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December 20, 2006

It's the People, Stupid

The first thing I learned about taking pictures is that it's the people, stupid. Folks want to see other folks, not landscapes or animals. This is even more horrible for the wannabe photographer because people are the hardest things in...

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December 18, 2006

Staunton At Sunset

I didn't have great success this past weekend, but the river picture above, and this picture of Staunton are at least interesting. Staunton, Virginia is not only home to a tremendous amount of history and culture, it's buildings cast an...

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South Shenandoah River In the Fall

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December 14, 2006

The Bridge

Here's a cool photo I shot last week. Makes for a neat desktop wallpaper....

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December 12, 2006

ISG's Iraq: The Big Picture

I thought I would put on my process wonk hat and take a look at the Iraq Study Group report. As you may know, part of my day job is teaching and applying technology strategy. Most anybody who uses a...

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Speaking Update

Your humble correspondent spoke at the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council luncheon today. The crowd was great, and we had a lot of back-and-forth Q&A after the stand-up. I really like getting out and sharing my experiences, and hopefully somebody...

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December 6, 2006

The Twelve Days Of Nerdmas

My true love, darling of my life, asked me yesterday what I wanted for Christmas. When you get to be an old and cranky nerd like me, you've already collected a lot of every kind of whack-job tech-toy out there....

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Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

You got a mountain, you got a giant neon star -- well, what else would you do with it?...

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December 5, 2006

Here Comes The Sun

I took this on the way to a client site this morning....

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December 2, 2006

Pushin' Bits

I guess as we become more and more computerized more of our lives are going to revolve around pushing bits. Case in point: my new camera....

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