Author: Xevious

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Zoom Lens

70-300 Closeup
I’ve been thinking about zoom lenses lately. I bought my first SLR camera back in 1990. It was the then new Canon EOS 10s. With it I bought an EF 50mm f/1.8, an EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5, and an EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM.… Read the rest “Zoom Lens”
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So Long Citi

Citi Card
My experiment with Citibank’s AAdantage MasterCard is (almost) over. Their security verification features pushed me over the edge. Every time I tried to talk to them on the phone I would come away frustrated. Citi + Pay advertisement Their phone verification system assumes that all their customers will have a land line or addition accounts with Citi.… Read the rest “So Long Citi”
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Demolition Man

Demolition Man title card
Recently I picked up the 1992 movie for $4.99 starring Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, and Sylvester Stallone named after a 1981 song by The Police, Demolition Man. There’s no way this 1993 rated R film could/would get made today. It is a very strange film mixing violence, action, satire, and comedy.… Read the rest “Demolition Man”
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Travel Goals

While cleaning out my digital desk I found this image from 2014 listing places in the world that I would like to visit. Six years later I have checked off six places that I have visited since then. The Chichtzen Itza on irks me because I was in Progreso this past summer but did not have time to get into the jungle.… Read the rest “Travel Goals”