Dave’s Photo Blog

Sunday night proved to be almost perfect, with clear blue skies and only a moderate breeze. That’s important, because a strong wind can blow the camera around. When that happens, the ISS/Shuttle that should register as a line in a long exposure can sometimes look all wiggly. Not in this case. In order to minimize any vibrations, I also locked the mirror up using the custom functions of the camera. When the mirror flips up, it can introduce a tiny amount of vibration. It might not register if you were shooting a long exposure of a still life, for example. But when you are shooting a needle thing light trail from space craft, it will show up as a series of bends, or sawtooths, in the line.

Massachusetts Avenue itself was quite a spectacle. There were police lines on sawhorses on both sides of the street running for quite a distance to allow feast-goers to have more room to move about.

The fans in every country are rabid, dedicated Iron Maiden fans, but you can see how a single group united people across almost every continent in the reactions and behaviors of the fans in each city they play in.

The Question: Please comment on the current condition of the Thompson School, the status of the planned renovations and how these renovations will impact the budget.

The vote was conducted and passed, which led to a round of applause from the audience. I should note that there was no other vote that elicited that kind of response.

At the meeting, the MSBA will consider moving the Thompson School from the planning phase to the feasibility phase. This is a very important step forward in the state process.

However, in light of the questions raised at the meeting, the equity task force, principal, fire department and concerned parents have distributed the most recent information about many of the issues highlighted by the school committee.

…Thompson parents are worrying about the health, safety and educational equity of their children and repairing their school with duct tape [slams duct tape on table and points to sign in audience] that you won’t pay for with the $120,000. -Meg Moloney

But what stands out the most from this show is the raw emotion displayed by Ronnie. Ronnie playing is a full-body experience. If you are close enough, you can even hear him humming along with the notes of his solos.

You might think that since the top of this snowbank is dark, that it would absorb heat and speed the melting process. I think the reverse happens. Whereas sand spread lightly over a snowy sidewalk helps to melt it, sand and refused layered on top of a snowbank seems to insulate it.