I continue to have fun taking photos through a glass ball. Here’s a small collection of photos I’ve taken while taking little Frankie Beans on walks through Daybreak.
I attended a three-day training conference last week that was held at the Salt Palace in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference was very good and worth what it cost my employer for my ticket (very reasonably priced). In addition to all the training sessions, there were presentations being […]
As is the case with many people, I can act like a mean, unkind jerk and demonstrate many other anti-social behaviors as I attempt to navigate this life. Of course, it would be untruthful of me to not admit that I’m also capable of being very loving, kind and generous. […]
I was introduced to the idea of taking photos through vegetable oil in water, a glass ball and other glass objects. As a result, I have been having fun playing with these transparent objects that refract and distort what is seen through them. Part of the fun is going to […]
A friend at work recently posted this on Facebook after we learned that two of our fellow workmates were leaving the company. I like it so much and I agree with his sentiments, so I’m sharing it here: I have great colleagues… Well in truth they are my friends. Both […]
The last time I was at Hurlburt Field in Florida I was able to capture a few photos of the aircraft that are on display there.
In 1986, Byron Katie discovered four simple questions and a turn-around that helped her learn to be at peace. She realized that all suffering is caused by believing our thoughts, and the only way to relieve the suffering is to question our thoughts. She calls these four questions and the […]
I was listening to episode 3 of the podcast, “So, here’s my story” where I heard a wonderful quote by Julio Olalla: “Wisdom is a love affair with the questions; and knowledge is a love affair with answers. We have lost concern for wisdom” So I did a search for […]
Richard Feynman: making science easy to understand. Bill Gates and Microsoft have put Project Tuva together and its something that I really like. Project Tuva is a collection of videos on science, taken from “The Messenger” lectures by Dr. Richard Feynman. Here’s an introduction from Microsoft’s website: The Messenger lectures […]
It all started with Lisa yelling out, “I’M GOING!!!” And then she added, “Oh, and you can come, too, if you want” In January of 2007, at Jared Gomez’s recommendation, Lisa and I watched the movie, “The Secret”. We both thought it was OK and had some interesting things to […]
Sometimes, you just find yourself doing it anyway. I was walking home from TRAX on my usual path and noticed these interesting clouds hanging low on the horizon with a clear blue sky above. The next thought that came to mind was, “I should stop and take a photo of […]
I found myself listening to a “So Here’s My Story” podcast entitled, “Vibrancy In The Low Places” (episode 34). I have actually found myself in the last few months listening to all of their podcasts; I really like what they have to say and the way they say it. […]
So there I was, riding home on TRAX a little later in the day than usual and listening to an audiobook (A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles; great book, by the way) when I decided to look out the window towards the mountains in the East. The sun was […]
Susanna Barlow, a very good friend of ours, is an amazing author who has written many articles on a wide range of subjects. We recommend that you peruse her website for some amazing insights. She is also quite the insightful artist. She recently painted these four Kanji words for Lisa. […]
I have made four separate attempts to learn to play the guitar. The first attempt was while I was in High School. The most recent attempt was about ten years ago. All of my attempts have failed. Why, you ask? Because I don’t like practicing and I wasn’t really committed […]