Pauling and iPod

Pauling and iPod
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Face Rock - Bandon

Face Rock - Bandon
Originally uploaded by Alhazred

Postcard Archive - 3. Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls. The back reads "Deep in the Grand Canyon, Havasu Creek flows the the Indian village of Supai and then makes five spectacular drops over travertine terraces. The lovliest [sic] of these is Havasu with its split veils leading into the blue-green pools below. Here, Indian children enjoy its cool, clean waters.
A western ways color photo by Ray Manley."
Older card. The place where one would put a stamp reads "Only 3 cents postage required." I would hazard a guess that these days one would be likely to find Havasu Falls crawling with tourists.
Sent to J- in Florida.

Postcard Archive - 2. Antonio Piccioli flowers

By the Italian Antonio Piccioli (1794 - 1942). Fro, left: Passiflora holosericea, Pelargonium tetragonum, Orchis rubra.
Sent to me by J- in NYC.

Postcard Archive - 1. Choir of the Lions

Choir of the Lions by Okinawan artist Bokunen Naka. Sent to me by my friend P- in Los Angeles

Love it or hate it

• "You either love it or you hate it." You often hear this trite phrase said by afficionados of a certain work, and it is usually crap. The implication is that the work is so profound that one's reaction to it is extreme, one way or the other. And that just ain't the case. I've never known any work, be it music, film, or whatever, that had some that loved it, some that hated it, and a vast majority in between that more or less liked it to varying degrees.
  

From the oldie but goodie department

• Hopefully everyone is aware of this far-reaching white paper, but here is the link just in case: IP transmission via carrier pigeon.