Sometime, in the late '90s, Microsoft (MSN?) had a very simple tool that allowed a person to create their own website - I did it and created several pages, listing various things about myself, such as my education, where I lived, it even included a list of [...]. Anyway, One I created it, I didn't keep it up or went onto something new and then MS stopped supporting those 'free' websites. I … [Read more...]
Class #3 at Saint Thomas: Systems Analysis & Design Tools
September 11, 2013 By
Well, I started my third Masters course at U/Saint Thomas last night: SEIS620 – Systems Analysis and Design Tools – 14 evening sessions, a bit more than 3 hours per session. So far, the instructor is a hoot and based on the first night, he should make this topic quite interesting. There are almost twenty of us, this time about 2/3s male and 1/3 female – unlike last semester where it leaned … [Read more...]
“The Butler” – thoughts about racism, etc.
August 20, 2013 By
A serious topic today – coming from my blog/website. Kelsey and I went to see “The Butler” last night at MOA. I had heard some good stuff about it and knew what it was going to be about, but didn’t know who was going to be staring in it, and did NOT read any reviews before seeing it. Having seen “The Great Debaters” (2007), and “The Help” (2009), I knew this was going to be another … [Read more...]
True Story: Embarrassing moment at work!
August 20, 2013 By
So, I get into work, at my normal time this morning, carrying my briefcase on my shoulder, I get to my cube, and try unloading the briefcase off my shoulder, and it seems to be caught on something – but I can’t see what its caught on. I’m struggling to get it off since it’s a bit heavy with the amount of crap I carry in it, and it’s in an awkward position, and I’m trying to see what it’s caught … [Read more...]
Camera Technology: Rapid pace of change – last 20 years
July 22, 2013 By
I first became interested in Photography sometime in high school. This led me to ask for a specific 35 mm SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera as a High School graduation present. One of the parental units apparently felt they should “consult” with a colleague who they apparently perceived as a "Photography Expert". The colleague’s recommendation: "Buy Brian a Sears brand “110” … [Read more...]
Lailah – one year old – what a year it’s been!
July 18, 2013 By
Someday, I'm going to have to write about my previous lack of desire to have kids attitude, and how my life has changed with the birth of Lailah. And, what I missed out on the first 30 years of my adult life. Although she is not related to me, I absolutely adore her. She is now my Universe. What fun she is. Who would have thought. … [Read more...]
Movie review – Superman
July 9, 2013 By
Well, as some of you may know, I’m an avid reader. I started “early” in life, biking down a couple of times a week to the local drug (& beer) store on Harper near Frazho (i.e., downtown SCS - what was the name of that place – Leonards??), to buy the latest comic books while in elementary school. My favorite comics were Batman and Superman – I just couldn’t get enough of them. I don’t … [Read more...]
Toast Masters 2nd speech results/feedback
June 27, 2013 By
My 2nd ToastMasters speech was today. Overall, I did a pretty good job, but still "read" too much of the speech, instead of just "speaking" to the audience, but this "speaking" will (hopefully) come with more practice. People commented on how passionate I was with the topic, as well as how i provided vivid descriptions for them to visualize what i was trying to convey. I also spoke about 90 … [Read more...]
2nd Toast Master’s speech tomorrow! [on Model Railroading]
June 26, 2013 By
Tomorrow is the Big Day! I'm giving my second Toast Master's speech at noontime. The speech assignment is "Organize your speech". The "topic" is "Building new worlds". Building New Worlds! 1. Opening/Intro 1A. Capturing the audience’s attention: If you are a creative person like myself, and are looking for something fun to do that doesn’t involve a mouse or screen, you’ve come to … [Read more...]
Bicycles…and bicycling
June 17, 2013 By
So, I bought myself a new Bike over the weekend. The Companion had taken their's to the local bike shop for a so-called beginning of the season "tune-up", and I was "elected" to pick the bike up after the shop called, saying it was ready... Sorry - let's backtrack a few steps and give you some background of my bicycling history: My first bike was a Schwinn "Sting Ray", you know, one of … [Read more...]
