Asa @ 22 OffThis is the blog of E. Asa Bour. I add items to my blog that I find entertaining or informative. Sometimes it is a story, poem, quote, or recent event in my life. Many times I am busy and don't record anything. Enjoy my ramblings... In case you didn't figure it out, 22 off refers to slalom skiing a course.Photo Publishing- July 28, 2007 I have uploaded about 5000 photos to Flickr. Prior to Flickr I used photo gallery software written by Jeremy Zawodny. A graphic artist at Remo found my photo galleries and used several of my photos in a drum poster. This required them to personally contact me by finding my contact e-mail address at the bottom of the photo gallery webpages. With Flickr it is much easier to request permission to use a photo and recently the Schmap Seattle Guide requested the ability to use three of my photos..http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000310.html Recycling- July 23, 2007 I am a big fan of recycling. If you live in the Findlay area the Litter Landing is a real nice place to recycle. However, there a ton of other recycling locations. Hancock County has several special recycling days coming up in the near future for appliances, tires, hazardous waste paint, and electronics on their event calendar. There is no excuse for not recycling!http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000308.html Bottled Water Is Still A Scam- July 6, 2007 Bottled Water Is Still A Scam. Interesting Points: Its worth reiterating that Aquafina and Dasani are just tap water. Fiji Water produces more than a million bottles a day, while more than half the people in Fiji do not have reliable drinking water. If the water we use at home cost what even cheap bottled water costs, our monthly water bills would run $9,000. 24% of the bottled water we buy is tap water repackaged by Coke and Pepsi. The bubbles in San Pellegrino are extracted from volcanic...http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000307.html |