The third Sunday of July is “Child’s Day” in Panama. In Spanish it’s called, “El Día del Niño”. It’s a big day in the calendar for the Panamanian family. On this day, parents take their kids out to the parks and engage in all kinds of children’s games. El Día del Niño is heavily promoted [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Photograph of the Day: Balance
Posted in Photography, tagged Balance, Beauty, Calmness, Landscape, Nature, Photograph on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fu, Lu, and Shou
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Buildings, China, Hotels, Tourism on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The three men in this picture are Fu, Lu, and Shou, which means good fortune, prosperity, and longevity. But in this version they constitute a ten story building! That’s it—a building. The Tianzi Hotel is located in Hebei Province in China, and holds the world record for being the “biggest image building.”
A Cluttered Table
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Clutter, Souvenirs, Tables, Traveling on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
During the eighties, my wife and I did a lot of traveling. We were recently married and wanted to see the world. Our wallet was fat so we could afford the plane rides. Most of our trips were to the United States, Central and South America. Everywhere we went, we bought small souvenirs to display [...]
Photograph of the Day: La Catedral Metropolitana in Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Catedral Metropolitana, Churches, Panama, Structures, Tourism on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The American World Map
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Geography, Maps, Perceptions, World, World Map on July 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Photograph of the Day: High Tech Photography
Posted in Photography, tagged Astronauts, Cameras, High Tech, Photography, Picture Taking on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Confirmation Process of Sonia M. Sotomayor
Posted in News, tagged Confirmation Hearings, Congress, Justice, Law, Senate, Sonia María Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 19, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Unless you have been living under a rock, you already know that last week the media and the U.S. public opinion was deeply focused on the live hearings for the confirmation of Sonia María Sotomayor as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Everywhere you looked on the Internet, the name of Sotomayor [...]
No News Coming Out of Net Applications
Posted in News, tagged Market Share, Net Applications, Statistics, Web Browsers on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every month I keep an alert watch for Net Applications’ monthly information on the market share performance of major web browsers. Their report is usually available on the first day of each month. Even though today is July 17th, there is no information coming out of Net Applications. There’s a message at their website that [...]
