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Morning Light with the New Lens

Posted on December 17, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Morning Light with the New Lens
Photography

I decided not to miss any more opportunities, or at least to make my own. This morning I got up very early (actually, my normal work week time) and headed out to take some shots with my new lens. I had two goals – first, to get some long exposure shots before the sun actually … Read More “Morning Light with the New Lens” »

Rascal

Posted on December 16, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Rascal
Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

We have a cat with a broken leg. Rascal already had a weak leg because of severe injuries sustained when just a kitten. His paw was crushed by a dog when he was just six weeks old, and the vet at the time thought that it would have to be amputated. However, he recovered, and … Read More “Rascal” »

Ho Ho Ho Hat

Posted on December 15, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Ho Ho Ho Hat
Internet, Photography

Flickr has a new Easter Egg (or would that be a Christmas egg?) as part of its programming.  If you place a note on a photo with the phrase "ho ho ho hat", a Santa hat will be added to the image.  Likewise, if you add a note with "ho ho ho beard", a Santa … Read More “Ho Ho Ho Hat” »

New Lens

Posted on December 14, 2006 By Tom No Comments on New Lens
Photography

The day began with self-reflection brought on by the funky fog, then had ups and downs along the way.  We had a nice meeting with my tech team, but other difficulties popped up, about which I won’t elaborate here. Laura suprised me at home with presents and a nice meal.  In particular, she got me … Read More “New Lens” »

Opportunity

Posted on December 14, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Opportunity
Miscellaneous

I love the fog. I would really like to shoot some long-exposure photos in the early morning with trees outlined and barely visible. I especially like it when the sun begins the break through. Today had all those features. As I drove to work, I mentally framed dozens of potential photos. Problem was, here I … Read More “Opportunity” »

My 15 Seconds

Posted on December 14, 2006 By Tom No Comments on My 15 Seconds
Miscellaneous

I had my 15 seconds of fame on the Internet this week.  My article comparing fast food colors with species mimicry was included on Boingboing.net.  It didn’t gather quite the attention of Chip’s soiled sweatpants used as packing material, but it was more than this poor website could handle for awhile. On Tuesday when it … Read More “My 15 Seconds” »

More on Data Security

Posted on December 13, 2006 By Tom 1 Comment on More on Data Security
EdTech

The Greenville School District still seems to be reeling from the fallout over confidential student data.  The Greenville News announced that the district is implementing a training session for administrators regarding data security.    Greenville County Schools unveiled a new computer security awareness program to trustees Tuesday. Superintendent Phinnize Fisher described the program as a … Read More “More on Data Security” »

Ms. Dewey

Posted on December 13, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Ms. Dewey
General Technology

Move over, Google.  I think I’ve found a new search engine that is far more entertaining… Ms.  Dewey 

Clock-eyed

Posted on December 13, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Clock-eyed
Things Overheard

"God don’t bless a clock-eyed church"   And, no, I don’t have the scripture to back that up. It’s never a good sign with that’s the first phrase uttered in a staff meeting. 

Yellow and red

Posted on December 12, 2006 By Tom 67 Comments on Yellow and red
Miscellaneous, Restaurants

I had lunch at our local Wendy’s yesterday. Looking up the street I was struck by something. See if you can spot it… Here. I’ll make it a bit more obvious in this collection of logos… Notice how all of these companies use shades of red and yellow in their logos? One might argue that … Read More “Yellow and red” »

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