Useless Skills
May 18th, 2007 by Jerry
I found out that I have somewhat of a newfound skill, useless though it may be. Maybe it’s just sheer patience and a mostly steady hand. I was dismayed to find out that the unofficial world record (Sadly, Guiness BoWR has no entry for golf-ball stacking.) is nine golf balls. Maybe someday I’ll challenge that record.
Incidentally, I’m really enjoying my Canon SD1000. Canon has similar models with image stabilization, but I wanted a Canon point & shoot that was as thin as possible. I’ve already demonstrated that I have a fairly steady hand, so I don’t miss the stabilization. The SD1000 has quite a decent sensor, and the firmware is zippy – faster than my S200 that now belongs to my sister. I’ve gone so long without a small everyday camera that I forgot how nice it is to have something I can carry everywhere. The XTi with the big honking (“honking” is the technical term) lenses doesn’t exactly fit in a pocket.