In the week since the last blog I've started and abandoned 2 blog posts. One of them was only a few paragraphs, then I said to myself, this is a stupid idea. The other started off talking about a recent book I'd read, which segued into a bit of a rant, then veered into froth, then incoherence. There isn't enough lipstick for that pig. The book is, Why Nations Fail, by Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson.
The authors point to many examples of failed nation states, with some comparisons to similar states that have not failed (yet although one is on the fast track to failure), and explain their theory of why. It boils down to two words, inclusive and extractive institutions. Inclusive good, extractive bad long term though sometimes good (for those in charge) in the short term. The problem with the book is that it badly needs editing to tighten it up. I found it repetitious and excessively wordy. I'm going to stop here.
Last week Sean and I went for a ramble along the Bow River. You can see his photos here. I took the film camera and exposed 2 rolls of film. I am happy that 16 of the 16 exposures are in focus, are recognizably of something, and are reasonably well exposed, considering they are long exposures done in difficult light. I'm even going to show you 13 of them, although not all at once. Here's the first to whet your appetite. Stay tuned.
Our community association did the Kid's skate with Santa yesterday. We didn't get as big a turnout as usual, but then it was WTF cold. Mostly the photos are people with Santa, but there's a few of the event. You can see a link to them here. It was the first chance I got to try out some of the new Lightroom processes, and I have to admit it's handy to be able to look at the grid view, and tweak some of the common global elements so the photos all have a common look.
Of the Day
Driftwood (NZ)
Driftwood (NB)
Film
Linda
Newfoundland
New Brunswick The colour we went there to see.
Why ever didn't I publish this, and maybe I did
90 days, or so ago
I'd just come out of a porta potty beside the boardwalk to the beach, and surprised this guy.
Flower
Landscape
Dino related
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