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June Archive
TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2004 - On a break
I'll be on vacation in the Big Apple and Mother Russia until July 12. We'll catch up after some much needed R&R.
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There are new pictures from Cathedral Ledge, if you enjoy that sort of thing.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004 - The Tragic Nature of the Korean Psyche
Ernie hits it spot-on with this funny assessment of South Korean pop videos.
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My cousin, an opinionated son of New Jersey, loves to tell this story about a Korean soap opera that he watched with our uncle and grandmother:
In feudal antiquity, two brothers who were mortal enemies, met for their final confrontation in the palace courtyard—a battle to the death. They brutalized one another in their respective fighting arts, and only stopped to the sound of their mother's screams.
They found her with bloody eyes, and she explained, she'd rather gouge out her eyes than see her two sons fighting. Dying in their arms, they reconciled and reunited the kingdoms.
My cousin laughs loud and uncontrollably. Our uncle and grandmother glare at him, salty tears fresh on their cheeks.
Uncle: What are you laughing at? This is a beautiful story. A tragedy to see brothers fighting. And the mother... her sacrifice...
Cousin: Uncle, is that the only choice she had to get the brothers to make up? Could you imagine if all mothers did stuff like that?
Uncle: You're missing the point of the story...
Cousin: ...
Uncle: ... [grunts with disgust]
Cousin: ... [starts laughing again]
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 - Optimizing Images
This 1999 article on optimizing images, certainly applicable today, opens with the glory days tone of the tech boom.
Isn't well-paid hipster oxymoronic?
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004 - Safe Arrival
Jen
called from Vologda, Russia, the mid-way
point between Moscow and St. Petersburg. After nearly twenty-four
hours of travelling by planes, trains, and automobiles, she's in good
spirits.
I'm excited to meet her in St. Petersburg on July 6.
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New pictures from Whitney-Gilman (5 pitch, 5.7).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004 - Rumney with Beylan
Air and Pleasant Danger (5.8), New Wave
More pictures can be found at oFoto.
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2004 - I Swear This Isn't a Gadget Blog
The iTrip is an FM transmitter from Griffin Technology which plugs into the top of an iPod and sends music to any radio as a radio frequency. Sound quality is comparable to a cassette, but MP3 users are already used to some audio compromise.
I found that spending an additional $30 increased my return on investment. I listen to it on the train, in the car, and on the home stereo.
Who's friggin' better than me?
Choizilla 2001-2004