Anyways, Corbin still doesn’t feel good. His fever is gone, but he’s got a really runny nose and coughing a little bit now and then. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed at 7am. He kept wanting something in the kitchen but he didn’t know what; wanting to play with ink pens, and then he wanted to go outside, which neither of was going to happen. By 9am, he was SO not feeling good, then we put him down for a nap and he slept till 2pm!! He only would eat like like a few bites of lunch. He hasn’t eaten well in about a week. I hope he gets over this soon.

Our new tv has a QAM tuner built in. Did you know that if your tv has this and you have cable you can see what other people are watching on demand, for free, even if you just have basic cable? Of course…if they stop watching in the middle then it sucks because you can’t watch it anymore either. But today I got to see “August Rush” in it’s entirety. Yay! It was a really cute movie, I hated Robin Williams character though. I would have liked it if they filled in a little more at the end, but it was good to me, if you like that sort of sentimental thing, and you don’t pay attention to the fact that it would never happen like that in real life–but to me, movies are all about things that would never happen in real life.

This morning I checked it at 9am. He was about 100 degrees. By 9:30 it had shot up to 103.8. Now, Darrell and I, we don’t mess around with fevers. We took him in to the dr. No ear infection…not strep throat or the flu. Just his throat looks red and his white blood count is low, and a diagnosis of “a virus”. When he was first seen his temp was 99. (It had went down due to the tylenol we gave him at 9:30). We had them recheck it before we left…100. By the time we got back home, his temp was 103.2. We gave him some ibuprofen and he’s taking a nap. Poor thing. If he gets worse, I have to take him in on Saturday, if not we take him on Monday to make sure his blood counts go back to normal. I wish I knew exactly what it is. We were going to an easter egg hunt today, but that’s obviously off.

Ok: here is the question. Someone posts a comment in my journal. I want to leave a reply to said comment. How do I do so? If I just leave another comment to my original post, how does that person even know that I’ve replied to their comment? I am very confused.

Do I have to actually download the WordPress program and install some plugin or something?

And if I do, how in the heck do I do that? I don’t understand it. I used to be smart at things like this.

(looks to be a good site, definitely a bookmark-worthy site for anyone interested in photography.)

The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography

I. Anyone in a public place can take pictures of anything they want. Public places include parks, sidewalks, malls, etc. Malls? Yeah. Even though it’s technically private property, being open to the public makes it public space.

II. If you are on public property, you can take pictures of private property. If a building, for example, is visible from the sidewalk, it’s fair game.

III. If you are on private property and are asked not to take pictures, you are obligated to honor that request. This includes posted signs.

IV. Sensitive government buildings (military bases, nuclear facilities) can prohibit photography if it is deemed a threat to national security.

V. People can be photographed if they are in public (without their consent) unless they have secluded themselves and can expect a reasonable degree of privacy. Kids swimming in a fountain? Okay. Somebody entering their PIN at the ATM? Not okay.

VI. The following can almost always be photographed from public places, despite popular opinion:

• accident & fire scenes, criminal activities
• bridges & other infrastructure, transportation facilities (i.e. airports)
• industrial facilities, Superfund sites
• public utilities, residential & commercial buildings
• children, celebrities, law enforcement officers
• UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, Chuck Norris

VII. Although “security” is often given as the reason somebody doesn’t want you to take photos, it’s rarely valid. Taking a photo of a publicly visible subject does not constitute terrorism, nor does it infringe on a company’s trade secrets.

VIII. If you are challenged, you do not have to explain why you are taking pictures, nor to you have to disclose your identity (except in some cases when questioned by a law enforcement officer.)

IX. Private parties have very limited rights to detain you against your will, and can be subject to legal action if they harass you.

X. If someone tries to confiscate your camera and/or film, you don’t have to give it to them. If they take it by force or threaten you, they can be liable for things like theft and coercion. Even law enforcement officers need a court order.

What To Do If You’re Confronted

• Be respectful and polite. Use good judgement and don’t escalate the situation.
• If the person becomes combative or difficult, think about calling the police.
• Threats, detention, and taking your camera are all grounds for legal or civil actions on your part. Be sure to get the person’s name, employer, and what legal grounds they claim for their actions.
• If you don’t want to involve the authorities, go above the person’s head to their supervisor or their company’s public relations department.
• Call your local TV and radio stations and see if they want to do a story about your civil liberties.
• Put the story on the web yourself if need be.

More Resources

• We’ve condensed these facts a great deal. We recommend downloading The Photographer’s Right and keeping a couple of copies in your camera bag if you’re shooting somewhere you might expect trouble.
• Andrew Kantor has written a good article and a PDF summary of your rights, including some of the ins-and-outs of publishing your pictures.
• The Legal Handbook for Photographers is a great resource covering all aspects of photography and the law.
• Live outside the United States? Try these links for photographer’s rights in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

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Hrm, no small wonder I’m getting that message. People are backing up their old LJ’s and looking for other places to roost. And while I can’t say for sure that people are leaving in droves, one can always hope. Services like that will do what they want as long as their users don’t do anything about it.