tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384779929142312172024-03-19T06:15:12.642-06:00Wireless Road WarriorI travel around the world teaching folks about Wireless LAN technologies...Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-73434305036214239252011-02-07T08:38:00.001-07:002011-02-07T08:39:26.117-07:00My Travel Map<div id="ta_travelmap" style="width:430px;"><br /><img src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/CommunityMapImage?id=43187384&type=TRIPADVISOR&size=LARGE"><br /><ol id="ta_favoritelist"><br /></ol><br /><ul id="ta_links"><br /><li>Create your own <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MemberProfile-cpt" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">travel map</a> or <a href="http://www.travelpod.com/" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">travel blog</a></li><br /><li>Find <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/VacationRentals" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">vacation rentals</a> at TripAdvisor</li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><script src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MapEmbed?mid=E._3NqjdwN9E928pxMYDTzDg%3D%3D&nop=true&frm=pt&Version=VACATION_RENT_003"></script>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-34773638324095221602010-03-15T16:58:00.002-07:002010-03-15T17:06:48.163-07:00Sorry about the 'blog-fade'<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've been working on a new project that has taken the bulk of my 'creative' energies. My apologies that this has detracted from my time and efforts on this more personal blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The new site is <a href="http://wirelesslanprofessionals.com/">Wireless LAN Professionals.com</a> and has many resources and tools for those involved in my industry--people who work day-in, day-out with Wireless Networks.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyERxMj0BlvO9LJSpdZVjmj1cjgwcMGKIrTOzidhBmRdikRVc_Cq7b0MmMwbdJd43-XMjFLCPMc75K6C0qZ1UgGZVP5XwztdPYwXv5yEdaUMvuU9ofTrXMS2N8t0EOBdOncjOxTethc8/s1600-h/logo.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyERxMj0BlvO9LJSpdZVjmj1cjgwcMGKIrTOzidhBmRdikRVc_Cq7b0MmMwbdJd43-XMjFLCPMc75K6C0qZ1UgGZVP5XwztdPYwXv5yEdaUMvuU9ofTrXMS2N8t0EOBdOncjOxTethc8/s400/logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449016213213030450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The bulk of the work is in preparing and publishing the <a href="http://wirelesslanprofessionals.com/category/podcasts/wlw/">Wireless LAN Weekly Podcast</a>. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtk4givKLbHAJvCp06fz1ORwnatHIh8crEnUTDblfwrZNlkdFejhVskZRtbj6XPg3-n6GxdUwqdJ2rYzx0apJeLT8jE6EZrgUJJxKN-_0XMakmjKkO9pR5me6hSf1h9hGUAtne6DvOuOU/s1600-h/weekly.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtk4givKLbHAJvCp06fz1ORwnatHIh8crEnUTDblfwrZNlkdFejhVskZRtbj6XPg3-n6GxdUwqdJ2rYzx0apJeLT8jE6EZrgUJJxKN-_0XMakmjKkO9pR5me6hSf1h9hGUAtne6DvOuOU/s400/weekly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449016219858862210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm going to try and remember to keep this site up to date as well. But if you are interested at all in the technology side of what I'm doing, head on over to the new site, listen in on a couple of podcast, and leave comments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You can also subscribe via iTunes to the Podcasts, or via RSS to the feed (Upper right corner of page) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You can also go to the '<a href="http://wirelesslanprofessionals.com/about/what-is-a-podcast/">About</a>' page and learn a little bit about what a Podcast is.</span><br /><br />I'd also recommend following me on <a href="http://twitter.com/keithrparsons">Twitter</a> if you want my daily updates.Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-6568791639473244532010-01-12T21:19:00.001-07:002010-01-12T21:21:04.341-07:00I'm not dead...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Just coming on line to post that I'm not dead.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Quite the contrary, I've just be very busy finishing up the calendar year 2009, holidays, family, and working on a couple new projects.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I'll be announcing these projects in the near future.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I'll try to get back to weekly blogging about the life of a Wireless Road Warrior next week.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Keith</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-73736652246123929662009-11-29T09:25:00.000-07:002009-11-29T09:26:13.538-07:00Our Thanksgiving Family Dinner<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thankfully - our family dinner is best represented by the top scenario. I feel sorry for the bottom family</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqhDCWHWmNKUp1yJMz8d6KrkKAbj0GezLiREM1OYK3SF5hBFTpx9Q0GblrUGXsiVsNmb_Y8jD8Rv6NuUVOO1MYG8bw5J2Z8zeNfATOh3BfYUtDsmD3vd03wxLw-c2gUKl0QGU2qb6qzk/s1600/Thanksgiving+Family.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqhDCWHWmNKUp1yJMz8d6KrkKAbj0GezLiREM1OYK3SF5hBFTpx9Q0GblrUGXsiVsNmb_Y8jD8Rv6NuUVOO1MYG8bw5J2Z8zeNfATOh3BfYUtDsmD3vd03wxLw-c2gUKl0QGU2qb6qzk/s400/Thanksgiving+Family.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409562647254161890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-62971115301034535652009-11-29T09:05:00.004-07:002009-11-29T09:08:44.672-07:00Things I've Been Posting About...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here is a 'Tweet Cloud' - a graphic showing the top words I post to Twitter/Facebook. The larger sizes mean I use those words more. Interesting look back on my last year of posts.<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7l6SQQsR2XGANNyhlB-zsTLZaUR4eSz6SpWrjqAqna8_CBSiBttfUJUPUJgXemBbW3XrJROSYvbSfN6C5UznHpbkkhghWbRSS28lOpu8rP193RkPmRMqHo2KaQX4zcT6_0MDdf-7Kv4/s1600/Screen+shot+2009-11-29+at+9.07.16+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7l6SQQsR2XGANNyhlB-zsTLZaUR4eSz6SpWrjqAqna8_CBSiBttfUJUPUJgXemBbW3XrJROSYvbSfN6C5UznHpbkkhghWbRSS28lOpu8rP193RkPmRMqHo2KaQX4zcT6_0MDdf-7Kv4/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-29+at+9.07.16+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409557981043909346" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-60698870013384030462009-11-28T21:10:00.001-07:002009-11-28T21:10:31.192-07:00Evolution of Storage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfO8qaxwUAxx0pF7QefHcEowjeXjeywUn3YJXKcNFFvRUncUZ-_rloTJh6lG1Ve-813AZvPS-J51qtgtee7sEu8FzFI8UgA_B_Od2n3ZrQqIUhti6w59ZrGeELhlpq1YnKifCC-DV4-Y/s1600/evolution_of_storage_infographic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfO8qaxwUAxx0pF7QefHcEowjeXjeywUn3YJXKcNFFvRUncUZ-_rloTJh6lG1Ve-813AZvPS-J51qtgtee7sEu8FzFI8UgA_B_Od2n3ZrQqIUhti6w59ZrGeELhlpq1YnKifCC-DV4-Y/s400/evolution_of_storage_infographic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409372837573356530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It's sad... but I've worked with each of these (except for the wax cylinder)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />How far back do you go?</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-6410690447644447052009-11-28T20:47:00.005-07:002009-11-28T21:00:53.740-07:00Thanksgiving Weekend<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We had a great Thanksgiving meal - Turkey, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy (my responsibilities) sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, creamed corn, home made 'Lion House' rolls, ham, and lots of deserts!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxgc5oy_28Ad-uVUjeXj3YQlR4uYX_HNesU18tluVgWcQidDutVqC1ljjk3UCED15aEcB_ZXqdQotJ3M092zTrKPrRAYsN7C31DjekuOreKK2DvHjUq_9lK_aL4z2XRG3YqQCLCUbgvk/s1600/Table+Setting.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxgc5oy_28Ad-uVUjeXj3YQlR4uYX_HNesU18tluVgWcQidDutVqC1ljjk3UCED15aEcB_ZXqdQotJ3M092zTrKPrRAYsN7C31DjekuOreKK2DvHjUq_9lK_aL4z2XRG3YqQCLCUbgvk/s400/Table+Setting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369722451368722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jill did a great job getting the table all set nice for the holidays.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicb7l55YLwuckSqmhXNyJ1o5tXxxzOKVJ9KKzMPrRVJ-KvxWUOlQ3cU6QkPeo1RIc3amB3ysQzRuTYWUvmdaIBY6OH9lW_2QRl3df2muy9cWC3batkTNwUb5xBjiYRZtPLO1BAEXGxoaE/s1600/Thanksgiving+Table.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicb7l55YLwuckSqmhXNyJ1o5tXxxzOKVJ9KKzMPrRVJ-KvxWUOlQ3cU6QkPeo1RIc3amB3ysQzRuTYWUvmdaIBY6OH9lW_2QRl3df2muy9cWC3batkTNwUb5xBjiYRZtPLO1BAEXGxoaE/s400/Thanksgiving+Table.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369607698480338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because it was the 'off' year, both sets of our children went to their in-laws this year, and my parents went to my sister's in Houston. So we only had 9 for dinner on Thursday - it was nice, but fairly quiet.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then on Friday night had the dinner once again, but with more of the kids and the grandkids here to share the meal a second time.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Keeping up with the family tradition, we went to see a movie after the Thanksgiving meal. This year it was A Christmas Carol - 3D version. Obviously made specifically for 3D - but still entertaining, perhaps even a bit too scary for small children. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7VGOfCkKL69fD4yEMACZ79dhdbi3PXD7ZrYUEmE3N1LrjPvrughqx3_8v6c5HyARyB9VQEnMW_M_L6yPdGwJYmlZkvj2VVw_cKrC2OUPizurx3TkLkOd2O5cVG9jU6YBJQFHUowkjmM/s1600/christmas-carol-poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7VGOfCkKL69fD4yEMACZ79dhdbi3PXD7ZrYUEmE3N1LrjPvrughqx3_8v6c5HyARyB9VQEnMW_M_L6yPdGwJYmlZkvj2VVw_cKrC2OUPizurx3TkLkOd2O5cVG9jU6YBJQFHUowkjmM/s400/christmas-carol-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369243464583826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Saturday I picked my parents from the airport then returned home to watch the big BYU -vs- Utah rivalry football game. It was another nail-biter, coming down to a final play in overtime... gratefully BYU pulled it out in the end, winning 26-23!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfLaWOHvbibAK302UjnJkRxZtn9PutdPQKPWpGJptOSButj4vTsBzKQp4Jp2f41SZe8WWCRHHfxS7jBoFXC-fyNl0fe0rbjcCXz3TvXMWhe_VYwLfznHD2jPlbVxRk5TSo_7_Ms55sCM/s1600/BYU+vs+Utah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfLaWOHvbibAK302UjnJkRxZtn9PutdPQKPWpGJptOSButj4vTsBzKQp4Jp2f41SZe8WWCRHHfxS7jBoFXC-fyNl0fe0rbjcCXz3TvXMWhe_VYwLfznHD2jPlbVxRk5TSo_7_Ms55sCM/s400/BYU+vs+Utah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369265600149954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's sure nice having Karrissa, Joe and the two grand-daughters here in the house. I like having them visit. Too bad this was just for a couple of days. (just a pre-cursor to the couple of weeks over Christmas)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />We do have so much to be thankful for - education, family, church, and a loving environment. Yep - pretty wealthy man.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnysMt4CeWVAYZuepRyY1qRCVPl7Zk0gELJv1Y5vWqlEpuSbIhI65dKyOgiE1oHFOF_fAdDLz1Sv4FYiPx6slX6SLrqpRe1PYISmKP7uhGuNg5ncZGs1WAgph_yAGOxOgZAStm1oHOa8/s1600/Ryan+Karrissa+Alysha.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnysMt4CeWVAYZuepRyY1qRCVPl7Zk0gELJv1Y5vWqlEpuSbIhI65dKyOgiE1oHFOF_fAdDLz1Sv4FYiPx6slX6SLrqpRe1PYISmKP7uhGuNg5ncZGs1WAgph_yAGOxOgZAStm1oHOa8/s400/Ryan+Karrissa+Alysha.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369604212213666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-hWaF98qbC0dJ-9rMfn7OXPtE2Sldmbb3zBCJSA5OHm2BBLCjyM-lhbG4GpNghTNC8swR07cXF8eOETXCldIY3NuB1SSghwB2P9S2EF23xedNfZFLpXi5I2WHRqkgvRqW8X_co-EMW8/s1600/Alysha+%26+M.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-hWaF98qbC0dJ-9rMfn7OXPtE2Sldmbb3zBCJSA5OHm2BBLCjyM-lhbG4GpNghTNC8swR07cXF8eOETXCldIY3NuB1SSghwB2P9S2EF23xedNfZFLpXi5I2WHRqkgvRqW8X_co-EMW8/s400/Alysha+%26+M.