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Photo Journal 11/7-8/2019

November 08, 2019 by Joe Gray in Photo Journal

Shot with Canon 5D

Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro Lens

Oxbow Regional Park 11/7

Blue Lake Regional Park 11/8

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November 08, 2019 /Joe Gray
blog, blogger, blue lake, canon, hiking, macro photography, macros, mt. hood, nature, oregon, outdoors, Oxbow Regional Park, Parks, photo blog, photo journal, photography, portland, sky, squirrels
Photo Journal

Who is this "We" you speak of?

November 08, 2019 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Balance, Ethics, Free Will, Philosophy, Rants

When I listen to certain people prognosticate about what we all are doing or should be doing I can't help but become curious about what they mean by "we". "We" is a collective noun that takes on different forms depending on the context it is used in. A Christian can address a group of Christians and say the word "we" and it is to whom they are referring. Namely, Christians. But if that same Christian was in a room full of atheists and used the word "we" he might be referring to his fellow Christians or he might be appealing to a more general "we" as in "we are all humans," or "we are all Americans".

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November 08, 2019 /Joe Gray
abstract, AI, Americans, artificial intelligence, blog, consciousness, culture, groups, journal, language, nouns, pedant, philosophy, religion, semantics, society, species, thoughts, we, words
Cultural Musings, Balance, Ethics, Free Will, Philosophy, Rants

Book Review: Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry

November 05, 2019 by Joe Gray in Book Review

After reading "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry and finding out that it was just one in a series of Western books written around the characters of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call I went out and immediately purchased "Dead Man's Walk". For my review of "Lonesome Dove" check the link below. I was so impressed and enthralled with the storytelling in "Lonesome Dove" that I knew that I would enjoy another adventure and this book does not disappoint.

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November 05, 2019 /Joe Gray
book, book review, dead man's walk, fiction, larry mcmurtry, literature, lonesome dove, lonesome dove series, novels, plot summary, review, stories, storytelling, summary, texas rangers, westerns
Book Review

Talbott Brothers Record Release Show (Aladdin Theater) - Photo Journal 10/18/2019

October 20, 2019 by Joe Gray in Photo Journal

Aladdin Theater

Samsel

The Talbott Brothers
Fractal Focus

Shot with Canon 5D

Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro Lens

& 70-200mm

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October 20, 2019 /Joe Gray
bands, bwphotography, canon, fractal focus, macros, music, musician, photo journal, photoblog, photography, record release show, Samsel, talbott brothers, The Talbott Brothers, Veritas Guitars, videography
Photo Journal

Lazy Bend and Mt. Hood - Photo Journal 10/5-6/2019

October 06, 2019 by Joe Gray in Photo Journal

Shot with Canon 80D

Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro Lens

& Sigma 14-24mm f2.8

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October 06, 2019 /Joe Gray
camping, canon, canon 80d, caterpillar, hiking, kraken rum, lazy bend, long exposure, moon, mt. hood, mushrooms, nature, nature photography, night photography, outdoors, photo journal, photoblog, stars
Photo Journal

Canon 100mm 2.8 Test Shots - Photo Journal 10/3/2019

October 03, 2019 by Joe Gray in Photo Journal, tech, Test Shots/Testing

Shot with Canon 80D

Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro Lens

& 50mm 1.4 for Photos of Lens

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October 03, 2019 /Joe Gray
bwphotography, camera, camera gear, canon, Canon 100mm macro, canon 80d, gear, lens, lenses, macro, macro lens, macro photography, macros, PD, Peak Design, photo journal, photoblog, photography, testing, tests
Photo Journal, tech, Test Shots/Testing
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