Tourist Photo 1
The series of shots that follow has nothing to do with audio. I simply like these photos, so I present them hoping you will, too.
Tourist Photo 2
Lyon Cathedral. I'm a sucker for shots like this.
Tourist Photo 3
Lyon, I was told, has an extensive network of underground tunnels, which helped its citizens hide Jews during the Occupation. As I walked by this wine shop, I snapped a photo of its stairs to underground Lyon.
Tourist Photo 4
This dashing zouave graced an antiques store in Bourbon-Lancy. What did it sell? Why, military antiquities, of course. I was tempted by a Hussar's sabre, but I was pretty sure I couldn't carry it on the airplane home with me.
Tourist Photo 5
A shop sign in Bourbon-Lancy. A Hallmark moment if ever there was one.
Tourist Photo 6
This carved detail from a house in Bourbon-Lancy sort of snuck up on me. I walked past it, got about five steps down the street and did a classic double take.
Tourist Photo 7
This carved detail from a house in Bourbon-Lancy reminded me of the marginals Sergio Aragonés drew for Mad.
Traffic Waves
An EE ponders traffic from the standpoint of fluid dynamics.
Training Hubby
Apparently Amy Sutherland's essay on using positive reinforcements techniques she learned from animal trainers to "condition" her husband's behavior was the most linked-to article The New York Times published this summer.
Training Policewomen in Iran
When I first saw this, I was simply amused by the ninja-like image of the women in chadors rappelling down the building. Then I began to realize how revolutionary the concept of woman SWAT teams must be in a place like Iran. Now I think it's a pretty awesome video.