Monthly Archives: December 2009

Some Musings on 2009

Looking back at my late December 2008 blog posts, I made a wish about simple and beautiful HDR photography becoming super simple – unfortunately, it hasn’t yet. I’ll restate what I said last year: “But it still feels like we’re … Continue reading

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Just Getting into Web Analytics

Over the holidays, among other things, I’ve been doing a deep dive into web analytics – led mostly by Avinash Kaushik in his new book Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity (Amazon affiliate … Continue reading

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Y2K is Way Too Gone!

Hard to believe that we’re rolling up to the end of another decade – the “aught’s”. Ten years ago we were all sitting around wondering (and working) whether the clocks would all roll over and the world would still function … Continue reading

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A Very Pretty Afternoon in Sharon Park

See my post “A Last 2009 Sunday in Sharon Park” over on InMenlo.com, a “hyperlocal” blog about Menlo Park that we started about six months ago with a couple of very good friends. Today was a mixed day weather wise … Continue reading

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A Christmas Eve Juxtaposition

Today, Christmas Eve, was my grandfather’s birthday – Dec. 24, 1879 – he was born 130 years ago today at a place named Garretson, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota)! His Dad (my great grandfather) was 57 when my grandfather was … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas 2009

A good friend once told me: Slow down, get into the moment, and hold them close. Merry Christmas! [Photo by Scott Loftesness - Dec. 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, San Francisco]

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Goodbye Saab! Thanks for the Memories…

Sad to read this week that we’re at the end of the line for Sweden’s Saab – as GM failed to find a suitable buyer and decided to shut the company down. My first new car was a RED (!) … Continue reading

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What a Difference a Day Makes!

On Wednesday, I had Mohs surgery to remove a nasty basal cell carcinoma from underneath the right temple area on my forehead. Over the last few years, I had had several basal cell’s removed from this area – all with … Continue reading

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Wirelessly Shooting

Chris and I had fun on our morning walk this morning. Here’s a shot of him taking a picture down low of one of our favorite Menlo ponds! Click here to see the photo he took! I do agree that … Continue reading

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Duck and Cover

Last night and tonight I’ve been watching one of my favorite movies – Thirteen Days. While there’s a lot of fiction in this story of the Cuban missile crisis, there’s also a lot of history. A few years back – … Continue reading

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