here’s a quick test to a new photo system i might start using

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Upon a recent trip to my soon-to-be-home in Singapore, the three of us noted our surroundings and felt compelled to take a picture:

Tonight, with the passing of Steve Jobs, I can only say: look how you changed our lives!

That same week, this was the Newsweek headline:

Click here for photos and some comments about this year’s fantastic festival in downtown Chicago.

If you missed it 2 years ago, here’s the video of that festival.

A friend of mine recently had a tour from inside the construction facilities at the new World Trade Center. Here are some pictures she took; talk about some up-close and personal access to what is arguably the most significant construction project in the world right now. Click any photo for a larger view.

Looking out from many stories above. The photographer, of course, wears a hard hat.

Looking down into the Ground Zero pit. This used to be a huge underground mall and transportation center… it strives to be all the better, going forward.

The new WTC lobby takes shape, and size.