tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post8600491914541527060..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: The end of the world as we smoked itRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-83795756563053290332013-07-09T05:21:57.092-10:002013-07-09T05:21:57.092-10:00Yes, I'm "the Sheila" who used to co...Yes, I'm "the Sheila" who used to comment at Mangan's. I am not moved to comment too often these days - I've pretty much said it all - and I even limit my reading/skimming because reality is too depressing to deal with on a daily basis.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-47875510277816813682013-07-08T17:33:18.781-10:002013-07-08T17:33:18.781-10:00YIH,
Didn't expect Alfred Nobel to be immorta...YIH,<br /><br /><i>Didn't expect Alfred Nobel to be immortalized that way but considering what his name has been attached to lately *ahem* it's certainly an improvement.</i><br /><br />Why, it's his main claim to fame. He awarded himself the world's first Nobel Prize for inventing the exploding cigar.<br /><br />Sheila,<br /><br />Are you <i>the</i> Sheila who has commented here and at Mangan's, etc.? If so, great to hear from you again.<br /><br />I used to smoke cigarillos (King Edward VIIs and similar cheap junk), once in a while treating myself to a Royal Jamaican. <br /><br />Long after I gave over smoking, I was in Little Havana in Miami and visited one of the traditional small shops where women roll cigars by hand (though not on their thighs, like Carmen in the opera). The proprietor, one of Nature's gentlemen, gave me a cigar as a gift. <br /><br />I enjoyed strolling around Little Havana smoking the cigar. It may be the only place in the country where it is socially acceptable -- even in stores. I disapprove of immigration, but Cubans aren't so bad.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-831553252695737142013-07-08T08:41:14.850-10:002013-07-08T08:41:14.850-10:00Enjoyable post - and lovely images. While I loath...Enjoyable post - and lovely images. While I loathe the smell of cigar smoke (the only tobacco smoke I actually enjoy is from a few brands of pipe tobacco), I remember the cigar box art - my grandfather used to smoke cigars.<br /><br />It reminds me of William Morris and the English Arts and Crafts movement - that things not need be merely utilitarian, and that even everyday objects could be things of beauty. Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-2247415812763229852013-07-06T02:59:09.854-10:002013-07-06T02:59:09.854-10:00As ''commercial art'' goes, pretty...As ''commercial art'' goes, pretty impressive. The artists clearly intended their work to be remembered - even if they themselves were to remain anonymous and forgotten.<br />Didn't expect Alfred Nobel to be immortalized that way but considering what his name has been attached to lately *ahem* it's certainly an improvement.<br />On your Windows 8 tribulations; it seems M$ finally got the memo that desk/laptops are not phones or tablets.<br />Maybe it was due to the fact that their ''iPad killer'' <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/05/02/tablets-with-windows-rt-see-slow-sales/" rel="nofollow">has not exactly taken the world by storm</a>.<br />And Windows Phone? All I say is <a href="http://qz.com/99887/if-windows-phone-continues-to-fail-nokia-has-no-plan-b/" rel="nofollow">yes, those DO exist - and no one cares</a>.<br />They've finally figured out what Apple already knew; a Mac is <i>not</i> a jumbo iPad/iPhone.<br />So now they've had their banquet of crow <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043268/the-top-5-reasons-to-upgrade-to-windows-8-1.html" rel="nofollow">it seems they are trying to fix the problem</a>.<br />I wish them luck, not for their sake but for you and all the others that got stuck with Win 8.<br />As noted in the linked article Windows 8.1 (they ditched the 'blew' moniker and I think I know why) is available as a free 'beta' download. While I've had a fair amount of success beta testing, just be aware you're volunteering to be a test pilot - with all that entails. YIHnoreply@blogger.com