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369593408783362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWDio9aXwRw08LGsHaXFBcqrh4-6L_O20X5uxB6YLzl1-cg6Mn_JeIjgbBFXW5OGR4wKMkZuykreom7QlIBJoaoW9h3QbXX-LBHgYbD4pAVjNr_jMCiPcrIq9mlRweF7auyqlN1OiC5Y/s1600/Jill+%26+Alysha.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWDio9aXwRw08LGsHaXFBcqrh4-6L_O20X5uxB6YLzl1-cg6Mn_JeIjgbBFXW5OGR4wKMkZuykreom7QlIBJoaoW9h3QbXX-LBHgYbD4pAVjNr_jMCiPcrIq9mlRweF7auyqlN1OiC5Y/s400/Jill+%26+Alysha.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369589331740770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5AIX0_PjXbKJjRlUiH3OvQrNX-8Pa_9NxIAdvtxl6GXmALLwjre73YL8eQiR9KQ19o8j_bQaYaZwvfan0B0q5AnshVju2doHMA8m9GW-AzteS1ZZdmMORAUM3tixOHjJws8aEwqPXNI/s1600/Girls+Sing+Star.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5AIX0_PjXbKJjRlUiH3OvQrNX-8Pa_9NxIAdvtxl6GXmALLwjre73YL8eQiR9KQ19o8j_bQaYaZwvfan0B0q5AnshVju2doHMA8m9GW-AzteS1ZZdmMORAUM3tixOHjJws8aEwqPXNI/s400/Girls+Sing+Star.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369585979718370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYpMhbyKTvmirlPFe-ZXED2lUNve5l216c_DuWV7YLtZtH3WxjGTqqreI75YZzGbVXI6mLL7GNHhqIVjj1Ozic1Me6Bq2VcLDUyAjztv1F-RMWuNN7aPttoNtQe5YCQHb36Aktjbj9tc/s1600/Alysha+%26+Girls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYpMhbyKTvmirlPFe-ZXED2lUNve5l216c_DuWV7YLtZtH3WxjGTqqreI75YZzGbVXI6mLL7GNHhqIVjj1Ozic1Me6Bq2VcLDUyAjztv1F-RMWuNN7aPttoNtQe5YCQHb36Aktjbj9tc/s400/Alysha+%26+Girls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409369249540905474" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-87510031502983083632009-11-24T11:25:00.003-07:002009-11-24T11:44:18.622-07:00New Moon vs James Bond - a Movie Review<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Last night went to 'New Moon' the second in the Twilight series with Jill and the kids. Though it was an entertaining flick... I woke this morning with a couple of thoughts by way of review.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Again - it was an entertaining movie - and I'm glad I went. But...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4LX9m1OoO4VngDFzmU6c6Ix5g1ry7xNAz7xgxiwQd4SWcFbuKHUwQK2eLOh9FhCND_ov6RGzFi0WaVZZfj9VvNk68GpyhUpuQUzklInvuULLEIWlCTjAuAy7C_9oJc3SZhoZUCcUyto/s1600/New+Moon+vs+James+Bond.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4LX9m1OoO4VngDFzmU6c6Ix5g1ry7xNAz7xgxiwQd4SWcFbuKHUwQK2eLOh9FhCND_ov6RGzFi0WaVZZfj9VvNk68GpyhUpuQUzklInvuULLEIWlCTjAuAy7C_9oJc3SZhoZUCcUyto/s400/New+Moon+vs+James+Bond.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407742500572025234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwbl6RRWyU0nOM1OIfkB12TTaJA6BJx8enyY0QQSzPtq-pJ7Zy38HWtOFv1xjwCKckdftfHYrSYLvR3SKj8N8jrXW0yQIXZIdh5Uo4vUgJFSwIrx4iDVJ6JhdjF4TWvzY-1VuIp43TYA/s1600/new-moon-poster1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwbl6RRWyU0nOM1OIfkB12TTaJA6BJx8enyY0QQSzPtq-pJ7Zy38HWtOFv1xjwCKckdftfHYrSYLvR3SKj8N8jrXW0yQIXZIdh5Uo4vUgJFSwIrx4iDVJ6JhdjF4TWvzY-1VuIp43TYA/s400/new-moon-poster1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407742508531181970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsiy3mY3w5cxoavC-k4VXEm1_CGfJr7emH994Ou0EyJogtUzeSEQyiUnClNAYfWY0SX53dV1VIhW0t9cKFF6JgFVt-vq3bDdeXZTVvV3yS5jqeOHDCcDlCuvbzUHf_4L_6jSFpE06Kso/s1600/THE_BEST_OF_BOND..JAMES_BOND.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsiy3mY3w5cxoavC-k4VXEm1_CGfJr7emH994Ou0EyJogtUzeSEQyiUnClNAYfWY0SX53dV1VIhW0t9cKFF6JgFVt-vq3bDdeXZTVvV3yS5jqeOHDCcDlCuvbzUHf_4L_6jSFpE06Kso/s400/THE_BEST_OF_BOND..JAMES_BOND.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407742511797836834" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-45455826440111996322009-11-24T06:42:00.002-07:002009-11-24T06:50:05.230-07:00Reading my posts in Facebook and/or Twitter<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">An Apology: If you follow my posts on Facebook and/or Twitter. You might only see my side of a conversation. That can be difficult to read.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />If you want to see both sides of the conversation, follow me in Twitter (<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">@keithparsons</span>) and also follow whomever I'm talking with.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />If my post starts with an <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">@name</span> - this means I'm responding to that person. So there was a part of the discussion that went on before.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />If my post starts with a 'RT <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">@name</span>' - this means I'm re-quoting something someone else said. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">After the quote I might add my own comment.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Sometimes I'll embed a picture in my post. This will look like the following URL </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://twitpic.com/qqy53">http://twitpic.com/qqy53</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (<span style="font-style: italic;">BYU Spring Lax Schedule</span>)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Sometimes I'll embed a link to another web site using a 'URL Shortener' service. It looks like this </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinyurl.com/yabdexb">http://tinyurl.com/yabdexb</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Remember, you might be reading these posts in reverse order, so start at the bottom of the conversation.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />And finally - sometimes I might add a hashtag. So others can follow the topic easier online. These will start with a # followed by a tag.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Sometimes I'll make comments about Technology, sometimes about my Professional Interests, or other times just what I'm doing.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Sometimes I use this forum for 'mini blogs'. Short 140 character comments. If there is more to say I might post a larger blog entry.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />If there is a blog entry - I'll post it with a URL so you can link to the larger blog post. At either my </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://wirelessroadwarrior.blogspot.com/">personal</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> or </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://wlaniconoclast.blogspot.com/">professional</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> blogs.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Further questions? You can reply in Facebook, Twitter, or drop me an e-mail to keith at inpnet dot org.</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-41915541082429566252009-11-23T10:29:00.002-07:002009-11-23T10:46:15.320-07:00The more you learn...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I had an open week last week because of a last minute cancellation... so I took advantage of the time to catch up on some updated technology. A chance to '</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sharpen the Saw</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">'.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Turned my home office into a little lab area and tested a variety of new technologies. Wi-Fi access points, baby FTP Servers on a USB drive (for class), beta testing some new software for a variety of vendors, configuring Wi-Fi on a series of netbooks using Linux, XP, Vista, and Windows 7, re-wiring a cradlepoint device to a battery for more MiFi type usage, etc.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Through this experience I was reminded of a thought I've had over the years.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">The more you learn about something, the more you understand how little you really know...</span>"</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I've focused most of my professional energies for the last 8 years on learning about, installing, troubleshooting, and testing Wi-Fi. I thought it was wireless networking... but have since learned I can barely stay current with just 802.11 issues, let alone stay current in WiMax, Cellular, etc.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Now I can barely stay current with the equipment from a small subset of vendors. So many vendors in the Wi-Fi space are moving to more propietary solutions -- trying to carve out a niche for themselves -- that it's hard to have hands-on expereince with all of their various interfaces and technological improvements. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />How do end-user IT departments expect to be able to decide on one vendor over another. They are all shouting and hawking their wares in the marketplace. Dis'ing one another, scambling to get an 'edge' on the competition. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />If I'm having a hard time keeping them all straight--and this is my full time job--how can an IT Professional who has other responsibilites as well, make the correct decision for thier facility?</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />More and more it falls to the 'Certified Magazine Reader' class of managers and their counterparts in the vendor community (the marketing guys) to make the decisions. Then the IT folks are left trying to implement a wireless network that was never truly analyzed... just purchased. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />An Unfair, and Unwise situation for any IT staff to be stuck with. They are now tasked with making a wireless network work... with equipment that may, or may not, be able to meet some undefined goal. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />So with this second week of 'prep time' - I'll be looking into more Wi-Fi solutions, finding myself ever further behind on the proprietary techonology curve, but still trying to learn all their is to learn about Wi-Fi.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I do foresee a future where I'll have to focus my knowledge down even further to just one aspect of Wireless Networking... perhaps just Surveying (proving the capabilities of installed systems) - or focus only on designing for 802.11n or something like that with a tight focus. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />There is just too much to learn... </span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-22453021151884839482009-11-23T10:19:00.003-07:002009-11-23T10:29:31.442-07:00Movie Saga<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jill and some friends went to the '<span style="font-style: italic;">New Moon</span>' show on Friday morning... But Alysha and her friends had already seen the show - having a bit of a party, watching '<span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span>' at our house, then going to the 12:30am show on Thursday night (Friday Morning).</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Jill thought she'd like to see the show again, and so we planned on going Saturday evening - the 5:20pm show... the last of the matinee pricing, and before the evening really gets started. I checked online for the times and we showed up 45 minutes early. I'd thought this would be a 'down time' and we'd be able to get right in.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Wrong!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I'm standing at the ticket counter, and the person responded to my request for <span style="font-style: italic;">New Moon</span> tickets with a guffaw, chuckle, and then amazement that I was serious. So instead he just pointed up to the electronic marquee behind him at the '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sold Out</span>' - '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sold Out</span>' - '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sold Out</span>' - '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sold Out</span>' on all the <span style="font-style: italic;">New Moon</span> times... doh! </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I underestimated the desire of women and girls everywhere to see this vampire/werewolf fantasy.