Archive for August, 2004

August is my favourite month

Sunday, August 22nd, 2004

Of all the months in the year (there are 12
of them) August is the one I like most. August is one fine month.

My Turkey

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

The photo is from the famous Cleopatra beach of Turkey. Topless sunbathing is allowed in beaches in Turkey. Thats what these and many tourists are doing here, further in the picture is a tent setup by an older Turkish couple… creating their own isolation to -outside environment-. peaceful.
http://www.hurriyetim.com.tr/haber/0,,sid~1@w~1@nvid~453673,00.asp

Freedom

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, now now.And feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,You know feeling good was good enough for me,Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.( Kris Kristofferson )

word of the day

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

id�i�o�syn�cra�sy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d–sngkr-s)n. pl. id�i�o�syn�cra�sies A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.

Today in History

Sunday, August 8th, 2004

Today in 1945, a lot of people were killed by a fireball with several hundred feet radius, formed in 0.1 millisecond, with a temperature of 300,000 degrees. It was floating above the ground and rising up at 30 yards per second following the initial explosion.
Wind (at several hundred miles per hour, first from the […]

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Wednesday, August 4th, 2004

Henri Cartier Bresson dead.

Wednesday, August 4th, 2004

I knew about this guy. Especially that photograph of a little boy carrying bottles in his arms while posing as if he’s proud. But I didn’t know how good he actually was. It turns out he is the master of spontaneous photography which I try so hard. Above is Alberto Giacometti in his studio.