We had the sky there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened. – Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain As I child I remember the first time I saw the Milky Way, both spectacular and terrifying.Continue reading “But a Speck In the Oblivion”
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Plan Your Adventure; Where Ever You May Find It
“Anything to get me out of Palmdale,” explained the high school student to the other students seated next to him at the local Starbucks. “You know, I don’t want to live here, there’s nothing exciting. I want an adventure, not go to the Fair once a year to have fun,” responding the young girl’s friend, twirlingContinue reading “Plan Your Adventure; Where Ever You May Find It”
Samsung NX2000: My What a Big Screen You Have!
One year on with the Samsung NX2000, its been a wonderful adventure! This particular mirrorless digital SLR is a good kit for point and shoot enthusiasts who want something that has power but not necessarily the complicated functionality of comparable market SLR’s. I see things and I try to capture them, and I try really hardContinue reading “Samsung NX2000: My What a Big Screen You Have!”
On Wedding Photography, Fun For Some
Photography is everywhere. We can’t but take pictures and post them for the world to see, or send them to people thinking that they are private. The interaction with photography has so significantly changed, that I find it remarkable how throughly transformed we are by it in a matter of decades. I think there areContinue reading “On Wedding Photography, Fun For Some”
Celebrating 50 Years of the Wilderness Act
Americans, we own 618 million acres of wildlands, stretching form the frigid inhospitable, for some, Alaskan tundra to the southern sandy balmy beaches, the western sage brush planes and what remains of the great north eastern forests. This land encompasses the painted canyons, the miles of turquoise and deep (navy) rivers, the towering sky clawingContinue reading “Celebrating 50 Years of the Wilderness Act”
On Being A Conquistador of the Useless
Lionel Terray wrote a memoir titled Conquistadors of the Useless which became an acclaimed bestseller. Shortly after its publication, he died climbing in the Vercors near Grenoble, France in 1965. This dude was a mountain climber legend, he made so many recorded first accents on mountains across the world, and he’s remembered as a hero inContinue reading “On Being A Conquistador of the Useless”
Removing the Training Wheels on the New Hobby
I have been busy. Not the busy with life per se, but more so with certain hobbies. They eat up my time, so I haven’t been blogging as much. I think its time to start sharing again. We (the sibs and I) picked up a new hobby, road biking, to go with the local climateContinue reading “Removing the Training Wheels on the New Hobby”
Corner Office Shaikh 