Category: Life

My year of a picture a day is drawing to a close soon. It has been a very hard year for me personally and looking back at my year in photos is fascinating. I’m so glad that I did this project. I didn’t get one every single day (you can see the missed days in… Continue reading Photos and gratitude

This year I’ve been traveling a lot. My Dopplr report for the first half of 2009 says I spent 69 of 181 days on the road. From April 1 to July 31, I spent exactly 50% of my time away from home. It is all for a great cause, making Drupal documentation better, and it… Continue reading The Travel Wall

I don’t know how I survived long-distance travel before mp3s. You can only carry around so many cassettes or CDs. When I leave the house for a trip my earbuds are pretty much a permanent fixture until I am home again. At home, if I’m at my computer, I’m probably listening to something all the… Continue reading Thinkin bout electronica

At the beginning of the year I decided to join a “picture a day” group on Flickr, Project 366-1. I’m not a “photographer,” nor do I aspire to be. I joined the group because it seemed like a fun way to get myself documenting the things around me. I view it as a visual diary,… Continue reading 126 days

In the last month or so I had a period where I felt things going into a bit of a tailspin. It is a cyclical thing where life just feels overwhelming, out of control, meaningless even. I spent almost a week feeling down in the dumps and like I was letting everyone around me down.… Continue reading Sitting

I am not a great follower of politics nor of modern history (modern meaning anything after the Roman Empire, 😉 I’m an ancient history freak). I’ve been fascinated by Barack Obama, not just from the plain emotional freedom from the Bush years he represents, but also his steady rise as a leader in my mind.… Continue reading Learning About Leaders

Weeds are simply plants that suit their environment too well and succeed in ways we actually don’t wish. Basically gardeners like plants that give them the most bang for their buck – but with a controlled bang. Weeds, and I’ve had many a battle, just don’t fit the human idea of order and control. They… Continue reading Wild, beautiful, maverick weeds

What am I celebrating? Well my frickity taxes are done. This past year was extremely ooky in the tax department but I’ve got them done and two weeks early to boot. Whew! How am I celebrating? After all that, I am kicking back with one of my favorite beers, Duvel. I love Belgians and this… Continue reading Time to celebrate