Archives From The Desk of CJD

The Romance of the Unusual

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Jul 11, 2022

Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the Romance of the unusual. Ernest Hemingway

One of my favorite tools on the iPad is importing my images to the Photos app. The simple act of sorting, organizing these photos like I used to do on a contact sheet of film negatives. Find the keepers and then develop them in the…

I Love My iPad Pro

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Jul 9, 2022

I’ve had the privilege of handling and owning a lot of personal computing and tech devices over the past couple of decades. My all-time favorite is hands-down the M1 iPad Pro and it’s companion, the Magic Keyboard. The iPad has so much processing power and…

The Wild Wild Web

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Jul 6, 2022

Speaking about personal websites, I just screened this video about the early web. I can thankfully say my website was NEVER this cheesy but there was a sense of ownership back then. Much more so than we do on today’s social media platforms where there…

Anti-Censorship

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Jul 6, 2022

Four years ago today I decided that I wasn’t having fun using Google anything, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram anymore, so I downloaded all my content from those platforms and promptly deleted those accounts. No Google products and no social media. If you’ve DM’d me, then…

I Disapprove This Message

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Jul 6, 2022

I need a new photo project. I figure that there will be a lot of photo opportunities between now and November, so, my new project is… During and after the 2016 campaigns I swore off of news media and politics. I’m done. However, they are…

Let’s Take This Outside

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Jul 6, 2022

Due to a variety of interests, there has been less writing here in favor of being outdoors with a camera. I’ve been out and about capturing a variety of topics including urban art, neon signs and more. I’m thinking of capturing a few new things…

Map Quest

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Jul 4, 2022

Over the past couple of decades I have acquired a lot of images and have failed to document them properly. Now I want to take on the enormous task of mapping my finds. Just getting started There are three categories I want to photograph, map…

A Better Way

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Jul 1, 2022

Do I miss Twitter or Facebook? No. I make better use of my time by following blogs and websites via RSS.

My Way

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Jul 1, 2022

I pay a web host for my personal website, my private emails, RSS, and photo services. I pay to support the products I enjoy using and that promise to not collect or sell my information. If it’s “free” than I don’t want it.