My boss just purchased a K100D Super, the same Pentax DSLR model that I have. We have been chatting about lenses and RAW editors. Here is a list of my lenses: SMC Pentax-DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-55mm AL (autofocus, kit lens) Takumar 1:2.5 135mm Asahi Optical serial #5571462 Super-Takumar 1:4/150mm Asahi Optical (M42 screw mount) serial #4089969 SMC Pentax-A 1:2 50mm serial #3759657 Kalimar MC Auto Zoom 1:4.0 80-200mm serial #K9564679 Tamron 70-210m 1:4-5.6 158A134937...
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Over 800 posts!
I’ve had this blog since spring 2004 and not only is the blog five years old but I’ve also just passed 800 posts. I wasn’t sure if I’d keep up with the blog or not (and granted there have been several months at a stretch where I haven’t posted anything). Kinda cool to have that many posts and a site that is still going. Related Images:
Continue reading...Twitter Updates for 2010-02-03
@VSmirk Will you be recording the performance? Unlikely I would be able to make it out in February. in reply to VSmirk # @djuggler Nope. Haven't seen any evidence of the sort. in reply to djuggler # RT @tclibrary: new work: An Honest Open Discussion on Web Standards and HTML 5 http://goo.gl/fb/EuSv # Powered by Twitter Tools Related Images:
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Mac OS X 10.3 installed on Nokia N900 via PearPC.. http://digg.com/d31HNw5 # Good article. RT @draknet Dealing with A Web Designer: Security, Knowledge, and Knowing What's Up http://bit.ly/c9LSy2 # @dancinghorse will read it as soonas I get home. Cannot wait. Looking forward to taking my youngster to clinics. in reply to dancinghorse # Fact and Fiction: The Truth About Browser Cookies – Cookies .. http://digg.com/d31HRSs # RT @bookviewcafe: Today's Special from Judith Tarr:...
Continue reading...Twitter Updates for 2010-02-01
@dancinghorse How was the clinic? in reply to dancinghorse # The Roman Army Knife: Beat the Swiss by a mile.. http://digg.com/d31HIfB # @dancinghorse Enjoy! Butt-kickings in a good way sound productive. in reply to dancinghorse # (ArchEurope) Oldest Roman coin in Britain discovered on museum shelf http://bit.ly/cHth3R (via @archaeologynews) # @sarahokeefe I'm just staying inside today. The road outside my apartment is an ice sheet. How was I-40? in reply to sarahokeefe #...
Continue reading...New theme
Over the weekend I tried a new theme that had a section that looked like torn paper with pictures behind it. Unfortunately, the theme didn’t work in Internet Explorer. The pictures appeared on top of the torn paper images instead of behind. (Maybe it’s a layering issue in the CSS.) Any way, I loaded this theme and we’ll see how it works. I would like to customize a theme with horse pictures. Most...
Continue reading...Twitter Updates for 2010-01-31
@VSmirk Wow. figures Someone would offer that. in reply to VSmirk # @maxandersen Hope she returns safely! Didn't know your wife has horses. What type? in reply to maxandersen # http://twitpic.com/10j155 – Snow outside the apartment. Pretty but not car friendly. # @maxandersen Cool. I'm not familiar with them. I have two Arabians. Thoroughly addicted to horses. 🙂 in reply to maxandersen # BBC News – Halloton Roman coin found is 'oldest in...
Continue reading...Engadget’s N900 review
I’ve had my N900 since the end of November. On January 19, Engadget published a thorough review of the N900. The Engadget article points out some of the flaws with the N900: it’s not a polished product. The user interface isn’t as slick as the iPhone or the Palm Pre (but it is very pretty). The selection of applications is also limited, but being worked on. The Ovi Store for Maemo is buggy...
Continue reading...Cooking soup for the first time
I joined Weight Watchers on the first Thursday of January. Since then, I’ve drastically changed how I eat, and have managed to lose about 6.5 pounds (yay!). I’ve been browsing recipes and deciding what to cook. Normally, I’m not much of a chef. I can cook, but it’s just me so it’s easier to make something fast instead of spending time actually cooking. Some of the garlic cloves I bought had sprouted in...
Continue reading...Snowy morning and sleety day
It snowed last night and this morning. Lots of ice on the roads, so no going out. It was pretty but gave me cabin fever. Desperately wanted to get out and go see a movie. Or something…. Image was taken with my Nokia N900. Related Images:
Continue reading...Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30
Sadness: Blue Hors Matine put down due a broken leg. She was the most amazing dressage horse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQgTiqhPbw # Yup, it's *that* kind of pad. — MadTV's hilarious "ad" about the Apple iPad — from 2005. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L68aKVAzwQ4 # No riding yesterday. Instead, one girl with a minor cut on her leg and the other girl with a lot of attitude when free lunging. Still fun. # @djuggler Stay safe in that weather! in...
Continue reading...Apple iPad predicted by MadTV in 2005
This is just hysterically funny considering that Apple just announced the iPad this week. (What was Apple expecting by releasing a product that is so closely named to feminine hygiene product?) Here is the Mad TV “commercial” about the Apple iPad with all kinds of innuendo. As far as the iPad itself goes, I was rather underwhelmed. It’s like an iPod Touch on steroids. Why would I pay $499 for a device, however...
Continue reading...Kinda cool…
I got a thank-you on an Open Office forum for my article on using page styles to create unique headers and footers in Open Office Writer. One of my friends asked me why I bother writing documentation that no one will read. I told him I write for that one person who, at midnight while on deadline, encounters a problem and the only resource they have is the product documentation. I’ve been that...
Continue reading...Bay Wonder Mares
It was gorgeous today. No clouds in the sky. Amazing warm weather (60F) and a light breeze. I weighed in at Weight Watchers today and then wanted to skip out of work. Instead, I went back, finished up some projects, and got out of work early. I was itching to ride Isis and work both girls. I didn’t care if I was in my work clothes. I wanted to be out with the...
Continue reading...Farewell Blue Hors Matine
In 2006, a friend of mine sent me a link to a YouTube video of the international WEG2006 Freestyle Dressage Final at Aachen. A big grey mare gave a performance that was truly inspired and had the audience clapping and rooting for her. (HIGHLY unusual — dressage tests are about as loud as a tennis match.) I was blown away and inspired to ride more. This big mare, Blue Hors Matine, was dancing...
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