J.R.R. Tolkien – Life and Works
In Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892, John Ronald Reuel (J.R.R.) Tolkien was born. His father, Arthur Reuel Tolkien was an English banker and had moved to Bloemfontein with his wife Mabel as part of his job. By the time Tolkien was 13 both of his parents had died, first his father in 1896 [...]
Football Can be Strange Business
Usually when the last weekend of the regular football season is played there is little to be decided. This sure isn’t true this year. It won’t be until the end of the last game tonight that the full playoff picture is in place. It seems amazing to think that two of the possible Wild Card [...]
The End of a Film Era
Kodachrome is no longer. If you happen to have a roll of Kodachrome film in your camera bag it will forever have to remain in the canister, in your bag. On December 30, 2010 Dwayne’s Photo, a lab in Parsons, Kansas and the last lab that was still processing Kodachrome, took in their last roll [...]
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