Suffering from iPhone lust? While the media have been abuzz over Steve Jobs’ so-called Jesus phone, Nokia has recently released a fabulous gizmo that’s actually a much better phone. It’s the Nokia N95. As a member of the Nokia bloggers program, I’ve had fun over the past year testing out the latest cool toys that […]
Photos of world-class swimmers and more
I caught some pretty good shots this past weekend at the Santa Clara International grand prix swim meet, which attracted some of the top swimmers in the world, including such familiar Olympics names as Michael Phelps (top), Natalie Coughlin, Leisel Jones, Brendan Hansen and Tara Kirk. (I was a credentialed photographer.) Here’s my 50-plus photo […]
County fair
It was a big weekend here in suburbia USA. Here’s a small photo set of the Alameda County Fair in the San Francisco East Bay.
Wiggle Waggle dog wash
Here’s Casey, the family pooch (half springer, half cocker spaniel), with a Humane Society volunteer at the Wiggle Waggle dog wash in Pleasanton, Calif., on Saturday.
How and why the right wing dominates talk radio
From the San Jose Mercury News earlier this week: How the right wing dominates talk radio. Excerpt: A report by the progressive (read liberal) Center for American Progress released last week concludes that 91 percent of weekday radio shows heard this spring were conservative, and 9 percent were progressive. That added up to 2,570 hours […]