Had my little girl this afternoon for a couple of hours - the little stinker took a paint brush (with a load of blue paint) and painted my camera lens! [Video at 11.] LOL [fortunately, this was on my point&shoot, not the "better" camera). it's not like she didn't warn me. I've recently have had my entire right arm painted, one or more of my shirts painted, my nose painted, etc. She was even … [Read more...]
Daughter Elyse and her “new” camera
July 25, 2015 By
Ah, and one last thing. I loaned my Sony Mirrorless camera to Elyse after she came out here in early June. She's never been into photography (or so she told me), until we went to downtown MPLS together, and she shot a few pictures (300 of them, to be "exact"). So, she's had the camera for almost 6-7 weeks now, and she went on a sightseeing trip with a friend for a few days, and ended up taking … [Read more...]
Recommendations: shows, food, movies, etc
July 25, 2015 By
Today's miscellaneous Recommendations: Chilies restaurant: margarita chicken tex mex bowl, combined with their white queso appetizer and salsa on top is just DELISH! Yum. Locally, here in "beautiful downtown" Apple Valley, a "smash burgers" opened up a yr or so ago. I've eaten there a couple of times (but not recently), but they're pretty good. On the other hand, "Five guys" opened up their … [Read more...]
Police brutality – Sandra Bland.
July 22, 2015 By
Sandra Bland. My two cents. I've not paid ANY attention to this story - until I saw this morning that the police have released the 'traffic stop/arrest' video. Having just watched the entire ten minute video, I am disturbed by what I saw and heard. While she may have been disrespectful with her cigarette (which may have caused the initial confrontation), the police officer himself was to blame … [Read more...]
Growing up in the wrong musical era
July 21, 2015 By
https://www.facebook.com/DrumTalkTV/videos/853846431360689/ I sometimes think I was born in the wrong era. I think I should've been born ten - fifteen years earlier, what, with my strong appreciation for big band music, as well as not being able to fully appreciate (when I was growing up) the talents of Frank, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett as well as Sammy Davis. I wish I'd been able to see … [Read more...]
U/ST Final grade for Object Oriented Software Analysis (“UML” class)
July 21, 2015 By
i'm just one lucky SOB [son of bob?]. Been logging into U/St. Thomas almost on a daily basis. Grade was posted today for the summer class: "A-", giving an overall GPA of 3.52. Last course starts after Labor day. … [Read more...]
Various thoughts about cameras, photography
July 20, 2015 By
I have four "cameras" (my trusty Canon DSLR, the "newer" Sony Mirrorless, a Sony P&S (that fits in my pants pocket) and, of course, like everyone else, my cell phone). All of them have the now (pretty much) standard LCD screen that you can't see a frigging thing on when you are outdoors in bright sunlight. The first two do have a separate eye viewfinder but I've been leaving the DSLR home … [Read more...]
Lailah news – picnicking & playing together
July 20, 2015 By
Had the opportunity to "picnic" and play outdoors with the most beautiful granddaughter Lailah this afternoon for a couple of hours. We were at a different park this time, still close by, but with a different set of "climbing" things for her to climb - some things she climbs without hesitation - while with others, she still shows her fear (which is ok - I don't force her). We also swung on the … [Read more...]
Behind in my posts!
July 15, 2015 By
Well, I'm kinda behind with my posts - it was a busy weekend and start of the week for me. I just posted pictures of the "Thrust" stage at the Guthrie - and was admonished by the volunteer usher that "ALL" photography was "Verboten!" (even when the musical hadn't yet started). I guess they don't want anyone to steal their scenery ideas. Rick and I had a great time, first, while eating at the … [Read more...]
Geek Movie: Ex Machina
July 15, 2015 By
Stumbled across a very good, thought provoking, "cerebral" (geek) movie tonight: Ex Machina", having a rotten tomatoes score of 92%. Highly enjoyed it, highly recommend it. … [Read more...]
