Saturday, July 28, 2007

Living in Three Centuries: The Face of Age

112 year 111 day-old African American man — the 16th oldest living person in the world, and the oldest living man in the USA.
Mark Story has captured 72 faces, of individuals who have lived through three centuries. The faces of age is remarkable -- each capturing more than the normal lifetime of stories. Check them out, and read their stories.

The thumbnail on the right is of the oldest living man in the USA. At 112 years old, he saw combat in WWI, where he earned the Victory Medal, the Occupational Medal, and the French Legion of Honor. He has seven children, and worked as a superintendent of a Sunday School class for 75 years. He never smoke, drank or took any kind of medicine. He drove his car until he was 106 years old, and only stopped after his kids hid his car keys.

Arts, Design Blog

Mirror WorldCheck out some really cool images from teh Arts, Design Blog.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Stop Victimizing With Reason

Non SequiturI found this amusing. Go on ... click the thumbnail. It won't hurt, unless you don't like reason.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

The World, According to the Europeans

Europe, Year 1000Click on the thumbnail image to see a map of Europe, in the Year 1000. This was the world ... albeit, a very Eurocentric view of the world.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Avatars


Avatars and the people who make and use them. For the details of the images above, check out the New York Times.

Space Shuttle from ISS

Space Shuttle LaunchHere's a very cool shot of a space shuttle launch, as see from the International Space Station.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

G. Ross Lord Park

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I took some photos yesterday at the G. Ross Lord Park, at Dufferin & Finch. Some of the shots came out pretty good.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Doors Open Toronto

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I visited a couple of places that participated in the Doors Open Toronto festival last weekend. Took a few photographs, which are now uploaded to an online gallery: 2007 Summer Festivals

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus CloudsThis photo of Mammatus Clouds was taken by Jorn Olsen, over Hastings, Nebraska. Weirdly, wondrous looking clouds.
From Wikipedia: Mammatus (also known as mamma or mammatocumulus, meaning "breast-cloud") is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name "mammatus" is derived from mammary, due to some persons believing that the clouds bear a significant resemblance to human female breasts.

Monday, May 28, 2007

A Hole in Mars

 A Hole in Mars
Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist. The unusual hole pictured above was found on the slopes of the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons. The above image was captured three weeks ago by the HiRISE instrument onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars. The holes were originally identified on lower resolution images from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, The above hole is about the size of a football field and is so deep that it is completely unilluminated by the Sun. Such holes and underground caves might be prime targets for future spacecraft, robots, and even the next generation of human interplanetary explorers. [Source: NASA]

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Evolution

EvolutionClick on the thumbnail to see evolution on the streets.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Spring Walk

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My wife and I went out last weekend for a walk in a neighbourhood park. I took some photos. Go figure!