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Instead we got into the new Sandra Bullock movie '<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Blind Side</span>'. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgN-l-qf1DU_-RNNHGiN_vJewibwUIrxT0TXj8Pp-WNpS9aZ823hs5wfsziFTBYHSuj984Ep1IjNl6jzZbE9hAjebFw-HcKEQiPAYfenOHoSMonqEJxya1sNm4d6344ro9Q-uUs5htJw/s1600/Film-Review-The-Blind-Side__1258659813_7613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgN-l-qf1DU_-RNNHGiN_vJewibwUIrxT0TXj8Pp-WNpS9aZ823hs5wfsziFTBYHSuj984Ep1IjNl6jzZbE9hAjebFw-HcKEQiPAYfenOHoSMonqEJxya1sNm4d6344ro9Q-uUs5htJw/s400/Film-Review-The-Blind-Side__1258659813_7613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407351915261834722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was a very good consolation prize! I can highly recommend this show. "<span style="font-style: italic;">I laughed, I cried</span>" would be a good comment on how this show effected me. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYiATIPqmbe7ZEFQv_xcnRtGGEcCLwWEtBVWlNjICqZGIaZ6lJgqdpDXsxXObkvQGkOiWfeOQnuru0fEY_uwlE2WjQsJqqZzU_39mP3CIvo0xc9zMlqM327eQ6taehmhMdJstCveT_ug/s1600/The-Blind-Side-poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYiATIPqmbe7ZEFQv_xcnRtGGEcCLwWEtBVWlNjICqZGIaZ6lJgqdpDXsxXObkvQGkOiWfeOQnuru0fEY_uwlE2WjQsJqqZzU_39mP3CIvo0xc9zMlqM327eQ6taehmhMdJstCveT_ug/s400/The-Blind-Side-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407351908296542706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I now have tickets for the 7:00pm showing of <span style="font-style: italic;">New Moon</span> for this evening's Family Home Evening entertainment - taking Alysha and Ryan with us to see it again tonight as a family.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEIXUTAK_uOwr8RHyVf6hTAe1xJYzOgVd-m0g0K006G2VmFb53CwI5FjvX8Xl2Ne7X7sID9G2gF4VUTWNQQTPXEuZUjT013umZco1gZhSXpL01LREJBlml0BO9ZZRfuSNIcFQFJmtHPM/s1600/new_moon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEIXUTAK_uOwr8RHyVf6hTAe1xJYzOgVd-m0g0K006G2VmFb53CwI5FjvX8Xl2Ne7X7sID9G2gF4VUTWNQQTPXEuZUjT013umZco1gZhSXpL01LREJBlml0BO9ZZRfuSNIcFQFJmtHPM/s400/new_moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407351916932370370" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-28008802114216990702009-11-20T14:33:00.004-07:002009-11-20T14:38:54.346-07:00Things you can do with Cable Ties...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This morning I headed over to Grantsville to pick up a side of beef we bought for the freezer from Jill's Brother-in-Law who owns a cattle ranch out on the Utah/Nevada border. This is *not* your anti-biotic filled corn-fed cow... but one that's been out on the sagebrush ranges of the desert.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The 'quick' drive turned into more of a chore since there was an accident cutting the freeway down to only 2-lanes... in each direction.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Filled three large ice chests, plus another big box to bring it all home.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">While there I saw this...</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyqf7Ay-Tb6ShDGZnM77I9EE6wHwjpwGAe6p4g7KOd_DPfQ8vujnk4_MYW2YtB88VtitayYixEv5RYEgGw0D6tE2pK7dGZOnZGx3BMJLo9llqmef5MwXKyTOZ1oa-u6jmlUV0ZFkioIw/s1600/Things+you+can+do+with+Cable+Ties.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyqf7Ay-Tb6ShDGZnM77I9EE6wHwjpwGAe6p4g7KOd_DPfQ8vujnk4_MYW2YtB88VtitayYixEv5RYEgGw0D6tE2pK7dGZOnZGx3BMJLo9llqmef5MwXKyTOZ1oa-u6jmlUV0ZFkioIw/s400/Things+you+can+do+with+Cable+Ties.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406303221085507378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Now this is truly a red-neck's way to run electricity and phone lines... Things you can do with Cable Ties!</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-83813287874797986732009-11-15T08:13:00.006-07:002009-11-15T08:46:01.086-07:00Week in Auckland<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm now home after being gone for two weeks straight. And Yes, it does feel good to be home.<br /><br />It was a long flight from SFO to Auckland... but not too bad, just a long night without too much sleep. I don't understand why the airlines think they have to turn up the heat on flights - folks can put a blanket on if they are chilly!<br /><br />Upon an early morning arrival in New Zealand, I took a taxi to the Hyatt hotel on a hill in Auckland. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZH03rg1acJYvKbaLZyfoDIp9fcW9bUn5_zuxcS6bw2Jkox3GpHssIcHDYgooCpFRLMtQH9b4ZN7D5NsbREN7jdNc0N0ZyUgkuiHPX78Tz7kx2HqAOD7WMrBNdmdP7VRUB7xWp8YbCB1g/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.39.43+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZH03rg1acJYvKbaLZyfoDIp9fcW9bUn5_zuxcS6bw2Jkox3GpHssIcHDYgooCpFRLMtQH9b4ZN7D5NsbREN7jdNc0N0ZyUgkuiHPX78Tz7kx2HqAOD7WMrBNdmdP7VRUB7xWp8YbCB1g/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.39.43+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354428806889282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What followed was my 'technique' for getting rid of problems of international travel - the dreaded Jet Lag.<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /><br />Here is the technique I've learned for 'resetting' to the local time. (By the way, this works for travel to the Far East or to Europe - same technique either way)</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /><br />As soon as possible, get to the hotel. Put everything away (that's not part of the technique, just a thing I do every time I show up in a new hotel). Then shut the curtains, get undressed, and prepare for going to bed. Set an alarm for 5-6 hours later, or 3pm local time, whichever is earlier. Then go to bed and sleep! (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Don't try to stay awake - just go to sleep as comfortably as possible</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">)</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /><br />Then the hard part. Wake up... It might be hard to wake up... but just do it. Shower and get ready for the day. Don't stay in the hotel room and lounge, but go outside in the sunshine for a walk. (</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">A perfect time for a bit of sight-seeing</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">) - and then eat dinner at regular time, just like a 'regular' day, just now on the local time.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /><br />Try to stay up as late as possible this first night - say midnight or so.</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Then the next day arise as you would on a 'normal' day and you'll be 'reset' to the local time!</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /><br />This works for me every single time I travel internationally - I highly recommend it.</span><br /><br />_______________<br /><br />This week I taught some custom courses for a reseller/distributor of Wireless LAN Products in New Zealand called 'Kalooma'. I've been traveling down under to teach for them for the last 5 years or so. Good guys - easy to work with.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLymmLf4wzAs6SM0snkSjaKNXR4KcX_X4XOcr3jHePi1XeeZvVrv_IYGpY36K7VogM1imsjgJOdTq_oSr6iSJjoFwuUDL_MWIi3QSuJh7wIqFcHt9jrJx3cUySwnx-dpXjRDj6F12gbhI/s1600-h/+Kalooma+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 63px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLymmLf4wzAs6SM0snkSjaKNXR4KcX_X4XOcr3jHePi1XeeZvVrv_IYGpY36K7VogM1imsjgJOdTq_oSr6iSJjoFwuUDL_MWIi3QSuJh7wIqFcHt9jrJx3cUySwnx-dpXjRDj6F12gbhI/s400/+Kalooma+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404355744114173074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDkZvhJla0aOmviceJN3PGh3hTbbvF-NIL3ff1jt0QJVSHFLFewHB5yJ7nPyPfSuA26W0Bhlsi_sAWK6k_a46lSgMwSMn6JJWpU0HXPxGkujbv3U4M4-p73tvJk3f6lWcjgB9vLaD3q8/s1600-h/Kalooma+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDkZvhJla0aOmviceJN3PGh3hTbbvF-NIL3ff1jt0QJVSHFLFewHB5yJ7nPyPfSuA26W0Bhlsi_sAWK6k_a46lSgMwSMn6JJWpU0HXPxGkujbv3U4M4-p73tvJk3f6lWcjgB9vLaD3q8/s400/Kalooma+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404355745380691314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We met in the Glenn Building - The Business School building of the University of Auckland. It is a very nice new building - all glass and 'artsy' in it's design. Open areas, air bridges between the wings. A pretty slick looking building - and very expensive from what I heard nearly a quarter of a billion NZ dollars!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAx0cKmHnam38vc3rG7KXG4oXr_etpN-64crvtaoNVmckRQPYg6MpPlKFUOaVkpwn5afNHmhFv4gHnutECPcAdjPESCoEMHrFrt2BcXh8mV1YoMh6h-mnYh2NScZB64U30LI-rLcLPEc/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.36.07+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 57px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAx0cKmHnam38vc3rG7KXG4oXr_etpN-64crvtaoNVmckRQPYg6MpPlKFUOaVkpwn5afNHmhFv4gHnutECPcAdjPESCoEMHrFrt2BcXh8mV1YoMh6h-mnYh2NScZB64U30LI-rLcLPEc/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.36.07+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354451499390130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenOzP61Kb6l6CssK67g66zuWGe1jNG9w-HSNhTWDN_0y80nXS0z0UvvmZISklH_LvuIRt-WNidgyXmuQqVeuDrt9zJLj2QLSw7jsJpRy_Fu6fK0v6-AKnvXqQt9NXJ6lLFIBvGoNxETE/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.35.11+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenOzP61Kb6l6CssK67g66zuWGe1jNG9w-HSNhTWDN_0y80nXS0z0UvvmZISklH_LvuIRt-WNidgyXmuQqVeuDrt9zJLj2QLSw7jsJpRy_Fu6fK0v6-AKnvXqQt9NXJ6lLFIBvGoNxETE/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.35.11+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354594067615650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi796M5iHHQN406HsPn1rsw50Ct2WU2jFvinuuj5miSGwAm5akPfo6E0gti1T7Lv0p4RoG2-LJQAC9AK_9XTipeQ4sLWwhWpEnpXAx5A-Nh0FxBqeeS5isEAhylD47wUqBozy_vzYQQJY/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.35.25+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi796M5iHHQN406HsPn1rsw50Ct2WU2jFvinuuj5miSGwAm5akPfo6E0gti1T7Lv0p4RoG2-LJQAC9AK_9XTipeQ4sLWwhWpEnpXAx5A-Nh0FxBqeeS5isEAhylD47wUqBozy_vzYQQJY/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.35.25+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354584141067346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbBiNj6jNTFG4yB97N7W6igjySD_f1GAv0xBKfg2OKuCvWj7lbc3LWtSKzXcR4EnXpLWG_txs9lWR_8itlZXQl5twErrOyYooBKYIRB6xUqMNRLxj-HiF4htJmJSz9m_7zJ-QV4Nx4E/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.35.44+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWbBiNj6jNTFG4yB97N7W6igjySD_f1GAv0xBKfg2OKuCvWj7lbc3LWtSKzXcR4EnXpLWG_txs9lWR_8itlZXQl5twErrOyYooBKYIRB6xUqMNRLxj-HiF4htJmJSz9m_7zJ-QV4Nx4E/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.35.44+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354579864528802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">At night I was hosted by different Kalooma employees for dinner - thanks! They were great dinners with a chance to better learn of their experiences and how they all came together at Kalooma.<br /><br />Though the other dinners were more than fine... the last dinner on Thursday night with both Terrence and Geoff at the French Bistro was by far the best. The place was called St. Tropez - and though it was a bit funny to have the initial hostess try to speak with a faux-french accent - the food was amazing!