My friend Victoria sent this to me and I felt I had to share it.  Too often we let the little things get the better of us.  Thinking about the soldiers and what they go through might be a good way to keep some perspective and some patience.

When a Soldier Comes Home

When a soldier comes [...]

Even though I’ve been into Photography for quite a while, I only recently took the plunge into the realm of DSLRs.  Ever since then I’ve been making use of the 28-135mm kit lens which has worked out great.  However; due to the upcoming weddings and our upcoming trip to the Pacific Northwest I’ve [...]

Preferred Care is putting on what they call Nature Nights every Tuesday at 6pm from May 26th through August 25th.  These nights include biking, (canoe) paddling, hiking and walking in the different areas Rochester has to offer.

Tuesday Rachel and I, along with my mother and several other of their coworkers, participated in a 10 [...]

I’ve been reading Derek Miller’s blog for a while now and I love his Camera Works series.  Most of the stuff he posts in the series I already have a pretty good handle on but he does an excellent job describing (and simplifying) exactly how Cameras (and photography) work. Back in September he [...]

There seems to be a new flavor of the Nigerian 419 scam.  I got a strange E-mail this morning from what seemed to be CareerBuilder.

Dear Randy Aldrich ,

Our organization is involved in purchase, sale and exchange of Online currencies, such as and etc.

Our branches are located in Finland, Germany and Sweden. Presently we [...]

Our yard seems to be a breeding ground this spring. We’ve had everything from baby robins to baby rabbits. The baby robins showed up last weekend (completely expected, their nest has been in our garage for a few weeks/months now). Had I noticed the nest getting built It wouldn’t have lasted [...]

We found a new method of keeping the dogs worn out. I’d been eying our bikes for a while but the proposition was a bit scary. For whatever reason, I got it into my head to give it a go today and I’m glad we did. What fun! The dogs love it ALMOST as [...]