Almontage - Senior Moments from a Small Town in the Valley

Moving My (Optical) Cheese

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

When it comes to coping with change, I’ve had my cheese moved many times. This is especially true in computers where I have moved from punch cards and mainframes to a smartphone over 50...

G.A.S.

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

It’s not something you hook up to the BBQ, add to your tank in the car, or use antacids to combat. G.A.S. stands for Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and it affects, guitarists, audiophiles and photographers...

Smartphone Photography?

Life Experience

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

Taking photos is one of my favorite things to do when on vacation. It’s not as if I need to photograph my travels like National Geographic, but a photo record is handy for this...

Easy to Hard, Hard to Easy

Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019

I have been messing about with website development for 20 years now – ever since I first staked my claim to a spot on the Geocities web hosting site. It was easy to come...

Last Camera Syndrome

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

Last Camera Syndrome is a term coined by Nikon guru and camera market expert Thom Hogan. Basically LCS is a state of mind you have when the camera in hand is good enough and...

Almonte Before the Snow

Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

I don’t have that many November photos and I need some for my homemade fridge calendar next year. Today is a cool crisp day in Almonte (snow forecast for tonight) so I thought I’d...

Another November

Family , Life Experience , Travel

November 2, 2019November 3, 2019

Here we go again – the most unpleasant month of the year. The clock’s turning back and it’ll be dark at 5 PM tomorrow. It’s cold and wet tonight – first rain , then...

Back to Being a Dinosaur

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

For twenty years or so – from 1980 to 2000 – my photography was pretty uncomplicated. I had a manual 35 mm camera, shot color slide or print film, had a few extra lenses....

R&D Confidential

Economics , Life Experience , Technology

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

In writing this post I am violating my pledge of confidentiality that I signed as a General Foods chemist back in the early 70s. So sue me. I figure after 50 years, expired patents...

A Significant Anniversary