Category: Grab Bag

Today we drove from Las Vegas at 7am to Zion National Park. we arrived at about 10:30am, and checked out the visitor center to get aquainted with the area and pick up some books and maps. We spent the rest of the day hiking several trails and driving the scenic route and taking 113 pictures. Read More …

I had some free time this afternoon to look around the Vegas strip, so I took the camera out to shoot some of the sights around the Mirage. I ended up walking way farther that I planned and was wishing I had one of these! Tomorrow is an all day session on SOA and my Read More …

Line ups. Some times they are OK, sometimes they are pain and sometimes they are frustrating when you’re running behind schedule. I had lots of time to check in at the airport and clear customs this morning. The two gate agents were working a long line 90 minutes before departure. After about 20 minutes they Read More …

Have you experienced the “in between” state when you wake up? You know, the fleeting moments when you’re sort of conscious but not fully awake. Warm and comfy in bed, all relaxed and your mind seems totally empty, you don’t have a care in the world. It seems like there are a few seconds when Read More …

Last night I was getting ready, packing my bags, for my mutlti-conference road trip to Las Vegas for SWU and Orlando for Lotusphere when the phone rings. It’s late and I wonder who’s calling. While the phone is rarely for me, this call is, and it’s Scott. He’s reporting that he and Mandi have been Read More …

I’d tend to agree with Gartner on this one, wiki’s are on the move in the corporate world. Within IBM, anyone can create and manage a wiki but, I think the tooling will need to advance significantly (and 4 years is plenty of time for that) and the older generation who are not avid technology Read More …

I new there was a reason for spending so much money at Starbucks! Caffeine Prevents Liver Disease DC Jeff writes “The Washington Post reports that drinking two cups of coffee or tea daily may reduce the risk of liver disease. From the article: ‘The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more Read More …

sailboat Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Today, I was reading The Sprit of Sailing while sipping on a Starbuck’s coffee in the living room. This is a very excellent book that Scott & Mandi gave me for Christmas. It combines two favorites of mine, sailing and photography. The pictures are very powerful and moving. In Read More …

On Thursday I was working out on the Bowflex and especially focusing on building up my shoulder to recover from the shoulder separtion incident while listening to the Daily Source Code with the PodFather, Adam Curry when he played “Taking a Dump at Work”. I’m well into some difficult reps and concentrating hard but I Read More …

After browsing on Digg for a few minutes I noticed the then #2 digg item on THX which of course lead reviewing the history of THX trailers to hear that classic sound. The Story of “Deep Note”For more than two decades, THX cinema and DVD trailers have been wowing audiences with state-of-the-art visuals and the Read More …