Living in LA and doing some business in entertainment, I get the opportunity to go to private screenings. They’re great: private theater, clean floor and seats, no kids, no noise. The attendees are usually professionals in the film industry and respect those around them.

But this one woman couldn’t get enough of her Blackberry during a recent film.
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Vern’s a good friend since high school and extremely well-traveled, leaving not a stone unturned. He’s a professional photographer although entirely too modest. Hire him.

Here are links to his personal and professional photo journals. He’s got so much great stuff and the Flickr site doesn’t scratch the surface.

My mother-in-law sent me an article about cell phone radiation and its impact on humans, particularly children. The FCC allows cell phones to have a maximum of 1.6 watts per kilogram for the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). Ideally you want a phone less than 1.6.

I’ve got a number of GSM phones lying around and figured I see what I’ve been exposing myself to. Of course I use a Bluetooth headset so the phone isn’t always clamped to my ear.
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