I was hiking in the North Georgia mountains on the night that a bomb blew up in Centennial Olympic Park. This was long before iPhones and even regular cell phones were something of a novelty. We were oblivious and when I got home I turned on the TV to see if anything interesting happened in [...]
Now that the year is almost burned down, it’s time for my annual post of my favorite music from the year 2012. This year was simply incredible for good music. I mean, even the throwaway pop hits like “Call Me Maybe” and “Gangnam Style” were stupidly fun. It should be noted that these albums didn’t [...]
Weeks late, I know. It’s not like I’ve been doing anything 77′s frontman Michael Roe teamed up with former bandmate David Leonhardt for a little tour on the road that reminded me a little bit of the “It’s For You” tour they did 15 years ago. Whereas that tour was mostly unscripted, taking requests from [...]
I’ve been really struggling to figure out what to talk about on this poor blog. I don’t really want to post about how frustrating work is or how difficult it is to raise twin toddlers. I get tired of reading people’s complaints online so I don’t want to be just another complaining over-worked parent. Whatever [...]
My friend Alisa decided recently to put her Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens up for sale. I was hesitant to make an offer for it because I didn’t really need it, but it sure would be nice to have. She made me a deal I couldn’t refuse and so now it has found a new home. [...]