help a total stranger

question: what's worse than getting cancer? (sounds like the start of a bad joke i know, but bear with me).answer: getting cancer twice.

question: what's worse than getting cancer twice?

answer: getting cancer a third time.

imagine how getting leukemia in your teens could really put you off your stride. imagine getting rid of cancer and it coming back. imagine having cancer and continuing to work at your job (in a bank of all places). imagine having insurance, but still needing to pay $80k.

one person who doesn't need to imagine the above paragraph is Rachel Hunnicutt-Knight. she is going through it. you can help. you can also go back and play crappy games on facebook. helping would be much better though. imagine going to bed and lying down thinking "i performed an altruistic act today". like the episode of friends where Joey and Phoebe try and find a truly selfless act, you might get a good feeling.

don't worry about that.

if you can donate some money to help out, you can donate at Got-Marrow.org. the site was created by a friend of Rachel's family.

maybe it's a scam, i've heard about these things. scams exist. sad fact. some people are absolute bawbags, but i stake my reputation (for what it's worth) on the genuineness of Rachel's predicament. why? 2 blokes. Doc and Rob Jones. both stand up guys, more sensible than some shifty types you can find on forums. Doc is a rambling madman (his words) and addresses the repercussions of scams on genuine cases.

Rob Jones who made the Got-Marrow site isn't just some fly-by-night-cowboy either. he is a cowboy though. and he's older than than the internets.

if you've hung around forums such as digital point, v7n, or netbuilders, you will have probably run in to them at some point.

if you can't donate to help a total stranger, you still help by spreading the word, even posting on facebook.

you can also read Rachel's blog, it's a doable deal, and then she wont be a stranger to you.

Dream Bag

quick post asking for some help please. could you vote for my competition entry here if you like? i entered the competition to design a dream camera bag rather late, actually on the last day (today), but better late than never as they say.

one can win a bumper load of camera goodies and get their bag made for them, so again if you would be so kind i'd be much obliged.

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Light in the Sky

a couple of hours ago i went outside for a breath of air and to peek at the stars. at that very moment on the tail end of ursa major, near the bright star arcturus, there was as bright light. initially it seemed like a star, then it moved so it seemed like a plane. too high up. a satellite probably.

if memory serves

i write probably because upon viewing one for the first time years ago, ideas of ufos filled my head (i want to believe). my uncle told me there's tons of them "up there" and took them for granted. viewing them up in Barra is easier and a more common experience as there is less light pollution. down nearer Glasgow, however, a glimpse of a satellite is a more seldom seen sight. seeing the light grow brighter and then dimmer is impressive; to think that there is a man made object tumbling around up there catching the rays of the sun and reflecting them back down to our eyes really is amazing.

imagine, if there are aliens. and they were visiting us, what would be the perfect disguise to go unoticed? disguise the spacecraft as a satellite of course! aliens could go unnoticed for absolutely ages before being rumbled. i like computers and alien movies but don't search for them like 'super hacker' gary mackinnon.

looking up just as a satellite is passing overhead makes me smile. as a black cat crossing your path is supposed to be unlucky, could we start a new superstition that a satellite crossing your path is lucky?

Something Beautiful

Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Music:'Clementine' by Megan Washington