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOlD0GRIuB_SGvYEuaXblVjs1fcCARylJh3Xr6kEv_kNmlVYsFMWBgBrdFxOocsGytMoM4FB4QX2YD0araamnDges_ObGu0Ev_xqSsDTIfo6SNe0-tRnh1OrxBjR3sohoXGBy3ry-ykw/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.37.51+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOlD0GRIuB_SGvYEuaXblVjs1fcCARylJh3Xr6kEv_kNmlVYsFMWBgBrdFxOocsGytMoM4FB4QX2YD0araamnDges_ObGu0Ev_xqSsDTIfo6SNe0-tRnh1OrxBjR3sohoXGBy3ry-ykw/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.37.51+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354447917737666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAlP7nLAQolauh8VZ4jn_Yn9Zz9i1UczvXzDmsO1tPViq9gCj8Vx8delBwA6MvEJRs1Degjr5WfzUZFz-rT7ZB3_CCq5Qtr-NijH52PjOoii-bHje-D6oj_6gPlT4ODQvOEvdKIvOvO4/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.38.19+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 38px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAlP7nLAQolauh8VZ4jn_Yn9Zz9i1UczvXzDmsO1tPViq9gCj8Vx8delBwA6MvEJRs1Degjr5WfzUZFz-rT7ZB3_CCq5Qtr-NijH52PjOoii-bHje-D6oj_6gPlT4ODQvOEvdKIvOvO4/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+8.38.19+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404354438312694386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Every time I head down to New Zealand, I'm impressed that for such a tiny little economy - only 4 Million folks or so... or into perspective, about the size of 1/4 Los Angeles... it is it's own little economy. I hear they do have at least 10 sheep for every person in the country - weird fact of the day.<br /><br />Then Friday after class back to the airport for the ride home - only to arrive home before I even left. (wonders of the International Date Line<br /><br />I had previously downloaded the entire first season of Stargate Atlantis - so I watched 14 episodes on the flight home. All on my iPhone. I don't think I would waste my time at home watching these - but they were mildly entertaining as flight fodder goes.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTUKEUqhp7ErhLTO_mq_4HVi6UftFr3QCDQE2POnVpaxFCyNObFcuTOFVoHXmb74uWma2hyphenhyphen6Hl23TDuZMk2L_Wlr1npIrO5iCobiqTIHGoOPBfDSbmxxlTM04tLA5q3fEsyRLySfEdwE/s1600-h/Stargate_Atlantis_1042005113908AM443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTUKEUqhp7ErhLTO_mq_4HVi6UftFr3QCDQE2POnVpaxFCyNObFcuTOFVoHXmb74uWma2hyphenhyphen6Hl23TDuZMk2L_Wlr1npIrO5iCobiqTIHGoOPBfDSbmxxlTM04tLA5q3fEsyRLySfEdwE/s400/Stargate_Atlantis_1042005113908AM443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404356717272909170" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-41401255518364321402009-11-06T00:44:00.002-07:002009-11-06T00:55:17.258-07:00Finding a Laundry in San Francisco<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Tomorrow I'll be flying directly from San Francisco to Auckland New Zealand, landing Sunday morning. Having already been in SF for a week. I thought it would be better to take some time tonight to find a local laundry place and get my clothes ready for next week - easier here than trying to find a place in Auckland on a Sunday.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />So I found a place just a couple of blocks away using Google Maps - so I packed up the dirty clothes in my duffle bag and started walking the 5 blocks... but that place was closed - so I fired up the iPhone application iWant and found another only 7 blocks further... and walked some more.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Well - this continued a couple more times... each time finding the laundry was closed, or out of business, and I found myself walking through the Financial District, Chinatown, Italian area, and finally by Union Square.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then I got smart - and started calling *first* before walking. After trying four unanswered phone calls - I got lucky and found one that was actually open. But it was another 6 blocks away - but all UP HILL. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It had already been an hour of walking from closed laundry to closed laundry - how much worse could it get? I'm not really a 'hiker' and though it was only 1/2 mile or so - it happened to be the highest and steepest hill in San Francisco. (<span style="font-style: italic;">so said the taxi driver on the way home</span>) at the highest part there was a little store called "Top of The Hill" - cute.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />But I did eventually find a laundry, get my clothes clean and then take a taxi back to the hotel. Whew! A three hour adventure for one load of laundry!</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-51225467235884347392009-11-01T08:51:00.004-07:002009-11-01T09:04:33.100-07:00Crystal City (DC)<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This week I was in Crystal City, teaching AirMagnet classes. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />A couple of highlights:</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />On the flight out, I had to change planes in Cincinnati, I like changing planes there because I get a chance to eat some Goldstar Chili Dogs... mmmmmm. I *really* don't like beans in my Chili and everywhere/everyone seems to use beans in Chili. Not Goldstar - just great flavor and meat - no beans! Love it.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8keyJ53N2scOOJFM1WRjr9r1S5kcpZ85dUH0_pJTQO7j9b6-6RZ86vJnCRWXWRSdCBhAJUVQfMPIt1N0jvE5ShhM0nQQwbtxt5TN6yIcBvfXIC4sDXiw7lFTlOqNi-qnENOMtdICtBQ/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-01+at+9.01.47+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8keyJ53N2scOOJFM1WRjr9r1S5kcpZ85dUH0_pJTQO7j9b6-6RZ86vJnCRWXWRSdCBhAJUVQfMPIt1N0jvE5ShhM0nQQwbtxt5TN6yIcBvfXIC4sDXiw7lFTlOqNi-qnENOMtdICtBQ/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-01+at+9.01.47+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399166169344407634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tuesday night I got to go to dinner with my friend Devin Akin (and his co-workers from Aerohive) at the Legal Sea Foods in Crystal City. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is the same restaurant we went to right after Karrissa and Joe started their 'tour/honeymoon' many years ago.<br /><br />The Salmon was pretty easy to eat with my braces and all... but I actually enjoy the flavors of our home-cooked BBQ Salmon better.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmr4aOm3fuSIVhU4m7zsVepJUKSdepq0ev0Hsc84bSBXAe0c8KBiR8XE5Hu6mEffnTJs3ilu07oa7yFfcZUKtMJ5tu4pVztxgseiIG9PKoL2cYZpxDPeIZ2zo52mSDWMqN2Z9BM9ADKE/s1600-h/Legal+Sea+Foods.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmr4aOm3fuSIVhU4m7zsVepJUKSdepq0ev0Hsc84bSBXAe0c8KBiR8XE5Hu6mEffnTJs3ilu07oa7yFfcZUKtMJ5tu4pVztxgseiIG9PKoL2cYZpxDPeIZ2zo52mSDWMqN2Z9BM9ADKE/s400/Legal+Sea+Foods.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399165026846065506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then on Wednesday night I had a little 'adventure' and took a couple of Metro subway rides to the stop 'by' the Washington DC Temple. At least that's what the nice lady on the phone told me to do. She said "you'll come up from the Metro and see the Temple right there, its a close walk"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Needless to say, when I got off the Metro and came up to the real world, there was no Temple to be found. And it wasn't really in a very nice part of town to be walking around in as the sun was setting. Thanks to the GPS on my phone, and Google Maps new Walking Path - I could see it was a mere two miles of walking through a variety a neighborhoods, across some railroad tracks, over the freeway, back under the freeway, and up a big hill... yep, just a "close walk".</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I did however get to enjoy some time in the Temple and had a nice 5.5 hour "adventure" getting to and from this very pretty building.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSYkMlac6nWx2lLQjibNxTR5xdj5x-brVBTKJCkCOQrqK0tAsZb9TixDQ28VfEMQ6eP8EQvBeBynATTRgYvKeTaukOiJHk5dbkTbRqf0rw2Ev5rdW_sCarQb_6DD-AxP9qg9Vo8QlR7o/s1600-h/IMG_0418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSYkMlac6nWx2lLQjibNxTR5xdj5x-brVBTKJCkCOQrqK0tAsZb9TixDQ28VfEMQ6eP8EQvBeBynATTRgYvKeTaukOiJHk5dbkTbRqf0rw2Ev5rdW_sCarQb_6DD-AxP9qg9Vo8QlR7o/s400/IMG_0418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399165038591762146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It does really stand out when you come around this corner on the freeway - just lit up floating above the nearby forest...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tJxF-8p_2a1Gr93n8tq9K7bLeRUGNV88FQtlrUbptNkPIuOJQmAhv7wHtV1C1jZL9cudDLJb8qB05mLdEanCSI8HxJbytM-Lb5Wm69CDcvqZwUmjDMiqWfcArjIrnMEckEWRfvV7MpQ/s1600-h/IMG_0416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tJxF-8p_2a1Gr93n8tq9K7bLeRUGNV88FQtlrUbptNkPIuOJQmAhv7wHtV1C1jZL9cudDLJb8qB05mLdEanCSI8HxJbytM-Lb5Wm69CDcvqZwUmjDMiqWfcArjIrnMEckEWRfvV7MpQ/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399165030822059618" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-80360083678237165622009-10-25T09:02:00.003-07:002009-10-25T09:08:47.802-07:00Thriller<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Saturday afternoon we all headed up to see Alysha perform in the Odyssey Dance Theater's production of this year's "Thriller". </span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaetgCnLm9A5LPOawCh_8QXeO0x8mNtvtiVWEsjYZ7bhdYBvQYgMe0MK85P5YoFuXXHrRU0Cm_v9ScLHZ56iMKtngDBwsnYmK0sZPZD3d5NS_JxkMJzJiEtf33gQ_8OlcuwmnYN6Hu9gY/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-25+at+10.03.13+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaetgCnLm9A5LPOawCh_8QXeO0x8mNtvtiVWEsjYZ7bhdYBvQYgMe0MK85P5YoFuXXHrRU0Cm_v9ScLHZ56iMKtngDBwsnYmK0sZPZD3d5NS_JxkMJzJiEtf33gQ_8OlcuwmnYN6Hu9gY/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-25+at+10.03.13+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396569929201957122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A series of Halloween oriented dances. Kind of an eclectic mix of classic dances, but set with a somewhat disturbing difference... made for the Halloween season.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eH1vxj-jwLMk0oKb8w0eqTAVttkQGMiBSeoNF7H2SE4oRkoVrgsVL0QXJRdBr7Sd5_al6-k5KQ1FjK4D8ETbk-OjFQMkmYjS5fjNdDsz7MpO23ZcxzgnQIFjtF9WaRQsCBEJbGWeN2k/s1600-h/Alysha+and+Dad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eH1vxj-jwLMk0oKb8w0eqTAVttkQGMiBSeoNF7H2SE4oRkoVrgsVL0QXJRdBr7Sd5_al6-k5KQ1FjK4D8ETbk-OjFQMkmYjS5fjNdDsz7MpO23ZcxzgnQIFjtF9WaRQsCBEJbGWeN2k/s400/Alysha+and+Dad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396569937026419714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was hard to recognize Alysha in all that makeup - but she did a great job and I'm proud of her first dance performance with a professional troupe. </span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2ubkB6SQQr16i7UZhEsA8sKizv41zp7wT52-GkN528H2WDp_OI_yic1nSotwzgSCDifAKfzJpmkf_XTHl9xhnVFKIZXBbXrvLjT6YFgwCwxyyXFrj_OHp_j-7OMc_pU6iQdVGR9Dojc/s1600-h/Alysha+%26+Friends.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2ubkB6SQQr16i7UZhEsA8sKizv41zp7wT52-GkN528H2WDp_OI_yic1nSotwzgSCDifAKfzJpmkf_XTHl9xhnVFKIZXBbXrvLjT6YFgwCwxyyXFrj_OHp_j-7OMc_pU6iQdVGR9Dojc/s400/Alysha+%26+Friends.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396569941160368818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then we returned home for an even worse nightmare... watch BYU get beat-up, trounced, and mangled by the TCU Hornfrogs. It was gruesome.</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-79736488721112898862009-10-25T08:57:00.000-07:002009-10-25T08:58:07.108-07:00Internet Connection Speeds and Costs around the world<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I saw this graphic about the various connection speeds and costs around the world for Internet access.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We in the US are no where near the top on this one... shame on us! Not to mention, we are paying too much!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Check it out.