Today is a significant day for our Country. That might seem hyperbolic, but it’s not. Think about it. What happens today, when the Supreme Court announces its ruling (about 1.5 hours from now) will have an effect on our healthcare, our discourse, our economy, and our presidential race, and the implications of whatever ruling occurs …
Monthly Archives: June 2012
From the Archives: Ego Searches
In what will be a recurring series, I’m randomly ((Literally. Using the RAND function in excel to pick the posts to review.)) going back through the archives of the Eyebrow and blogging about things that were. Where I find something fun and interesting, I’ll note that. Where I find something I said that was sad …
Visit to Huntsville
Last weekend we trekked out to Huntsville, Alabama to visit our friends Jaeme and Chris Case, and their children Melina and Teagan. We spent a lot of time chatting and watching movies and eating very yummy food. And playing with the kids. While we were out there, we made an effort to stay off …
New Point and Shoot
I have a new Canon camera. ((I’m a Canon fanboy. Not because I necessarily think they’re the best; Nikon makes equivalent cameras. However, I’ve owned Canon cameras and lenses for the last twenty years. I know the product and the interfaces. So long as they don’t decrease in usefulness, I’ll keep buying them.)) For those …
Georgia Diverging Diamond Number Two
Speaking of diverging diamonds, the second one in the state of Georgia was approved last night by the Gwinnett County Commission. Pleasant Hill Road over I-85 will be a DDI within a year. I didn’t design this one, but I did review the plans and have a lot of input from our lessons learned from …
Welcome!
Yesterday I had two people post links on a Facebook discussion regarding the Ashford Dunwoody diverging diamond. Apparently this drove a lot of traffic. In fact, it upped my site traffic by 1.5 orders of magnitude. So, welcome everyone! Here are the aggregated posts on the diverging diamond, or you can just peruse the blog. …
I’ve Been Hacked!
The Eyebrow got hacked sometime recently. It was pointed out to me today by a kind commenter. I believe I’ve slain the beast, but to be double sure I’m going to make some upgrades. This will include changing up the “secret keys” that WordPress uses for site security. The only thing this means for you …
Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 Brief Review
Brief Review: I like it. It’s quick and sharp and light. Oh yeah, and it takes good pictures in low light. Less brief review: My workhorse lens is the EFS 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, shown to the right of the EF 85mm f/1.8 below. I purchased the 17-55 because the EFS 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens I …
Roller Derby!
I saw my first Roller Derby bouts last night. I was familiar with the basics before attending, but it was a good thing I knew people who both play and referee, because I had numerous technical questions concerning the rules. By the second bout I started to see the action on the track less as …
Appalachian Trail Visit
I visited my section of the Appalachian Trail yesterday to do basic maintenance. I spent a lot of sweat and effort cleaning water bars on one way through, and then trimming back encroaching vegetation on the way back. The one complaint I have about being a section overseer is that it’s your job to do …