Archive for 2006

Happy New Year!

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The best WordPress plugins

On Christmas day, I gave thanks for the four top technology solutions that impacted my life in 2006. First on my list was WordPress, which is as far as I’m concerned the best personal publishing platform. The beauty of WordPress is that it’s almost infinitely extensible through plugins. If there’s a feature that’s not standard [...]

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Romania, my country

Just got sent a PowerPoint show entitled Romania is my country. While I’m not enthralled with the music, the photos are fantastic, and that’s why I’m sharing it. Enjoy it, there are some beautiful places in there, including Medias, my home town. (Thanks, Nick!)

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Impressions from Walt Disney World (part 3)

This post is a continuation of my series on Walt Disney World.
Lights, Motors, Action! is one of the shows at Disney MGM Studios. It runs only a few times a day, and it involves tightly coreographed action and stunt sequences with cars and motorcycles. The setup is that they’re filming scenes for an upcoming action [...]

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Zooomr: the site that keeps on giving

Updated 10/29/2007: I’ve revised my opinion of Zooomr since I wrote this. See “Taking a break from Zooomr” for the details.
I’ve been taking photos for a long time, as I’m sure many of you have. Where my story might differ from others is that I’ve also wanted to share my photos online for [...]

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Giving thanks for innovative technology

This year, there were a handful of technology/software products that truly changed my life, and I wanted to take a little time to thank their makers publicly.
The first, and most important, is WordPress. Without it, this site wouldn’t exist, because I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to combine the content from my various other sites [...]

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Merry Christmas!

May all of you have a wonderful and blessed Christmas (if you celebrate it)! If you don’t, then Happy Holidays!

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Duck call

Taken in the pond next to the Lincoln Monument, downtown DC.

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The Gift that counts

Before we all get too wrapped up with gifts, food and parties this Christmas, let’s remember the one Gift that truly counts! Merry Christmas to all!

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Questions to ask yourselves before you marry

A few days ago, I ran across an article from the NYT that presented 15 questions couples should ask themselves before they get married. The number’s not important, but the questions are. Thankfully Ligia and I discussed most of these questions, and others, before we tied the knot, but I hear many couples forgo this [...]

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Mister Grumpy

Seen in downtown DC.

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In motion

Seen in downtown DC, close to Mister Grumpy.

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