Cromely's World

We had a full moon last week with unusually clear skies.  At about 2:00 AM, I headed out to the roof with the zoom lens to take some picture...

Last week, I did a day of presentations in Indianapolis.  They seemed to go fairly well. Many people who have trouble with public speaking...

The second stop on our Hato bus tour was a Tea Ceremony at the Happo-en Garden, a beautiful facility popular with tourists and weddings. ...

Saturday at Fred Meyer, I stood in line behind one person. I had 20 5' tomato stakes, 4 tomato cages, and a spook of twine to purchase. ...

The other night I made significant progress in Super Mario Galaxy 2.  But I guess I was playing kind of late.  You know it's time to put...

This year's crops are off to a good start.  So far I've had only a few failures (mainly Romas and Peppers, though the Broccoli didn...

This mess waited for me when I got back from last trip.  It took me awhile to figure out what it was.  Syrup?  Chocolate? Blood?  Or *gasp*...

I recently worked an event where my company held a drawing.  People filled out cards to enter the drawing, and we asked them for name addres...

I have dozens of apps on my Droid.  You can see my current list here .  I've only paid for two of them, however.  One is the Zagat's...

It's been two years since I last hauled all my shreddables to the industrial shredder .  I've had boxes of retired paper taking up ...

Every tourist city worth a visit has a tall skinny structure that tourists can ride to the top of.  Seattle has the Space Needle .  Vegas ha...

The Fremont Solstice Festival is always entertaining.  It's best know for the parade and its collection of naked bikers ( mildly NSFW pi...

I first learned about Gunnar Optiks computer glasses at PAX Prime in 2009 . Gunnar Optiks makes glasses designed for computer users.  They...

At first I didn’t like the idea of a bus tour.  It seemed too – ordinary.  As though it lacked adventure.  But since our trip to Tokyo was ...