well, for the punchline.<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-39337303863354896712012-12-28T02:01:00.000-08:002015-09-27T13:05:25.642-07:00Mass Transit EchoesYesterday, Renee and I took the bus (and the Max light rail) to Lloyd Center Mall, and back home. Why? Because she'll be turning 18 this coming summer, and doesn't yet have a driver's license. This was a dry run for what her life will be like when the mom-pop express closes its doors.<br/><br/>Many years ago, when we first came here and my workplace was in Beaverton, I used to commute by bus, and I told Renee that my solution to the monotony of riding the bus was to bring a really difficult book along (I distinctly remember struggling through <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Computational-Complexity-Christos-H-Papadimitriou/dp/0201530821">this</a> book, and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Computational-Geometry-Introduction-Monographs-Computer/dp/0387961313/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356717950&sr=1-4&keywords=computational+geometry">this</a> one -- I still have both of them!). Sinking into the books made it possible to wait at a bus stop in whatever weather and not fret as to whether the bus would show up on time or not.<br/><br/>And now, a slight diversion... A few years ago, I took Renee to Kumoricon, and we attended a concert by some knockoff Asian pop band. The music was loud, so much so that I really couldn't tell what they were playing. But I was amused when I discovered that the old tradition of holding a lighter aloft had been updated: now everyone was holding up cellphones with their backlights turned on. Très amusant.<br/><br/>Back to the present! So we are sitting at the bus stop at Martinazzi and Mohawk, and I'm reading the poster in the back of the shelter. It tells me what phone number to call, and what code to enter, to determine when my bus will next arrive at my stop. What a difference a decade makes! That really improves the mass transit experience for me. Kudos, Trimet!<br/><br/>Oh, and the trip was uneventful. Renee didn't really want to be there, but we both got there and back safely.<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-73812379596516206012012-12-04T12:51:00.000-08:002015-09-27T13:05:25.656-07:00Substitute MeditationSo the evening activities run on beyond the normal routine, and you don't have the energy to do your normal night time meditation. What to do? Slip on the wireless headphones, close your eyes, and listen to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby's_on_Fire">Baby's on Fire</a> (the original, not Die Antwoord, ugh, Google!).<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-21164856560628417372012-07-20T13:22:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.690-07:00Why haven't I had these albums for years?I'm <em>way</em> behind on recording what I've bought musically. So what else is new? So let us briefly visit what has been added to my pop culture archive.<br/><br/>My habit, when discovering a new artist, or revisiting one I've known but not 'owned', is to do a little research (in the last decade, "Google"), and settle on an album which is representative of the artist's ouvre. Typically, one album is enough. Sometimes it is a "best of" album, and sometimes, it is that snapshot in time, the crystalline essence of an artist's potential (cf. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_(Neil_Young_album)">Harvest</a>, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry_(Carole_King_album)">Tapestry</a>, etc.). Yes, I know those are both ancient. Sorry, so am I. [<em>They date from my high school years or even before</em>].<br/><br/>Despite the last two examples being from my childhood/teens, some of my favorite music dates from before I was born. Collectively, I absolutely <em>love</em> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Man_in_Paris">bebop</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moanin%27">hard bop</a>. One of the classics of the era is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingus_Ah_Um">Mingus Ah Um</a> by Charles Mingus. This is one of those albums which has very few filler pieces. I'm hard-pressed to name a piece off this album which is sub-standard.<br/><br/>Given that, I have to ask, "Why haven't I had <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Saint_and_the_Sinner_Lady">The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady</a> for all those decades? While there are only four compositions on this album, each is <em>steeped</em> in its era. I listen to this and I revisit every album, every film from the mid-sixties, when I was but a wee tot. All that pop culture was just background noise as I was growing up. But now, and yes, even for many years, it has been a vital part of my musical tapestry ('I see what you did there').<br/><br/>"Mingus Ah Um" is a great, perhaps magnificent album. But while "Black Saint" isn't quite the crystalization of concepts, it is still in my top 100 albums of all time. So to repeat the refrain, "why haven't I had this album for years?"