Dave

  • the future is here, and I don’t want to answer the door

    I’ve felt a bit like a Luddite the last month or so, as I’ve started to explore Flickr and realized how much it offers. The last couple of years I’ve tended to ignore social sharing sites like MySpace, Yahoo! 360,… Continue reading

  • experiments in IR

    Visible I’ve started experimenting with digital infrared photography. I’ve always appreciated the art that goes into good quality photographs. As with most professions, the really good photographers make it look simple. The superficial simplicity hides the skill that goes into… Continue reading

  • don’t give your dog chewing gum

    This was news to me when I heard it. It seems that xylitol, an artificial sweetener used in a lot of common things like chewing gum, can be fatal to dogs, even in small doses. No Sugar Coating: Products Sweetened… Continue reading

    don’t give your dog chewing gum
  • buji

    I found these characters a few years ago in a copy of Shambalah Sun (March 2000): These two Chinese characters read buji in Japanese or wu-shih in Chinese. A tentative modern rendering is, free from anxiety or fear. Literally they… Continue reading

    buji