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Craig
Posted Apr 28, 2011
My name (well, one of my names) is Craig.
My father named me that (along with two other given names, giving me- like him- a four barreled moniker) as the result of a bet. He bet a fellow mariner in the RN at the end of World War Two that either one of them would name their first born either Ailsa or Craig- named after the famous granite island in the estuary of the river Clyde. The shipmate had a girl eight months after I was born (my father had had two daughters before this point).
I've never contacted the woman but I've followed her career with interest- Moira Shearer was her mother and Ludovic Kennedy was the shipmate.
She has had a much more public, productive and creative life than I, which makes me even less inclined to introduce myself so for now I'll just go out and buy one of these-
http://miniaturasdelperu.com/MINIS%20WHISKY/AILSA%20CRAIG.jpg
To toast everyone involved.
I'll also think about these-
http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/tools/med/2010/02/ipt/1266559483.jpg?x=220&y=366&xc=1&yc=1&wc=220&hc=366&q=100&sig=WCLgSCl8KR0Yt67rPYqgtg--
Which by coincidence I watched being used for the 2010 Olympics just down the road. Yes, the granite came from Ailsa Craig.
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Rev. Paperboy
Posted Mar 17, 2011
For those that remember him, some his extended family is MIA in Japan. He would probably not mind a line being dropped at his blog site.
http://kevinswoodshed.blogspot.com/
And he asks for Red Cross donations, which is easy for me since their local office is next door to my work location.
In any case, think good thoughts if nothing else.
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dot dot dot
Posted Mar 2, 2011
Insomnia. Serves me right for having 3 beers with dinner and falling asleep at 7.
Why is Hollywood making spelling mistakes like bastard and happiness?
Why is FB such a crock yet it may be liberating whole countries?
Why are manic, bi-polar celebrities either actors or dictators?
When did the net become a source? Was it when the #1 fave google search was no longer porn?
I'd rather save the BBC World Service than Hootoo but why not both?
Why can*t I get the tune *It's The End of the World as We Know It* out of my wee pea brain?
Will I go back to phoning my best friend at 3:00 AM when I can*t rant here anymore? Will they threaten to come over an throttle me if I do?
I suppose the net has something we all seek in a friend- patience.
I miss the days here when I considered myself part of the night shift.
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Time Lapse
Posted Jan 7, 2011
I was just asked what the frame rate would be for a four minute final length if it was for 7 days at 12 hours a day (it's a time lapse of builders so it only includes working hours). My reply-
"Seven days @ 12 hours per day is 84 hours or 5040 minutes. To make a 4 minute (240 seconds) piece at 30 fps would require 7200 frames. 5040 minutes or 302,400 seconds divided by 7200 frames is as it happens 42 (which of course is also the secret to Life, the Universe and Everything) so your frame rate is every 42 seconds.
Cheers!"
Ain't life grand? 
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Something just occured to me...
Posted Dec 20, 2010
I wish I could post my (digital video) pictures that are the equivalent of a thousand words here. Maybe then I could express myself.
I've done documentaries, behind the scenes press kits and pure visual entertainment but I can't put those into an entry.
I like what I do and others like it too. Pity.
I wish I could post to Youtube but it is all copyrighted. I don't own what I make, I just make it.
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clzoomer- a bit woobly
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