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMUBFGVaBvBjntyRJIJtlVycNflV6mQ7G38-eWdjhOna8jjcdAk4bj9mO-tirfcKdDnS6HuoH3oMJAn0kA8W2_oy3eF0lKfFAV0Hwi_wFHoy6uZe4rR52yuu01Xur5N-7-6Rooq0W0NM/s1600-h/Internet+Speeds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMUBFGVaBvBjntyRJIJtlVycNflV6mQ7G38-eWdjhOna8jjcdAk4bj9mO-tirfcKdDnS6HuoH3oMJAn0kA8W2_oy3eF0lKfFAV0Hwi_wFHoy6uZe4rR52yuu01Xur5N-7-6Rooq0W0NM/s400/Internet+Speeds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396567082434778850" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-58846947356193909082009-10-22T23:08:00.004-06:002009-10-22T23:15:55.189-06:00Proud Bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFowlsh3GWgxpGc4WJDFAYwz5nI9c3xzN5ilP1amvXUxdb7wCRhFTtrHEEDDzOoCUXmVvqoom_MWy-YIXEgQ-G-hDsZ-K5Xl65nMZmidfjj8pgH22rFMWZp2pFRrY7CtVHJRS7wF4R3b0/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.48+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFowlsh3GWgxpGc4WJDFAYwz5nI9c3xzN5ilP1amvXUxdb7wCRhFTtrHEEDDzOoCUXmVvqoom_MWy-YIXEgQ-G-hDsZ-K5Xl65nMZmidfjj8pgH22rFMWZp2pFRrY7CtVHJRS7wF4R3b0/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.48+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395659343695156498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tonight I got to have a nice dinner with my friends Barry and Donna Woodbridge. They came up from Orange County and we went to dinner at a great little place near the LAX airport.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xb-poXRPhiNKsA0jqNvcUHUZ8W8Aq49eJ8Uo0E5yJVr6N34rVs716zF1rPy2Vymou6VbjrXVSMtDc37YL6td3kKsGURaB1wiE2lIfiAkfS6BzWnid_v6K_OxZv40TOBizre1hii4xuI/s1600-h/Proud+Bird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xb-poXRPhiNKsA0jqNvcUHUZ8W8Aq49eJ8Uo0E5yJVr6N34rVs716zF1rPy2Vymou6VbjrXVSMtDc37YL6td3kKsGURaB1wiE2lIfiAkfS6BzWnid_v6K_OxZv40TOBizre1hii4xuI/s400/Proud+Bird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395659191257620050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You can eat your fine meal, and watch the planes land and take off.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3SACrgCWx5LUJhf0FX4FthO4RgKO2EHlGFUM6ZojUnef7RKqxG4SDs7f_pOst9ObFXcCZRqA_QSv6KDLG1JLJyGMSKTJ0cXyguNSsR_4NvTEM0WuB9AQY1N1IvZCKXVbV6ji6-uaA80/s1600-h/delta+757x540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3SACrgCWx5LUJhf0FX4FthO4RgKO2EHlGFUM6ZojUnef7RKqxG4SDs7f_pOst9ObFXcCZRqA_QSv6KDLG1JLJyGMSKTJ0cXyguNSsR_4NvTEM0WuB9AQY1N1IvZCKXVbV6ji6-uaA80/s400/delta+757x540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395659186620504642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The gardens are areas around the restaurant have many older planes on static display. I *really* enjoy old planes. I spent many years dreaming of being a pilot and reading everything I could about flying and planes.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It was fun to recognize and know the names and many specs of all the planes on display. (It took lots of self-control to not spit out all the names and stories about each of the planes...)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />A great night at dinner with friends - thanks Barry & Donna.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6xJZphv63DjLz4j1HkxT0T6mU5ESvCKXso92IgrJqbILi4GY3N-V5ErgxlLehDkRIhyuEhiM0PXEfjbfpPoMe9hWFzMBFjXl-QIGCeg0sJB1MTU9dXoCz7DplfVsbfDQp9py9amCrMo/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.34+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6xJZphv63DjLz4j1HkxT0T6mU5ESvCKXso92IgrJqbILi4GY3N-V5ErgxlLehDkRIhyuEhiM0PXEfjbfpPoMe9hWFzMBFjXl-QIGCeg0sJB1MTU9dXoCz7DplfVsbfDQp9py9amCrMo/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.34+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395659206664961650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjdAQubmZkNQe9pisXy_RE7XceuXkiI7WRUz7CyYqNB4gShokpdnjevc1Nx5N2h8kBLVXjlTj76IVe_CZpZ7Rf_1WYK2TploiolZhbAZp26bU3a33vBu-DU9A6qmAU6P_hOGM9SJfgWc/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.22+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjdAQubmZkNQe9pisXy_RE7XceuXkiI7WRUz7CyYqNB4gShokpdnjevc1Nx5N2h8kBLVXjlTj76IVe_CZpZ7Rf_1WYK2TploiolZhbAZp26bU3a33vBu-DU9A6qmAU6P_hOGM9SJfgWc/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.22+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395659200062712098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6XFAuURZhshYQzlzY_E-yRJYO2iOjyh3TKgT3tlo2EwyNzcsVvecLphXS44mqdA-5B8Z6J_26QIVTk9s19jaJeMXpNupVzjAE7OC7Zo5AnLeHgZP7UpfwpDjcHIHtjAedLslQlLIHaU/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.13+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6XFAuURZhshYQzlzY_E-yRJYO2iOjyh3TKgT3tlo2EwyNzcsVvecLphXS44mqdA-5B8Z6J_26QIVTk9s19jaJeMXpNupVzjAE7OC7Zo5AnLeHgZP7UpfwpDjcHIHtjAedLslQlLIHaU/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+9.46.13+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395659196558179026" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-39432164404545223542009-10-22T13:39:00.003-06:002009-10-22T14:00:56.999-06:00Hunger Games!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My daughter Karrissa was telling me about a new book she read called 'Hunger Games'. She loved it, and thought I would too. Then she bought me the book and the sequel for my birthday present a couple of weeks ago. (</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Thanks Karrissa</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I left them sit on my shelf for the past couple of weeks - waiting for the right week to read them. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I borrowed season one of '</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Lie to Me</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">' from my sister Janet - and that has been my 'travel media' on planes for the last couple of weeks.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3hn6n3lqO-PeoEhRhJOJPkHLNkPY09xpcM9r-gPEjhGYNBSsM2I_T2DIZFGDdo_npChQGBylqMtDq3M8muH5yKTHtQHYNCdEL-LKwxdvTUIVRRswPyNGgZKyUfoE9K8Kk6rjjTAmDv4/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+12.54.21+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3hn6n3lqO-PeoEhRhJOJPkHLNkPY09xpcM9r-gPEjhGYNBSsM2I_T2DIZFGDdo_npChQGBylqMtDq3M8muH5yKTHtQHYNCdEL-LKwxdvTUIVRRswPyNGgZKyUfoE9K8Kk6rjjTAmDv4/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-22+at+12.54.21+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395515524881124514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So it wasn't until dinner on Monday night that I thought to take this new book 'Hunger Games' to the restaurant downstairs for something to read during dinner. I started the book, then sat in the restaurant for 2 1/2 hours reading the story, then went up to my room and read the rest of the book till midnight. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddOd9K4MNUrs1XtIjtewzY1GQ_dM_sDOKY_yWkEz2C9TnNBrKW4rmsUV3v_oWcBtaX3-1c7lGpTbLXDEziU5x-XBn2e4Y3FgGW6YMNHlgReL5VB7ueEXoJmicl1pExuCOl-l3DGQXC8Q/s1600-h/Hunger+Games.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddOd9K4MNUrs1XtIjtewzY1GQ_dM_sDOKY_yWkEz2C9TnNBrKW4rmsUV3v_oWcBtaX3-1c7lGpTbLXDEziU5x-XBn2e4Y3FgGW6YMNHlgReL5VB7ueEXoJmicl1pExuCOl-l3DGQXC8Q/s400/Hunger+Games.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395516495756500674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Great read!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then with a little less intensity finished the second in the series - <span style="font-style: italic;">Catching Fire</span> over the last two evenings. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Mn6g8bStTag13_SHiT5ZWE5wihOhSbQK6jWl8oxZNtGEd4foA_LZsEdCAe5HE97_BT1xKEHlto9gqxWIPhlw-KeqR9yMxWpOtdflTjz5PAUbaWs0PiJ6TnJQTrIYVDKYDzLKv9d_d_8/s1600-h/Catching+Fire.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Mn6g8bStTag13_SHiT5ZWE5wihOhSbQK6jWl8oxZNtGEd4foA_LZsEdCAe5HE97_BT1xKEHlto9gqxWIPhlw-KeqR9yMxWpOtdflTjz5PAUbaWs0PiJ6TnJQTrIYVDKYDzLKv9d_d_8/s400/Catching+Fire.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395516486761164898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tonight I'm going to have 'withdrawals' - there is a third in the trilogy, but it won't be out till next year some time. BUMMER!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />So obviously I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this series. It was a great read. If you want to borrow mine - just ask.</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-83704044258671463032009-10-18T10:36:00.002-06:002009-10-18T10:39:35.748-06:00Just a work week<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This was just a work week. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Up early on Monday for a flight over to SFO - then a drive down to AirMagnet corporate for a day of meetings with the development team working on some new "hush hush" projects.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The rest of the week was catching up on a variety of work and home projects.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Basically a boring week... nice to have prior to the next 6 weeks on the road.</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-79248599384427431312009-10-08T16:45:00.004-06:002009-10-08T18:02:00.787-06:00Braces for the Old Man<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, after much teasing from my wife and daughter about the gap between my front teeth... I finally went to an orthodontist to see about getting it fixed. I thought there was something they could do to just pull the front to teeth together.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />What I found out was my entire 'bite' was off and getting worse. When I was a teenager I had braces... but that was in Bangkok, Thailand and they took out too many of my upper teeth. Now years later the upper teeth are separating into the left over open space. So not only did I have a little 'gap' problem, but my bite was getting much worse.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />So on Tuesday I just bit the bullet and went in and got braces! One of the girls from our church, who's father is the Orthodontist did the actual work in 'gluing' the brackets to the teeth and stringing a temperature sensitive wire in between them. The wire wants to return to its normally straight state, and puts pressure on the teeth to gradually move them into the correct position.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />This is going to take between 18 and 24 months! Yeck!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />But, hey, 18 months from now I could have straighter teeth, or still be delaying the braces. So I just got it done.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It hurts way more than I remember as a teenager - I've been thinking "What have I got myself into" - but I'm sure that will pass. (Hopefully soon)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Here's the new look:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cWCRyK_sY4qGzkltkRfvTApMlNVLNbNvwjWaVLqzeU2D4pmu8SiW05PHU6I7brehAk9X-HPMMSXwlbBjUknqbaubuMgbhzfg9oJP7SOoYqczk8qo7ovtu8lhogaUJqWxeA78xt8H35I/s1600-h/Keith's+New+Braces.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cWCRyK_sY4qGzkltkRfvTApMlNVLNbNvwjWaVLqzeU2D4pmu8SiW05PHU6I7brehAk9X-HPMMSXwlbBjUknqbaubuMgbhzfg9oJP7SOoYqczk8qo7ovtu8lhogaUJqWxeA78xt8H35I/s400/Keith's+New+Braces.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390365585369598802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">By the way - it was much harder to take my own picture that I'd have thought. After about 10 shots I finally got one that worked. (Try it sometime - get your teeth in the picture, good lighting, and nothing else in the shot)</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />A friend on Twitter said I looked like 'Jaws' from the James Bond movie 'Moonraker' - what do you think?</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL7Xx84toXL8qr8YXmBifty8yQPLwF6rJtJ7v-N2BsVpWcHQBWQs9ImnzcNoy1U_VpO2oleSSzdT0ZDLgBBP5jcbApC_pSr_7qVDKIF_qIy5zAUA6VT8vGF_lVIXSqTxk4bQEcpJzT60/s1600-h/081111-bond-jaws-vmed.widec.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL7Xx84toXL8qr8YXmBifty8yQPLwF6rJtJ7v-N2BsVpWcHQBWQs9ImnzcNoy1U_VpO2oleSSzdT0ZDLgBBP5jcbApC_pSr_7qVDKIF_qIy5zAUA6VT8vGF_lVIXSqTxk4bQEcpJzT60/s400/081111-bond-jaws-vmed.widec.