Online Connections
I made my first remote connection in 1992, using a Macintosh “cube”. BBS’es and file transfers were the purpose. Soon I was online with both Windows and Macs using programs such as Crosstalk. While intriguing, it […]
Guatemala
Our three teenage boys Jacob, Adam and Ezra (no it was not a religious mission) passed through O’Hare International airport security at 2:20am on their way to three weeks in Guatemala. Two weeks to the day […]
Best damn soap opera on TV
The Tour De France thought to have fallen into B movie status starring drugs dope doctors and disgrace has once again shown that when the players hit the stage nothing can stop the best damn show […]
Joe Strummer – What can you say, the dude had it
Joe Strummer. What can you say, the dude had it. The Clash – Magnificent Seven live The Clash – English Civil War live 1979 Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Tony Adams live Joe Strummer & […]
Floyd Landis – Can’t be scripted, here we go…
Floyd Landis stands accused of doping on the way to victory last year in the Tour De France finally gets his day in court. Two weeks of testimony in a California court. TDF victory, millions of […]
Little 500 – 2007
I hadn’t seen but one Little 500 race in the 20 years since I had ridden – 20th anniversary for Team Posers! An old teammate got me an infield pass (Nice!!) and I just happened to […]
Gauchos – Iron Maiden The Trooper
I don’t know what else to say except… Rock n Roll. Somehow a defining snapshot of rock n roll for me. I don’t know Iron Maiden’s music at all and would hazard that I prefer this […]
The High Wire – Helicopter Madness
In one of my past careers I used to fly in helicopters fairly often for architectural photography with Bob Harr of Hedrich Blessing. I was an assistant to an excellent boss who had learned his trade […]
MMS 2007
Just back from a week at the 2007 Microsoft Management Summit. Excellent sessions, good people, tons of new products and strong direction forming up from Microsoft. Kinda wild for a first timer like myself. From the […]
Lotus Notes Red Screen of Death
Lotus Notes beats SharePoint, email… not so much.