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The 4th of July ended uneventfully. A lot of mother's friends visited and I had to make with the pleasantries. Mother was happy that I had become such a nice hostess. My polite and distant persona is always interpreted as being nice. One of the visitors came with acute chubby baby. I spent most of the party walking with the baby. It wouldn't have been too much of a problem if I was a bit shorter. My back hurts now, from arching and holding the hands of the baby to help her walk. The baby was pretty big for her...
Tinkering with Camera
A lot of people buy fancy cameras and never use anything of their amassing features. A couple of years ago, I was bored at the beach. I am usually bored in Miami Beach, so I take photos. This time I decided to play around with the programs of the camera. The feature of this photo adds a weird shinny effect in certain places. I do not know how the camera decides what deserves this effect. Another fun gimmick is the color isolator. It singles out a single color and it leaves the rest in black and white. Photoshop can do...
Strange Offerings
Religion aside, I found this stand of offerings to the Virgin Mary rather interesting. Each little figurine represented an answered prayer or a miracle experienced by the worshiper. Taken on their own, each figurine represents a bad episode in a person's life that got resolved satisfactory. Only the guy who gave the item knows what it is all about. If you look closely, there is a couple of Jewish stars thrown in there. A good number feature a woman's chest. I guess it has to do with breast cancer. It is an affliction that many women are sadly familiar with....