Dear London and Denver,
Posted on September 29, 2008
Thanks for the birthday card
But I’m a little confused as to how you were able to fill in your paw prints and get it in the mail without the card getting shredded. Maybe now you won’t shred MY mail? Wishful thinking I suppose.
You must have had help, I just wish I could say thanks to whoever it was.
Pie Season
Posted on September 21, 2008
It’s Pie season and we made our first apple pie of the season today. It was delicious!
We’ve come a long way (Photographically)
Posted on September 21, 2008
View from a window at Le Gras - 1826
We’ve come a long way in the world of photography. The photo above is the first known permanent photograph.
The photo was captured by a camera obscura focussed onto a sheet of 20 × 25 cm oil-treated bitumen. Due to the 8-hour exposure, the buildings are illuminated by the sun from both right and left.
An 8-hour exposure! Now we take photos with an exposure time of under 1/60th of a second or faster and we can see the results immediately.
My friend Ryan shared an excellent website about photos that changed the world. I’d say the first ever permanent photograph qualifies.
The Microsoft Commercials
Posted on September 19, 2008
Microsoft has been getting a lot of crap for their new Ad campaign with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. At first it seemed like they were really going nowhere and they were commercials about nothing like the show about nothing. What’s funny is, their campaign is working. It’s drawing attention and everyone is talking about it even though everyone seemed to hate it.
There is no such thing as bad publicity.
The Windows Vista Blog posted a message a few days ago to let everyone know that the new ads without Jerry are not a vote of no confidence, they’ve been a part of the plan all along.
After Microsoft’s announcement I felt I needed to see for myself. They’re on the ball with this one, they’re showing how they connect millions billions of different people world wide. I think the campaign will only get better, and it should since they’ve spent millions on redefining their image.
See for yourself:
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Filed Under Found on the Intarweb, Tech Talk, Thoughts of Substance | | Leave a Comment |Wegmans Henrietta
Posted on September 12, 2008
Wegmans just opened a new store in Henrietta NY replacing one of their oldest remaining stores. My Mother-in-Law Karen is the Floral manager and has worked at the Henrietta store for over 30 years. naturally the local news wanted to know what she had to say about the new store.
For those of you who don’t know what wegmans is it’s a grocery store. It’s a grocery store that people will drive hours to get to. It’s a grocery store that’s privately owned. It’s a grocery store that college kids hang out in at 4am. It’s a grocery store that’s a small European market in one building. I could go on, because I have worked there just like most Rochestarians. In fact I met my wife there. It’s a community staple.
So you can see that it actually is a big deal when they open a new store in the area and close an old one.
RIP Store #21.