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390383525842120162" border="0" /></a>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-82313318903540148362009-10-04T23:49:00.008-06:002009-10-05T00:19:34.286-06:00Weekend in Vegas with Family<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The flights back from Indianapolis were delayed - and so I didn't arrive home in Utah until 3:00am on Saturday morning. Jill, Ryan and Alysha drove down to Vegas, then on Saturday morning my Dad drove me to the airport and I also went down to Las Vegas to spend the weekend with Karrissa, Joe and the grand-daughters.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />We stopped by the Bellagio hotel to visit their 'conservatory' and look at the flowers, trees, and exhibits. Next door was the world's largest 'Chocolate Fountain' - so we had to stop and also eat some chocolate stuff. We got a crepe. Mmmmm.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then off to a great Pizza place that served 'real' pizza. Thick 'Chicago Style' pizza, not that thin whimpy stuff they try to foist on folks from New York. (Yes my preference is showing)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Home to Karrissa's for naps for all. Then the men all went to the General Conference Priesthood session at a church nearby with Joe's friend - and the girls went to the new movie '<span style="font-style: italic;">Fame</span>'.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Last time if Vegas we found a nice restaurant called - <span style="font-style: italic;">Claim Jumper</span> - and really enjoyed it. So we took Ryan and Alysha with us this time. Yes - it was a great as we remembered.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Today we went over to a park called '<span style="font-style: italic;">Tule Springs</span>'. These springs have been around at least 11,000 years. The Mormon Pioneers stopped here from St. George while getting wood from Mt. Charleston. Then in the early 20th century when Nevada had the easiest divorces in the nation - only 6 weeks residency to qualify for a legal divorce. The springs were a haven for divorce couples to come and rest/recreate while waiting their divorces.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />We took lots of pictures and had a good time walking around this 'oasis' in the Las Vegas desert.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Back home we played with the girls - and had another wonderful meal (thanks Jill and Karrissa).</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />At night Joe invented this new 'ride' in their house. Using an air mattress to slide down their stairs. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It is fun watching our grown kids get along together! Thanks kids - it is very fulfilling to see you all friends.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />We sure miss having Brent with us - he has about 11 months left in Brazil before he comes home.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMGXXthdNu8Z6-i-nQN8Bt3GEfkzP6aWsoiCxSJ0OJOqNbAsFH1VgJlBaNm1wyL12i0vb-VcJq9lxJ-05frOv4iM4vHaZ0vW3tfy3wdnAekna5VqF3oOhIlr0NPawozAql9OdO57q0YY/s1600-h/Family+at+Bellagio.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMGXXthdNu8Z6-i-nQN8Bt3GEfkzP6aWsoiCxSJ0OJOqNbAsFH1VgJlBaNm1wyL12i0vb-VcJq9lxJ-05frOv4iM4vHaZ0vW3tfy3wdnAekna5VqF3oOhIlr0NPawozAql9OdO57q0YY/s400/Family+at+Bellagio.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992741312590578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Kids all together at Bellagio</span><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: times new roman; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-sAQY-GpxzskNcbIp3I9D56LAdHLRm11bc7l-uYL7243cSK_rNAIe2DpQBtd3241SlJ-sWza4RSdZjrPeKIvB3P5EE62DY6BFl5J-_x6r0g6NSEJUIvwQP0N0acgzWzyTgsC5YeMP5E/s1600-h/Talking+Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-sAQY-GpxzskNcbIp3I9D56LAdHLRm11bc7l-uYL7243cSK_rNAIe2DpQBtd3241SlJ-sWza4RSdZjrPeKIvB3P5EE62DY6BFl5J-_x6r0g6NSEJUIvwQP0N0acgzWzyTgsC5YeMP5E/s400/Talking+Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993825353523394" border="0" /></a>Talking Tree in the Bellagio Conservatory<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NSLh4RjJO0ZQHZtMr9Ai7rBWqQ6L_dLCnBCERKYF6EiHzt0lyhUfui0eRqUc3RBfkEDwa6XZ3YiDl9dfIgb11sRrxTazCXlTD4vWSMujv-vkdn4rlJVcBU8zvqCs0jY8ZsujD9FMXjg/s1600-h/Ryan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NSLh4RjJO0ZQHZtMr9Ai7rBWqQ6L_dLCnBCERKYF6EiHzt0lyhUfui0eRqUc3RBfkEDwa6XZ3YiDl9dfIgb11sRrxTazCXlTD4vWSMujv-vkdn4rlJVcBU8zvqCs0jY8ZsujD9FMXjg/s400/Ryan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993817733031042" border="0" /></a>Ryan is just 'Happy to be here'<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBge_bCMEsK-pFuEX8DDtH46GoZx6jyfLH2J0_IeVU0MkmtIU-H_W7gBvQVgGnArDsNaEcuuBzikNF-FmeE2KHyRPONxhxMk44El0Wu-H8JZmKywePI4-6siOzjucp7OJV7ELOIfrpwc/s1600-h/Mini+Bellagio.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBge_bCMEsK-pFuEX8DDtH46GoZx6jyfLH2J0_IeVU0MkmtIU-H_W7gBvQVgGnArDsNaEcuuBzikNF-FmeE2KHyRPONxhxMk44El0Wu-H8JZmKywePI4-6siOzjucp7OJV7ELOIfrpwc/s400/Mini+Bellagio.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993260109845090" border="0" /></a>Mini Bellagio Model<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l6EekKBxHa2DnMJvpUZ7SJNP4Gzp6lr9cQeduV1g76i_xZc8uuCrO5ZEoZEB3d2wrqSYnQgSXnbwpG40oMWvJUW7m3fI21BHXhVyjmFFz6bneEzfKDy1iT2rFOpyDkhqSE4j25VMdPM/s1600-h/Chocolate+Fountain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l6EekKBxHa2DnMJvpUZ7SJNP4Gzp6lr9cQeduV1g76i_xZc8uuCrO5ZEoZEB3d2wrqSYnQgSXnbwpG40oMWvJUW7m3fI21BHXhVyjmFFz6bneEzfKDy1iT2rFOpyDkhqSE4j25VMdPM/s400/Chocolate+Fountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992731812383810" border="0" /></a>World's Biggest Chocolate Fountain<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6FsGCwXhfRgXM72hKJHpMfgOxP77uOockfFYSg5ZwypLIpmu20TKjH2pPuIFsp1XGEYInV4b4c-8KgCCDSH9YOyZ4PO3-ZUcLHQpCUucaq-b5yHl_M0h87ISGfvfmnLXXwVna6eu5rk/s1600-h/Chocolate+Crepe.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6FsGCwXhfRgXM72hKJHpMfgOxP77uOockfFYSg5ZwypLIpmu20TKjH2pPuIFsp1XGEYInV4b4c-8KgCCDSH9YOyZ4PO3-ZUcLHQpCUucaq-b5yHl_M0h87ISGfvfmnLXXwVna6eu5rk/s400/Chocolate+Crepe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992723592028962" border="0" /></a>Our Chocolate Crepe<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvORNJPwgZMgPZ-jx8iEhpBUMWZyEm7SksFgpAsSy5sQ1pgBsPSpczoQDSVcU0IKMMktoBVOSIAeIaFIuyHsMgs1c9V5_EvDTmt0-C6QZAZ06uIj30Q1ebcmO6Zkr5Ll5OULF-VSEln6U/s1600-h/My+Daughters.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvORNJPwgZMgPZ-jx8iEhpBUMWZyEm7SksFgpAsSy5sQ1pgBsPSpczoQDSVcU0IKMMktoBVOSIAeIaFIuyHsMgs1c9V5_EvDTmt0-C6QZAZ06uIj30Q1ebcmO6Zkr5Ll5OULF-VSEln6U/s400/My+Daughters.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993271015880754" border="0" /></a>My Girls - Karrissa and Alysha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVS2fkR3s5PUtC1HFLjsNcqFvL9PYMV7yMXT04mzlToV8ESGHXAQZoIMo-Wtk2wtq3V-lGSAfBJlg-VdlLZwDqXY7CQviSJcs4jnVISMQw9LniELWBYBqjZes-JIso6roF8MdC9XuYcLQ/s1600-h/Me+and+My+Girls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVS2fkR3s5PUtC1HFLjsNcqFvL9PYMV7yMXT04mzlToV8ESGHXAQZoIMo-Wtk2wtq3V-lGSAfBJlg-VdlLZwDqXY7CQviSJcs4jnVISMQw9LniELWBYBqjZes-JIso6roF8MdC9XuYcLQ/s400/Me+and+My+Girls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993246319776386" border="0" /></a>Me and my daughters<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZN4ramvbV6j58dWR9dw6CYbQtPkuRW58IbZZZvZ-wspOjvZneG_sNJTsWgQf78tK6YEoFLVThbDFIQ_f_vWbdWDArIzmJ6zTCg5na-v23r-TBYLagqZZLMj3Txf7o6c7MdzEXhB3sCQ/s1600-h/Playing+Pooh+Sticks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKisyDFOkOXBUh7oH4usQLNQ3ZAe_4OD6CiRjmYE4FmBFRHsW_AsmqB6xTshgHj441C6AE6M_VFf1YHNMytff-pDzU4C0T4nq2lk8VrbW_q9A_XA6AjFp_lAZL2b2ZKhNqoE6mJtMOK0/s400/M+Posing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993238305365506" border="0" /></a>McKinley Posing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdGoy5OKRHhjjUMVzsBuHgwWRp-4vEAZRLJEHUk-IujTcCqKZSEt72Rx9yNItcoLpQuRvWwZNH89YxRdL44YY4culeYXe8bjEu7O7WikR0RtLat-jPGUx8lVfjUNq9NFYhx-Kgwo6BQ8/s1600-h/Kylie+Walking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdGoy5OKRHhjjUMVzsBuHgwWRp-4vEAZRLJEHUk-IujTcCqKZSEt72Rx9yNItcoLpQuRvWwZNH89YxRdL44YY4culeYXe8bjEu7O7WikR0RtLat-jPGUx8lVfjUNq9NFYhx-Kgwo6BQ8/s400/Kylie+Walking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993230501820066" border="0" /></a>Kylie Walking<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJSRlWeIPVgQFDxTgaR4aCWebrrHdbUrg0Z59TqbIgGa3kWkhTCIWo6YsT3RKYwhM1Zm2E1tPf9WinHsh0eHjhAA-nLtSpGvzO4_BO2Ik9NpglsKjoAdXwa_Asx_DwrkytPZdE8SXMHM/s1600-h/Karrissa+Posing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJSRlWeIPVgQFDxTgaR4aCWebrrHdbUrg0Z59TqbIgGa3kWkhTCIWo6YsT3RKYwhM1Zm2E1tPf9WinHsh0eHjhAA-nLtSpGvzO4_BO2Ik9NpglsKjoAdXwa_Asx_DwrkytPZdE8SXMHM/s400/Karrissa+Posing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992759244647762" border="0" /></a>Karrissa Posing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrKPB-kyhKFO2RocjAWpatG6YTQYOaLMGY556Hhd50okb3Qtp-Djh8lyYTPto6CleukVRzvnt3XM4wRn8kCEMrZlGV_yKvjNgkOMMcg2_1Ib4Izr_i5VOO69u7hK7JaOefWOWj1GbC6g/s1600-h/Alysha+and+Peacock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrKPB-kyhKFO2RocjAWpatG6YTQYOaLMGY556Hhd50okb3Qtp-Djh8lyYTPto6CleukVRzvnt3XM4wRn8kCEMrZlGV_yKvjNgkOMMcg2_1Ib4Izr_i5VOO69u7hK7JaOefWOWj1GbC6g/s400/Alysha+and+Peacock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992327696295234" border="0" /></a>Alysha trying to get a Peacock to spread its feathers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fa2WLI_0xD1m9EaM04Y2f9KzxsuBJbqLWghBqXesVFy75Rx1ybw4ksBzoOjxQM36IBCflQGdYgmCKDAcU-57eaYaEk90GcSSu6vnu5Ukh0WKT2JOQ77H18BArn4YO-ciOr75bUmqxnI/s1600-h/Alysha+Posing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fa2WLI_0xD1m9EaM04Y2f9KzxsuBJbqLWghBqXesVFy75Rx1ybw4ksBzoOjxQM36IBCflQGdYgmCKDAcU-57eaYaEk90GcSSu6vnu5Ukh0WKT2JOQ77H18BArn4YO-ciOr75bUmqxnI/s400/Alysha+Posing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992335512721026" border="0" /></a>Alysha Posing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jIjpzjyR8jxz8VryhuIIsR31pK5-D1lBuU6WcqOuxkfhtGXrYHyXte7uktCE3sMYHHWo_szPWcb6CMYseKTxRs0WGDNY-bjYLDWMAgX3elLlBJoyatvlhTPZcO9z7WrBwQsxGV6-_Vs/s1600-h/Alysha+and+M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jIjpzjyR8jxz8VryhuIIsR31pK5-D1lBuU6WcqOuxkfhtGXrYHyXte7uktCE3sMYHHWo_szPWcb6CMYseKTxRs0WGDNY-bjYLDWMAgX3elLlBJoyatvlhTPZcO9z7WrBwQsxGV6-_Vs/s400/Alysha+and+M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992313794504210" border="0" /></a>Alysha and McKinley<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Qu9vAM-N6utJZodi-gja25H_rJX2f099GVE8Vlk9VDMrNEQ8Bq1NheuvaB_ONKxhUl73hwVy4oknUmgi_EpXbAKafncOoaeq-8uF9WLYSUUQx7XKTrIl6dIZWLXOOVGrcMUXLE7Dt4I/s1600-h/Brent+Lane.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Qu9vAM-N6utJZodi-gja25H_rJX2f099GVE8Vlk9VDMrNEQ8Bq1NheuvaB_ONKxhUl73hwVy4oknUmgi_EpXbAKafncOoaeq-8uF9WLYSUUQx7XKTrIl6dIZWLXOOVGrcMUXLE7Dt4I/s400/Brent+Lane.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992350029078898" border="0" /></a>This reminded us that we sure miss Brent<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdI7rQGHQGOExALuljVUXz157EVLfu2GDmGHXXJwArPIhOVkRfx2L0HqrrZW4xeLL6BZqHDMu76_5XYhQ75vsOFkmWDWuximXG_48K6ScpDzM83SrIZcE_kQZPsMQmABaEvWILxUKHHo/s1600-h/Alysha+and+M+Sliding.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdI7rQGHQGOExALuljVUXz157EVLfu2GDmGHXXJwArPIhOVkRfx2L0HqrrZW4xeLL6BZqHDMu76_5XYhQ75vsOFkmWDWuximXG_48K6ScpDzM83SrIZcE_kQZPsMQmABaEvWILxUKHHo/s400/Alysha+and+M+Sliding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388992305644846962" border="0" /></a>Karrissa and McKinley sliding on Air Mattress<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6WDs9xNyF5TzhzAIY5ybVFv7kWqETl1TuhCB8EMwahSLgIuwEekyaxyXvZQwzJ2oMq9sTpdr6EQKWuLB0YftLVONrkdIUhRV-KThtwT0GRNAAXi2zGX-7Npdg38l1dLj7WeDEGYtO8E/s1600-h/Ryan+%26+M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6WDs9xNyF5TzhzAIY5ybVFv7kWqETl1TuhCB8EMwahSLgIuwEekyaxyXvZQwzJ2oMq9sTpdr6EQKWuLB0YftLVONrkdIUhRV-KThtwT0GRNAAXi2zGX-7Npdg38l1dLj7WeDEGYtO8E/s400/Ryan+%26+M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388993811015596274" border="0" /></a>Ryan and McKinely sliding down stairs<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ES-6zsZ7WQTK0ew3-ahDEXi8CMj8_BTFYB5CbE9p1NC7kow3wmHfOBsjn6pjMBn3hktIUaXsKu1HTR9Nx2q2xUhnzp-BF6PoH6G-PhiT594Z-vuL0duojqSgf2tYGtfDUG1kJuCbB6A/s1600-h/Girls+after+Sliding.