The J-Mo Zone

Do you ever find yourself caught up in a sea of “busy-ness”? I know I do. I have this burning need to always be doing something - it may be some mundane task, but I really want to have the feeling that I’ve accomplished something. What I want to try and do is slow down [...]

A couple of things. Yes, it was a failing hard drive. No, I couldn’t clone the failing drive. It’s part of a stripe set and if I could get the drive ID’s to work with replacement drives, I could have been up and running in an afternoon. No such luck. Yes, non-Apple drives will work [...]

then promptly went down the tubes. I’m talking about my Monday morning of course. Everything was going along nicely till some of my office mates started having difficulty accessing the storage drives on our server. I stuck my head in the server closet and noticed something strange going on with the lights on one of [...]

Friday last week ended a busy few days for me. The big news is that my parents are in town for a visit. Picked them up from the airport Thursday without incident, but had to put up with the minor inconvenience of VP Dick Cheney’s motorcade returning to Air Force Two - they temporarily shut [...]

Thanks to a buddy of mine, I had the opportunity to sample Canon’s current pro-body and the go-to lens of most sports shooters. The combination of Canon 1D Mark III and 300/2.8 IS lens is a common sight along the sidelines of most professional sporting events. Since we didn’t happen to have any pro events [...]

Some of you have met my friend Jonathan Palmer and his wife Danielle. I have a link to his blog in my blogroll. Whether he knows it or not, his insight and approach to photography has given me more to think about when making a image. Jonathan’s background as a photo journalist exposed me to [...]

So I’m driving down the road the other day minding my own business (as I often do). I reach down to open my armrest console to get some sunglasses out and guess what? The armrest opens and comes off in my hand. I guess my visits to the gym are working as I apparently don’t [...]

After a short week that still seemed like it was a full one, Saturday was a welcome break. The overcast morning made sleeping in even that more enjoyable. I did get up to watch qualifying for the Belgian grand prix then snoozed a little more before REALLY getting up and making breakfast. My big acheivements [...]

I have a simple question that I’ve been meaning to ask. When you drive in at Sonic and place an order from your car (I say that because some Sonic’s have a drive-thru), do you tip the person that brings you your food?
If you don’t have a Sonic where you’re from, it’s a fast food [...]

It’s no big secret that I get up at the same time every day, even on weekends. On some days - like the weekends, I may go back to be afterwards but I’m up and about at 6 am everyday. It sure makes Monday mornings a non-issue. Well… that’s about to change. Starting this Sunday, [...]