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Well, after having the same setup for quite some time, I’ve decided to change the site to reflect what I’m doing more of, which is photography. Basically, the main change is when you hit http://deuceweb.net, you will see a photoblog. The normal blog will continue to exist and be updated at http://blog.deuceweb.net. Not a big change, but this aligns the site with more of what I’m likely to be better at updating on a frequent basis (i.e. photos). Feeds are available for both the photoblog and the blog.

This change is driven by the fact I’ve been using flickr for quite a while now, and love it. The software I’m using for the photoblog is called flogr. Using flickr’s API, flogr pulls your photos and associated info, making it easy to present in a photoblog format. It’s ridiculously simple to setup, and even comes with some themes for examples. I am using one of those themes, but with the background from the Flex WP theme used on the blog.

So….with that said….hope you enjoy the new setup.

(yes, i know i broke the original feed for the five of you that follow me on it. oh well.)

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• lens culture
• Getting noticed on flickr

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Paul Kedrosky has the great idea of emptying browser tabs by making a post of them. Here’s to making this a habit:

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• What makes a great photo?
• What’s more effective as a conservation tactic?
• Making the case for immigration

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been out around the island taking pictures. I’ve put together an album of the better ones:

I think this might be one of the best ways for me to consistently update this site. Obviously, I’ve neglected posting on here, but photos might be the best way to get back into it. The better of these captures have been put on flickr as well.

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So, I finally got around to uploading some of the pictures I’ve taken this summer. In no particular order, here they are:

Pictures from the NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway. I went with my Dad, uncle, and cousin. The day was so hot, driving the Corvette afterwards was really warm, even with the top down.

These are pictures from a trip to New York City with my brother. We walked around a lot, and went to a Yankees game. Also went to the bar each night….

These are from a random party/bar night at my buddy Jason’s house in Mt. Clemens.

Last set: I took these wandering around downtown Detroit before leaving for Bermuda. Wanted to have some pictures of a great city I was fortunate enough to call home for a few years.

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I know I’ve been very bad at updating the gallery with pictures, but I’ve put up three more albums:

• A Night Out: Amish e-mailed me at like 3 o’clock on a Wednesday, informing me there was an all you can drink for $25 at Fifth Ave in Royal Oak. Joe can drink a lot.
• Going Away and Out: A couple of people from our team at work were leaving the project, so we went out for dinner and drinks.
• Visit to Bermuda: Since I’m moving to Bermuda in August for work, they wanted me to come down for a visit to meet the local team and some of the clients.

So…that’s it for the picture update today. Now that I have this Macbook, have better software for processing images, and don’t have to use multiple computers for getting the pictures uploaded, I should be updating more frequently.

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Well, I’ve been on vacation for the past week. No, I didn’t go anywhere. The past two or three months have been crazy with a lot of travel for work, but overall it was a good time. As a result, I’ve been able to post a lot of pictures that have been taken over the summer. Here they are…

• A boat party in Saginaw with Phil
• My trip to California…saw three baseball games in three different ballparks!
• Chad and Hilary’s Wedding in June
• Our company’s promotion party at The Hard Rock Cafe in Detroit
• Some more Corvette pictures
• Two Tigers games, one in June, another earlier this week on Labor Day.

Not much else to report. Spent most of the week watching movies and hanging out with friends I haven’t seen in a while. Also, I’m moving in a couple weeks, so that should be interesting.

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I’ve been down in Tennessee for the past week for work. As a result of that, I was able to spend another weekend in Nashville. I also spent a weekend here last March, so I had done a lot of the touristy things (and taken lots of pictures) during that visit.

Friday night, I got into town around 5:30 PM, and went to the Doubletree Hotel. Very nice hotel, apparently they just spent a few million dollars on remodeling, and it showed. Didn’t have much of a plan for things to do, so my night was spent barhopping among the different watering holes on Broadway. I was actually able to catch the Tigers game at Bailey’s….too bad we lost :-/

Saturday was spent mostly around the hotel actually. I went to breakfast at The Pancake Pantry, which has the best pancakes you’ll ever have. After getting back to the hotel, I found out it was way too hot for wandering around downtown by going to a souvenir shop on Broadway. Ended up watching a movie on TV and working out at the hotel during the afternoon. My cousin (Brad) called me around 4:30, and we went to dinner at a sports bar near the Gaylord Entertainment Center (where the Predators play).

After dinner came the Tennessee Titans vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL game (a few pictures were taken). Somehow my cousin was able to snag us a couple tickets to his company’s suite, so that was really cool. The game itself wasn’t that exciting….no real big plays, crowd wasn’t real into it, etc. Tennessee lost the game, 20-6. After the game, went for a couple drinks at a bar on Broadway, nothing exciting.

Sunday was a great day….woke up early and went to The Pancake Pantry again, but this time with Brad and his family: Michelle (his wife), Max (son), and Spencer (son). Amazing food (as always), so that was good. Max and Spencer were funny, and it was great to see them all again.

After breakfast, I went back to the hotel and packed up my stuff. The Hermitage was next on the list of things to do. It’s the plantation/mansion that was home to the seventh President of the United States: Andrew Jackson. Only a short drive from downtown, it was great to visit. A little warm to walk around outside, but that really didn’t effect my experience. I took some of the best pictures of the trip while there, so take a look if you want. Overall, a great historic place to go, I’d recommend it to anyone visiting the Nashville area.

After finishing a tour of The Hermitage, I headed down to Franklin, TN for a visit to Brad and Michelle’s house. It was a surprise when I called them during the drive there and Brad told me I was going to have dinner with them! It wasn’t quite ready when I got there, so Max entertained me with some Sponge Bob flash games….very amusing actually. For dinner, we had some really good herb chicken, corn on the cob, and salad. To top it off, Michelle made the best dessert: shortbread cake, whipped cream, and fruit. Such good food…

After dinner, I had to head back to Jackson, TN. Long drive (2+ hours) from Franklin, but that’s ok. It was a great weekend in Nashville, and I’m looking forward to visiting again. I don’t know what else there is to do, but I know there is plenty going on in that city. Good times!

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