Today’s the day that Carmella returns from her transatlantic trip on the Norwegian Breakaway, the trip we were going to do together (before work needed more hours). We planned on flying…
Continue ReadingNike Advanced Product Creation Center You may be asking yourself why I’m standing in front of the Nike Advanced Product Creation Center (APCC) first thing on a Saturday morning. Well,…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve not yet heard, Larry Harvey, the man behind Burning Man, just died. (NYTimes; burningman.com.) It has been my great luck to have met someone remarkable, to have realized…
Continue ReadingWhoa! I’m up early! It’s 0300 and I’m standing outside, looking at the setting moon. Why outside? Why this crazy hour? Read on, please… Why up? Because Carmella’s ashore, within…
Continue ReadingThree weeks into this contract, my original AirBnB is done. I could extend, but the 50-minute walk to work is taking its toll, especially with the heavy wind and rains…
Continue ReadingMaking a movie from a webcam capture Carmella is taking a cruise on a ship which has a webcam, mounted above the bow, which once a minute gives an updated…
Continue ReadingNow that I’m in Oregon I have the chance to go to the Ranger training for SOAK, the regional Burning Man gathering for Portland and western Oregon. This a cool…
Continue ReadingOh, man, are we getting the weathers today! Heavy overcast cover, driving rain, and blowing winds. The weeds are loving it ? The drip coffeemaker is happily burbling, and there…
Continue ReadingDue to circumstances beyond my control, I’m not in my cabin, heading out on a family cruise. Instead, I’m wrangling a project at work. So, hearkening back to the last…
Continue ReadingBear with me. I’m writing this on offline mobile at 10,000 meters. Let’s see how tired and swiping input make for storytelling :-) On Friday afternoon it became clear that…
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