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Entries from August 26th, 2008
Video issue
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · General
I’ve gotten enough feedback to know that I should post an alternative format, maybe a straight Quicktime movie. I’ll work on that shortly. I’m backlogged, it’s hot, everybody is tired, and it’s only Tuesday.
Behind the flowers
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · General
Yes, the flowers that decorate the Hawaii delegations spot are beautiful and received a lot of media attention last night. But Wyoming blogger Michael Shay says, “next time, bring tumbleweeds”. The Wyoming delegates are sitting immediately behind the Hawaii delegation, and Shay, their designated state blogger, was seated several rows behind me. In a blog [...]
Problems viewing video?
August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General
Please let me know if you have had problems viewing videos such as last night’s Freedman Shuffle. Describe the problem, as well as the web browser and operating system you’re using. I’ve gotten one report but, if there’s a problem, I need more info in order to solve it. I’ve tried to keep the highest [...]
Not quite a party
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Politics
Hawaii’s delegates enjoyed breakfast today courtesy of major aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation, while clearly is interested in its relations with members of Congress. Is identifying the sponsors here an example of biting the hand that feeds us? In any case, this was a cheap date compared to the lavish affairs put [...]
More photos from Monday night
August 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Photographs, Politics
Here are a few more photos taken while sitting with the Hawaii delegates to the Democratic National Conventin during the first night’s proceedings. In response to a question posed last night by a reader, inside Pepsi Center I’m using a Canon XTi digital SLR and two primary lenses, a Canon 28mm f/2.8 and a Canon [...]
