Too many hobbies, not enough focus
I flew out to Seattle a couple of weeks ago and took the opportunity to take some photos. I wanted to take advantage of the landscape long-exposure skills that I learned in Amsterdam and apply them to another beautiful city. Our hotel was in the Pioneer Square area just three streets up from Pier 55 …
I tend to buy a new iPad every few years or so. I use mine as a secondary computer for casual activities like surfing the web, eBay, watching videos, and playing the occasional game. I use my phone when I'm on the go, I use my MacBook Pro for heavier things like writing and photography, …
I stumbled upon two copies of Apple's iMac setup guides recently and found them pretty interesting. The guide on top is for the Rev C tray-loading model, circa January 1999, and the bottom is for a slot-loading model, circa October 1999. The 3-page guides cover the same six steps for iMacs that are a generation apart. …
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Well our furnace, oil tank, water heater shenanigans are going to take two days. Today they installed the furnace and the hot water heater. We're a little over 50% done. I found some other surprises along the way that were pretty fun too. Plan for the Day A couple of guys arrived in the morning …
We started planning the kitchen remodel at the beginning of the year. We'd been saving up for several years, the boys were out of day care, and now was the time. We came up with a desired layout, found a contractor, and modified our layout several times until we were in agreement on features and …
Dear Mom, Happy Birthday! You've made it to 74 years old! You're just as feisty as ever but you love all of us so deeply. We talk on the phone a lot and I really enjoy talking to you for hours. When you spend time with the boys I see the joy on your face. …
I got my first Apple Watch almost three years ago, but it wasn't actually mine. It belonged to work and was used to evaluate the watch as a platform. We entered a developer raffle and won the opportunity to purchase one prior to widespread availability. Apple stipulated the exact model we received, right down to …
I posted about my holiday tradition playing Assassin's Creed III and noted that I wasn't sure if I would finish it before moving onto the next game in the series or if I'd start playing them in parallel. Well I decided to play the next game in the series... and then the next... and the …
Another Christmas season has come and gone. The boys have another set of memories to add to their childhood experience. They are 6 now and this season has been the most, "high definition", of them all. Emotions Like most children, the boys love the holidays. It snows, we decorate, there's Santa, and of course, presents. …
The first time I saw Assassin's Creed was at a Game Stop on a PlayStation 3, sometime in 2007-2008. I played a few minutes and died a bunch of times because I'm terrible using console controllers, but came away impressed. The game was so cool. It had a big beautiful world that you could run …
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