Thinking Out Loud

It seems I’ve been adding posts to my blog, but neglecting to push the right button to have them published.

So there’s a batch here that should have been posted before, but instead were just saved to my private space. There’s nothing too exciting. so you haven’t missed much…

Have you ever noticed that people with remote controls for their car do not lock their car until they have walked far enough away from it that a potential thief could open the door and let himself in?

Watch them. It’s really quite a ritual. Read the rest of this entry »

When I bought my camera, I managed to convince the salesman to throw in a remote control. I didn’t know why I wanted it, I just wanted it because I wanted it.

I had never used it, but it was supposed to let me take a photo from as far as 25 feet away. So, when someone said they wanted a family photo while we were in Edmonton, I thought it was the chance to try it out. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not going to accept any responsibility for taking the wrong road home from Edmonton.

It is clearly and undeniably my brother’s fault. All I wanted was to know the quickest way out of Edmonton to get me to the Yellowhead. He gave me too many details (or not enough, I’m not sure yet) Anyway, somewhere during the discussion there was a 14 mentioned (or perhaps a 214) and a 16 (or a 216) The final result, according to my brother, was that even if I missed the turnoff, all roads led to the Yellowhead, if i turned north (or maybe it was south) Read the rest of this entry »

I got up early today, so that I could insulate my attic. The concept was that if I got started before 8:00 AM that it wouldn’t be too hot in the attic, and I would be done by noon.

Of course, as I’ve said before, I’m easily distracted, and it was about 9:30 when I finally got to work. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s still April fool’s day.

And that reminds me

Things my brother taught me Read the rest of this entry »

These photos were taken on December 14, 2006, at about 7:30 PM.

I was watching the news on TV and they said there was a huge solar flare, and it would hit us this evening. This would cause an amazing aurora, and I was determined to try to get some pictures.

I decided to head out past the west side of town. I watched from my house until it appeared they were getting pretty intensive, then loaded the camera, my tripod, the dog and me into the truck. Read the rest of this entry »