Category: photos

  • A Temporary Means of Transportation

    The company has generously providing me with this rental car from Hertz for 60 days.  It is a Mercedes-Benz A180, a rather small car that I have never seen in the states.  Here’s a link to this car on the Swiss MB’s multimedia web site: A-Klasse.  In the US, I think they sell only class C

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  • My New Camera

    Canon Powershot S90 All my pictures on this blog up to this point were taken by a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3.  Its 28mm lens with true panoramic aspect ratio, and 10x optical zoom (up to 280mm) are rare for a point-and-shoot camera.  Here is a review of the Lumix TZ3. I bought the camera in 2007 and

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  • Louis Vuitton / Super Flat First Love

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaXxSBZTZc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] While I was uploading my Louis Vuitton/Solari video on Youtube for an earlier post, I discovered a series of anime by Takashi Murakami that involves the LV trademark monogram.  The anime are all breezy, magical, and cute. Last year, the Brooklyn Museum put on a retrosepctive show of Takashi Murakami’s work.   The show

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  • ETRO Relent

    “Energy vibrates from the magical spirals; impressions loaded with universal symbolism.  Aromas, colors and symbols, typical of tribal art, dedicated to today’s new age travelers.” Sue started giggling as soon as Chris started reading the bottle. Sue: Pshhaw!  As if!  Who writes that bull crap?!  They may be full of it, but it sure sounds

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