Las Vegas environs
We stayed at the Bellagio, I had drinks with Michael Douglas, and was briefly on a first-name basis with him. I met and had dinner chosen for me by Chef David Burke at one his restaurants. I had front row tickets to a Mary J Blige concert (pic) and actually touched her hand. Cassie and I went to see Penn & Teller, and “O” (Cirque du Soleil).
Rob, Cassie and I went to Red Rock Canyon outside Vegas. We saw a ringtail cat and went under a very cold waterfall.
Back from CES
I did booth duty and help setup my company’s booth at CES. It was a lot of work, and honestly, I got more information about what was going on at the show last year, when I didn’t attend, than this year, when I did. A great source of information about CES is clearly Engadget.
I have to say, after hearing about the stunt pulled by Gizmodo, I would have been extremely upset at this individual (Richard Blakeley) if he had done this to our booth.
Lightning photos
I’ve taken a few lightning photos which have come out rather well, in my opinion. My technique is not very advanced, and possibly not the best, but here’s what I do:
- Turn off the flash (or automatic flash)
- Set the timer to 2 seconds (10 seconds is too long).
- Mount camera on tripod, gorillapod, or rest it somewhere steady.
- Trigger it OVER and OVER again until you get the picture you want.
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Date: 02/09/2008
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- All the Presidents’ Pets : The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over by Mo Rocca
- Voice of Reason : Why the Left and Right Are Wrong by Ronn Owens
- Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News by Tucker Carlson
- 1491 : New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
- The Original Turtles Trading Notebook by Russell Sands
Current books:
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
Recent books:
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
- The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn\’t by Robert I. Sutton
