I love my Florsheim shoes pretty much the same way some people love their pets. The older they get, the most affection they get from me. This love affair goes back a long time.
I saw a Florsheim shoe for the first time when I traveled to New York in October of 1980. [...]
Archive for January, 2009
My Love Affair For 29 Years
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Florsheim, Footwear, Leather, Love, Pets, Shoes on January 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Photograph: Filtered Shower Water
Posted in Photography, tagged Beaches, Kuna Yala Islands, Panama, Shower, Vacations on January 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Photo Gallery of Isla Pelíkano
And the Winners Are…Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox!
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Browsers, Chrome, Firefox, Google, JavaScript, Mozilla, Software on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the world of Web browsers, speed is one of the most vital features. If you’re fast, chances are you’ll survive. If you’re in competition with a snail, your chances you will end in the gutter.
In a recent Sunspider JavaScript test made by ZDnet Australia released last Tuesday, Chrome and Firefox left the other players biting the [...]
Ronald MacDonald’s Friends on a Square
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cajita Feliz, Children, Happy Meals, Marketing, McDonald's, Toys on January 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last Sunday, Abdiel (our grandnephew) was home to brighten our day. You could tell because our house looked like a battlefield—upside down. When Abdiel comes over, confusion takes over and everything is the opposite of what it should be. Right is left, up is down, white is black and so forth.
When he left, I went [...]
Photograph: Red Tree
Posted in Photography, tagged Foliage, Leaves, Nature, Photograph, Trees on January 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Google Chrome is Upgraded to Version 1.0.154.46
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Browsers, Google Chrome, Internet, Security Patch on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Google is determined to make a dent in the Web browser’s world by upgrading their browser as much as they can. It was recently announced that version 1.0.154.46 is out in the wild. As you are probably aware, Chrome is developed in the direction of the speed of loading pages and security.
What is new in this [...]
The 2G Kindle Could be Around the Corner
Posted in News, tagged Amazon, Books, Electronics, Gadgets, Jeff Bezos, Kindle on January 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A gadget that took the Internet by storm in 2007 was the Kindle. It’s an electronic book reader that has all the features to make it a killer application. It’s the creation of Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com and promises to revolutionize the way people read books in the future.
Its first model didn’t have [...]
Photograph: Lighted Street
Posted in Photography, tagged Art, Lights, Photograph, Street on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Renovation of Antique Buildings in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Buildings, Construction, Panama, Restoration on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of the things that really bothers me, is the destruction of beautiful buildings and replacing them with match boxes in the name of progress. We have lost hundreds of architectural jewels because of irresponsible urban planning by our government authorities.
Panama is currently enjoying a construction boom and buildings are sprouting everywhere like wildflowers in [...]
Photograph: Sunrise Flight
Posted in Photography, tagged Birds, Flock, Photographs, Sunrise on January 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
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