Gotta Reblog: TYWKIWDBI, The “ovarian lottery.” Brooklyn, N.Y., 1947

I was over at one of my new favorite haunts, TYWKIWDBI, and I read a post called, “The “ovarian lottery.” Brooklyn, N.Y., 1947” (link to post).

I never heard that Warren Buffet referred to where you’re born as the “ovarian lottery,” but it’s the perfect verbal representation of why most poor are poor, rich are rich, Christians are Christians, Muslims are Muslims, and on and on and on.

Here is the picture and text that TYWKIWDBI posted. It’s food for thought.

I was one year old when this photo was taken, so that little kid in the window and I are contemporaries.  Our lives have been quite different.

Warren Buffett referred to that situation as the “ovarian lottery.”  It’s the single most important thing in your entire life.

The 2011 Air & Water Show

Shooting at the Air & Water Show is like target practice for a photographer like me. I alternate between shooting into the sky and trying to shoot people. I’m not very impressed with any of my people shots. They were just so so this year.

Even the above shot is really not that great. It could be crisper. The jets are incredibly fast, so catching them can be difficult.

The below is probably my favorite of the beach scenes that I took. I doctored it a little. Otherwise, I don’t have a lot of shots that I like in which people are looking at camera.

You can click to enlarge.