… him who writes this stuff …
Writing forces me to examine my views as cold words on a page.My views are borne out of my experiences on this world.
My experiences are slowly adding to the short story that is my life.
While I still can, I choose to share some for anyone who might find them useful, or perhaps just entertaining.
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Category Archives: Other Stuff
Mega-Update
I considered splitting this up into smaller posts, but wanted to see if I could break my own record for the longest, most diverse, and difficult-to-read post. This will surely tax the determination and fortitude of most readers. Here goes … Continue reading
Posted in Other Stuff, Photography Stuff, Personal, Colorado, YouTube Stuff, My YouTube, Animals, Birds, Spiders, Flowers, Tree Swallows, Deer, Spiders and Insects, Macro Photography, Photography, Weather, Snow, Snow, Black & White, Black & White, Hobo Spider, Phlox, Pansies
Tagged Photographs, snow, Photography, Tree Swallows, flowers, Black and White Photographs, Mule deer, Personal, photography stuff, B&W photos, aspens, animals, birds, pansies, phlox, flowering shrub, macro, swallow, perched swallow
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On my Bucket List – El Caminito del Rey (a.k.a. El Camino del Rey)
A comment Sandra made on my last post triggered a memory . . . my wife saw me write this, and her comment was “No. Not goona happen!” (she’s starting to get my accent) I’m talking about a video I … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Other Stuff, Personal
Tagged bucket list, Death, El Camino del Rey, Life, Musings, risks
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Skywalking
One of the blogs I follow (I need to do a post about the blogs I follow) is Heyes Photo. His post today was about Skywalking. Here are all the links I found on it (go ahead, go read and … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Other Stuff, Personal, Photography, Photography Stuff
Tagged Death, Life, Musings, Photography, photography stuff, risks, skywalking
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Racquetball . . . it was a good run
Fair warning; this goes counter to all advice about blog posts . . . it’s long, it’s of limited interest, and it’s about me. I don’t expect many will read it all, especially since it’s aimed at people who inquired … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Other Stuff, Personal, Photography, Photography Stuff
Tagged Musings, personal musings, personal stuff, Photography, photography stuff, raquetball
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Astral Matters . . . or, Better Late Than Never
Gather around boys and girls, uncle Emilio is gonna do something ey-jucational. Yep, almost like community service, except this is voluntary. Today we are going to look at the sky. The March sky, to be precise. Last month (March 2012) … Continue reading
Fatten-the-Husband Dessert
This is a bit unusual for me, but Melisa whipped up with a dessert I found quite good, and decided to share it. It’s a cross between an English Trifle, a Fruit Tart, and Tiramisu’. She made it; I named … Continue reading
Disperser Tracks – Two Years Anniversary
Monday, March 19th, marked the anniversary of this blog. Two Years. Two hundred and fifty two posts (252), not counting this one. I had planned big things in celebration of the momentous event; an in-depth interview with the author, a … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Opinion, Other Stuff, Personal, Writing Stuff
Tagged blogging, demographics, personal musings, statistics, writing, writing stuff
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HDR: Photoshop HDR Pro and HDR Express
Those who read the Train and Trestle post will recognize these shots, and remember I had taken a number of bracketed photographs to test out HDR tools. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, and it refers to the practice … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, Black & White, Cabin, Colorado, HDR, Other Stuff, Photography, Photography Stuff, Photoshop, Railroad Trestles, Scenery, Structures
Tagged Black and White, Black and White Photographs, Black and White Photography, cabin, HDR, High Dynamic Range, Photography, photography stuff, Photoshop, railroad trestle
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Of “Likes”, Subscriptions, and Stuff
In recent weeks I’ve had an increase in traffic to this blog, and doubled my subscribers. In part this is due to me posting every day as opposed to once every week or so. Part of the increase is … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Other Stuff, Personal
Tagged awards, blog subscriptions, like a post, Musings, Opinion, personal opinion, personal views, WordPress Blogs
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Disperser Tracks – 2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for my blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,400 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading
Posted in Other Stuff
Tagged Disperser Tracks, Disperser Tracks 2011 Review, Disperser Tracks 2011 Stats
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Palm Vx and I
As I explained in my last post, working for, at, or near GM means lots of time attending meeting where ambitious people practice what they have correctly surmised is the key to getting ahead in big corporations; presentations. Long, boring, … Continue reading
Posted in Musings Stuff, Other Stuff, Personal
Tagged Corporate Meetings, Doodle for Palm OS, Doodling, Droid X, Palm Vx
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Kitchen Counters Go Granite
We like our house, but were not too pleased with the tile counters in both the kitchen and the bathrooms. For one thing, the tile surface is not even, and for another you have to be careful not to stain … Continue reading
Droidified
I joined the “connected” set. Technically I’ve had a “smart”phone for many years; a Palm Centro for the past three years, Palm Treo before that, and something I don’t remember before that. But none of those phones required the purchase … Continue reading
Honor Student Trip Scam
No one likes to be taken advantage of, and I am no different. Saturday a young man (in his late teens) came to our door and said he lived a street over, and had made the honor roll at his … Continue reading
