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June 13, 2009

Katy Photography Meetup Photowalk at La Centera

So, today, a group of 7 of us met and did a group photowalk at the La Centera Farmer's Market. We had some fun talking and taking some pictures. I know I enjoyed meeting the new people and talking ``shop'' with some talented people.

Here are some of the photos I took. Click the lower right corner to go to the web album over at Picasa.

Posted by Don Harper in Photography on June 13, 2009

June 09, 2009

The Project 365 Update

Here is a quick update on my Project 365:

Posted by Don Harper in Photography on June 09, 2009

June 08, 2009

Progress Check (Updated)

Time for another belly-gazing type post. An Update on where I am with my goals for the year.

• Social

  • Join and participate in at least one organization/club (outside of church). Helped restart the Katy Area Photographer's meetup. First event is this Saturday. Also, attempting to start up a Katy area Linux Users Group

  • Work on blogs more. A few posts over at cli.donharper.org and here, but not enough

• Travel

  • 1 Trip with family not to see family. We took a family camp-out over Mother's Day weekend. Everyone had a blast, and I think we will do it again next year.

  • Start planing on bigger trip. Nothing, yet.

• Photography

  • Take and post a photo a day. Been hitting this one so far! See my post about it

• Simplify

  • Reduce wardrobe, books and computer stuff. Attempted to bring the desk under control, and I have it as a task this month to do something with the closet.

• Finance

  • Set up emergency fund. FPU is going great, and by the end of the month, we will have the emergency fund started by the end of the month!

  • Set up wills. Got the forms, should do these next month.

• Health

  • Take better care of self. Started a new diet, lost 5 lbs in the first week (and an inch or two from the gut). Starting yoga class in the morning.

Starting to make some progress on the goals. Getting some things aligned with the wife has really made the difference in some of these.

Posted by Don Harper in Family on June 08, 2009

May 15, 2009

Photo Time Capsule

Photojojo is a wonderfully quirky site with lots of things about photography. Some of it is about how to take a photo, but a lot of it is how to display photos in a new and interesting way.

One of the services they offer is what they call their Time Capsule service. Once you sign up for this service, they will go look at your Flickr photo stream for interesting pictures taken in the two week period from the years before. I just received my email reminder about my most recent issue. It is neat to sit back and look at a snapshot of the old photos, both to remember what you were doing when you took them, and to see how you have developed as a photographer since then.

Go take some photos!

Posted by Don Harper in Photography on May 15, 2009

May 13, 2009

Another scare...

The boy gave us another scare this week. Some drill, woke up late, sluggish, and cold. Checked the blood sugar and it was waaay low. Off to the ER with us. This time, they ran the correct tests.

We came home today after only one night in the hospital, and the docs think they know what happened. Seems he just finished another growth spurt, and his body used up it stores doing the growing. Since he was tired, he slept longer, and his body did not have enough to keep going.

Simple solution is to make sure we give him some simple sugars and carbs at bed time (mind those teeth, though!), and do not let him sleep in too late, and make sure he has a good breakfast.

They had a name for this, but we missed it. But, he is home, in good health, and has no dietary restrictions. Woot!

Posted by Don Harper in Family on May 13, 2009