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May 15, 2011
Photo-a-Day

Dividing the Cake

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/15/dividing-the-cake/

Working with John to split the wedding cakes for our getaway, with a limited selection of tools.

By early afternoon our wedding day was already a long day. In fact, it was the next day, if you timestamp your photos UTC, as I do.

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May 14, 2011
About Me, Biography, Photo-a-Day, Sundry

Goin’ to Get Married

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/14/going-to-get-married/

Danny walks with the Chaplain into the wedding ceremony.

There are of course way better photos of our wedding day, but this one was taken with my camera, by my Uncle John, who even as a groomsman can not resist the urge to snap some photos.

Also, I don’t have to persuade the wife to post any photos of her that are less than perfect to her eye.

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May 13, 2011
Photo-a-Day

Jessica Eats Breakfast

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/13/jessica-eats-breakfast/

Uncle John made toast and eggs, which Jessica is enjoying on the patio of our rented Waikiki condo.

See Also: Morning Coffee

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May 12, 2011
Photo-a-Day

Gwen and Dad at Island Snow

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/12/obey/

I like that this shot came out with the tree siding down between them. Sort of a yin-yang thing.

Trivia: my camera operates on UTC, and my computer interprets that as PDT, its just not worth it to figure out what day my photos were taken in Hawaii.

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May 11, 2011
About Me, Biography, Photo-a-Day

Truckin’

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/11/volkswagen-it/

Dad gives a thumbs up from the driver's seat of a VW bus I rented on Oahu.

Some of my fondest memories of my Dad involve long expeditions in a VW bus. I rented a VW camper bus for a few days on Oahu, and had him pose. Given Dad’s health challenges these past years, to see him make it to Hawaii for the wedding and to enjoy the scenery in an old Volkswagen . . . that’s a good time.

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May 10, 2011
Photo-a-Day, Sundry

Fitting Room

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/10/fitting-room/

I pressed Uncle John into service as a groomsman. Here we are at the fitting room of the Nordstroms at Ala Moana, after he arrived from camping in the California desert.

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May 9, 2011
Photo-a-Day, Sundry

Getting Married?

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/09/enter-here/

Door to the Marriage License Office, in Honoulu, HI

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May 7, 2011
Photo-a-Day

Maxwell-o-scope

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/07/maxwellscope/

I spy, with my little $5 garage-sale binoculars, a little kitty, sleeping on the armchair across the room!

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May 6, 2011
Photo-a-Day

Melting Flowers

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/06/melting-flowers/

The white flowers melt their petals on the ground, like someone dropped their ice cream.

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May 5, 2011
Photo-a-Day

ACE Train

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/05/ace-train/

The Altamont Commuter Express pushes back to the East Bay in the evening.

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May 4, 2011
Photo-a-Day

Bicycle Buddies

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/04/bicycle-buddies/

It is like carpooling, only healthier.

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May 4, 2011
Technical

Data Center Supplies

Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/04/data-center-supplies/

As a Systems Administrator, I have spent my share of time in various data centers. So, I was keen to read Ben Rockwood’s Personal Must-Haves. He wants a Leatherman, a particular mug, a particular water bottle, an iPhone and a particular bar code scanner. Honestly, it kind of felt like reading a marketing advertisement. I like the idea of a bar code scanner that can dump ASCII as if it were a keyboard device:

Your laptop will register it as a keyboard, so when you press the button to scan the contents of the barcode are “typed in” where ever you like, which means you can use it with Excel just as easily as my prefered auditing format, CSV’s created in vi.

I explained that I keep my liquids in the break area, so I don’t need any fancy mugs. And I don’t know if an iPhone supports making calls over wifi, which is important because mobile signal is often poor to none in a datacenter, nor have I any idea if the camera is all that handy for quick, low-light macro shots.

My own list would include:

In the Cage

In the Cage – Networking and Comunications

In the Cage – Human Sanity

I like wearing the earplugs, then earbuds under noise-cancelling headphones, or over-the-ear earphones. You block out most of the noise and can enjoy some tunes while doing what is often non-thinking physical labor.

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