Post archive for ‘Everything Else’
Can you hear me now?
After nearly three years of attending my daughter’s orchestra concerts, I finally heard her play. See, her orchestra is filled with about 400 violins, 200 violas, 150 cellos and 3 double basses. The wind section is buried at the back. I never see her except when she walks in and walks out. Nevermind trying to [...]
15 minutes
Earlier this week an email landed in my inbox from Pam Fessler at NPR. A few days later I’m sitting down for an interview. A proper interview that requires a stringer to record me, sound checks, photos taken, the whole shebang. It was very exciting and just a little bit nerve-wracking Why the hell would [...]
Ficlet Featured Author
W00t! I was looking this old photograph yesterday of the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. It’s a great photo. But it got me thinking about the one in 1989 that hit SF. So I did a little ficlet on it, which I knocked out in about 10 minutes, and a few minutes [...]
Just messin’
Apparently, my crappy $100 digital camera (not my video camera ) can do some fairly spiffy macrophotography. I read an article last night on how to shoot close-ups like a pro and Crikey McNike (TM Nick Brendon) it actually kinda sorta worked. I messed with it last night trying to get a shot of Shannon’s [...]
A Dooce moment
Been doing a little bit of shopping recently. I can’t seem to stay the hell away from Hobby Lobby. So many goodies in there. And bargains!! Like this clock: Which opens up into a jewelry box: Originally, it sold for $40 I think. Guess how much I picked it up for. Go on, guess. Ok [...]
Chelsea Clinton visits my town
I’ll admit it, I’m a fence-sitter right now when it comes to the democratic ticket for President. I like both candidates but I’m not sure which one I like more. Last night, Shannon and I went to see Chelsea Clinton speak at the local HoJo. Nebraska is holding its first Democratic Caucuses this weekend so [...]
General blechiness
What a blechy weekend. I had big plans of shopping ’til I dropped (ok, actually I had plans of finding a vacuum cleaner and a Swiffer wetjet but ‘shop ’til I drop’ sounds better) and instead I found myself wondering if 5:30pm was too early to go to bed. I got hit with a whopper [...]
