Author Archives: PD

Five and Change: Episode 1

[podcast]http://www.padizio.com/podcasts/fac/ep1.2008.11.5.mp3[/podcast] Today is November 5, 2008, and this is Five and Change.  Yesterday, Barack Obama was elected by the American People to be the President of the United States.  In the light of this, I recognized that we are truly … Continue reading

Trust your instinct.

Today it occurred to me that I am involved in a lot of things that truly interest me. Some of them I make money from, which is a bonus, and some of them I most certainly lose money on, which … Continue reading

A Photographer is Me!

Howdy, all! Well, my little business has finally gotten to the “invest in equipment” stage. In the last month I’ve added: A MacBook A Nikon D40 An HP Photosmart C4280 and a few other bits & pieces that aren’t relevant … Continue reading

Are all generalizations insults?

I was reading a Slashdot post today about the Olympics changing the gymnastics scoring system, when I came across the following by CmdrTaco (one of Slashdot’s primary editors): Now I’m sure that no Slashdot reader will intentionally watch any “sport” … Continue reading

Saugatuck Day Trip

The Scapers invade Saugatuck.

Fun Stuff.

My schedule is completely thrown off. I spent Saturday in Saugatuck, MI with friends raislak, zarniwhooper and husband, asta77, and my wife. We had wine, burgers, and fun, and then arrived back at home around 5:30ish. Side note; all those … Continue reading

One Bizzare Feeling…

There was a spectacular moment today, where I felt like I was “in the zone.” I thought it was worth a mention. Not sure if this is really a productivity thing, but I’m definitely getting used to my gmail labels, … Continue reading

Fourth of July Extravaganza

Fun fun on the Fourth.

On Creation and Evolution

I saw a post over at sikkdays and had to respond. I ended up putting essentially a blog post together, so I thought I’d re-post here. The original post at sikkdays was regarding the new Michigan Legislation that is working … Continue reading

Net Neutrality? How ’bout Channel Neutrality?

Inspired by Sikkdays’ post about Net Neutrality, I though I’d put my 2 cents in regarding another, related issue. Net Neutrality Net Neutrality is tiered service based not on the money you pay your ISP, but based on the money … Continue reading