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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Why the traditional news media is pathetic
Taken from Google News, which tracks said news media stories, as of 12pm MST: A domestic dispute between a professional golfer and his wife? Not really anyone’s business except theirs (and maybe Nike and Buick’s), but it seems every news … Continue reading
Conjured in Office
Tagged Climategate, domestic dispute, fraud, global warming, news media, Tiger Woods
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Fishy Kid says get your Gauguin going
Fishy Kid, the coloring contest collaboration by Cameron Mortenson and Kevin Powell, is coming to a close soon. There are plenty of great prizes available for the kiddies, and the adults haven’t been forgotten either. That’s right – adults can … Continue reading
Lowering the bar for the winter
The call came in Monday at 7:58 am. VOICE #1: How was it?! VOICE #2: So so. We picked up plenty of stockers, but only two decent native bows. No rhyme or reason. VOICE #1: How was the weather? VOICE … Continue reading
A camera decision turned inside out
For the last few months I’ve been on a mission. A camera mission. I’ve been looking at digital SLRs to replace the Pentax point and shoot I’ve been carrying around for the past two years. The Optio has done right … Continue reading
Conjured in Office
Tagged digital camera, photography, point and shoot, single lens reflex, waterproof
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A brief comparative summary of the economic impact of sports
It’s another in a long line of sketchy analyses by yours truly, but at least one person found it kind of interesting. Here’s the revenue generated by major professional sports in the US, taken from the Sporting News, in 2008: … Continue reading
Thank You
To all of you, you, you, and you.
Facebook groups were not hacked and no one is at risk
Steve Ragan cuts through the FUD with a cleaver: Control Your Info (CYI), a group that exists to “draw attention to questions concerning online privacy awareness,” performed a few Google searches and discovered several Facebook groups without administrators. Thanks to … Continue reading
Conjured in Notes
Tagged Control Your Info, Facebook, groups, hacking, privacy settings
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If you’re into hotspotting, best drag your feet
I’ve moved from fly fishing purgatory straight to heaven over the last few weeks. Reports have been posted, and it’s time for the roundup. Why now you ask? Colorado River tributaries have been smoking, and most of my regular cohorts … Continue reading
Conjured in On The Fly
Tagged Blue River, brown trout, Colorado River, copper johns, eggs, free-living caddis, hotspotting, humpbacks, juju baetis, mercury baetis, Williams Fork
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Some things I’ve learned through fly fishing
Find something you like to do, and make a point of doing it well. If at all possible, exceptionally well. You will find you like it even more. If the best you can do still isn’t satisfying, invite someone to … Continue reading
