Easily fill an empty spot on a picture

Adobe Photoshop costs a lot of money. Also it's a big and unwieldy program. Here's one somewhat complicated task that you can do without it! (Actually, although I'm sure that Photoshop can accomplish the following, I don't even know how). The problem: you have a picture like this ... Golly, I wrote half a dissertation… Continue reading Easily fill an empty spot on a picture

Carl Larsson in the US

I once wrote about finding Carl Larsson cards in Berkeley, California, and in Davis, California. Well, I have found some more Carl Larsson artifacts in the US. First, you can go to Solvang, California, and there's a store there that sells magnets with Carl Larsson paintings on them. I don't want to mention the name… Continue reading Carl Larsson in the US

Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 6, 2020

As is traditional, they start by emphasizing: it's looking really bad in the US. Today they also add that it's getting better in Europe. On this day, there are 1.25 million cases worldwide. The US is responsible for most of the new cases, they mention straight off. In Sweden, there are 7206 cases. The number… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 6, 2020

More bokmärken in the US

I wrote once about the first time I ever found bokmärken in the US. It was such a wonderful occasion. I went back to Payn's Stationary story when I visited San Francisco again in December 2019 for a conference. He was still selling bokmärken, and there were different varieties than the last time I'd been… Continue reading More bokmärken in the US

Sweden coronavirus press conference, March 26, 2020

I shall summarize this press conference, introducing you meanwhile to the world's ugliest and stupidest idiot. But stop a while. On this day, there were 417,000 cases throughout the world. There were 2806 cases in Sweden; 66 dead; and 178 patients in the intensive care. Look at that: both the national epidemiologist and the vice-national… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, March 26, 2020