I spent Saturday working on colorizing a book and website illustration, Sunday I was scheduled to usher at church. So, there was no chance to get out and hike or backpack this weekend.
Longer Post
I don’t often share my thoughts on things, but when I do this is where you’ll find them. Longer posts are about anything.
They are typically (but not always) longer than a four-minute read based on an average 200 word per minute reading rate, which is apparently the new norm, down from 300 wpm in the fifties.
Today, for the first time in what feels like quite a while I wasn’t scheduled to be an usher at church.
April 7, 2013 20:09
Lancia Stratos HF Zero – I was a school kid when I discovered this jaw droppingly awesome car. It caught my imagination and made such an impression that forty years on, I still think it is one of the most stunning vehicles ever built. Video: 2 clips, ten-minute read, 2 pictures
March 25, 2013 23:34
Remain Calm – This is only a drill… (365:136) – This is not today’s picture, it’s a picture I took back in December 2010. But it is very representative, as this is the tee shirt I just had to wear today. Anyway it amused me. My actual picture for today is at the bottom of this post and shows my cut hand without bandages. Three-minute read, 3 pictures
May 16, 2011 10:02
Three x-rays, one tetanus shot and twelve stitches later (365:135) – Do not try this at home.
May 15, 2011 19:17
Friday night I had my first opportunity to try out night fishing. Tom invited me to go night fishing with him on Stockton Lake. 1 4
July 2, 2010 20:55
Ginger and Gary’s Wedding day – At four pm on 20 February 2009 we got married. Here are a small sample of the 800-odd photographs we have of the day. Album: 9 65
February 20, 2009 16:00
The last lap (Part One) – It is nine fifty-five pm in the UK and three fifty-five pm in Dallas. I got up at four am this morning to travel to Heathrow with Ian and Robert. 3 2
November 28, 2008 21:55
Still lots to do and a couple I’ll pass on, thank you — This is one of those lists of things you should do / have done. One-minute read
November 23, 2008 16:36
Gary’s last day working at the University of Southampton – Today was my last day at the University of Southampton. This is what I said to my friends and colleagues… One-minute read, 2 pictures
November 21, 2008 12:35
Missouri Angel – Oh how I chuckled when I found this place, it’s opposite the office block where I worked in 2000, in America Square. The fact that I discovered this bar on the day my American K1 Visa interview was held and approved at the American Embassy is quite auspicious.
October 21, 2008 20:45
Gary By Nathan – Back in August I was asked if I would mind if one of my nudes was used for a drawing.
September 28, 2008 12:01
Identity Crisis – My mother’s Christian name is a little different. Which led to some confusion when I started completing my emigration paperwork. 2
August 31, 2008 15:59
k1 Visa – After a lot of debate, we are going to file for the K1 Visa. Essentially the immigration choices are … Two-minute read
February 25, 2008 20:31
Saint Nicholas’ Church, Great Hormead – My first visit to my childhood village in around 30 years. 3 16
June 22, 2007 17:12
I don’t remember how I found this, but ten years after I left Futuremedia it was good of Andy to mention me in his comment on this blog post. And the page is still there…
May 26, 2007 16:04
Calm Centre (365: 135) – Many years ago I visited this spot at a time when I needed to make an important decision. At that time, I also needed a place and memory to act as a calm reference point to carry with me and help in the years to come. 3 | 2
May 21, 2007 18:53
Another Shower shot, only this time I didn’t get wet (365: 43) – I thought one of the ideas behind the 365 days project was to help people get to know themselves. This poses a problem when you find you don’t like the person you’ve come to know. 2 2
February 18, 2007 18:34
Hadham Hall School, Form 5T, 1972 — The Power of Mnemonics — A friend posted a mnemonic on Facebook for the sequence of the royal houses of England in chronological order. It reminded me of one my uncle taught me, which in turn reminded me of a couple I learned at school. 2 3
July 21, 1972 1:21
They Built Their Own Yacht – Packed away in a box under the bed I found this newspaper cutting from 1960. It tells the story of how my father and a work colleague built their own yacht. 5 5