Google Art Project - The White House
Dragonfly Macro
I took this shot in Florida with a Nikon 5700. I was amazed by the results of that lens.
Strip Searches Approved in 5/4 Decision by the Supreme Court
Justices Approve Strip Searches for Any Offense
Supreme Court Opinion - PDF file
4th Amendment Search and Seizure - U.S. Constitution - Findlaw
Embarrass the Future? by Linda Greenhouse, NYT
Fourth Amendment Overshadowed by Supreme Court 5-4 Decision to Allow Strip Searches
Chicago at Night with Clouds
April - National Poetry Month
Kay Ryan reading Home to Roost
National Poetry Month Poster: Poets.org
30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month
Hummingbirds! (It's Spring!!)
Bald Eagle with Eaglets
I love these live-cams! This is from the Decorah Eagles' site:
Adrienne Rich: poet: May 16, 1929 - March 27, 2012
Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
Jennifer Simon pointed me to this powerful talk by Stevenson. Thanks, Jennifer!
TEDxUF - Kristen Hadeed
A little brag here: my niece, Kristen Hadeed...
What I'm reading...
Americans for Obama Care - http//AmericansforObamaCare
The Supreme Court is taking up the case of health care in America tomorrow. We are living in a country where many of us are one illness away from bankruptcy; seventeen percent of us have no health insurance at all. The soaring costs of health care are untenable for individuals and businesses alike. President Obama has given us the beginning of a plan to address the issue. It depends upon all of us being covered and taking responsibility for that coverage throughout our lives, in sickness and in health. With blanket coverage the costs per person are reasonable.
ObamaCare has been used as a pejorative by some. I decided to run in a different direction with the term and started:
I hope you'll join me and help me spread the word.
Thanks!
Foggy March Night in Chicago
In a Fog - Chicago - 3/2012
Snowing in Chicago - Washington Square Park - 2012
I kept waiting for winter this year....
Girl's first ski jump
I loved this video of a nine year old girl's first ski jump: "Here goes something, I guess..."
What I'm reading...
Behind the Beautiful Forevers -- Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
from the jacket: "From Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first centruy's great, unequal cities"
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I've heard nothing but good things about this book. I can't wait to start it.
children of ireland -- leanaí na hÉireann -- Cliffs of Moher
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Ireland
I walked this rope bridge in County Antrim, Ireland, and mid-way it has an incredible sway. By the time I took this shot my legs felt like rubber-bands. The woman at the far end took three steps and froze; someone came and talked her back. There's about an 80' drop to the water below.
(they've modified the bridge, in recent years, to make it safer)
September 1994
www.discovernorthernireland.com/Carrick-a-Rede-Rope-Bridg...