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It’s always brighter at the Sun

I moved to Las Vegas in September to be a newspaper man. Or at least the “news” in newspaper man. I loved Washington and the...

Boom!

Last night I saw my first building implosion. After 65 years standing on the Strip, the Frontier came down in about eight seconds. My work...

Vegas Baby!

After six years in the District of Columbia, I’m packing my bags for Las Vegas. I’ve accepted a position at the Las Vegas Sun, where...

Web Scraping The Census With PHP

The Census Bureau is a treasure trove of information about communities. But sometimes getting to the data and making sense of it takes a bit...

Across The Great Divides

On June 20, a humid Wednesday in the District of Columbia, I schlepped my internal frame pack, my daypack and a carry-on, all exploding with...

Out ‘n About: Summer Vacation ’07

Edit (July 16, 2007): Yea, I know photos didn’t magically appear while I was on my trip. I tested the workflow once before I left...

Jeopardy Twin?

A buddy sent me a video today of a Jeopardy contestant who looks strikingly similar to me. I’d never part my hair, especially in the...

Controversy In Captivity

On the heels of the recent panda artificial insemination at the National Zoo, The Onion has a video spoof mocking the Zoo’s captive panda reproduction...

Don’t Blink Or You’ll Miss

CBS Evening News aired a short piece last night about the National Zoo’s most recent giant panda artificial insemination attempt. Four or five of the...

“Acting On What You Know” Video

Skills: Videography, Final Cut Pro, Flash 8 I shot, edited and co-wrote the “Acting On What You Know” video for the Think Tank exhibit at...