New Ideas
New ideas are nothing more than the remixing of old ideas. There is nothing new under the sun but new combinations are everywhere. Ryan Davison
Smug Acquisition
I was full of hope when SmugMug bought Flickr earlier this year. I’ve used the Flickr platform for several years. As a place to store and display photos, it’s great. But it did seem a little stodgy and old. I thought the SmugMug purchase might spruce the site up and excite people to reconsider it …
A Two Minute Poem
I was bored the other day and was trying to get myself to do something; anything! I decided to give myself two minutes to write a poem. It didn’t matter how short or unrefined it was (good thing). It was only important that I wrote something. What I came up with probably should have only …
Fall Morning Overlook
A chilly morning hike led me to this overlook which revealed beautful Fall colors. My expectation of a beautiful sunrise was fulfilled.
Dark Sunrise
Red Sky in the morning, sailor take warning.
Creative Maintenance
Most of the creative People I know love to do what the title implies and create things. They want to ideate, design and build. Like me, theycringe at the thought of having to maintain legacy entities. As a programmer, I love designing algorithms, functions and modules. I love solving problems and deploying solutions. But once …
Seeing the Spectacular
Sometimes, if you look very closely at the commonplace or mundane, you end up seeing the spectacular.
A Spider’s Gotta Eat
I found this guy taking his time and enjoying lunch. I don’t think he trusted me though because he kept four eyes on me the whole time.
Universal Art
Most tissue boxes have patterns printed
with wavy lines, paisleys, arcs or dots.
And colors ranging from simple to gaudy.
But few are perfect for my home and
why should they be? I mean,
unless every box had an infinite palate
and a nuclear skin that could explode
into every shape imaginable how
could the tissue box artist know
what I need out of tissue box art?
There is no universal art in
my universe, that is to say I
have never found it so. But
I usually get lucky and
find a tissue box that works
well enough with my décor.