<br/><br/>About the same time that I procured 'Saint', I also picked up a copy of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Dance_with_Me!_(album)">Come Dance With Me</a>, a 1959 Frank Sinatra album arranged and conducted by Billy May. I already had two best-of albums and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown_(album)">Watertown</a>. Some of them I've had for many years. But 'Come Dance with Me!' is undeniably catchy, upbeat and fun. It's purely Frank, in a positive mood. Once again, why had I not heard of this one, or gotten it, before?<br/><br/>I've picked up a number of other albums in the interrim since getting these, but none are so notable, so I think I'll leave it at that (I'm sure you're relieved to hear). Just check these two out on Spotify or your own favorite sampling site, and see if you like them as much as I do.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-13804437859917593712011-12-22T12:35:00.000-08:002015-09-27T13:05:25.702-07:00New MusicI realized I need to catch up on what I've acquired recently. No hotlinks, just Google if you care...<br/><br/><ul><br/><li>Bright and Vivid - Kathryn Calder</li><br/><li>The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Sampler) - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross</li><br/><li>Another Green World - Brian Eno</li><br/><li>Before and After Science - Brian Eno</li><br/><li>Here Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno</li><br/><li>Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) - Brian Eno</li><br/></ul><br/><br/>Those last four have been on my want list for years (used to own them in LP format in my college years). They are the four classic albums in the 'pop' series by Brian Eno, who has done a lot of cool music in many genres, including inventing a couple on his own. He has also produced albums for such 'formerly famous' groups as Roxy Music and Talking Heads.<br/><br/>The major emusic players all wanted $9.50 for each, and that seemed a little steep for albums from the 70's. But today I got email from Google that they were running a new music store, and when I checked, these were all available for $5 apiece. So I bought them all. Seems that capitalism works in my favor sometimes.<br/><br/>Assuming that <em>Music for Airports</em> is still $5 when I get my next paycheck, I'll grab that one too. That's not from his 'pop' series, but from his 'ambient music' series. I consider him one of the primary inventors of that genre.<br/><br/>While downloading these, I spent the evening browsing Spotify, and discovered that they had the collaboration between Brian Eno and David Byrne (Talking Heads) entitled "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", which is an album of compositions mixed over samples from Southern Evangelical radio shows. It was one of my favorite albums of the period. Unfortunately, it is still 'expensive'. Guess I'll just have to wait for more 'capitalist' competition to bring the price down!<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-54108174198080201102011-10-30T14:17:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.736-07:00Art in the BurbsNot this most recent weekend, but the previous Friday, we went to <A HREF="http://www.artintheburbs.org/">Art in the Burbs</a>, which was a fundraiser for local schools. Area artists displayed their work at Alberta Rider Elementary school, and students had displays there alongside them. Our daughter Renee had five art pieces on the walls, and they are featured in this <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/sets/72157627976698956/with/6279728631/">photoset</a>, with the other art we saw there.<br/><br/>Renee needs more control over the display of her work, since two or three pieces were murky or off-color. Indeed, we were planning to buy one of her self-portraits, but she convinced us otherwise, because the primary colors were the result of the printer running out of a couple color cartridges during printing. Ugh!<br/><br/>We'll try to recover an original for that one, in which case, I'll post the revised image.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-64601901499801966272011-10-30T14:08:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.749-07:00Make: ElectronicsOkay, Lisa has already found the stash of images at <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/sets/72157627712974698/">Flickr</a>, but I've been meaning to mention this for awhile. I've been working my way (<em>glacially</em>) through <A HREF="http://www.makershed.com/product_p/9780596153748.htm">Make: Electronics</a> by Charles Platt. On any given weekend, I may or may not have the time to run one of the experiments from the book, but when I do, I haul everything from the den into the dining room and wire up another experiment from the book. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/6276190367/" title="DPST Switch by ThePhin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6276190367_89842270a9_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="DPST Switch"></a><br/><br/>It's pretty cool, and I've been snapping photos of some of the experiments and inlining comments on Flickr. I'll probably regret that, as Flickr will die an ignominious death one day, and all my careful comments will go down the memory hole with it. In any case, browse if you care.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-56287947601727679852011-10-12T23:49:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.783-07:00RIP, Dennis Ritchie<A HREF="http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/10/12/DMR">This</a>.<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-66848453013663909242011-09-18T12:47:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.795-07:00New Everything (Renee)I recently uploaded a bunch of photos Jean snapped of Renee to record her new (glasses|hairstyle|dress). I appended them to the existing <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/sets/72157627570181297/">Renee's New Glasses</a> photoset, in case you're curious.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-10099570668491735632011-09-09T13:52:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.829-07:00New Back Catalog AcquisitionsAmazon's September $5 sale includes two albums from my high school years, so I grabbed 'em:<br/><br/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Hunky-Dory/dp/B000TETC6A/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2">Hunky Dory</a><br/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Sheer-Heart-Attack/dp/B005D0Q9NE/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1">Sheer Heart Attack</a><br/><br/>Hunky Dory is of course due to my tracking down the song Kooks after it was played in the movie <A HREF="http://www.rdrop.com/users/wakefiel/movabletype/terebi2.3/archives/2011/04/hunky_dory_and_hanna.html">Hanna</a>. I still think this album is one of those pivotal works that should appear on every top-X albums of the history of pop/rock.<br/><br/>Sheer Heart Attack is just my nod to Freddie's birthday, which was nicely acknowledged by a <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0gIFxYhrk&feature=player_embedded">Google Doodle </a> recently.<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-17184201207667511302011-08-26T10:52:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.842-07:00Categorical StatementsIn <A HREF="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/08/apple-discontinues-its-99-cent-tv-rental-program-.html">Apple discontinues 99-cent TV rental program</a> they explain the removal of rentals with the following quote:<br/><br/><p class='hesaid'><br/>“iTunes customers have shown they overwhelmingly prefer buying TV shows,” Apple said in a statement Friday.<br/></p><br/><br/>That is, quite simply, a categorical crock. The truth is, I've been buying Dr. Who seasons for the last two seasons. But I've also been renting episodes of Leverage. Do I want to own it? No way. Thanks alot, Apple, and whatever network owns Leverage. You used to get a buck an episode from me. Now you get nothing.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-18744993757465232972011-08-22T14:24:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.876-07:00<em>Another</em> QOTD<p class='hesaid'><br/>Just once I'd like to ask a question that doesn't have a <em>stupid</em> answer!<br/></p><br/><br/><A HREF="http://www.syfy.com/mercurymen">The Mercury Men</a>, a lovingly retro web-based sci-fi serial. Diggin' it.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-78785228474343214502011-08-15T13:35:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.889-07:00QOTD<p class='hesaid'><br/>"If the whole thing is a put-on, a bit of Vincent Gallo life-as-theater for the benefit of whoever happens to be sitting next to them, that's no excuse. It's being an asshole about being an asshole."<br/></p><br/><br/><A HREF="http://www.electricalaudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53523&p=1374892#p1374892">Steve Albini on Odd Future</a><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-57836546635671152172011-08-14T09:03:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.923-07:00HeronMy workplace campus maintains a pretty nice water feature, and it is home to a variety of wildlife. We get lots of ducks and geese, and have a number of nutria waddling about. But over the last few years, we've become a summer home for a handsome <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/sets/72157627242451217/with/6042844914/">Heron</a>. I recently took to parking my car at the far end of the campus from my building, to force myself to walk a bit more at the end of the day. This has had the side benefit that I often see Mr. Heron.<br/><br/>I've begun snapping him when I can, first with the joke camera in my iPod Touch, then with my P&S, which I've started taking to work for just this purpose. He wasn't there this weekend, but I plan to try to grab him with my D70 and my 70-200mm lens some weekend, and I'll add any results to this photo set.