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Posted on April 5, 2010
Today I had my annual appointment with the eye doctor. My distance vision has changed some so I’m trying a different combination of contacts than before – distance only in one eye and bifocal in the other….wait a minute! Aren’t bifocals for old people?? I’m not old! Just kidding – I’ve been wearing bifocal contacts for a couple of years now – but I’m still not old!
The machines they use to check your vision have always amazed me with all the dial and numbers. While trying new combinations of contacts, the contact lens technician, Molly, had me walking around the office with this white thing over one eye. It was like two pairs of glasses on a stick. I had to walk around with different ones over my right eye to determine which strenght I could see out of best. I asked if I got a discount for walking around the office looking goofy…or should that be goofier than usual? 
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Posted on March 16, 2010
My 2010 Census form arrived in the mail. Many think this is a waste of time and money, but it’s very important that we all be counted just as our forefathers outlined in the Constitution. The census is the means by which the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives is determined and how many electors each state has in the Electoral College.
This will be the 23nd United States census.
- 1790 was the year the first census was taken. The U.S. population was just under 4 million.
- 1840 lists the U.S. population as just over 17 million.
- 1850 was the first year in which the census bureau attempted to record every member of every household, including women, children and slaves. Prior to 1850 only the heads of household were listed by name. Other family members were tabulated by age groups.
- 1890 marked the first census with results tabulated by a machine. This reduced the tabulation time from 7 years for the 1880 census to 2.5 years for the 1890 census.
- 1920 was the first census to record the U.S. population at more than 100 million people.
- 2000 lists the U.S. population at over 281 million.
Do I think the letter I got last week to say “your census form is on the way” was a waste of money and postage? Yes I do. Do I wish there was a way to complete the form online? Of course – maybe the 2020 census will be electronic! Am I going to complete my form and mail it back? YES, I am!! This will be the fifth census form I have completed. My parents, with their supervision, let me fill out the form for the 1970 census.
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Posted on March 1, 2010
One of the photographers I follow on Twitter is Dane Sanders (@danesanders). Dane had a Fast Track Photographer session at Imagining USA in January that I was able to attend. The seminar was on my birthday. Dane sent a tweet to his followers saying he thought he was being given the rookie treatment because his session was scheduled at 7:00 a.m. I replied back to him that I was having to get up at 5:00 a.m. on my birthday to make his 7:00 a.m. session. Well…Dane reads the replies to his tweets! As the seminar started, Dane asked where I was. He had me come to the front with him and then he had the whole group (about 600 people) sing Happy Birthday to me and gave me a copy of his Fast Track Photographer book! Needless to say that was a great way to start the day. I also had lots of people say Happy Birthday to me throughout the day – people I had never met but were in Dane’s session!
This weekend I read Fast Track Photographer and it is quite an inspiration. Several other photographers have told me that this book changed their life and their career. I am in the process of working through the pDNA exercises. What I am learning from this book is going to be instrumental in my future! Dane’s goal is to set you up to win! You can find out more about Dane at danesanders.com or fasttrackphotographer.com. Thanks Dane for all you do to inspire other photographers!
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Posted on February 5, 2010
I’ve probably been accused of being half a bubble off plumb. I know most of my house seems to be. My house once had some foundation issues that were repaired. The repairs made parts of the house a little bit warped, much like my sense of humor!
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Posted on January 26, 2010
It was another long day at work and another gloomy day outside. I took my point and shoot with me and took some shots of random things around the office. The first is the reflection of the elevator lights in the brushed metal door. I thought it made a nice abstract. The second it my trackball – if you look closely you can see me in it. The third is a cappucino from our fancy coffee maker – it helped keep me awake until time to go home. Maybe tomorrow will be brighter.
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Posted on January 21, 2010
Everything seems to be falling apart right now.
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