December 31, 2004
There and Back Again... an Ohio Tale
Jenne and I are home and we are pretty bushed. We got in at 5:15 PM today after having been on the road since 8:45 AM. The photos below are actually from the ride to Ohio on Monday and the last image is from the ride back today. This series...
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12-31-04
December 26, 2004
Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. A Photoshop photomerge of three images. After having Chinese food (sadly no Chinese Turkey) for Christmas dinner at the Panda Buffet, Jenne and I took our friends, Steve and Debbie to this annual Baltimore holiday event. They...
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12-26-04
December 25, 2004
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Poe, San, Jenne and I wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here are a few photos from our Christmas morning. Poe and the Grinch look at all the Whos down in Whoville, the tall and the small... especially the small. They look like...
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12-25-04
December 24, 2004
Dark Days of Photography
Recently, when I was visiting Jeff and Becky, I noticed that the photographs on my web site were very, very dark on her monitor. I also noticed a somewhat similar situation on my work monitor, although the photos were not quite near as dark as on Becky's monitor. Last night...
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12-24-04
December 23, 2004
Holiday Movie Review
I saw one incredibly funny and action packed romantic comedy holiday movie last night at Da-veed’s place. The main character is Shaun, a below average thirty-something who decides it’s high time to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother and his...
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12-23-04
Monday Night Geeking
If you want to know what I do on Monday nights as my alter ego, Shinji the Sorcerer (one of many alter egos) click here for Monday Night Geeking. Hyperlink also added at the left under Blogs I Read. On Tuesday evenings I game master the role playing game Call...
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12-23-04
ROCK ON AGING HIPPIES!!
Move over you old fart baby boomers and make way for the aging hippies! This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. When the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars! Harmony and...
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12-23-04
December 22, 2004
I SAW THREE SHIPS
I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day. I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning. And what was in those ships all three on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day? And what was in those ships all three on...
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12-22-04
Having a Caulk Christmas
After the wine tasting at David and Apryl’s last evening we finished setting up for our Northern Virginia chapter of the Knights Who Say Geek Christmas party. David picked up subs for everyone, Apryl made cheese and cracker trays and Jeff & Becky brought the libations. When J&B arrived I...
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12-22-04
Whining about Wine
Over the past couple of months I have become a regular wine drinker, or to use another more common phrase, a wino. My beer drinking days are not over, not by any means, but wine is my daily drink of choice. Zombies are reserved for big drunken gatherings with friends....
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12-22-04
December 21, 2004
Not Johhny Appleseed...
...not by a long shot. Have you had your daily does of extreme visual stimulation today? No? Then baby click here and get your fill. Via MM...
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12-21-04
December 20, 2004
The Christmas Party Weekend
Well we’re now another weekend down and five days to go until Christmas. YIKES! Time is zipping by and this past weekend was no exception. Friday night at 7:00 PM was the company Christmas party and with all politically correctness put aside it was called a Christmas Party and it...
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12-20-04
December 17, 2004
Here Be Dragons
Here be Dragons Tales of Sea Monsters Chessie Photos made at Baltimore's Inner Harbor on December 8th, 2004. The dragon/sea monster boats are a tourist attraction. Although they make for good photographic subjects seeing thirty of these things sailing around the scenic inner harbor is - IMHO - very...
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12-17-04
December 16, 2004
As the Traffic Crawls
This is a view of my daily commute around what I call the Circle of Death, otherwise known as the Capital Beltway. It's just a little snap shot of what I face everyday. This photo is a far far cry from the real thing... fell fortunate. At the time...
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12-16-04
December 15, 2004
So Very Busy
I am so very busy today. HOW BUSY ARE YOU? I am busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest! That’s an ole joke and I don’t remember where I heard it. Anyway, I'd love to write and tell you all about the extended edition of Return...
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12-15-04
December 14, 2004
I'll Have A Blue Christmas... maybe
This PSA brought to you by Will. Edited at 12:22 PM 12.14.04 Ahh the Christmas season with all of its hussle and bussle is well underway with religious and charitable activities, stringing up the lights, and making tough decisions like do I use a traditional menorah or go for the...
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12-14-04
December 13, 2004
Pillar of Strength
Pillar of Strength The weekend started off horribly with a two hour commute home in the pouring rain. The last mile of the commute was spent with an SUV driving ass clown riding on my bumper with his high beams and floods on. I arrived home to my loving...
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12-13-04
December 12, 2004
Fungus Amongus
Tree Fungus seen along the Sherrick Farm trail at Antietam National Battlefield. I did a little digging to find out exactly what the fungus in the above photo is. According to this web site it is called The Chicken of the Woods and it is edible. Read all about...
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12-12-04
December 10, 2004
Ad Campaigns I Don't Get
Ummm gee... Lisa... thanks... I guess. I am back in the office and back to the long commute from hell. Today sucked because of the fog. Man I miss the short conference commute already. Sigh. The above was part of a software exhibitor's booth at the software testing and...
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12-10-04
December 08, 2004
Where's Will?
Why haven’t I been around in two days and why won’t I be around tomorrow? Because I am attending a three-day software quality ASS-urance – he, he, I said ASS he, he – and testing conference in downtown Baltimore. Today was day two. Here are some highlights and thoughts concerning...
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12-08-04
December 06, 2004
Alternative! That's Me Baby, YEAH!
Time for yet another silly and productivity sapping Internet quiz. This time it's the Social Status quiz. I scored as alternative. I am respected for being an individual in a conformist world, yet others take me as a radical. I have no place in society because I choose not...
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12-06-04
December 05, 2004
16th Annual Antietam Illuminary
Note: How you see the night images all depends on your monitor's settings. If they appear too dark, you may want to adjust the brightness on your monitor. Illuminaries around the Maryland Monument. My photos do not do this event justice. They fall short of the visual and emotional impact...
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12-05-04
December 03, 2004
Annual Antietam Illumination
If you have tomorrow evening free and would like to attend a beautiful and moving event then I highly recommend attending this. I will be volunteering for this event and making photographs for the park. I will post photographs on Sunday. If you plan to come out PLEASE read the...
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12-03-04
Thursday Challenge and Photo Friday for this Week
I have actually participated in both the Thursday Challenge and Photo Friday photo memes this week. Regular readers will have seen each photo before, so I didn't post them again on the main page. You can see the TC Animal challenge photo here, and the PF Reflections challenge photo here....
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12-03-04
December 02, 2004
Watch and Learn, Grasshopper
Do you want to learn the ancient Japanese secret and martial art of laun-jitsu? If so young grasshopper then click here, watch and learn. Master your laundry, do not let your laundry master you. via Clark...
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12-02-04
The New Mac Daddy
My play/work area with the old Dell Pentium II 450 and 21" monitor. The case for my other Dell is on the left. Jenne is getting one of the Dells and the huge monitor for her study/sewing room. I am now the proud Mac Daddy of a brand spanking...
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12-02-04
December 01, 2004
Tis the Season
Mommy? What's a molitov cocktail? The cover of the book book Burn, Christmas! BURN! by by Brian Gage, Jeff Petersen Angels we have heard on high tell us to go out and BUY! On with the shopping madness! There are only twenty-three days left after all. I know what...
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12-01-04