scanner mon uow i'm going to buy a scanner and scan all the family photos in case they ever burn or whatever 050322 ... raze the thing will not be cleaned. not beyond a certain point. so it does not scan pristine. it takes an image that already has the quality of something ancient discovered or rediscovered, and ages it some more, and some of the dust or dirt or wear or whatever it is that gets through can be removed, but not all of it. a little imperfection always sneaks in. i kind of like that. 150823 ... raze it's getting cranky in its old age. when it decides it's had enough of living up to its name, it lets out a high-pitched whine, a cry that won't be broken until i cut the power. sometimes it tries to trip me with the cord that snakes around its back, but never in the dark. i haven't fallen yet. 211204 what's it to you? who go blather from