A while back I wrote a post about the dangers that miners face due to the laws that our president has backed reducing mine safety. One of the largest of these dangers is the threat of fires in the mines. I came across a large gallery of photos from Centralia, PA which are an excellent [...]
I’m sure by now everyone knows how much I love the subway system in New York. Whenever I leave the city I get all twitchy because I have to rely on other sources of transportation and don’t have the freedom of movement that I have here in the city. But despite this fact, occasionally the [...]
Why is it always that the wrong guy leaves the White House? When is the real loser going to resign? It’s not like things are going to change now that Card has been replaced by Bolten. Nothing says change like the appointment of a guy who is pretty much a carbon copy of the guy [...]
Yes indeedy, I’m back in the U.S and drinking tap water like it won’t destroy my insides. It’s just amazing how a little tropical tap water on a tooth brush can show you how much you take mineral heavy New York City tapwater for granted. Suffice it to say though, other than a nasty bout [...]
I don’t officially leave for vacation until Friday, but this week is jam packed with all the things that I need to do prior to my departure and I’m going a bit crazy. So I’ve decided to close up shop a few days early. You’ll all just have to get along without me for a [...]
Does anyone else have a problem with the fact that the new Origami joke that Microsoft has released uses hardware called a UMPC? Wow, that’s a sexy moniker for useless handheld which is being called “purse-sized”. Lets see, do I want a cute sexy video iPod or do I want an oversized two pound brick [...]
…your mailbox is full of stuff like this: Who knew one trip to the mailbox would provide me with information about Lindsay Lohan and pathogens at the same time. Then again, that seems pretty logical…
Last night I was watching Frontline, and the subject was Hurricane Katrina, six months later. It was truly chilling to hear members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Bush Administration and high-ranking cronies in the military and FEMA discussing the disaster. The most disturbing comments had to do with the excuses about why no [...]
Jonathan Gayman is a St. Louis photographer who specializes in corporate, commercial and food photography. Exhibit5a was Jonathan's first blogging adventure but is largely dormant at this stage. For more recent postings check out Jonathan's new St. Louis food blog called Shoot To Cook