Has to be, otherwise, how do you explain this: SARASOTA FL, Dec 23: The Sarasota Police Department responded to a bank robbery alarm at the Suntrust Bank located at 3577 Fruitville Road on Tuesday. A lone perpetrator had entered the bank and produced a note demanding money. The subject fled on foot and is still [...]
I just stumbled on an excellent article in the New York Times, “Time to Reboot America.” The author couldn’t have said it better: “Landing at Kennedy Airport from Hong Kong was, as I’ve argued before, like going from the Jetsons to the Flintstones.” I didn’t have that impression landing in Philadephia sixteen years ago from [...]
The heat had been unbearable, making the climb the hardest thing Armand had ever done. Not that it was a difficult rock. It would actually look fairly uninteresting in the eyes of climbers, which was why he had chosen it. That, and it’s apparent geological stability. “It will be here for thousands of years” he [...]
Photographing a lightning storm is easier than it seems, assuming you have the right camera and a bit of luck and patience. The same technique applies to fireworks. People wonder how I took the photo below right when lightning struck. I’ll let you in on the secret… I didn’t. No amount of expresso could make [...]
I bought my first Cold Steel Master Tanto more than 17 years ago at a gun show in Sydney. I was about to embark on a two month hitch-hicking journey around the country and needed a good blade for peace of mind. The knife looked very well built and felt good in my hand. The [...]