Monthly Archives: December 2012

My Former Life as a Fashion Photographer

I bet most of you didn’t know that my first career was as a photographer, shooting for Corbis née The Stock Market and Pacific Stock. I also had the honor of having Willow Chang as my best model — but shooting her was cheating.

WillowPortrait My Former Life as a Fashion Photographer

She is the most vivacious, creative, playful, and beautiful subject imaginable. She also made all her own costumes.

WillowFullBody My Former Life as a Fashion Photographer

There was noone easier to shoot. She has always been kinetic, playful, energetic, eccentric, fun, playful, and game. Plus, she designed and made her own stellar outfits. Amazing.

Maybe I should return to the world of photography.

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Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LS

There’s all this noise about Lincoln renaming itself as The Lincoln Motor Company. There’s noise about Lincoln not having the innate connection to luxury that Cadillac has always enjoyed. Or that Lincolns have always been an old conservative man’s car. lincoln ls 09 Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSWell, they already had it and lost it in one of my favorite cars when I see them on the road, the Lincoln LS. I have a 2001 BMW 530i and the Lincoln LS reminds me of a true European sedan. lincoln ls 14 Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSI don’t know about performance or build-quality (and that’s the rub) but based on the look it had on the road, it was a very handsome car — the kind of sedan I might have considered instead of my prized e39 body-type 5-series.

2001 bmw 530i 1600x1200 image 1 1024x768 Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSI haven’t really looked at the 2013 LINCOLN MKZ yet — as in noticed them at all on the road, which is important to me (do I love to look at it? I still love looking at my decade-old Bimmer). So, Lincoln, you had it right. Hey Ford (hey Scott Monty), you had it right.

2013 lincoln MKZ Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSWhat you need to do with the new Lincolns is make a car that appeals to the gang at Top Gear UK. And please don’t even try to ape the Cadillac CTS-V. Yes, it’s an impressive beast and worthy of admiration as it is arguably a worthy competitor to the M3, the RS4, and the CLK 63 AMG Black Series (but not really at all).

2008 Mercedes Benz CLK 63 AMG Black Series 1024x768 Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSIf you guys at Ford Motor Company and your subsidiary, The Lincoln Motor Company, can create another LS — in other words, something that competes well with the BMW 5-Series, the Audi A6, the E-Class Mercedes, and the (I was going to add Volvo and Lexus and Infinity here but I really don’t know these cars at all — they just don’t register to me and I am sorry for that).

2003 lincoln ls 100005655 l Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSAnd don’t waste your resources trying to match the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or the BMW 7-Series to say nothing of wasting your time matching the Audi A8 or its gorgeous and lust-worthy doppelgänger, the VW Phaeton. So, anyway, good luck, to you guys.

Lincoln Had it Right in the Lincoln LSIf you can create something at attractive and well-designed as the Lincoln LS with good handling and a well-appointed cabin, you might very well woo me back to Made in America (or Canada, or whatever — I guess Made in North America).

Good luck and Godspeed, Detroit.

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Will I Still Find MUDs and MOOs Compelling?

Oasis 1024x548 Will I Still Find MUDs and MOOs Compelling?I just fired up my telnet client and I am seeing if MUDs and MOOs look exactly the same 2 decades later or if they’ve come a long way. Am I missing out by using a telnet client (PuTTY) or should I use a MUD client? I don’t even know how to start anymore — I don’t know if I can keep my attention on it long enough to even get the ball rolling now. Hello and welcome to The O.A.S.I.S. M.U.D. and then goodbye?

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