Local Events

Leander defeats Cedar Park for playoff berth

April 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The stakes were high when the Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves hosted the Leander Lady Lions friday night in a district battle to see who would qualify for the UIL softball playoffs. It was a very well-played game that turned into a pitches duel until the late innings. Neither team mounted... [Read the full story]

Doing a little freelance work with Hill Country News

April 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Hill Country News is a local paper that covers mostly the Williamson country (Cedar Park and Leander) areas of Texas. It’s a great paper that has alot of articles that the larger Austin American Statesman doesn’t carry. It does a particularly nice job of cover the high... [Read the full story]

The men Rangers lose to Stony Point 3-1

March 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Vista Ridge Ranger team took to the field today with a slim chance to stay in the playoff hunt against Stony Point. Whatever chance they had quickly vanished as Stony Point built a 3-0 lead and made it stick for most of the game. The Rangers had a few chances and managed to add... [Read the full story]

Congratulations Lance & Grant

May 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

This last weekend (May 2nd and 3rd), I had the priviledge of instructing Lance Clinton and Grant Heatherly in their Advanced open water class. Congratulations to both for completing the course and quite frankly doing one of the best jobs I’ve... [Read the full story]

Scubaland launches new dive club

April 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

More information can be found on Scubaland’s dive club website. Scubaland Adventures is dedicated to delivering some of the best dive club events possible. If you would like to join one of the most active dive groups in Austin, subscribe... [Read the full story]

Dive Around Texas

April 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

DiveAroundTexas.com challenges Texas divers to get out and explore some of the great diving that Texas has to offer. Texas is blessed with over 30 different incredible dive spots including rivers, quarries, lakes, and the Gulf... [Read the full story]

Using my photos

March 1, 2009 · 2 Comments

It’s come to my attention through some of my auditing software that there have been some illegal downloads of my photographs. Suffice it say, I’m not happy. I post pictures on my website as a convenient way of sharing what I shoot. Galleries... [Read the full story]

The D700 Rocks!

February 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I got my new Nikon D700 in this week and it is a major step up from my Nikon D200 - and that’s been a great camera. I considered the D300 as well but went with the D700 and am glad I did. The D700 is a full frame sensor where the D300 is not. ... [Read the full story]

The importance of composition in photographs

February 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

In a follow-up to his series on why your camera doesn’t matter, Ken Rockwell has written a nice piece on one of the reaons why - composition. Most people spend too much time (myself included) on trying to get the exposure correct and think about... [Read the full story]

Who Pays Taxes - from Washington Post

April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Who Pays Taxes The super-rich can’t plug the budget gap on their own. TOOLBOX Resize Print E-mail Yahoo! Buzz Save/Share + Share this Article: #ArticleCommentsWrapper {display:block}; COMMENT washingtonpost.com readers... [Read the full story]

The True Origins of This Financial Crisis

February 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a snippet from a great article that delves into the root of the current economic crisis published in the The American Spectator. Two narratives seem to be forming to describe the underlying causes of the financial crisis. One, as outlined... [Read the full story]

Hannah’s Graduation & Tech Visit

June 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It’s been a very busy summer so far. I’ve been on the road since the end of May with only a slight reprieve this upcoming week. I’m so thankful to have scuba classes next week as my downtime. So….Hannah finally graduated in... [Read the full story]

Hannah’s Senior Prom

May 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Last night was the Vista Ridge Junior/Senior prom. Hannah and a number of her bestest buddies decided to forgoe the fancy restaurants and instead invade our house where it was heard “the food is better and you don’t have to leave a tip!”. ... [Read the full story]

My roots are from the United Kingdom

April 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

My Roots Map I’ve finally been able to track my roots back on both my mother’s and father’s side of the family. On my father’s side, my lineage tracks back to Peter Gaunt who migrated from Lincolnshire, England in 1632. Although... [Read the full story]