Saying goodbye to our best friend

Roxy - The day we brought her home

Goodbye my friend … Just over eleven years ago, my wife and I rescued a fuzzy black and white bundle of joy. Roxy, our border collie / lab mix became our best friend, terrorizer of woodpeckers, herder of deer and black bear, and guardian of the home – and the best damn dog I’ve ever had the […]

The more things stay the same …

Amazon Web Services Lightsail logo and robot

The more they change … In the previous post I vented a bit about how Microsoft was starting to seriously eat Apple’s lunch … I have used the same shared hosting service for over ten years now, and while they are amazing people and always have gone above and beyond for me … I needed […]

Confessions of an Apple “Fanboy”

Apple Think Different campaign and logo

I’m probably going to “Think Different” … Ok it should come as no surprise to anyone that knows me, whom I’ve helped with their personal (or sometimes business) computer issues, or asked me for a recommendation on what they should do … Get the latest Apple device. Spend as much on upgrades (RAM, Disk, CPU, […]

February – a short month that’s been too long

Coffee Heartbeat Drawing

Living in Oxymoronica I returned home from a business trip to Europe at the start of February, and for a month that only has 28 days, it sure as hell seems like a year has passed in that time. No I am not talking about the political infighting and eating of their own young that is […]

ViewBug 2016 Photo Contest

Wired Puppy?

2016 ViewBug Photo Contest – Vote Early and Often  So, I’ve been a member over at ViewBug for nearly a year now and have gotten some good feedback, exposure and gained confidence as a photographer through the contests and challenges available. Hell, I’ve even won a couple. As 2016 is wrapping up, the folks at […]

Merry Christmas 2016!

Cafe Du Monde, New Orleans

Beignets for Santa! It has been a completely crazy and busy end of the year at work and I have had little time for blogging or photography. For my vacation this month I had planned a simple staycation with my family, but as with most things, the best laid plans … Jen and I have […]

On the road again – Redux

On the Road Again

Oh the “fun” of business travel … On the Road Again … and again … [Updated post and maps 14-Oct-2016 – Edinburgh and London/Bracknell added – link to previous version of this insanity ] Its a day that ends in “Y” so I must be on the road again … This time I am off to […]

Holy Sh**… ViewBug Featured!

An image of the Eiffel Tower taken with a 15mm fisheye lens

ViewBug Featured Photo? WTFOver? I got a truly amazing surprise yesterday when I got home after a long hellish day at work. One of my photos over at ViewBug was selected by one of their editors for their Feature/Hall of Fame. This was completely unexpected, and surreally cool after looking through some of the other photos […]

Albrightsville Pennsylvania Weather Station

weather station image

Albrightsville Pennsylvania Weather Station UPDATE: Due to reasons beyond my control, the weather station is down until further notice … One of my hobbies/interests outside of photography is meteorology and weather tracking. Living in Albrightsville Pennsylvania up in the Poconos we have many microclimates. It is so bad the weather reports on the news are hardly ever close to accurate […]

On the road again – Travel and Insanity

Latte with a silhouette of an airplane - More Coffee - Less Travel

Oh the “fun” of business travel … On the Road Again … [Updated post 5-Sept-2016 AU/NZ Trip Added – Previous updates 24-May-2016 – more travel posted to map and text] So this year has seen a lot of travel already, and now that there have been some changes at the office, I’ll be doing a quite a bit more […]