This is Kurt taking a look at my laptop. I mentioned I had a display problem and he said I could bring it in and he would look at it. Since it is no longer under warranty "look at it" can also mean remove panels and poke at computer innards marked "Warning: High Voltage" with a small screwdriver. "Hey that thing says 'High Voltage,'" I said. Kurt assured me the sticker was only there to ward off any attempts at home repair. In a very short time Kurt found that his earlier diagnosis of a faulty video cable was correct. He was sure it was the video cable, but mentioned that it might also be the circuit board right next to it marked "High Voltage."
The monitor to my laptop is acting crazy making it hard to view anything. As a result I watched part of a Charles Shultz cartoon last night. Mostly to practice taking screen shots with my camera. During a commercial break I was both saddened for him but happy for the health of the World, when I realized that Ronald McDonald might be going through a difficult time.
My computer is having some type of display error. This makes it more difficult to use. I put up two new sections in my portfolio, photo stories and photo essays. The pages still need some work. It's the first time I've ever done any web-related work this in depth. I'm still working on it.
The less oil you have, the harder it is to make french fries.
This weekend the Christmas Season has brought a load of tourists into DC. Also, today is the onset of our coldest weather this season. The weathermen all warn us of a weather front of "Canadian Air." (That's when we need to be outside breathing.) There is a chance it might snow by next weekend.
These are two officers from the Fire Department of New York. A firefighter from their station was also a reservist recently killed in Iraq. They were on their way to bury him at Arlington National Cemetery. They asked me if there was a bakery nearby. With no irony intended, I told them Firehook Bakery up 17th St NW was the closest.
This is Ryan, Andy, and Chris in our Theories of Art class early Thursday morning. We have the same photojournalism class later Thursday night. Tonight, me and Andy (among others) headed to the Senate Press Photographers' Christmas Party at the U.S. Capitol Building. We met numerous "numero uno" photographers.
We'll never know who really won.
I just received a copy of Rangefinder Magazine in the mail. There is an article in the magazine that is mainly about my time as a photojournalist in the Marine Corps. It's the first article I've ever had written about me. There are some facts in the article that are slightly inaccurate [aircraft classification, technical details, etc.] and the writing seems to embellish because of the amount of time it compresses. Overall, the article is honest and the pictures look great in the online article and even better in the magazine.
Ed is an inspector for Verizon. What I thought were sewers beneath G St, actually resembled a snake pit. Hundreds and thousands of cables and conduits carrying electric and information are packed under the streets. When the manhole cover is lifted there is only enough of a narrow path for Ed to climb through while inspecting subterranean communication lines.
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Homeless from Tokyo
This is Deru, a Japanese immigrant whose hometown is about 30 minutes north of Tokyo. He can't speak English well at all, maybe a few words. This may or may not be one of the reasons he sits on the bench and talks to himself.
A man wears a tee-shirt around his head while he sweeps asphalt debris at a construction site under Scott Circle.
