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    12 September 2011


    Greg Collins

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    Ha! Completed mowing today (it takes me longer than most because of my skin is beyond white- almost ghostly- I cannot tan at all, so I have to wait for overcast or near sundown), managed to get a haircut (I seem to grow hair thicker and faster in my old age- weird), and photographed my USSR "Capture of..." medals for the gallery. Will work on those tonight and, hopefully post later or tomorrow. Finished the PMR gallery as I had planned and have been furiously working on the USSR gallery (have a look). I'm enjoying it all but it does take time, the one commodity I find I have decidedly less of these days (and the one you don't get back and cannot replace).

    Another weirdness about me (for anyone who cares); I'm a news junkie. If I watch nothing else on T.V., I will watch the news (I'm probably far more boring than I think I am). Anyway, the primary news shows I watch are, in order:

    -RT (formerly Russia Today)

    -France 24

    -Al Jazeera

    Occasionally, I'll watch DW (Deutsche Welle), EuroNews (from Spain) and NHK (Japan), but I watch the top three I listed at least twice a day. So I guess other than working for a paycheck, being a husband and caring for animals, my life boils down to: politics, collecting, making music, watching the news, art/photography and watching movies/series. Hmmmm, actually not bad in the scheme of things.

    More later...

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    IrishGunner

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    Greg, just looking through your USSR gallery. Are these scans or photos? How did you do the different color backgrounds? Well done.

    Greg Collins

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    Medals are photographed; documents are scanned. Got tired of using cardboard for a background, so, went to Wally World and, in the kids' craft aisle, found some small, thin foam sheets in just about every imaginable colour. Bought a couple of packs at about $6 per. I try to pick a colour that compliments the colour of the ribbon or enamel. Seems to work out OK, so far. Thanks for the kind words.

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