Taxation Without Representation

It’s that time again: I now have worked long enough [from my employer's perspective] in Oregon to contribute to their state’s economy. Funny, though. I benefit very little from this arrangement. In fact, although I will now pay taxes in Oregon, I do not have a residence and can therefore not vote. Didn’t we fight [...]

Need Sleep

Yesterday was a very long day. I worked a day and a half after traveling many hours to the job site in Hillsboro, Oregon. Then, I got 2 or 3 hours of sleep and spent another full day at work. It really still feels like yesterday to me. Now, these days are FULL. I used [...]

Holga!

Who is Holga? Holga is my new friend. Holga is small, compact and likes to travel with me. Holga is very simple, though. Holga doesn’t think. Who is Holga? No: WHAT is Holga is a better question. Holga is a plastic medium format camera. Really horrible quality, but great, artistic uniqueness on the film: light [...]

Enhanced Privacy

I have enhance the privacy of the site. Now, people who post will not have to worry about their email address being displayed as a link. If you wish to comment and in that comment post a link to your web site, put that address in the URL field and it will be displayed in [...]

I Can't Believe It…

I forgot my camera! Here I am in a rather picturesque place – where I could have driven up to the top of Pike’s Peak for the best view in miles… so, what do I do? I leave my camera at home… It’s sitting on my kitchen counter. I’m quite disappointed. There was a beautiful [...]

Large And In Charge

Much to my chagrin, they have made me the lead for this project. I’m not sure how it happened – in fact, it kinda snuck up on me. All that is left to me is to do my best and hope all works out well. So: while I’m at high elevations here in Colorado Springs [...]