Photo of the Week – Batik Paints, Bali, Indonesia
Posted on October 27, 2005 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Photo of the Week: Batik Paints, Bali, Indonesia
©2005 Russell Johnson
Poor Bali, a tourism destination that culturally refused to become a tourist
trap. Yes you do have the big resorts in Nusa Dusa which could be
anywhere and the sometimes rowdy beach scene at Kuta, but the island
has refused to cheapen its culture. In fact, their laws prohibit [...]
Review: The Handspring Treo 650
Posted on October 26, 2005 - Filed Under Audio, Gadgets & Cameras | Leave a Comment
The Treo 650
Reviewed by Pat Meier-Johnson
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I stared at the Blackberry and the Treo 650, and back again. I hefted one
and then the other, felt my fingernails skid off the rounded keys of
the Treo. While the light weight and flat keys of the Blackberry seemed
practical, the Treo won my heart. READ MORE
Standard Podcast [4:01m]: Review: Audiovox SM5600 Smartphone
Posted on October 22, 2005 - Filed Under Audio, Gadgets & Cameras | Leave a Comment
VOX OMNI POPULUS WHATSIS
by Russell Johnson
I have always been intrigued by the notion of a do-everything personal device. My military career (roughly paralleling the heroics of George W. Bush) exposed me to the M1 steel helmet. The “pisspot” as it was called, was a wash basin, cooking cauldron, latrine, shovel and, if caught with [...]
Lost in Tschotskiland – An Essay on Souvenirs
Posted on October 17, 2005 - Filed Under Audio, Culture | Leave a Comment
Souvenirs, Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona
©Russell Johnson
Lost in Tschotskiland
Among My Souvenirs
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Went to the dump the other day to get rid of some moldy old wood and some crumbled melamine, that miserable, heavy, glued-together sawdust from which cheap furniture is made…junk that never fails to fall apart after a year or so. To my delight, Marin Sanitary [...]
Photo of the Week – Fall Vineyards, Placerville, California
Posted on October 15, 2005 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Photo of the Week
Sierra Foothills, Northern California
©2005, Russell Johnson
No, it is not like the Eastern US or Canada or the Midwest but the seasons do change in California. I grabbed this shot at Boeger Vineyards near Placerville, California.
