Alain est parti 14.03.09
Posted in famous dates, Music on March 15th, 2009
One of my favorite french artists. Compositions and expression…exquisite…
Rest in peace…
Photo of Alain by Ludovic Carème
Eat Dessert First
Posted in design, Illustration, famous dates on March 6th, 2009
This was put under the category ‘famous dates’ because it’s the first post in a long time to this blog ‘O’ mine.
“Human rights could not always be the main consideration in international relations.”
Posted in Politics on March 20th, 2008This is a quote from Bernard Kouchner, the french foreign minister. Finally, a politician says, plainly, what we’ve seen and known all along. Human life, at least some of it, is to be sacrificed for money and economic relations between two political powers. Here it’s France and China. Sadly, this is only one example.
Here’s a link to the Associated Press story :
Kouchner Backtracks on Olympics Boycott
Why people put any faith in political leaders solving our problems is beyond me. How many people can be sacrificed, murdered, tortured, imprisoned, because politicians have their bank accounts as priority number one?
What’s really shocking to us here is that Bernard Kouchner founded the Doctor’s Without Borders organization. How could a man with his passion for humanity sink so low? Shame on you, Bernard. Another example of power corrupting.
As long as we have leaders like this guiding nations there will never be freedom or peace for all. Politicians like Bernard Kouchner help keep people, like those in Tibet, at the mercy of political powers like China.
Olympus Ad
Posted in Photography, Business on February 9th, 2008
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You really need to see it bigger to appreciate the ad.
I’m not sure I’d ever buy an Olympus body, but this ad is funny. Hmmm, I wonder if women will be insulted?
Polaroid Shutting Down Its Film Manufacturing Lines
Posted in Photography, Business on February 9th, 2008Some sad news in the photo industry. Guess it’s just a sign of our changing times. Now what am I gonna do with my Vivatar Instant Slide Printer and Polaroid Pro camera?
Polaroid Closing
No, really, the president of the USA lied?
Posted in Politics on January 31st, 2008And in the ‘tell us something we didn’t already know’ department, we found this tidbit, again from AP, on 23 January. Here are some quotes.
“The study concluded that the statements “were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.”
and…” Bush led with 259 false statements, 231 about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 28 about Iraq’s links to al-Qaida, the study found. That was second only to Powell’s 244 false statements about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 10 about Iraq and al-Qaida.”
Here’s a link to the full story.
Study: False Statements Preceded War
George, shame, shame, shame.
Waterboarding - the new political sport
Posted in Politics on January 31st, 2008Here’s an AP article that might be of some interest.
Waterboarding : a new American sport
I do find it amazing that politics and justice in America have sunk to this low level under the weight of GWB and his cohorts the last eight years. It’s a strange America. It’s an America I never thought I’d see. One can only hope things change for the better once Bush has left office.
Michael Mukasey, shame, shame, shame.
