Archive | May, 2009

In Pursuit of Elegance

Elegance cuts through the noise, captures our attention, and engages us. The point of elegance is to achieve the maximum impact with the minimum input. It’s a thoughtful, artful subtractive process focused on doing more and better with less. That’s especially important during this economic crisis when everyone is trying to move forward while consuming [...]

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The Harsh Realities of Energy

Nothing like stating the obvious. There is no faster, easier fix for America’s energy crisis than to simply begin living within rational limits via The Harsh Realities of Energy SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

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Man on the Roof

Note the ever present bit of dust in the air in the bottom right. Taken while waiting at a traffic light in Salwa.

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Skin color is not race

One of the peculiarities of American discussion about race is that skin color is assumed to be synonymous with racial distinctions. That is, skin color is not just a trait, but it is the trait which defines between population differences. There's a reason for this, the skin is the largest organ and it is very [...]

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A Day in Kuwait

A Day in Kuwait

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Beach

I’m trying to post something original at least once each day. A picture is worth a thousand words. This one is from earlier this year in Kuwait on the beach at the Hilton.

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Our House in Kuwait

Our house is somewhere down there in Fintas, Kuwait. Click on the image for a larger version.

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There’s a Birthday Today

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Young Mountain Sheep

Young Mountain Sheep

I took this in March while in Canada. A young and proud mountain sheep. I’m not sure if it’s a boy or girl. That is, I’m not sure if it is a young ram or a young ewe. Here are some more [kml_flashembed fversion="8.0.0" movie="http://www.media.misterian.com/data/2009/03/20090325_sheep/slideshowpro.swf" targetclass="flashmovie" base="." publishmethod="static" width="482" height="441" play="false" loop="false" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true"] [/kml_flashembed] [...]

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Kuwait Jazz Festival 2009

Kuwait Jazz Festival 2009

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