chipgallo

I have this 3-4 hour commute when I go to work in downtown DC, which is "chip" time and I can do whatever I want. In the morning I usually sleep. For the return leg I had been listening to NPR on my now-obsolete Zune, but news of the various foreign wars has dissuaded me from this practice as it is repetitive, predictable and always reminds me of the massive funds we did NOT spend on our own aging infrasture in the USA. It is also why I don't give public radio any money -- they hand over ...

I have an interest in doing some live video streams for events hosted at the MCC. Generally it takes a couple of people to pull these things off from a technical perspective, so if you are technically, aurally or visually inclined, raise your hand. The first event tentatively is a book reading in conjunction with the grand opening of the renovated Children's Room --- April 14. Local author Malcolm Ater has been confirmed.

Things are lining up nicely. My best camera operator is available. ...

Project Cavalry is Comcast's name for the conversion to digital. It allows them to add more services and content, so in the long run it's a good thing. The changes are a learning experience and may involve budgetary stress. Emotions are running high in some support forums.

My wife thinks the conversion to digital happens 7/12/11 but at 9:00 p.m. I still had analog channels. She picked up a couple of the "Digital Transport Adapters" at the Comcast Ranson office and I already ...

The manager of the Nationals resigned today and the 1970 graduating class of Richard Montgomery High went "baaaaaaahhhhhhwwwww!" Jim could not make their reunion last year due to his work schedule, but he did invite them out to the ball park for a reduced price game. These guys were awful proud of a local boy made good. See my Facebook photo album for class pics.

Fired up the trusty Canon 20D yet again for a quick jog around the county. Conditions were great and no birds were harmed in the taking of these:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chipgal...7626877390408/

Thanks to Nanuk for piloting and Willis for behind the scenes $upport, tho he was missed as navigator. More will be added to the collection soon.