One year ago today, Joan and I stood on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and exchanged vows. What has our journey looked like so far? We are fortunate to have found each other, and fortunate to have good friends to share our journey. For those of you who have been a part of that journey, thank […]
Archives for June 2013
Time Travel via Foursquare
I’ve been using the location-based social network Foursquare since 2009. Although it will come as no surprise to those who know me, my first check-in was at a Starbucks — although I was surprised to find it was in West Hollywood. Since then, I’ve checked in 4,456 times, across the United States and around the world. […]
30 Days of Creativity: Day 3
It’s Day Three of my 30 Days of Creativity project, and this creation combines a photo from my John Muir Trail trip and thoughtful quote from John Muir himself. This is part of a weekly meme I’ve started at SoCalHiker.net called Muir Mondays. The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. – […]
30 Days of Creativity: Day 2
For Day Two of the 30 Days of Creativity project, I submit another photo project. My wife brought home a beautiful arrangement of flowers from a work event. The flowers are beautiful on their own, but when you look closer, there is another world of beauty revealed, rich with textures and colors. I created this […]
The What and Why of WordCamp
Saturday I spent the day with a couple hundred web developers, designers, publishers and blogging enthusiasts at an event called WordCamp OC. This the fourth annual WordCamp Orange County, and the eleventh WordCamp I’ve participated in. What is WordCamp? I shared my plans for WordCamp with one of my hiking friends, Paul. He reasoned, “Oh, […]
30 Days of Creativity: Day 1
My first creation for the 30 Days of Creativity project was simple, but it was a busy day, what with WordCamp OC and the Mile…Mile and a Half premiere. I started with a photo that I took on our Bald Mountain hike at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Sonoma, applied some text reminding everyone that […]