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-70847031671192169832011-08-12T13:39:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.935-07:00LXD Season 3!Yay! <A HREF="http://www.hulu.com/watch/267093/the-lxd-extraordinary-7#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc">The Extraordinary 7</a> kicks off the new season of LXD!<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-8192518033307509572011-07-14T14:17:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.970-07:00SpotifyIf you check my <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/user/ThePhin">Last.FM</a> list, you'll see that instead of getting ready for bed and tomorrow, I've been frittering away the evening playing with the free stream from <A HREF="http://www.spotify.com/us/hello-america/">Spotify</a>, which launched in the US today (<A HREF="http://news.ycombinator.org"">Hacker News</a> was full of free invites, and in fact included a Python program to scan for available invites, so I used that).<br/><br/>Like all music services, for sale or streaming, it is incomplete, failing some of my 'acid test' list of hard-to-find musicians and albums, but it nevertheless has an impressive playlist with many 'soundtrack-of-my-life' songs. It won't replace <A HREF="http://www.emusic.com">eMusic</a>, or anyway, it won't replace the eMusic I liked before they tried to become iTunes-only-more-expensive-and-less-convenient, but it will let me play in the more <em>popular</em> streams. Still need a good indie/jazz/world/outsider vendor to force me outside of my comfort zone, but this will be fun for more conventional needs.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-36160436395266380952011-07-02T13:29:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:25.983-07:00Photo FinishOkay, I finally worked through the pile of photos from Paris. The <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/sets/72157626934514463/">photoset</a> is complete at 248 pics. And while there are many I enjoy (and many I admit are pretty pedestrian), <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/5887874618/in/set-72157626934514463">this metro candid</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/5895702942/in/set-72157626934514463">this Montmartre stairwell photo</a> are my favorites. So much for snaps of tourist attractions!<br/><br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/5887874618/" title="Candid by ThePhin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5887874618_902383d98b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Candid"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/5895702942/" title="Montmartre Metro Stairs by ThePhin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5311/5895702942_9d00637f52_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Montmartre Metro Stairs"></a><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-41738049456197065832011-06-27T00:35:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:26.017-07:00ParisBefore I left for work this morning, I queued up an upload of the first batch of photos from our trip to Paris, which happened last week. The first batch I managed to work through since our return home amounts to around eighty pics. When I'm finished, however long that takes, it should be around 300 photos, some interesting to the general public, some only to me. You can watch the evolving photoset <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/">here</a>.<br/><br/>And for the record, I am a bad person. I did not get anybody souvenirs. This is partly because we packed a single carry-on each (even going so far as to hand wash a pair of pants in the hotel tub during the trip). The only 'souvenir' I got myself was a museum shirt so that I had something to wear one day, and I wore it home on the plane.<br/><br/>Sorry friends, I am a bad friend. If I ever go on another trans-continental trip, I'll try to mail things back home...<br/><br/>On a lighter note, I discovered that my stabbing sinus flight malady can be greatly reduced by applying saline nasal sprays every half hour during the trip, and taking a vicodin about an hour before the final descent. This is a single data point, so it may have been just luck, but the landing in Paris was nasty, and the landing in Sea-Tac was merely unpleasant, so I'll be trying that drill again if ever forced aboard another jet.<br/><br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582133851077306722.post-30066761024024755102011-06-25T00:04:00.000-07:002015-09-27T13:05:26.029-07:00HaircutFunny world. I put up a photoset of Renee's <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donwakefield/sets/72157626922126923/">summer haircut</a> (taken at her request), and within hours someone had added several of the photos to their favorites. Said <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30213483@N00/">person</a> seems to specialize in hairstyle photos/images...<br/><br/>Don Wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047171209440649783noreply@blogger.com0