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A while back, I bought a lot of camera gear because I wanted one specific piece. The lot was cheaper than the item on its own, because eBay. Included in the pile of gear was a Tamron "vacation lens" (all-in-wonder, not good at anything) 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010. Yes, that's its name. I was not expecting much with the Tamron and it's barely delivered even on that meager promise. With that said, I did have some fun with it. This past September, I took the 5D IV and Tamron for a walk around downtown EDG. This New Beetle is parked in front of this shop all summer. 78mm @ F/9, 1/200. Old Beetle! It made genuine air cooled noises, and belched out noxious exhaust fumes. 87mm @ F/8, 1/200. The main drag, which is one way, because it was built for horses. 70mm @ F/8, 1/200. Zoomed in on the same, 179mm @ F/7.1, 1/250. Main St. never meant to hold a Wagoneer. A rather famous boat, with Chappy in the background. 28mm @ F/10, 1/320. Speaking of famous, the Dolphin returns to harbor. 71mm @ F/10 1/320. Both On Time ferries, 109mm @ F/9, 1/320. A Series III on Kelly St. That's a pet pickup truck I see in the summer behind it. 195mm @ F/7.1, 1/200. The line for the On Time, Daggett St. 97mm @ F/8, 1/160. Mose St. is two way, and has parking. It's even less suited for Wagoneers. 97mm @ F/8, 1/200. The Connaught House, now just another goddamn rental. 109mm @ F/8, 1/250. North Water St. 179mm @ F/7.1, 1/250. A cute MG and absolutely garbage bokeh. 223mm @ F/7.1, 1/320. South Water St, which I have callously ignored for 20 years now. 87mm @ F/8, 1/200. September is still vacation for some. 43,mm @ F/8, 1/250. The Tamron is not a very good lens. It covers a large focal range and not well. I had to work over many of the above pretty thoroughly to get decent results. I also had a bunch of shots that were not really worth the effort to salvage. Tune in next time for Vineyard wildlife and some seasonal colors.

Jumpstarted the holiday cheer (winterless necessity) with a trip to lights.

Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest, Jules Buckley, Somni (LOL that ending, where the drummer is air drumming over his drums after they get quiet the second time.) This is their second collaboration, the first one being Sylva which I absolutely adored (probably because I got to see it live).

already on sale for 350k

I always have a ground plane or rather two, on both sides.

Does your board have a ground plane?

Thurston Moore's (and Neneh Cherry, Joe McPhee, Bryan Coley, and Mats Gustafsson) new book on free jazz. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/28/free-jazz-history-most-maligned-music

Most of our guests switched to other pies, but I was determined. That said when juggling pie parts the fallen crust had a closer parameter than the apple slices and juices which took flight. Saved mess ratio was a little off.

You didn't eat it? A floor would have to be pretty dirty to keep me out of an apple pie.

Thanks. Losing the pie sucked, but the burns were fire.

Sorry to hear about the pie incident and the burns, both suck.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by John Williams (1999) https://album.link/h4zfvgpn2qsmk Example: Movie Sucks: John Williams does not suck. I have the soundtracks to the original trilogy, but was not thrilled with the pre-post movies, so I never picked them up. Recently organist, Anna Lapwood, added Example to her shows, inspiring this listen. There are a few lovely themes, and snippets of themes you love sprinkled throughout. I don't know if this means I need to listen to 7 more soundtracks or not, but I enjoyed this one.

Fortunately, important index finger was in the glove.

^ No biometric 2 Factor Authentication for you?

I, unfortunately, don’t have a photo of the apple pie I baked yesterday, but I do have proof it briefly existed as I tried to catch with a non-glove hand during a removing from oven mishap. Also as I’m missing fingerprints currently, now would be the time for crime suggestions.

37-year-old liquor and beer brand files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, liquidating - TheStreet https://www.thestreet.com/retail/37-year-old-liquor-and-beer-brand-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy-liquidating Rogue Brewery Files For Bankruptcy, Over $16 Million in Debt https://washingtonbeerblog.com/rogue-brewery-files-for-bankruptcy-over-16-million-in-debt/ https://www.reddit.com/r/beer/s/nbVmSdUwT1

Aspen Oversized Mug + Reviews | Crate & Barrel https://www.crateandbarrel.com/aspen-15-oz.-porcelain-white-mug/s256870 Described as 15 oz When brimmed with water, measured as shown. ~ 2.2 English Breakfast Cups. Discuss.

From Wikipedia 1 breakfast cup = 8 British imperial fluid ounces = ⁠4/5 tumbler = 1 1/3 cups = 1⁠ 3/5 teacups = 3⁠ 1/5 coffee cups = 4 wine glasses = ⁠2/5 British imperial pint ≈ 7.69 US customary fluid ounces ≈ 0.96 US customary cup ≈ 227.3 millilitres ≈ 0.91 metric cup The mind boggles. I actually had no idea what the markings on our kettle actually meant; now I know Hahaha! Just checked our very British kettle - and it is calibrated in metric units up to a maximum of 1.7 litres. So so much for the British Imperial fluid ounce red herring.

^^ Hmmm. Gotta start measuring in Breakfast cups now.. 🤷‍♂️

Yes, I'm going to be fine Brent. Thanks for your concern.

Damn delicious if I do say so myself!

For a guy who never gets sick, sure sounds like you're getting sick a lot lately. You get all those vaccines? Prolly the 'tism acting up.