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Figuring Out Photography

March 13th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · 3 Comments · My American Life

Had a lovely spontaneous meet-up with a couple of fellow bloggers tonight.  Actually, I crashed it.  They were there to discuss Photoshop.  I hijacked the first hour with a breakdown of the Canon Rebel XT vs. the Canon G9.  Noodle would have loved it.  Too bad he’s busy nesting.
Hockley has me itching to start taking [...]

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Overage Shenanigans In Vancouver

October 14th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Winter Hawks

Have you been following the case of Ken Petkau up in Vancouver?  Steve Ewen has the background.  Long story short, he retired from the league after the Chilliwack Bruins failed to get him an NHL try-out.  He had been skating with Oklahoma City.  Vancouver picked Petkau up in the overage draft on Thursday and apparently [...]

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The Payback Factor

September 24th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics

Andrew Sullivan’s piece in the Sunday Times sums up the reasoning behind a Hillary campaign to a T.

In a polarized climate, where Rudy Giuliani is already lambasting Hillary and itching for a fight, Obama is sticking to a disciplined message of reconciliation, unity, responsibility.
Is this a mistake? Whoever won a Democratic primary by insisting on [...]

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