someday my prince will come home

After five and a half days away, Jeff gets back to DC National late tonight around 12:30 a.m. He had Friday and Monday off, so he added two days of annual leave in order to have a nice long trip to California to see his parents and a college friend. Originally I was planning to […]

“Illusion of the Fifth Stone,” Isamu Noguchi, 1970

elfintech posted a photo: Illusion of the Fifth Stone Isamu Noguchi, 1970. Aji granite. 47 x 54 1/2 x 48 inches. 5 elements Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, Queens, New York. [geotagged]

“Memorial to the Dead of Hiroshima” (Model), Isamu Noguchi, 1952

elfintech posted a photo: Memorial to the Dead of Hiroshima. Model Isamu Noguchi, 1952. Gabbro, stainless steel and wood. 31 1/2 x 59 x 19 1/2 inches overall Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, Queens, New York. [geotagged]

Molly Ivins – Duck and cover time: Texas lege enshrines anti-gay provision in state constitution

Molly includes excerpts from the amazing floor speech against the measure by Black state representative Senfronia Thompson. The courageous remarks by Representative Thompson are well worth reading in their entirety: I have been a member of this august body for three decades, and today is one of the all-time low points. We are going in […]

TiVotion

elfintech posted a photo: I’ve had a DirecTiVo DVR for several years, but over time the software had fallen way behind that available on non-DirecTV TiVo units. Jeff has one of those TiVos, and I’ve been jealous of some of the functionality available on his (though much happier with the satellite content and direct-to-digital capture […]