Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Two articles (so far) from: At Your Leisure have been posted. The original publications were printed on newsprint, which is definitely not the medium of choice for long-term preservation. These were reproduced via scans and OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
Modern farming equipment can harvest and package a crop in a single pass: At least that’s what I assume is going on here.
A friend living in the foothills of the Chocolate Mountains (in California) sent me a photo of the extreme avalanche danger he faced in a snowstorm. There were lots of photos of lawns, rooftops and other surfaces that, if you Continue reading Snow at sea level
This photo was taken well after sundown. The light on the ridgeline is reflected from snow off the Olympic Mountains, bouncing back into the sky and reflected again off the clouds. It looks as if it could be from city Continue reading Light of other days
Transcribed from a series of text messages: ❦ ❦ ❦ Kathleen packed tea and a banana in my briefcase this morning. I’m at work, eating the banana, drinking tea, waiting for a security scan of a website to finish, wondering Continue reading Bananas and seppuku
A quick comparison of the iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 7 Plus following a casual stroll around a lake after Thanksgiving dinner. The original iPhone had a 960 x 720 pixel camera, which means the iPhone 6 Plus camera, Continue reading iPhone 6 Plus vs. iPhone 7 Plus
Third world problems usually center around a lack of food, clothing, water, or shelter, or possibly all of them. Compounding these lacks, you often have severe pollution and poverty. First world problems, however, are more nuanced. For example, this sign Continue reading First world problems
Pirates are thriving, and it may be a good thing. On December 2, Iceland’s President mandated that Pirate Party Member of Parliament Birgitta Jónsdóttir form a government. In the October 2016 general election, the Pirate Party came in third, but the two Continue reading Pirate Party: success at last!
Ikea sells furniture. Ikea has a restaurant, and it sells salmon fillets. The fillets contain fish. Consider yourself warned.