My oldest sister Cindy gave me a nice birthday present this year. It’s a glass bowl made locally to her in northern California, entirely from recycled glass. Pretty, isn’t it? It’s weighty and would serve excellently as a bludgeon during the zombie apocalypse. However, I knew instantly what it was for as soon as I …
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Open Letter to the Hyatt Regency Atlanta
September 16, 2010 Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30303 To whom it may concern: Greetings! I am writing today for two reasons. First and most importantly to thank you for being a wonderful host institution for Dragon*Con. Those of us who are perennial attendees at this signature event appreciate the …
We Occasionally Have this Conversation
We often get mail that is addressed to “Mr. & Mrs. William Ruhsam”1. Or just to “Bill and Jenn Ruhsam”. Or better yet, horribly misspelled “Bill & Jenn Rubslumsraaqq”. At the cat clinic we take Psyche to, I’m “Mr. Bowie” which entertains the hell out of me. Sometimes, though, Jenn and I have this conversation. …
Office and Workflow Reorganization
click through for lots of notes on the image I have purchased a new PC. Specifically a laptop so I can be a bit more mobile with my digital life. Some of the travails of this purchase are described in this posting, but I haven’t really talked about how much this laptop has upended my …
Running/Triathlon Training: State of the Bill
I had a commenter a while back say that he missed my posts about running and triathlon training. Alas, for the last little while there hasn’t been much to post, but here is a general update: Jennifer and I are registered for the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. This race is October 31st. …
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Network Storage
The conversion to Network Storage and automatic data duplication continues. For a while now, Jenn and I have been (manually) backing up our computers to an external hard drive using a movable SATA plug in. Two of these HDDs have been our playground with one being kept in an off-site location for security against fires …
To Mac or not To Mac
I am going to buy a portable computing device. Yes, I know, I just bought an Evo 4G which definitely qualifies, but I have some additional specifications that are required. Must sync with my M-Audio Fast Track Pro (for voice recording, i.e. Podcasting) Must be able to run Idimager better than my current desktop (which …
Fun Holiday Weekend!
In case it hasn’t been explicitly published, Jenn and I are putting our house on the market. Reasons are various but the main one is that we want to live closer in to town. We’re thinking Decatur, Oakbrook, Kirkwood, East Atlanta, Grant Park, something like that. We don’t plan to start looking very hard until …
Why Blog when I can just Point you at my Flickr Stream
The title says it all. Lots of notes on the image if you click through.
Concert Photography can be Frustrating!
So, there you are: capturing images of a concert that fully embody its spirit and energy. Sure, you know that with the low light and general clutter of an on-stage environment you’re likely to throw out most of your photos but you have high hopes of some excellent moments; times where the performers just shine. …