Inspired by a conversation yesterday I’ll leave you with a question while I’m gone.
When was the last time something happened that you’d qualify as one of those “heart attack” moments?
Mine was two weeks ago. On a shoot I changed out a lens. I grabbed my backpack with all my camera equipment and hefted it onto [...]
Occasionally I need a change of venue, so I go sit at local coffee shops and work. In doing this I spend a lot of time watching people and, honestly, eavesdropping.
Today I was watching…er…eavesdropping on a group of older men. I listened as they proceeded to solve the problems of the world. Everything from energy [...]
Can we just retire this phrase?
Most people see it as a polite way of getting you to do something.
What you’re really saying, though, is “I know you’re busy, but what I’m about to tell you is far more important.”
When I left Austin this morning it was a balmy 55 degrees. A quick two-hour drive north and I discovered Stephenville was a frigid 40 degrees.
Outside shoots all day.
Short sleeve shirt.
No coat.
I’m pretty sure my arms have frostbite.
So I get a forwarded e-mail from someone with the title “Friendship Bracelet.”
The very first line after that says “Ifyou delete after reading … you’ll spend a year of ill luck!”
First of all, what friend says that to another friend? Second, no I didn’t change that at all. Those errors were included. If you’re going [...]
I picked up a new MacBook Pro today and need a new bag to go along with it (it’s too big for my old one). I want something that isn’t bulky and, in fact, is very slim.It needs to be able to hold the laptop, power adapter and a small external hard drive. Bonus if it [...]
So how many of your New Year’s resolutions demand absolute perfection (I will run on the treadmill EVERY day)?
And how many are just a goal you will do your best to work towards, while acknowledging you probably won’t hit the goal (I will get completely out of debt)?
I stood there before an entire line of canned fruit. I grabbed a few cans of peaches and put them in the cart. A mom with two young kids wheeled around the corner and stopped in front of the rows of applesauce.
“I want Scooby Doo applesauce,” one of the kids said.
“No,” the mother answered, “We [...]
Even though the bottle says it is, does it count as a childproof cap if I can open it with one hand and no effort?
Didn’t think so.
Today is national “Talk Like a Pirate Day.”
In case you didn’t know.
Matey.
UPDATE:
Apparently it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day, not just national. Figures pirates couldn’t be contained by national borders.
Oh, and there’s also an official website.
Today in a meeting we had a discussion about the phrase “second to none.” Normally I think it means there is no one better than you.
Being cynical, we took it to mean none is right here and we were one step behind it.
So if your glass half full or half empty?
What would Predator do? Apparently not support abortion.
Driving through Austin today I saw a bumper sticker that read: Even the Predator wouldn’t kill an innocent baby.
The only thing I can figure is it’s an anti-abortion campaign referencing the scene in Predator 2 where he corners a female cop but sees she’s pregnant. He then stops [...]
I absolutely love it when it rains. I’m sitting here with Snow Patrol coming out of the iTunes and my office door open to hear the heavy rain and thunder.
I like writing on days like this.
I don’t have a lot of time to get into it, but fasting is something the church in general doesn’t talk about much. The power in it is extraordinary, though. The thing is, it doesn’t always have to be food. I have a lot of trouble fasting food. I can do it for short periods [...]
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