technologica or blogging from bed

Wow, I'm Posting from my phone in bed in Chile. I should be home inabout 29 hours! As a heads up the next bunch of posts will be photo themed from the 700+ pics I've taken here. The subject themes wil be Sky. Mountains. Water. Animals. Self. Other. Travel. Food. Ice. Just my five best pics concerning each.

I also got into the Arizona shooting match the day after I get back. Going so gets me on the road to qualifying for the 2013 national championship.in my shooting sport!!

See you soon!

delocated aka vacation aka no blogging for a week

Later folks. I'm off to the bottom of the world. Headed to the lake district, Torres Del Paine area of Chile for a week.
Trekking
Horseback riding
Photography
Nature's wonders

Come back to the blog in about 8 or 9 days if you wanna see new stuff. And speaking of stuff, here is the initial load out for vacation/mini-expedition.

Outerwear. Rainproof shell. Down 'sweater' from Norway. Corduroy and fleece 'brokeback mnt' jacket.

Trousers. From light weight rain proofs to heavy duty work dungarees. No jeans really.

Shirts. From a smartwool t-shrit through flannel to bdu style heavy work shirt.

Hoofwear. Boots. Trail runners. A huge assortment of warm, long, technical socks. An anomaly that will sit in a drawer 95% of the time I'm in San Diego but essential when you are just a short boat ride from Antarctica.

Gear. Missing is my small first aid kit,sun glasses and power converters. So imagine them as well. Trekking poles. Good binoculars. GoPro and accessories. Nikon dslr camera and tele lens. Nook e-reader. Knife. Headlamp. Hydration day pack and snacks. Hats, one fleece with cute ears.

Not seen. Seven pairs underwear. Toiletries. Scarf. And I'd really really like to take my tripod and remote trigger for my camera, but the tripod is just too big to take across the world for my amateur photographs.

Consider it.....

I've been writing this blog for 4 years! Last night I went back and read about half of 2008 and half of 2009. Wow, it seems soo long ago. And soo different.

But it's got me thinking maybe it is time to stop writing here. It seems the quality of my posts and decreased quite a bit in the past few years.

I'm considering making this year my final one, then just doing something different.....

tumblr

it's getting all tumblr up in here with the amount and types of pics i'm posting...

so if you have a crohns tumblr feel free to steal all these for it!

The most taken photo in San Diego

When I went to the fair this year I heard someone say, "Ugh, that has got to be the most taken photo in San Diego. I'm sick of seeing it and I wish someone would do something original." This was in reference to an 'under the pier' style shot.

Well I went and shot some of my own yesterday. So here you go, my version of the most take photo in San Diego. (especially by tourists i'd imagine)

pathetic

Isn't this the most pathetic dinner ever prepared and eaten?

-glass orange juice, no pulp.
-celery stalk with a little peanut butter.
-12 wheat thins with provolone cheese, toasted.

I should be ashamed of myself.....

Cinema Wednesday

For the rest of the year I am looking forward to seeing The Hobbit, Skyfall, Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty primarily.

But tonight I went to see Argo. I don't care who you are, go watch this movie. People clapped in the movie before it was even at the ending. Yep, it arouses that much emotion.

And then when you go home, download or order Mark Bowden's excellent book, "Guests of the Ayatollah" and read it to quench your thirst for understanding of the Iran Hostage Crisis.

(Tehran, 2012)