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Kayaking and Caves in Lucayan National Park

Posted on January 24, 2009 By Tom No Comments on Kayaking and Caves in Lucayan National Park
Paddling, Photography, Travel

For our last full day in the Bahamas I had booked a kayaking tour and trip to the Lucayan National Park. Laura had been fighting a bad cough all week and didn’t feel like going, so I was on my own. After watching another stunning Bahamian sunrise, I began gathering my gear and headed down to meet the group.

I was the only one from our resort going on the tour, but there were nine others that had already been picked up, and we stopped for four more on the way out. Along with our guide, we had a party of fifteen.

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Island Time

Posted on January 21, 2009 By Tom No Comments on Island Time
Photography, Travel

Sunrise Sailing

Things are more relaxed. Nothing is rushed. Everyone has a good time and things get done when they get done. That’s Island Time.

Even so, I was up at the crack of dawn, literally. Even on Island Time some habits are hard to break. However, I did have a purpose. I wanted to try some time-lapse videography with my little Nikon S50. The only problem was that I didn’t have a good tripod with me. My solution was to drag the floor lamp out onto the balcony and strap my little mini-pod to it with a Velcro strap. It looked weird…

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A Geeky New President

Posted on January 21, 2009 By Tom No Comments on A Geeky New President
General Technology, Geocaching and Maps

There were ample opportunities for someone like me to really get their Geek on while watching the inauguration.  First there was the Hive Mind experience of sharing the inauguration in real time with friends (and strangers) separated by thousands of miles on Twitter and Facebook.  Then there was the ability to get multiple perspectives from … Read More “A Geeky New President” »

How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)

Posted on January 21, 2009 By Tom No Comments on How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)
Internet

One of the things I love about Twitter and Facebook is that you can update one from the other through various third party services.  Unfortunately this opens up some potential security problems for these services.  I’m sure someone has already thought about this, and I’m sure these services have safeguards in place, but what if… … Read More “How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)” »

Bahamas – Day 3

Posted on January 21, 2009 By Tom No Comments on Bahamas – Day 3
Travel

As previously noted, most of the day was spent watching inauguration festivities. However, we did get out an do other things. I woke up early to watch the sunrise. As I was standing out on the balcony with my camera I looked out over the other balconies to see others out with their cameras. The … Read More “Bahamas – Day 3” »

A New Day Dawns

Posted on January 20, 2009 By Tom 2 Comments on A New Day Dawns
Miscellaneous

Morning Light Show

What can I say? I have lived to see many presidential inaugurations, and none have inspired as much hope as this one. I am very proud that Barack Obama is now President of the United States.

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Lazy Day at Lucaya

Posted on January 19, 2009 By Tom No Comments on Lazy Day at Lucaya
Travel

What did we do today? Not much. And that was just perfect. After a nice breakfast we headed across the street to the Port Lucaya Market. This shopping area has a split personality. The middle section has restaurants and high-end shops with duty-free jewelry, etc. On either side of the shopping area is the straw … Read More “Lazy Day at Lucaya” »

Google Earth Censorship for DC

Posted on January 19, 2009 By Tom 1 Comment on Google Earth Censorship for DC
Geocaching and Maps

Frank Taylor’s Google Earth Blog had an interesting post this morning about updated imagery for Washington D. C., what with the inauguration upon us and all. Frank’s focus was on the realistic 3D imagery now available for the Capitol Building and other locations. I was more interested in what he had discovered about censorship of … Read More “Google Earth Censorship for DC” »

From Greenville to Lucaya

Posted on January 18, 2009 By Tom 1 Comment on From Greenville to Lucaya
Travel

The fact that we left the United States during Inauguration week should not be taken as a political statement. Quite the contrary. We brought our Obama pins with us and plan to wear them on Tuesday. No, it was an unfortunate bit of scheduling. We had planned this trip to the Bahamas to celebrate our … Read More “From Greenville to Lucaya” »

“What will you miss about newspapers?”

Posted on January 17, 2009 By Tom 3 Comments on “What will you miss about newspapers?”
Entertainment, General Technology, Internet

A recent post on BoingBoing.net posed this question by linking to a post from Seth Grodin with a more extensive analysis.    Both posts presuppose the demise of printed news.  True, newsprint is obselete when compared to online resources, but is it really on its deathbed? There have been some local signs.  The Greenville Cageliner has … Read More ““What will you miss about newspapers?”” »

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