In October, I got a call from Yves Berthelot, our Vice Provost for International Affairs. He'd been invited to participate in a Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce economic development trip to Brazil, but he was going to be in Singapore at the time. He knew that I had a special interest in Brazil... would I like to go if he picked up the travel … [Read more...]
Taking More Photographs
January 12, 2012 by
I was catching up on Lance's blog this morning, and saw his New Year's resolution to "to take and share a picture every day." Good advice. Now that we're all carrying cellphones with better cameras than our point-and-shoots of only a few years ago, there's no excuse to not take more photographs. … [Read more...]
Around Cape Horn
January 7, 2012 by
Over the Christmas break, I found myself watching this video: "Around Cape Horn." As a young man, Irving Johnson sailed aboard the barque "Peking" in 1929, as the sun set on the day of commercial sail. And he carried a movie camera. … [Read more...]
Under the Sea
November 2, 2011 by
Sometimes, you just have to say yes. Guillermo Sohnlein, a friend from the Space Angels Network, is now CEO of the OceanGate Foundation. He emailed me a few weeks ago asking "Do you want to take a dive in a research submarine?" … [Read more...]
The New Model 100
August 21, 2011 by
Has anyone else noticed that iA Writer's "focus mode" turns your iPad into a TRS-80 Model 100? Some of you are too young to remember the Model 100. I travelled with one of these bulletproof boxes for years, starting in 1984. It ran forever on AA batteries. It had a full-size keyboard for touch-typing. The acoustic couplers would connect you to … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chips and Bacon?
June 13, 2011 by
Hotel Roanoke does conferences right! Snacks include slices of bacon AND chocolate chip cookies! :-) #SGPB … [Read more...]
Happy Monday!
February 14, 2011 by
Whatever the view looks like out of YOUR window this morning... I win! Happy Monday. :-) via twittelator … [Read more...]
Drinks and dinner on the beach at Ipanema.
February 9, 2011 by
Drinks and dinner on the beach at Ipanema. Location: http://j.mp/gAXfo8 Notice anything funny about the parked cars? via twittelator … [Read more...]
