Category: Life
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Hot Dog!!!
One of the rarest of rare photographs – the elusive dachshund known as Otto. Otto personifies why I don’t like to photograph living things. They move. And are very hard to compose. Otto in particular is extremely camera shy – even of camera phones. If he sees a camera, he…
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Secret Agent Man
For most of 2010 – and so far all of 2011 – I have been working on special projects as my primary focus day-to-day. A lot of the details of which will never be known – except to a select few involved. It has provided for a vexing and at…
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Back with Photos – now the processing begins…
I am back. Had a wonderful time. Took several thousand photos. Some of the highlights included dusk, the downtown skyline, walking around downtown, the churches at Antonilco, and the botanical garden. It will take me some time to process it all and upload – especially given that my DSL is…
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First Vacation in 5 Years
It’s overdue. Today, I’m off to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – for the first vacation in 5 years. The camera is armed and ready.
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One problem with winter…
Even with Valentines Day, you can’t easily find super-fresh flowers. Such is the price one must pay when living in a hostile climate requiring imported plants. (I can live with the snow, freezing, etc. – but this is just annoying. And everything else I am working on is not blog-worthy.…
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My 2011 Blogging Challenge
It’s New Year’s. For 2011, one of my resolutions is to start blogging again. 2010 certainly was one of the busiest of my life; hence hobbies and social media certainly went by the wayside for a variety of reasons. WordPress’ “Challenge for 2011: Want to blog more often?” seems like…
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Back in Action Again
It has been a while since I have blogged at a personal level. At least a year. But, with the shutdown of Windows Live Spaces and migration to WordPress – this is as good of a forcing function as any. Life has been interesting. And busy. But…stay tuned for more…
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April Fools: Where’s spring?
Silly Snow in Ottawa #7 Originally uploaded by rdonovan One of the challenges of living in the Northeast is contending with snow. This winter has been a challenge for Ottawa, with a massive snowfall in mid-March. As of April 1st, several meters remain on the ground. It does not feel…
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02 x 04 = 08
It has indeed been a while. Since the last update, I have: Concluded my professional journey at Microsoft – and transformed the business I had been running the last several years Chosen my next professional journey – continuing on the last 12+ years of working in e-commerce Chosen a new…