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ES-6zsZ7WQTK0ew3-ahDEXi8CMj8_BTFYB5CbE9p1NC7kow3wmHfOBsjn6pjMBn3hktIUaXsKu1HTR9Nx2q2xUhnzp-BF6PoH6G-PhiT594Z-vuL0duojqSgf2tYGtfDUG1kJuCbB6A/s400/Girls+after+Sliding.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388995465573309122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Girls after sliding</span><br /></div>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-2142410914271123432009-10-04T21:35:00.001-06:002009-10-04T23:49:24.739-06:00Homecoming & Indianapolis<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After the great Hot Air Balloon trip - we watched a BYU football game, made and ate wonderful shish-ka-bobs and then also got to take pictures of Alysha and friends going to their High School Homecoming dance.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wuXKIim2HkvJIGmU-XvT8nNaNz8S_fY98qMu5O0ERUkrOnb39nERlpURc2bTvMJ4qUrLKnecoMo1HyepxI3SoZ0oXZZud_53iogXjbofKdWVWPeOcNQatZtp1QwQwp4xkRLsyzyztHg/s1600-h/Alysha's+Homecoming.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wuXKIim2HkvJIGmU-XvT8nNaNz8S_fY98qMu5O0ERUkrOnb39nERlpURc2bTvMJ4qUrLKnecoMo1HyepxI3SoZ0oXZZud_53iogXjbofKdWVWPeOcNQatZtp1QwQwp4xkRLsyzyztHg/s400/Alysha's+Homecoming.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986070542903842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLzdWW7HBoZ0U10zJjF60xOxH-gNtk0Zf7jj6BLtBM0XCMWr3ofIu0l_5HszTeIS9mvEVxcCp7kuT0ciZjNxGvj_bjQqN_uO01CBkNmlVd5sT4ZRQm7hSj6tsbloguywJmsOBdRl5yHw/s1600-h/Homecoming+Kids.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLzdWW7HBoZ0U10zJjF60xOxH-gNtk0Zf7jj6BLtBM0XCMWr3ofIu0l_5HszTeIS9mvEVxcCp7kuT0ciZjNxGvj_bjQqN_uO01CBkNmlVd5sT4ZRQm7hSj6tsbloguywJmsOBdRl5yHw/s400/Homecoming+Kids.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986091231888050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A friend down the street made me a great Chocolate cake for my birthday - Thanks Darla!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6HQh7YGGNWNctLtOBjLnRAu2u9Nec9R7umIwCRXRb6KWAy3F2cNRvKsxPj1e7uQvb6Hnm1W5c9PdNv5Cse2tFZCQYnph1GKre24pPZiGnZ9wwLyRV-rjCUjtNxJJxd6ia2ReUNHOZ0Y/s1600-h/Keith's+Birthday+Cake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6HQh7YGGNWNctLtOBjLnRAu2u9Nec9R7umIwCRXRb6KWAy3F2cNRvKsxPj1e7uQvb6Hnm1W5c9PdNv5Cse2tFZCQYnph1GKre24pPZiGnZ9wwLyRV-rjCUjtNxJJxd6ia2ReUNHOZ0Y/s400/Keith's+Birthday+Cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986247213397186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then off to Indianapolis for a week. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQJ0xBv0HHPZ5AxOimoXAzR2lMEVPEdWRRRn6JhWUD1j7z6pqnzuvY3oV4iptsVgqEXAeKY22IhhEiiDDqcfaPsgmLeDcr3TDUhk13zC3Aus4fIWlmaD1x8Q7wiE_FYwlBQNIzBmdMuQ/s1600-h/Cheap+Gas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQJ0xBv0HHPZ5AxOimoXAzR2lMEVPEdWRRRn6JhWUD1j7z6pqnzuvY3oV4iptsVgqEXAeKY22IhhEiiDDqcfaPsgmLeDcr3TDUhk13zC3Aus4fIWlmaD1x8Q7wiE_FYwlBQNIzBmdMuQ/s400/Cheap+Gas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986063702516754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >They have pretty cheap gas</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh306ylM7AX3Dce0FNNOGf9hld3DWW_ot5i8iyuzLClDIKGxl6sjpOquWCglqLVXPHO1t5OvMwD_8_7kcIW6x3I7jkes7xoi662up2G0DgZpf-fSoa4gP9Cfjcojocboi00IfL8_f9pSGc/s1600-h/indianapolis01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh306ylM7AX3Dce0FNNOGf9hld3DWW_ot5i8iyuzLClDIKGxl6sjpOquWCglqLVXPHO1t5OvMwD_8_7kcIW6x3I7jkes7xoi662up2G0DgZpf-fSoa4gP9Cfjcojocboi00IfL8_f9pSGc/s400/indianapolis01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986095585561698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Hard Rock Cafe</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnD-bH7Y7Dcdeu2keo-xjgAHkneo0m8vDPB1xFINfwb1nLJv5vYfaFt_zrMceQ3NSKStt3fNHEPqrCt-J0fqL-lVrsv_3yl9vNhQdA4cN_fw4HBrKyv_T7NKDepfhOSMd6mJDl1zTr2g/s1600-h/Downtown+Indianapolis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnD-bH7Y7Dcdeu2keo-xjgAHkneo0m8vDPB1xFINfwb1nLJv5vYfaFt_zrMceQ3NSKStt3fNHEPqrCt-J0fqL-lVrsv_3yl9vNhQdA4cN_fw4HBrKyv_T7NKDepfhOSMd6mJDl1zTr2g/s400/Downtown+Indianapolis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986077341795266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Downtown Indianapolis</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiU8TR4nTSTDjn_MBj5MJGsW9iZArqvajycHwdaKwb_XrssNi_BseLAQAxLrESEl4KCTmOp46cuXtnDf15k9NZhab1TTPpf79VzEaaM-11DLWuw6UBELfFGTOFIEBQ5xJzzF17NKi3p8/s1600-h/Weber+Grill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiU8TR4nTSTDjn_MBj5MJGsW9iZArqvajycHwdaKwb_XrssNi_BseLAQAxLrESEl4KCTmOp46cuXtnDf15k9NZhab1TTPpf79VzEaaM-11DLWuw6UBELfFGTOFIEBQ5xJzzF17NKi3p8/s400/Weber+Grill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986259921050802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The 'Weber Grill' - great food<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22idLAV8d10WyclLOAdp2x6hxSzQo3ZqTLiZ38nATeXN8QseomOzod-WUOVxHdk1IpVVBMy0rtqVX0FPbZ_ntM88DFgPqkbG0fq7HeC5k3BVv9IGbvExV3OiUVSdZqRED4buVwIBBxxc/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-03+at+10.30.07+AM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22idLAV8d10WyclLOAdp2x6hxSzQo3ZqTLiZ38nATeXN8QseomOzod-WUOVxHdk1IpVVBMy0rtqVX0FPbZ_ntM88DFgPqkbG0fq7HeC5k3BVv9IGbvExV3OiUVSdZqRED4buVwIBBxxc/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-03+at+10.30.07+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986257584783202" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOokoXQq1NgabsE2OER9VU1gdlinB0lCWrx0b-CkfO6tUv74wGOB7BDfWee20Oxw7YaXHvtKxxNtfpXskU6E8ZtvyX6UwFJNiR3Ue3qadoQuWMoetkdWzmhBdv18MvvWJRR1lNeSbznI/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-10-02+at+4.42.38+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOokoXQq1NgabsE2OER9VU1gdlinB0lCWrx0b-CkfO6tUv74wGOB7BDfWee20Oxw7YaXHvtKxxNtfpXskU6E8ZtvyX6UwFJNiR3Ue3qadoQuWMoetkdWzmhBdv18MvvWJRR1lNeSbznI/s400/Screen+shot+2009-10-02+at+4.42.38+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388986271206840162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Great 'Real Free WiFi' at the SLC Airport</span></div>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-45902963425813064002009-09-26T14:42:00.007-06:002009-09-26T15:10:34.144-06:00Hot Air Balloon Ride over Park City, UT<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jill surprised me with a 2-hour Hot Air Balloon Ride over Park City for my 50th Birthday today!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It was spectacular!<br /><br />The weather was perfect, the scenery gorgeous, and the fall colors out in all their glory. The company was pretty good as well - thanks Jill!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I can recommend the folks who took care of us. The pilot was professional and experienced, and the ground crew fun, helpful, and friendly.<br /><br />It took the entire morning - including driving to/from Park City - but a very worthwhile experience. They also use this same balloon to go over Bryce Canyon - I think I just added something else to my list.<br /><br />I brought along the big Nikon camera to capture some of what we saw and experienced today. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are the results:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialyxgBF2BjWGMHw6DZU-yaXDPQeH7-HfaOM5o749phoPPVB4A8hUP18W0cBpv5Qls6V4AcZuit4QR9j9MsffGWfHJiEmUHmzpJT253zizOfmcvr9AIiUTSdpOGMQEW6XZlqe5DdtlMz4/s1600-h/Filling+Balloon+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialyxgBF2BjWGMHw6DZU-yaXDPQeH7-HfaOM5o749phoPPVB4A8hUP18W0cBpv5Qls6V4AcZuit4QR9j9MsffGWfHJiEmUHmzpJT253zizOfmcvr9AIiUTSdpOGMQEW6XZlqe5DdtlMz4/s400/Filling+Balloon+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882561348951970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Prepping the balloon - using fans to blow it up</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBymqIMwVEkWC9EEJJ-6hAjg0bJVrV-JvrYok9ksJMw8OyknI2CkMvIgVwGIce-IgKp5vKFeciGxFExPM21xGDRNyvRObOBvD1lFhHFDiPaPOC42Qkc72ldbN0v_bHLwtRlUdSVIJkeBU/s1600-h/Filling+Balloon+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBymqIMwVEkWC9EEJJ-6hAjg0bJVrV-JvrYok9ksJMw8OyknI2CkMvIgVwGIce-IgKp5vKFeciGxFExPM21xGDRNyvRObOBvD1lFhHFDiPaPOC42Qkc72ldbN0v_bHLwtRlUdSVIJkeBU/s400/Filling+Balloon+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882570762446530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Now using the propane to get lift into the Balloon</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY_p_30fjg3YgvhZEeLpMDlkAqUe5H8y7TJ5QghEtDBDemQJXbYZ9uAr76ofqX8ZKTk9zhFW0vSJFg3CC-L8O-JB47441uDMefhL4E3NaBVOUbVn5mKA7xA6uyJ1lTMdDXXzpI0o4iYY/s1600-h/Just+Taking+Off.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY_p_30fjg3YgvhZEeLpMDlkAqUe5H8y7TJ5QghEtDBDemQJXbYZ9uAr76ofqX8ZKTk9zhFW0vSJFg3CC-L8O-JB47441uDMefhL4E3NaBVOUbVn5mKA7xA6uyJ1lTMdDXXzpI0o4iYY/s400/Just+Taking+Off.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882958597967890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Shadow of the balloon just taking off</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlimeLPVEtws4vqn-lL3v-KYjdGPVBM7FpJk8ytoZLjQZRPTd95MjIE9pvqZwaDW1S4aNm_KqNjHk7NWTxHKUFqaE73DInRI_YEZoTxzjninA-4NOAVlIpMFUvv8V3oaiHA0iBJoSXwkY/s1600-h/Element+%26+Chase+Vehicle.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlimeLPVEtws4vqn-lL3v-KYjdGPVBM7FpJk8ytoZLjQZRPTd95MjIE9pvqZwaDW1S4aNm_KqNjHk7NWTxHKUFqaE73DInRI_YEZoTxzjninA-4NOAVlIpMFUvv8V3oaiHA0iBJoSXwkY/s400/Element+%26+Chase+Vehicle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385881350077028114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">The Honda Element and the Chase Vehicle</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDszvkxhtwSyEozrZT4b9-GIR6n1KIn5BfASr9_tpvnZSFbRYRvv4X5Dvx8RtHaOxVnWlGAQOrwiYss6zB2msUPtjXDa3_w7HRv_8IfRGlQVqFFqW27GIEW9bVY1ejD65m6DloAelbHzU/s1600-h/Park+City+Utah.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDszvkxhtwSyEozrZT4b9-GIR6n1KIn5BfASr9_tpvnZSFbRYRvv4X5Dvx8RtHaOxVnWlGAQOrwiYss6zB2msUPtjXDa3_w7HRv_8IfRGlQVqFFqW27GIEW9bVY1ejD65m6DloAelbHzU/s400/Park+City+Utah.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882969742683458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">The town of Park City, UT - home of the 2002 Olympics</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Av_SYtyLNiisbmKSFxLqUPy8R9GZmM9uUpeo3ovKhKGd40A1Q46393KIm2EH2HDdVQaPeAiGPStiaLmUtia0-M8EBxfLv_qDK7YY3qHmCe-npjf6TRyXwsv8jUgufhbvZ0vn8kr9sqo/s1600-h/Jill+From+Balloon.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Av_SYtyLNiisbmKSFxLqUPy8R9GZmM9uUpeo3ovKhKGd40A1Q46393KIm2EH2HDdVQaPeAiGPStiaLmUtia0-M8EBxfLv_qDK7YY3qHmCe-npjf6TRyXwsv8jUgufhbvZ0vn8kr9sqo/s400/Jill+From+Balloon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882946871544626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">My beautiful wife looking at the scenery</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1eMdE6rn2QQq0LRJxFtsV_xXkIVlMEvc_jnUmHhFvq3eLeIi73okJGH7wg6TiaUOWAX1QUZxvzQxx2q9gwabZjU4nuRksND1Jlm3Z2-knZMdkOtQ0TlJbUvtLj2cvC3SSLAbxWz98_w/s1600-h/Fall+Colors.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1eMdE6rn2QQq0LRJxFtsV_xXkIVlMEvc_jnUmHhFvq3eLeIi73okJGH7wg6TiaUOWAX1QUZxvzQxx2q9gwabZjU4nuRksND1Jlm3Z2-knZMdkOtQ0TlJbUvtLj2cvC3SSLAbxWz98_w/s400/Fall+Colors.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385881360517465826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Colorful Fall Foliage</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbYcdrI7C34AYYkoBpPDSq06mAlQwrQERKLfsYCETiJigGl4iBYEMWnN-wtFZEfTg2Dw0MktLYkrGi_-N6SPEG1HO9f7iljgJ4za788VYecrxbSiC2owAubKujpPmjExMysOv3iYxD88/s1600-h/Hot+Air+Balloon+Over+Park+City.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbYcdrI7C34AYYkoBpPDSq06mAlQwrQERKLfsYCETiJigGl4iBYEMWnN-wtFZEfTg2Dw0MktLYkrGi_-N6SPEG1HO9f7iljgJ4za788VYecrxbSiC2owAubKujpPmjExMysOv3iYxD88/s400/Hot+Air+Balloon+Over+Park+City.