Category Archives: Living

Those Escher Steps

Over on Google+, Doug Kaye shares his black and white capture of what he calls “Escher Steps” – in the Rodin Sculpture Gallery near the Cantor Art Center. I’ve written about those steps before – first pointed out to me … Continue reading →

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Scott Loftesness
in Black and White, Living, Stanford | Leave a comment

Such an Elegant Custom – Writing a Thank You Letter!

While recently going through some old boxes of work-related materials in an early attempt at spring cleaning, I came across an old file of mine containing thank you letters from colleagues and clients of mine back in years at IBM. … Continue reading →

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Scott Loftesness
in Business, Living, Work | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Most Popular Posts of 2011

As we’re wrapping up 2011, I took a look back at what posts on this blog generated the most page views during 2011. Here’s the top twelve list (in honor of 2012!) – along with my commentary on each post:

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
in Blogs/Weblogs, Cooking, HDR Photography, Living, Photography, Photography - Black & White, Photography - Canon 5D Mark II, Photography - Canon PowerShot S90, Photography - Canon PowerShot S95 | Leave a comment

Merry Christmas 2011

Merry Christmas! Our family celebrates Christmas Eve together – and the whole gang was at our house today for a great dinner and lots of fun singing carols, catching up, and just being together. Our two grand-daughters and Lily had … Continue reading →

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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Time Together

Here’s one of my favorite images from last Saturday’s Rodeo Beach photo walk with Doug Kaye. Sort of like street shooting – except on the beach. We were heading down toward the dramatic rocks at the south end of Rodeo … Continue reading →

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
in Black and White, Living, Marin Headlands, Photography, Photography - Black & White, Photography - Canon 5D Mark II, Rodeo Beach | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thanksgiving 2011

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving today celebrating with our family across four generations – I hope you did too. Thanksgiving really is the best holiday. A simple time to get together, share a wonderful meal – catch up as best … Continue reading →

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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Ten Years of Blogging 2001-2011

Next week, this little blog of mine turns ten years old. In some ways, this seems hard for me to believe. It actually feels like I’ve been writing here forever – but, of course, that can’t be! Perhaps it’s the … Continue reading →

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
in Blogs/Weblogs, Living | 2 Comments

Make It Great

In the car this morning, I listened to the 5by5 special podcast Thank You, Steve Jobs with its series of personal stories and tributes to the man. It’s a wonderful collection of reflections. As I was listening, I was thinking … Continue reading →

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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Remembering 9/11/01

This blog – my personal journal – began in its current form in November 2001. Two months before, on September 11, 2001, the world changed. A year later – in 2002 – I blogged about that morning. I’ll never forget … Continue reading →

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
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That Last Walk

Just over a year ago – as it ultimately turned out – I took my last walk with my very good friend Chris Gulker. As last year’s post notes, Chris, Lily and I had been walking almost every Tuesday and … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 24, 2011 by Scott Loftesness
in Exercise, Health, Living, Walking | Leave a comment