Friday, September 19, 2008

Karma Kredits tumble..


By most measures I lead a very trouble free existance. House is paid for. No credit card debt. I run my life in a way that is fair to others and myself. I may have earned a few Karma Kredits along the way ...or not.

In the last 2 weeks:
My car was broken into and a couple of expensive items were stolen.

The stock photography company that licenses my pictures notified me that they will be closing their doors Oct 10th.

MER stock decided to take a dip, or rather, plunge into the financial toilet. This hurt. Alot.

And, on the subject of toilets, mine overflowed this morning flooding the bathroom and creeping under the hardwood floor in the hallway.

Did I mention that a seal on the spa heater failed and emptied the tub?

Except for the MER fiasco, all of these are small things. Fixable. Recoverable. An expensive inconvenience, not a life changing tragedy. The lesson here is the danger of comfort and failure to parse the details. Every one of the events could have been avoided weeks, no, months ago if I had been paying attention to the details.

Karma Kredits only work for those events out of your control. Lets hope.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

R.I.P. PhotoShelter


PhotoShelter announced today that they will be closing down their PhotoShelter Collection on October 10th. Very sad news. These were great folks with a great idea to support stock photography. Detail here.

Rachel Hulin will continue to blog here.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Reduced prices on the mountain...


Having lived and skied in Bend for the last 14 years, I developed a sore spot for Mt. Bachelor. Poor service and an attitude of disdain for locals has kept me off the mountain for the last 2 years.


from KOHD News:
"For the 08-09 season, unrestricted Adult season passes have been reduced from $929 to $799, while Adult Non-holiday passes, designed for the local rider, have been reduced from $749 to $669 making it the lowest priced adult pass, valid weekends, in 15 years. Most notably, Young Adult (ages 19-23) season passes have been reduced by 50 percent, from $699 to $349. For families, Teen passes are reduced from $399 to $249, and Youth (ages 6-12) reduced from $219 to $149. This pricing replaces and improves upon the previous multi-purchase family discount program, giving every family the opportunity to purchase exactly what they need at the lowest possible price. "

I'm still up in the air about tossing them my dollars. We've heard promises before, but I might.. just might.. give them the benefit of the doubt this season.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Compare. Contrast.

A 14 year old woman is similar to a 50 year old woman. The older has just refined her annoyances.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

David Hobby releases 8 DVD boxed set...

David Hobby, of Strobist fame, has released his new DVD boxed set. Get'em while he's got'em. I'm sure these will sell out in a ... flash.

Read more about the 8 DVD set (about 10 hours) at Strobist.com.

David is distributing through Midwest Photo Exchange (MPEX). Purchase here.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Historical Error...

Historians will have you believe that ancient cultures sacrificed virgins to appease their gods. This is not true. In reality, someone's 13 year old daughter was being a pain in the ass and they decided to throw her into a volcano. Don't ask me why I know this.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

On the road ...again.

Two of my favorite people, Gary and Becky Spetzler are about to hit the road again. Gary is the virtual poster child for adult ADHD and Becky is the Queen of Calm. The original Odd Couple.

Read about their current adventure here: Daily Pill

Read about their previous travels aboard the Metomorphobus