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The Last Time I Visited Europe Before Covid. Way Back in 2019.

We began with a short stay in London. We visited the Churchill War Rooms. Strode through several parks. Enjoyed a tour of Westminster Abbey to admire the resting places of Chaucer, Darwin, Newton, and, apparently, Laurence Olivier. Sadly, Big Ben tower was hidden behind walls of scaffolding.

We grabbed fish and chips at Red Lion pub. Visited Haggards, the oldest bookstore in London, because that's what you do. I was intrigued by a handful of American history books written from a distinctly British perspective. Finally, we hit up a couple bars and taverns for beers and to escape the rain,

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A Relaxing Trip to Wisconsin (with Cameras!)

Video • life • 3 min read

Last week, the girlfriend and I took our Quarantine Roadshow to a tiny Wisconsin cabin we found on Airbnb. Our goal was to mix up the routine for a few days, do some hiking, experience some nature, and find a way to enjoy our now-traditional Autumn adventure despite the best efforts of a pandemic.

I won't go into all the details of the trip, but I do want to talk about my attempts to shoot video along the way.

Every shot was taken on one of four devices: a Pixel 4XL phone, my GoPro Fusion MAX camera, a DJI Mavic

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Early Adventures in 3D Printing

3D printing • 10 min read

New technology excites me. Always. In my experience, learning and understanding new technology can only ever have positive results. It is never a hindrance to education or career (unless you make it so by misapplying what you've learned or prematurely forcing new technologies where they're not helpful, so don't do that).

I've been following the 3D Printing phenomenon for years. I continue to marvel at the number of applications people find for it. So why not give it a try, even if I can think of no personal use case for it today?

That was my thinking a month ago.

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Building a Simple Garage Shelf

making • 2 min read

My days at Expedia recently came to end. There will be a forthcoming post (or ten!) about that experience, but I’m passing much of my new free time growing out my quarantine beard and getting my house in order.

First up: the garage. My old house had an entire basement for storage, but my current house has only a garage. I’m trying to be smart about optimizing the space.

So when I noticed an abundance of vertical emptiness above my table saw paired with the lack of solid storage options for my shop vac, I thought, “Hey! I

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OneWheelin' with a GoPro Max

onewheel • 1 min read

Just a quick video shot on my OneWheel with a GoPro Max. Nothing exciting about February in the Midwest, but I'd been dying to play with the Max AND the OneWheel. Can't pass up the opportunity of a warm winter day.

Used the GoPro app to auto-create the video. The app does a decent job, but the output quality is horrendous. Too much noise and pixilation. The original Max footage looks great. From my online searching, it seems other people have complained about this problem, but I don't know if GoPro plans to improve the output.

That being said, I'm

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Strolling San Francisco at Night with a DJI Osmo Pocket

dji • 1 min read

Last week, I had business in San Francisco. After a long day of meetings, I pulled out my new DJI Osmo Pocket as we walked to dinner. The resulting video looked great, even after some heavy processing in Adobe Clip. Fairly excited by this little gadget.

DJI Osmo Pocket. 4k 1080p 60fps. Post in Adobe Clip on my Pixel 3XL.

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Cubs Win the World Series - My 2016 Fan Journey

Video • life • 1 min read

I attended several games at Wrigley Field AND a Pearl Jam concert. I attended a game in San Francisco. I even watched the Cubs win Game 5 of the World Series from the upper deck near third base. I watched Game 7 with my family. I shed a tear. And I, along with approximately 47 billion Chicagoans, it the streets for the victory parade.

2016 was a great year to be a Cubs fan.

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NaNoWriMo 2015 in Time Lapse

writing • 2 min read

For those who don’t know, NaNoWriMo is an abbreviation for National Novel Writing Month. People across the globe take part every November. To “win”, you must write 50,000 words in 30 days, but the real goal is to get you to sit your butt in a chair and write.

Like so many others, I struggle with that part. I take pleasure in having written, not in the painful task of actually writing. It’s work. Brain hurt.

One of the more frustrating aspects of writing in today’s social media world is that you have so little to

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The Last Time I Visited Europe Before Covid. Way Back in 2019.

A Relaxing Trip to Wisconsin (with Cameras!)

Early Adventures in 3D Printing

Building a Simple Garage Shelf

OneWheelin' with a GoPro Max

Strolling San Francisco at Night with a DJI Osmo Pocket

Cubs Win the World Series - My 2016 Fan Journey

NaNoWriMo 2015 in Time Lapse

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