Disturbing Trend Against Photographers
Tonight, I went out to CityWalk as part of the Microsoft Tech-Ed conference in town this week. They reserved The Groove for jam sessions. I decided this year I’d rather shoot than play, so I packed up my D200 and a couple of lenses. Universal Studios Orlando has a bag check before you enter CityWalk, and I have no problem with that. Disney does the same thing. However, I was particularly disturbed when the security guards held me aside and said, “We’ve got another one.” I looked over and there was another man with a Nikon around his neck. I tried to ask the guard what she was talking about, but she kept putting me off with “one second” as she talked to someone on her radio. It had something to do with the fact that I had a...
The Scene at MS Tech-Ed
Technorati Tags: Tech-Ed, Orlando, Florida, Events, Microsoft, Windows There are a couple of things you expect from a Microsoft conference. Big banners are definitely on the expected list and we have them. Probably not as many as I would’ve thought, though. There’s no shortage of PC’s available for use to check the schedule and, presumably, do a little Internet surfing. Having already used the web site to build my schedule, I signed on one here long enough to print it off. Otherwise, I haven’t bothered, since I dragged along my own laptop. However, there are promises of more prizes to win if you fill out a session evaluation one one of the kiosk PC’s. Microsoft opted for something that is either cheesy or creepy (you...
New Species: American Homeless Eagle
Homeless, originally uploaded by Doug Lloyd. Larry Dale and his minions from the Orlando Sanford International Airport continue to destroy eagle nests, thereby creating a new species of American Homeless Eagles. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the airport to kill nuisance birds, though Eagles are excluded and are not being killed. However, the nest destruction has another by-product – orphaned eaglets. Audubon Society workers took the eaglets to the Birds of Prey center, and will try to find other eagle nests to act as foster homes. Meanwhile, the evicted adult eagles wander the streets like drug addicts kicked out of a crack house scheduled for demolition. Congratulations to Larry Dale and the Orlando Sanford International...
Warranty Repair? Unlikely
Consider this a warning from one home-owner to another. If you hire a contractor or service to do some improvement around your property, resist the urge to give them the final payment until everything is absolutely complete and you’ve inspected to your satisfaction. The only incentive contractors have to do any work is to get that paycheck. Once they have it, don’t count on seeing them again for any warranty repair. I posted a while back about some home repairs I was doing, including tree trimming and putting up a new fence. In both cases, I made the mistake of giving final payment when they were almost finished. The tree trimmer left before clearing out some remaining branches. More disappointing was the fence contractor – Florida Custom...
Happy Easter
Happy Easter (not my photo), originally uploaded by beeez. Things aren’t going so well for the Easter Bunny these days. Everywhere you look, there’s competition for attention. This weekend, the City of Sanford, FL has two events. One is an Easter Egg hunt for the kids. The other is a birthday celebration for Paw Park – the city’s off-leash park for dogs. Both kids and dogs will invade Historic Downtown Sanford this Saturday, April 7th. The kids get to hunt for Easter Eggs and assorted prizes. The dogs get their own “pawrade” (I didn’t make that up, they did) through Downtown. However, the dogs get a bit more attention. They also have a plethora of vendors lined up, obedience demonstrations and something call Flyball...