From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Sunset At The Beach Or Pie For Desert?

by Dennis July 29, 2009

Sunset on the beach last night turned out to be pretty nice. Unfortunately if you have come down to enjoy the spectacle or to meditate on the blessings of life, forget it. I am going to put you to work and then tell you exactly when and how you are messing up MY photo. After [...]

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Provisioning The Mob

by Dennis July 28, 2009

Ten adults can eat a lot in one day. That means another trip to the market to buy the ingredients for tomorrow nights dinner but before I start on that story let me give you an update on Todd and his group of uber-fit house guests. This morning when I got up they were in [...]

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Relax, you’re on vacation.

by Dennis July 27, 2009

Today’s post is coming to you from the Village of Douglas on the shore of Lake Michigan. The days fly by too fast and run together like watercolor paints. We had a bonfire on the beach last night and stayed up way too late once again. It took me a while to get going this [...]

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The Fruit Loops Of My Labors

by Dennis July 25, 2009

I finished my ring flash (fruit loop) project yesterday before going to work for eight hours. I finally made it into bed at 2 in the morning. Up again at 4 to hit the road but it feels more like the road hit me. All the other travelers have arrived safely. Unfortunately there was no [...]

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by Dennis July 23, 2009
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Just a note to let you know about my DIY Ring Flash project. There are photos of the project at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdixson/sets/72157621661111285/ I’ll be posting photos of the finished project tomorrow.

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Five Minutes Later…

by Dennis July 21, 2009
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Every time I go over to the offices of Atomic Dust (http://www.atomicdust.com) I leave after a short interval with my head spinning and the only persistent thought I can muster is that all my efforts up to this point have been meaningless and just plain wrong. This is not to imply that the people who [...]

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