Events

I have to acknowledge the Terminal 3 atrium at O'Hare. I see it, on average, once a week: Canon 7D at ISO-1600 (+1 1/3), 1/320 at f/8, here.

I have to leave all this behind today. Fun (but quick) weekend, though: Canon 7D at ISO-800, 1/2000 at f/6.3, 250mm, here.

My sister and brother in law photo-bomb from the air: They're on their way to dinner with the family while I suffer once more in this harsh environment:

Pilot episode

Via Fallows, a condemnation of both political parties by a former GOP operative: The Democrats have their share of machine politicians, careerists, corporate bagmen, egomaniacs and kooks. Nothing, however, quite matches the modern GOP. It should have been evident to clear-eyed observers that the Republican Party is becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult, or one of the intensely ideological authoritarian parties...

Finished on the Tokyo-Kyoto Shinkansen near Yokohama

Yesterday I flew to California to continue the 30-Ballpark Geas, arriving at my first-row seat in Angel Stadium just in time for the first pitch. A short time later, the Angels got a grand slam, which ultimately devolved into the pitcher's duel you see here: Yes, with 16 runs and 23 hits, most of the 8 guys who pitched in the game saw their ERAs rise a bit—more than a full point in winning pitcher Jered Weaver's case. At one point during the game I counted four beach balls tossed around. Occasionally...

This evening at Angel Stadium in California: Canon 7D at ISO-800, 1/250 at f/8, 18mm, here. The home team won, which I always like to see when I'm not someplace the Cubs are visiting. More photos and game info tomorrow night. Right now my body thinks it's midnight.