http://ramana.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:26:14 -0800 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/a-bowl-for-biswas.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ramana) http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/a-bowl-for-biswas.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/a-bowl-for-biswas.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:26:14 -0800 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b8094f" at:format="medium" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://ramana.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b8094f.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b8094f-200pi" alt="Bowl - Steve Bernstein" title="Bowl - Steve Bernstein" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://ramana.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b8094f.html" title="Bowl - Steve Bernstein">Bowl - Steve Bernstein</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p> A good friend, Steve Bernstein, gave me a gift for helping during a transition seeking his next job&#160; ... he is one of the most talented people I&#39;ve ever worked with but it&#39;s amazing to see how even the tough and talented can sometimes swirl in a series of self-doubting questions.&#160;&#160;&#160; Actually it&#39;s exactly that kind of tough and talented I would ever respect.&#160; And mainly my role was to say that over and over.&#160;&#160; And to cheer him on as he figured out how to achieve the right mix of what he wanted and what he could sell as a clear value to an employer. </p><p>Now to the gift, it reflects the talent and process itself as it would turn ... he gave me one of his own creations of art.&#160; What would be called (I guess) a Segmented Turned Wooden Bowl.&#160; I can&#39;t even begin to estimate how much time and care went into making this, but it&#39;s absolutely wonderful to look at and hold in your hands.<br /> <div style="text-align: right"> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b5094f" at:format="medium" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://ramana.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b5094f.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b5094f-200pi" alt="Bowl, Steve Bernstein (2)" title="Bowl, Steve Bernstein (2)" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://ramana.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf7e234b5094f.html" title="Bowl, Steve Bernstein (2)">Bowl, Steve Bernstein (2)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> </div> <br /> In fact, you can find this bowl in the center of <a href="http://s.bernstein.home.comcast.net/">my friend&#39;s gallery site</a> showing all of his creations.&#160; Do go on to see the entire <a href="http://s.bernstein.home.comcast.net/gallery.html">gallery</a> there.&#160; There you can answer a number of questions about my bowl.&#160; How many pieces?&#160; What are the two different woods?&#160; And what did Steve name this bowl?</p><p>I just noticed he&#39;s been selected to display his work at a prestigous crafts show. Congratulation, Steve. </p><p><br /> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/a-bowl-for-biswas.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522e361549d00cdf39cf9e4cb8f?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> art woodturning http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/blogging-as-a-person.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(ramana) http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/blogging-as-a-person.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/blogging-as-a-person.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:23:41 -0800 <p>Over the many years that I&#39;ve &quot;toyed&quot; around w/ blogging, I&#39;ve resisted splitting my <a href="http://www.ramanarao.com/blog/">information flow blog</a> and creating a separate blog for personal and off topic.&#160; There, I <a href="http://www.ramanarao.com/blog/archives/2006/11/vox_private_personal_playful.html">explain my voyage to Vox</a>, declare my budding appreciation, and comment on a couple of features. Now it&#39;s time to come above waterline with this first public post here, and see if I find my real world friends as neighbors before long.&#160; </p><p>And, I&#39;ll wonder aloud, where this goes:</p><p>does time in a day allow for play this way?<br />when little voices stop asking for what you don&#39;t give?<br />when a fresh sprout pokes it&#39;s head out through loose dirt?<br />when many intentions remain intentions but the clock ticks down?</p><p>... okay maybe time in a day should save me from this, sooner, not later.</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ramana.vox.com/library/post/blogging-as-a-person.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522e361549d00cd96f915eb4cd5?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p>