Annular eclipse 2023

It turned out that this year, there was an annular solar eclipse passing directly over the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. A rented fancy camera (a Nikon Z8) on my nice tripod and some solar filters allowed some fun pictures of the eclipse I also got some amazing photos of the balloons. The trip also allowed Beth,Continue reading “Annular eclipse 2023”

So much fun to take a vacation just for me

A couple weeks ago, I took a trip unlike any I’d gone on before. I didn’t take Ash to see something scenic.  I didn’t take a trip to go see family. I loaded myself into the Miata and drove 20 hours to the California coast for the MX-5 25th anniversary celebration.  While there, I gotContinue reading “So much fun to take a vacation just for me”

Just a few updates and why I’m not on FaceBook

Software updates and a new theme. Just a heads up for those who might have noticed, I have disabled my Facebook account.  I hope nobody takes it personally, but it was just eating an inordinate amount of time to stay up-to-date and not really coming with much in the way of pay-off.  I’ll likely re-activateContinue reading “Just a few updates and why I’m not on FaceBook”