A Seaside Valley in Paradise
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/18/seaside-valley-maui/
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/18/seaside-valley-maui/
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/16/mei-turtle-bay/
I aint never stayed at one of them fancy-folk resorts before. But it was nice after all the wedding schlepping to not have to worry about any details like where to grab a bite to eat for a couple of days afterward. We passed the time meandering along the beach, checking out tide pools . . . this photo I like because not only does it feature my wife’s smiling face, but also because of the interesting lines and angles from the windows in the lobby.
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/15/dividing-the-cake/
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.
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/14/going-to-get-married/
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.
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/13/jessica-eats-breakfast/
See Also: Morning Coffee
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/12/obey/
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.
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/11/volkswagen-it/
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.
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/06/melting-flowers/
Link: https://dannyman.toldme.com/2011/05/04/bicycle-buddies/
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.