Random Thoughts / A New Approach

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I’ve used this blog over the past couple years to write down random thoughts from time to time, as well as much more involved, bigger pieces. I usually spend several hours doing research, taking screenshots, writing, rewriting, rewriting again, and then finally publishing a post. Of course, the problem with that is, you wait for perfection and have to find a period of time where … Read more

When I Met Brian Dennehy

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Earlier this week, the actor Brian Dennehy came to Colorado Springs (UCCS, more specifically, where I’m a student on a very part-time basis). I signed up for the opportunity, since I was interested, and the event was free. (For those who don’t recognize his name immediately, he voiced the father rat in Pixar’s Ratatouille; played the obnoxious sheriff in Rambo: First Blood; and played the father in … Read more

Watching Apple’s Groundhog Day (The Apple Watch Announced)

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Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage to announce a few new products and demo videos of the company’s latest technology. The presentation, though offered via streaming online, was given to a highly selective audience of industry analysts, tech bloggers, and journalists.

Apple’s product launch is the one presentation each year that “fanboys” like myself watch with rapt attention and is the one that Microsoft or Google customers love to hate. But as I watched this year’s event, I noticed that it’s starting to become a spectacle like Groundhog Day.

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Read My Posts at the Colorado Springs Independent

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I have some happy news to share—if you haven’t seen many blog posts here recently, there’s a reason. I’m now a featured blogger at the Colorado Springs Independent. I’m still posting the same kinds of things as before: info about websites, technology, the Internet, and more. So I’ll probably not post here as often since that’s taking the time I would normally use to write … Read more

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a… Drone?

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When I first heard the media stir about drones a couple of years ago, my mind recalled the male bees that live in a hive and do nothing but eat, sleep and breed. Remember those from your elementary school days? Today, the term “drone” is often used in an entirely different context, and the drones in question have only the gift of flight in common with lazy buzzing insects, and the role they play is far more complex.

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The Dancing Fox Lodge in Woodland Park

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Stauffer & Sons Construction built a custom home for Neil and Barbara Bruce in Woodland Park, Colo., back in 2011. It’s been about five years since we built it, so we decided it was time to drop by for a visit and see how they still liked their home having lived in it for a few years.

The home itself is a beautiful 3,800 square foot, three-story southwestern-influenced home designed by Langley Architects and is tucked away on a hill on the western side of the town, with a phenomenal view of Pikes Peak.

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Waldo Canyon Fire Survivors: Ken & Kris Rose

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Ken & Kris Rose have lived in the Parkside neighborhood in Colorado Springs since 1986 when the subdivision was still brand new. Ken remembers what the neighborhood looked like back then: “There were probably 40 homes completed, and we bought the house furthest south at the time, so we had this tremendous view of the city… though we didn’t know they were going to build a bunch of houses below us and fill up our view with more homes,” he laughs. Kris also recalls the quieter days of the past: “The only thing up here back then was the Flying W Ranch.

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Waldo Canyon Fire Survivors: Jerry & Tina Pati

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Jerry & Tina Pati lived in the Parkside neighborhood in Colorado Springs for over 26 years when the tragic Waldo Canyon fire destroyed their home in June of 2012.

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Steve Wozniak in Colorado Springs

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Earlier this week, I went to go see Steve Wozniak speak right here in Colorado Springs. He came to an event put on by the Business Journal called “Celebrate Technology” at a great new venue, The Pinery At the Hill. For those who may not know, Steve Wozniak is/was the co-founder of what I think is the greatest consumer tech company in the world: Apple, … Read more

Should I Join a Toastmasters Club?

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I’m a big fan of conquering my weaknesses and fears. I like to identify what they are, finding out why I’m afraid of them, and then do whatever it takes to overcome them. There’s one fear I’m working on these days is the fear that’s often cited in surveys as the biggest fear of all for most people: the fear of public speaking. A few … Read more