Merry, Merry, Christmas

Comic Sans Serif

 

Some folks are just too self important to make important points.  As for me, I love Comic Sans because it's the way all architects were taught to letter on tracing paper (vellum) back when architects used pencil and paper to design and document buildings.

Lemonade stand indeed! Relax, already.

Two Faces From Space

The first, and most recent, is from Tuesday night's Lunar Eclipse, when the Earth passed between the Sun and our moon:

Nice pic of an inert space sphere. In contrast, seen through a very dark lens, is our Sun:

This was a quiet day, with only a few explosions of energy visible. The Sun could swallow our Earth in a second, with hardly a burp.
And oh, by the way:

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman on Vimeo.

More Elephants

 

Just because I happen to be impressed with elephants.

The Corn Is As High...

 

(Notice the lashes. :))

You WILL clap when told!

 

I'm too nervous to comment. So I won't. I promise, Sir!

Two Faces of Tehran

Yes, Tehran Iran is a big, industrialized city, with all the pleasures and agonies that are thereby involved.

 There is also whimsy, probably a bit better than our graffiti.

 

It might be fun to visit, sometime in the future.

I can draw it,

But I sure can't build it!

:-)

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BBC4

This is rather exciting stuff, life expectancy and wealth. Please watch (4 minutes.) Tks to instapundit.com

Pier 14 (again)

Nightime on Pier 14. Remember now, piers South of the Ferry Building are even numbered, and those North are odd.

Europe's Turmoils

If you have sometimes wondered, as have I, why European history has been so bloody over the years, you may enjoy 5 minutes watching the evolution of their states. I was particularly interested to see the relative stability of France, the steadiness of the U.K., and the quite-recent arrival of Germany on the scene. Italy's turbulence is also of interest.  It's too bad that the running dates are not noted.

Coldest Winter

Summer in San Francisco from Michael Winokur on Vimeo.

Taiko

Just sayin'.

Drawing with Circles

 Some guy by name of Ben Heine does intricate drawings using only circles and vibrant colors. He does a pretty good job.  Below is his rendition of Lady Gaga, of whom I know nothing at all. Click to enlarge:

Hay!

Happy Halloween!

World Series Seen by DFW Television

Stokes for folks, I guess.

Television Towers

Apparently Tokyo depends, a bit more that we are used to, on over-the-air, i.e. rooftop antennae, television signals.
For years, this was handled by the well-known 333 meters tall "Tokyo Tower" downtown.

Now, however, with the increasing number of tall neighboring buildings, and the advent of high-definition digital TV signals, that old tower cannot do the job.
(drumroll. . .)
Now, please meet the Tokyo "Sky Tree", 637 meters tall!

It's soon to open. That should take care of things, at least for a while.

Initial Test

From the Desk of . . .

Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - Sept. 22, 1989)