Yellowstone Hot Springs

Over the years we’ve come to enjoy visiting the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada and soaking in the natural hot springs located near Bridgeport and Mammoth. There’s something primal and unfinished about … Read more

A Day on the Columbia River

A couple of Saturdays ago we had occasion to make our way from Portland, Oregon to Walla Walla, Washington. Naturally, we decided to take the slowest, most scenic route possible, and that meant … Read more

Went to Jellystone; Saw Yogi

or something like that. Actually, we were very, very lucky. Our whole long day conspired to put us at exactly the right place at exactly the right time. We left Walla Walla in … Read more

Cheers for OS Con

Despite the surprising lack of refreshments during the breaks, the O’Reilly Open Source Conference is turning out to be a highly rewarding experience. The sessions I’ve attended have been technically stimulating as well … Read more

Jeers for OS Con (Where’s the Coffee!?)

While the opening keynote was fine, and I am looking forward to the rest of the day’s sessions, I do have some negative feedback for the organizers of the O’Reilly Open Source Conference. … Read more

Stumbled Upon

Looking at my site stats this morning I saw I was getting about 5 times the normal amount of traffic. A quick look at my referrer log showed that I had been StumbleUpon’ed! … Read more

Lindsborg Fireworks 2006

I’m happy to report that my recent attempts at photographing fireworks worked reasonably well. I had a chance to practice Sunday night at the Kanopolis fireworks display and used that experience on Tuesday … Read more