Gallery Update
Galleries have been updated with another large update.  I want to thanks those that keep sending me images for the galleries.  They wouldn't be possible without your hard work capturing those images.  Check out the Image History page for the additions or All Galleries web page for a complete list of galleries.

Me News
Nothing new really.  Work is good, home life is good and friends are all doing well.

Website Update
This is more of a product update, but I am changing my mail over to a service called Vanquish.  Basically, it blocks everything and then sorts out based on your whitelist, a challenge/response system and a variety of other very cool features.  So far, I have been very impressed with the performance and usability.  Also, I haven't found any real problems with the service.  I can't recommend the product completely as I have only been using it for a few days now, but normally I see upwards of 2000 emails a day of which maybe 20 are valid.  SpamAssassin, Mail Filters, etc used to pair that down quite a bit but now I don't need to run any of those (at least I hope... time will tell).  They do offer a free 15-day trial and I will report back in a couple weeks to share my on going experience, but I can't see why this won't be a great solution to my spam woes. 

The good news with this service is I still use all my same old mail addresses so I don't have to worry about an interruption in mail.  Check out the review at PCMag.com or head straight to the Vanquish website.

Gallery Update
I updated the gallery a couple days ago, but just got around to updating all the news and stuff.  Check out the Image History page for the additions or All Galleries web page for a complete list of galleries.

Me News
For those of you who are wondering what is up with me, well lots actually.  The big news is that I am moving in with a woman... yep... I have lost my mind.  Actually, I may have finally found it.  I guess time will tell.  Other news is I went on a great overnight backpacking trip.  I have done lots of camping (car style) and I when I was younger did a few overnights, but now that I am older and appreciate nature a bit more I can't believe how relaxing it is.  Oh and I managed to stand up close and personal with a timber rattler that was passing near camp (very near).  Great fun.

5/16/2006

Gallery Update
Been another really long time, but I posted a rather large update for everyone.  It will take a while to post so you may want to wait a few hours for it to finish as I won't be able to update the Image History until it is done.  Check out the Image History page for the additions or All Galleries web page for a complete list of galleries.

Me News
Wow what a crazy few months I have been having.  Couple death marches at work to get some stuff done, lots of contracting work which is a good/bad thing and managing to sneak out on weekends for some outdoor fun.  As always, I hope to be spending some time working on my website in the near future, but with summer approaching I will likely be spending what little time I have outdoors backpacking, camping and kayaking.  Lets hope for some updates, but don't count on them as usual.

Update Movie Pick
This update I will get back to picking obscure (relatively) movies that are just plan good if not flat out great.  With that said, this pick is a fantastic action-horror-thriller that has a lot of great twists.  Brotherhood of the Wolf is one of those movies that is well paced and a real edge of your chair kind of movie.  A nice addition is this is a true story from long ago and puts their own "how it happened" story behind it.  The creature that actually did kill over 100 people in a couple of years in France around 1766 and was known as the Beast of Gevaudan.  This movie is clearly fiction, but still a great take on an exciting true story.  I don't want to give too much away so I will leave you with a movie pick that I think is one of the best in its genre.

Gallery Update
Been a long time, but I posted another huge post to make up for it.  Check out the Image History page for the additions or All Galleries web page for a complete list of galleries.

Me News
Still learning the C# programming language, dating, vacation (my first in years), some hiking, being sick, busted foot (which I still have) and working my butt off has kept me from posting any new stuff to my website.  I do hope that I will have time soon to create a new Hiking section and post a bunch of reviews including one of my great new poker table from Pick's Poker Tables.

Update Movie Pick
I would be surprised if you haven't heard about this documentary yet, but it is Grizzly Man.  This is an incredible documentary about a man that spends 13 years with grizzlies filming them in the wild up close (way too close).  The interesting part is that it is a documentary from another film maker using the footage shot by "The Grizzly Man".  I don't want to spoil the documentary by giving it all away, but lets just say the guy with grizzlies is crazy and it comes back to bite him quite literally.  One of my favorite documentaries.

2005 News