Feel The Burn
“Is not this a glorious time of year for your deep inward fires?” November is a great month to stoke those internal fires.
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Tag: Micro
Camera Minimalism
Over the past thirty years, I still struggle in figuring out the ideal camera which will best suit my photographic needs. I want a camera to always be ready to shoot, but I can’t always bring along a DSLR or…
WebLog
A scary thought occurred to me during a 3AM quick stop to the bathroom and back to bed: “Do I want to maintain or keep my 22 year-old website?” I woke up a few hour later and wondered if I…
The Majestic
If you’ve been reading along the past few years, you know I am into wall murals in a big way. I finally had a chance to fully appreciate one of the world’s largest augmented reality (AR) murals right here in…
Mental Kaleidoscope
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious…
Sunday Reads
Reading a book on a Sunday allows you to travel and escape. It will get you to think and think more and to ponder and sometimes have an epiphany. It will cause you to want to finally create that plan,…
Publishing On The Go
My website has being going for over twenty years. In that time, technology has transformed my life and the way I write has gone through some pretty major shifts. What was first typed into a frustratingly slow WordPress installation can…
On Photography
There is no getting away from my love of photography and cameras. My favorite thing in the world is going somewhere, anywhere, and just wondering around pointing my lens at things. The simple act of doing so is like mediation…
Photo Archive & Curation
2023 is the year I finally go RAID (redundant array of independent disks). After that, a dedicated photo file server. Then organize images with tags, keywords, geotags, faces. Easily searchable. Convert to the Digital Negative format and use as backup…
Suggested Reading
I have a particular hatred of American politics and its ability to worm its way into everything. During the entire Trump administration, even tech blogs managed to sneak in some snark and commentary. No thanks. All media and social media…
RSS
Whether you are sick of social media, want to get away from endless notifications, or just want to read all your news all in one spot, an RSS reader can help. RSS stands for “really simple syndication.” It’s a protocol…
Solvitur Ambulando
Constant reminder to myself about the benefits of walking/hiking- Walking is the most underrated tool to improve your physical, mental & emotional health and I’ve enjoyed my early morning saunters.
Overorganized & Underused
Over-organizing is a great way to procrastinate. Am I doing something useful or am I avoiding something that is intellectually more difficult? I am not an archivist. But I want to curate my notes and articles. I am not making…
The Batcave- GC6NMCX
875′ into the storm drain leading underground from 41st & Detroit to the Arkansas river in Tulsa. We found the cache hidden high, stepped all over each other before finally grabbing a ladder and logged the find.
This Too Shall Pass
“If you feel the urge to write, just lie down and read a book: it will pass.”