29 November 2008
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Published on November 29th, 2008 @ 09:44:28 pm, using 21 words, 76 views

20 November 2008
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Published on November 20th, 2008 @ 09:20:55 am, using 198 words, 71 views
October 2nd, 2008 - Thursday
01) Early morning discovery on the net ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) Early morning laughter :D ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
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18 November 2008
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Published on November 18th, 2008 @ 10:06:08 am, using 67 words, 61 views
Three snapshots taken from a moving bus on November 16th, 2008 that I instantly found reminiscent of Gone with the Wind.

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Published on November 18th, 2008 @ 07:03:24 am, using 171 words, 121 views

Hauser: I’m a host, I’m a showman, I’m an organizer. There’s just people here. Some good, some bad, all interesting. You seem like an interesting person and I try not to overthink these things.
Natalie: You’re a clever guy. Some would even call you charming. But it gets tired, doesn’t it? All that patter, all the show biz, it’s just a mask. There’s gotta be a person in there somewhere.
Hauser: Did you know that the word ‘person’ comes from the Latin word ‘persona’ which means mask? So maybe being human means we invite spectators to ponder what lies behind. Each of us would be composed of a variety of masks. And if we can see behind the mask, we would get a burst of clarity. And if that flame was bright enough, that’s when we fall in love. What’s your opinion on these divine matters?
11 November 2008
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Published on November 11th, 2008 @ 05:53:37 pm, using 114 words, 76 views
October 1st, 2008 - Wednesday
01) Oh, no! What goes around, does come around! He’s stalking me like I stalked the ducks! ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
02) I promise! I’ll never stalk another duck, I swear! ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
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Published on November 11th, 2008 @ 06:02:44 am, using 171 words, 69 views
September 30th, 2008 - Tuesday
01) Plastic tunnel-vision or… ♦ Photo by Iris H.
02) …blatant silliness on display ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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10 November 2008
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Published on November 10th, 2008 @ 03:14:58 pm, using 154 words, 79 views
September 29th, 2008 - Monday
EVENING
01) View to the right from the balcony @ Lord Jim’s in Ipanema ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
02) Another shot from the same balcony ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
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06 November 2008
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Published on November 6th, 2008 @ 06:54:50 pm, using 157 words, 74 views
September 29th, 2008 - Monday
LUNCHTIME

The waiter who didn’t like us ♦ Photo by Iris H.
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Published on November 6th, 2008 @ 05:47:18 pm, using 115 words, 78 views
September 29th, 2008 - Monday
MORNING
01) Snapshot of reluctant subject ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
02) Snapshot of reluctant subject just as she moves ♦ Photo by Stewart H.
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05 November 2008
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Published on November 5th, 2008 @ 09:38:24 pm, using 165 words, 72 views

It sank in late last night just as the numbers were veering towards palpable certainty, an hour or so before Senator McCain’s concession speech. ‘This is huge,’ I thought very late in the game, after the long campaign I had kept a certain distance from, even as a news watcher. Change has indeed come to America and to the world. ‘A giant leap for mankind’ comes to mind just as The Sun’s headline reads. The distinct feeling of history being made, witnessed and shared. This was a historic election indeed, as the outcome itself (rather than the rolling of sleeves that follows any change in leadership) has brought about a renewal of hope. If the world and its people have evolved enough to appoint Barack Obama leader of the free world, we just might have great things in store.
Good Luck, Mr. President.