Quiet in the Cathedral

Thought it was time to share another set of photos that I have taken as part of my exploration into HDR photography. This slideshow is actually the first time I have ever attempted HDR, so it's cool to revisit these photos and see how my technique began and where I...

This Exhausted Body

For most of the summer my running/exercise schedule was completely shot to hell. My organization put on a national conference here in DC last month, so I spent the entire summer busting my ass getting posters, signs, flyers, brochures, post cards, programs, powerpoints, banners and all manner of shite put...

Pleasing the Crowd

Have to quickly give props to my new band, who rose the occasion last night. After chowing down on some homemade vittles, I was stunned by everyone's giddy desire to fire up Rock Band 2 and thrash the night away. Reviewing video games is fun, and some of my late-night...

Can’t Make Heads or Tails of Her Either?

Well maybe this will help. While Buchanan and the lot of fools were gushing over Palin's debate performance, I was sitting there in a local hotel bar with some co-workers trying to make heads or tails over some of her bizarro comments. Seriously, the lassie barely answered the questions asked....

5 Minutes Makes a Big Difference

Check this out. Pretty people telling important things. I don't care which side you like, but this is no joke. Watch for 5 minutes, then make an impact with 5 others. Along with this blog, I've contacted 5 others. I feel better already.Register to vote!

A Few Days In Cali

As I said in my initial post, part of the reason I set this blog up is to share my photography with the masses (all 8 of you who read it ... but believe me, I love your support). I don't claim to be some kind of photo savant, but...

What I’ve Read: A Death In Belmont

When I first read The Perfect Storm I was stunned. Floored into reading this tragic true life story of some fisherman from Massachusetts who were caught in one of the freakiest natural events ever. Three massive storms all colliding at once off the Atlantic Coast and the ship, The Andrea Gail, simply...

What I’ve Watched: Galapagos

So people who know me openly acknowledge my love of movies and watching films of just about any nature. I'm not always as high minded as my friends Dan and Luke, who regale their appreciation of French films and stuff that they studied in film classes back in college. Me,...

Always "The Rick"

Besides reviewing video games, enjoying photographer and being a dork in general, one thing I love doing is playing golf. I began playing when I was in grade school, thinking I could be as good as my dad and one day beat him at his country club, but things just...

Just How Bad Can It Get?

Seriously? We have an economy that has not yet figured out how to "trickle down" to the rest of us, a war without end that the nation has seemingly forgotten about, and we still have several more months of the moron as our president. Of course, the McCain and Palin...