Forty Two big ones at Thirsty Bear. Yum!
Author: thedude
It’s Here!
Four days ahead of schedule. Those very clever folks at Apple know how to make my day. The best thing though, has been Kelly’s reaction. She totally loves it! The funny thing is that the things she loves the most are all things she could have done on her PC for the last 2 years….
I Finally Did It
I couldn’t help myself. I simply could not pass up the chance to finally own a Mac. I’m waiting patiently for delivery – purported to be on January 24th. Review to follow.
Thailand Bound
In keeping with our tendency to follow natural disasters, Kelly and I will be traveling to Thailand at the end of the month. We will be visiting northen Thailand – Bangkok and Chiang Mai – many miles from the tsunami ravaged south. We’ll be staying the breathtaking Shangri La Hotel during our three days in…
More Wedding Shots
thedude was not the only photographer at Jack and Tres’ wedding way back in July 2004. Their friend George Hartzell chose a Nikon D100 digital SLR, a black velvet backdrop and a single studio flash with a large a SoftBox to produce these beautiful images.
In case you missed this…
The New York Times has an amazing graphic with a lot of detail and photos of the tsunami. (Opera users, press F11 and rejoice.)
Oh. My. God.
It seems that we have not heard the last of John Ashcroft’s schockingly bizzarre “Let the Eagle Soar”. Gee Dubya plans to have the song (and I use the term very loosely) performed during his inauguration! Look at this excerpt from MSNBC: “The inaugural ceremony will include performances by the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club,…
Happy New Year!
Better late than never, I suppose. Our party was great. We had a smaller crowd than in the past, and I took far fewer photos, but the food was certainly awesome. (Thanks, Julie!) We were also treated to a performance by gifted neighbor Eric Cheng and a few of his friends. We capped off the…
I Was Wondering About That
Diego Garcia seems to have escaped unscathed. Tsunami’s are something we talked about on the island whenever the earth shook. We always joked that a 9.0 earthquake had just occurred off the coast of Sumatra and laughed nervously – awaiting a huge wave that thankfully never came. Diego Garcia has an average elevation of four…
Happy Birthday Barbara!
Twenty nine looks good on ya! On a side note, I’d like to point out that these shots were taken wth our trusty Canon G3 – still the best digital camera for most people. There is a catch though – you must always shoot using aperture priority. To get these shots, I chose 1/6 second…
Christmas with the Clans
I got out of going to Fresno this year. Instead, I was forced to go to Redding. Worse, right? Well, it turned out to be a ton of fun. Yeah, that Hale/Hunter Clan really knows how to throw a dart.
An Embarassment of Riches
Santa came a bit early to thedude’s home this year. Looks like she brought a case of wine. Thanks Ali! 😉
Bali Dreaming
Man, I wish Kelly and I could have made it to Bali this year.
Favorite Holiday Tune
One of the very few things I like about Christmas is that it provides a legitimate excuse to listen to this.
More Awesome Illusions
Have a look at the first two or three of these – at least. There is much to see here – many of the illusions are positively baffling.
Odd Todd Holiday
If I could make my own Flash Holiday greeting this would be it. Unfortunately, I’m nowhere near as clever as Odd Todd, who has created some of the best Flash movies on the web. (3 megabyte file.)
El Duderino
While on the subject – have you checked out this other Dude’s site lately? I’ve been told more than once that I am most definitley NOT The Dude – that in fact, this Dude is THE ONE TRUE DUDE. Don’t tell my shrink, but I’m inclined to agree. The Big Lebowski is one definitely one…
Another Dude with a Great Blog
PhotoDude.com: All The News That Fits My Whim Thanks, Friskodude for leading me to this cool site. Today’s post is of particular interest to bloggers like myself who use MovableType.
Firefox Good, Opera Better
With all of the hoopla about Firefox out there, I thought I’d weigh in with my 2 cents worth. First of all, if you are STILL using Internet Explorer, please, please download a copy of Firefox and give it a test drive for at least a week. I’d recommend you install a few extensions as…
I Want My Fiona – Now!
I am delighted to discover that Mark Morford and myself are not alone in our quest for MORE FIONA!
Tough Week for a Geek
Man, what a week! In the course of two days, my main server’s hard drive crashed, and a machine I maintain in Santa Rosa also exhibited symptoms of a disk crash. It turns out that thte disk in the server in Santa Rosa had not crashed, and I had backups and redundancy in a few…
Knutson Associates
Kelly has known these fine folks for many years. Knute, Scott and Joyce Knutson create exsquisite unique jewelry. Scott’s work is influenced by his diving adventures – he has produced many pieces with an aquatic theme – really lovely stuff. When it came time to select a jeweler to design a fabulous wedding ring for…
Turkey Day Aftermath
Almost brother-in-law Jeff takes a well-deserved snooze after cooking two days in a row.
Image Restoration
My dear friend Kalvin sent a scan of this lovely photograph of his parents. Shot in 1941, the original hand-tinted black and white photo had lost a bit of its original color over the years. The restoration turned out to be a bit harder than I originally thought it would be. After the usual dust-spotting,…
Steve’s Stude’s
Steve with two of his three beloved Studebakers. The black one is a 1962 Studebaker Grand Turismo – one of just 7700 ever made. (Yes, that’s Kelly in the back seat.) The other is a 1958 Silver Hawk. Steve also owns a blue Commander, (1962?) but it was not able to make it to the…
Think You Get a Lot of E-mail?
This guy gets 4,000,000 a day…
Ten Bucks Says You Can’t Do It
As we say good riddance to one of my favorite people – John Asscroft – I challenge you to listen to this little gem IN ITS ENTIRETY. I’ll bet you can’t. I couldn’t – and I REALLY tried – hard.
You Just Have to FEEL It!
Andrew has finished his magic – for now – and the result is this spectacular piece of work on our pillars! We are soooo happy with the beautiful venetian plaster applied by the master. What you don’t see here is the wonderful sensual texture of the polished plaster. It feels like cold marble. YUM! Thank…
Oopsie!
National Guard fighter jet strafes New Jersey grade school.
Extra Man Illusion
I can’t seem to figure his one out. Count the men, then count them again.