Those of you that know me well, know that I have a strange photographic fascination with industrial carnage. Also, my country doesn’t really do many large-scale engineering projects anymore and so it is interesting to see one up close (I’m not suggesting we should go out and build dams everywhere, but it is interesting to … Continue reading
With a population of almost 13 million (official) inhabitants and with nearly 23 million (official) residents in its greater metropolitan area, Delhi is a crowded place. And an intense place. It is quite probably the most intense city I have ever visited and that is saying something. I can think of no other city that … Continue reading
Here’s one for you, dear readers… (And, yes, this is all true). Inexplicable behavior. Bizarre facts. Inconclusive evidence. Missing body parts. And not a single clue, almost 50 years later, as to what really happened. The outline: In 1959, ten Russian cross-country skiers — eight men and two women, led by a man named Igor … Continue reading
Troy was an international trading emporia. The city’s markets would have been filled with gold and ivory from Egypt, copper from Cyprus, silver from Anatolia and amber from the Baltic area. Continue reading
I was in the Barbican Center recently and stumbled across this marvel of engineering in the basement bathroom. Has anyone ever seen a bigger urinal? Continue reading
Ex-Clerk Pity not! The Army gave Freedom to a timid slave: In which Freedom did he find Strength of body, will, and mind: By which strength he came to prove Mirth, Companionship, and Love: For which Love to Death he went: In which Death he lies content. Continue reading
People don’t work, robots work. People sell, distribute, wheel and deal. Free agents perform. Entertainment combines keep everybody busy, either producing or watching exciting simulated realities. No big deal, really, just an intensification of today’s vidiot TV culture. Scientists and engineers are big. Since they are free agents they sign up with commercial teams or, … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 