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882589775156546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Looking down at another balloon - and the Cell Tower hill in Park City</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSQYMqzUKDZOh6DZ0hMvWvO5OguRccK-hxAjJAWHKGjgx-Wfh74K2N7bBY2Pq6bsqS71mOVQ8Qzm-_97wAw6_rjR74x3bWTqEvJNT5OEIQ86tpHVUnavuuWkDVrErzwF7mmH01N4_fls/s1600-h/Plane+Below+Us.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSQYMqzUKDZOh6DZ0hMvWvO5OguRccK-hxAjJAWHKGjgx-Wfh74K2N7bBY2Pq6bsqS71mOVQ8Qzm-_97wAw6_rjR74x3bWTqEvJNT5OEIQ86tpHVUnavuuWkDVrErzwF7mmH01N4_fls/s400/Plane+Below+Us.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882980369959938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Can you spot the plane flying below us?</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg547wc_QL8PLn5mmEKTz75cSnpp_EVQX7jvyriWSZz0sUi6IZ_puq_SuFiKth1Sfy1UalEVilOVW3_eoqMq0NxBDCBpGr78sIMkGavyeCIfqjU2znqJiG45sveTOszkb5INnIDpS3MX7M/s1600-h/Soccer+Players+Warming+Up.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg547wc_QL8PLn5mmEKTz75cSnpp_EVQX7jvyriWSZz0sUi6IZ_puq_SuFiKth1Sfy1UalEVilOVW3_eoqMq0NxBDCBpGr78sIMkGavyeCIfqjU2znqJiG45sveTOszkb5INnIDpS3MX7M/s400/Soccer+Players+Warming+Up.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385883081905775730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Soccer players warming up in the early morning light</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtudUnyio5UzF3oE2EaeYQwd2-8hCeJvNhqqi3iOlD4hwswv8FWYkoC4cf8_kAV0IGIfniktk4LV3CqSo2gCx7AyfgNpI6Skxu1v3H5rbcKWpOSutfTI5lKjnd2fVxM51hG2hS0zfxIJU/s1600-h/Close+to+Ground.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtudUnyio5UzF3oE2EaeYQwd2-8hCeJvNhqqi3iOlD4hwswv8FWYkoC4cf8_kAV0IGIfniktk4LV3CqSo2gCx7AyfgNpI6Skxu1v3H5rbcKWpOSutfTI5lKjnd2fVxM51hG2hS0zfxIJU/s400/Close+to+Ground.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385881338692157186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Coming close to the ground to observe wildlife</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0EA3n2ONxiwQxLh8oHcw8GKigeFUKHdKL2BGdiVneSd8XDDCm3RdXGjfDFOO4zK088ix1aj0K8Ii12uQVV389GVnz5wvwyyCZL0FrA26qeh-kOdoYLjt1ThLOuXLS-qiKkYx_aMn9Z8/s1600-h/Coyote.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0EA3n2ONxiwQxLh8oHcw8GKigeFUKHdKL2BGdiVneSd8XDDCm3RdXGjfDFOO4zK088ix1aj0K8Ii12uQVV389GVnz5wvwyyCZL0FrA26qeh-kOdoYLjt1ThLOuXLS-qiKkYx_aMn9Z8/s400/Coyote.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385881342025082450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">We saw this Coyote from the Balloon</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYwllA7_Ayzwjb2uYkXTkTIAGg0XMQu_V5A4WcGOWar8ls4kL3OUpY7UgrhLzNGp91AhnvxJmIN-AE_iz0HVNFI6fPLKM_c3Hnq1AyQNue5FgbdxpU0yUipCVPrkuUj1ep2F0Yy4kgsI/s1600-h/Herd+of+Elk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYwllA7_Ayzwjb2uYkXTkTIAGg0XMQu_V5A4WcGOWar8ls4kL3OUpY7UgrhLzNGp91AhnvxJmIN-AE_iz0HVNFI6fPLKM_c3Hnq1AyQNue5FgbdxpU0yUipCVPrkuUj1ep2F0Yy4kgsI/s400/Herd+of+Elk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882581150208226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Herd of Elk</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGO9ntl5c_LAELT-2mHX-Ky5-w9OrqFi8_9WuhAyYCBYIkCo8ZjzUGENCsZn49BqQGnTyy215K-E7iT4VFynh_qnsxQYToQjZxcSvfDnrJk7WSq4e86ikOW1MZGT2a-LRVr-VZSU2roE/s1600-h/Balloon+%26+Fall+Colors.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGO9ntl5c_LAELT-2mHX-Ky5-w9OrqFi8_9WuhAyYCBYIkCo8ZjzUGENCsZn49BqQGnTyy215K-E7iT4VFynh_qnsxQYToQjZxcSvfDnrJk7WSq4e86ikOW1MZGT2a-LRVr-VZSU2roE/s400/Balloon+%26+Fall+Colors.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385880528550176930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Other Balloon above Park City</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQrg6tQzMbTO6CUtSu5JsQPYCtyBE8PXz5xdaZprqZ_DQ0M_BiDNUdVECHRvHkQ6ncNux7NfDX4HeZWMiSa5X7PIEG0yJzrZYU7qGFI0JjZpobBISCOoaS9IY4vL1qEzkp5sT8ozmesA/s1600-h/Landing+in+Sagebrush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQrg6tQzMbTO6CUtSu5JsQPYCtyBE8PXz5xdaZprqZ_DQ0M_BiDNUdVECHRvHkQ6ncNux7NfDX4HeZWMiSa5X7PIEG0yJzrZYU7qGFI0JjZpobBISCOoaS9IY4vL1qEzkp5sT8ozmesA/s400/Landing+in+Sagebrush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882964562149490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Coming into land in the sagebrush east of Park City near I-80</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj4NhLSZdMy5ZT5H_U9SnqFBfFHc12KkhofVo2fkC67UJ7aJXZ7aR6GBwWzDjFptmeumgo0BxOiFA310y1sYU8il0anQaPEQUYRQb0tN5eeU2ABTB0YajGj5yeJ3O20A7wbAYiiIGels/s1600-h/Balloon+is+Down.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj4NhLSZdMy5ZT5H_U9SnqFBfFHc12KkhofVo2fkC67UJ7aJXZ7aR6GBwWzDjFptmeumgo0BxOiFA310y1sYU8il0anQaPEQUYRQb0tN5eeU2ABTB0YajGj5yeJ3O20A7wbAYiiIGels/s400/Balloon+is+Down.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385880540906701970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Down on the ground</span><br /><br /> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWQyunUkheMh_cQ9_HgV6B_v-maQY-OO3q3OYIN9vmNJZKMpx-0anpSqjsVZrbJdkikWo3DQEWOD0hyXLn-yJt_PfFxiTs48bjEJJd3lZSvykvgeRnVJwjvfCcHIdBKe-RxWQiyIXkrg/s1600-h/Balloon+Outfitters.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWQyunUkheMh_cQ9_HgV6B_v-maQY-OO3q3OYIN9vmNJZKMpx-0anpSqjsVZrbJdkikWo3DQEWOD0hyXLn-yJt_PfFxiTs48bjEJJd3lZSvykvgeRnVJwjvfCcHIdBKe-RxWQiyIXkrg/s400/Balloon+Outfitters.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385880547516819330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Our </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.skywalker.at/utah-ballooning/park-city-hot-air-balloon-rides.html">outfitters</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbtmi7tw-5zvuNsFv6EWuo9ugI337XQYyNAKWq0OPdIAhmVBvtsoAhTH_lIMZXZCVKzHdNA02Zdn6fhsAzeDZQdbcufIovTbSyTnZiUAdeJ3Rv86nykCfEaKTSuaaI3PsZnHZjzKpg94/s1600-h/Back+of+Timpanogos.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbtmi7tw-5zvuNsFv6EWuo9ugI337XQYyNAKWq0OPdIAhmVBvtsoAhTH_lIMZXZCVKzHdNA02Zdn6fhsAzeDZQdbcufIovTbSyTnZiUAdeJ3Rv86nykCfEaKTSuaaI3PsZnHZjzKpg94/s400/Back+of+Timpanogos.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385880523790950114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Deer Creek Reservoir and the back side of Timpanogos</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaAoa0IrX4dmBzaad4I-2EllGc65im7z2gc_JSpbY-rOyIEetGKqV7YLjvFJhUd4nBVUlqVR3q1cvmXAKYfWkSbxgT8kyEdTYZ8uz5jhUTW0rqTm_7JzIJMcstp1Dy7B_WmEnYyoMhNg/s1600-h/Back+of+Timp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaAoa0IrX4dmBzaad4I-2EllGc65im7z2gc_JSpbY-rOyIEetGKqV7YLjvFJhUd4nBVUlqVR3q1cvmXAKYfWkSbxgT8kyEdTYZ8uz5jhUTW0rqTm_7JzIJMcstp1Dy7B_WmEnYyoMhNg/s400/Back+of+Timp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385880515958313890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Back side of Mt. Timpanogos with Fall Foliage</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSBS6ArU1Fxv9VVf52e78O3s9HuSL6yRkRU7O6dYkeKuXOy1pH_uejsejiOCF6ysj_p2WUvhW2TGX-5Kjl9cPwerBjUBspw43QL-I71KUD2qxf28sW-XerxpdtU9IGnjixiqCHv0u9K4/s1600-h/Fall+Front+of+Timp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSBS6ArU1Fxv9VVf52e78O3s9HuSL6yRkRU7O6dYkeKuXOy1pH_uejsejiOCF6ysj_p2WUvhW2TGX-5Kjl9cPwerBjUBspw43QL-I71KUD2qxf28sW-XerxpdtU9IGnjixiqCHv0u9K4/s400/Fall+Front+of+Timp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385881367704657058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">The front side of Mt. Timpanogos from our front yard</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSzatRJTP1M4yANMzGualF-jc-_vii2qtxYxdgl6TqMCx9qXfrJXi9zikTwGPf3FBNTvyPMb_IY0YaKhZHwKEa4MIVzDh4H8_3VTcvw7rcgGpx1EKsO4p9AIxwtL-zn_L5HwPmxIuapY/s1600-h/Front+Yard+at+Home.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSzatRJTP1M4yANMzGualF-jc-_vii2qtxYxdgl6TqMCx9qXfrJXi9zikTwGPf3FBNTvyPMb_IY0YaKhZHwKEa4MIVzDh4H8_3VTcvw7rcgGpx1EKsO4p9AIxwtL-zn_L5HwPmxIuapY/s400/Front+Yard+at+Home.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385882577626424994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Our Front Yard in the Fall when we returned home</span><br /></div>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938477992914231217.post-67496134290429830632009-09-24T14:54:00.005-06:002009-09-24T15:29:57.315-06:00Beta Testing & New USB Case<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This week I've been working from home and the local office doing some 'Beta' testing. This involves signing Non-Disclosure Agreements and then getting a hold of some 'Pre-Release' software/hardware and being a bit of a guinea pig.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Things don't always go right - but that's what beta testing is all about. Its a chance for the developers of the product to get feedback, bugs, and final little changes prior to actually shipping to paying customers.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Documentation isn't completed, problems exist, but it's 'Fun' to be able to play with and interact with equipment and software before the general public. Plus it feels good to be able to have at least a 'smidgen' of input into how products turn out. Beta testing really helps the vendors get some 'wrinkles' out before paying customers get the stuff.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I appreciate when I have a chance to 'beta' test my course content prior to teaching for 'real'. So this is a chance for me to take a 'down week' and do something productive with my time.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I can't wait for some of these products I've been testing are released to the public! I really want to use them in my own practice - but can't until after the NDA is released. Bummer.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It's kind of like being 'teased' a bit - you get to touch, play with, and enjoy the new stuff. Even form some sort of 'bond' through fighting through the trials in pre-release beta stuff. Then, then the vendors don't let you use it. Again, bummer.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />It has been nice, however, to be home every day, see the wife and kids and eat dinner together.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />______________</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />On an entirely different note.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I carry with me a bunch of little devices that do different, necessary at specific times, things. I've tried lots of different contraptions and cases trying to get 'just right'. Lately I've been using some cosmetic bags (<span style="font-style: italic;">don't laugh - since they are see-through, they get through TSA security at the airport easier</span>)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />But it wasn't 'just right' - So I decided to design up my own solution. I made a pattern out of paper, dummied up a cardboard version, then asked a nice neighbor lady who has sewing skills to make me one. I even went to the fabric store and crafts stores to get the components. (<span style="font-style: italic;">that was almost more embarrassing than buying the cosmetic bags</span>)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Here is the result.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KWUMCirlhsweVywcM5BS2sytgElZZfcPFV9nTp_APxpkV9Fk4cblskoZ8yiFHekIq1nU2QJ6WYE-byEaEH8oPbt0rJcaE7M_YdKHItXgNvCa0sA6NYMebmkZocbbQfAnq_HXK6VysU4/s1600-h/Keith's+USB+NICs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KWUMCirlhsweVywcM5BS2sytgElZZfcPFV9nTp_APxpkV9Fk4cblskoZ8yiFHekIq1nU2QJ6WYE-byEaEH8oPbt0rJcaE7M_YdKHItXgNvCa0sA6NYMebmkZocbbQfAnq_HXK6VysU4/s400/Keith's+USB+NICs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385148445843014242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It allows me to carry lots of USB devices all at the same time. Folds right up, and velcros shut so everything stays copacetic in my shipping cases during transport. In class, or on a client's site, I just whip this out and all my tools are ready and waiting to go!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I've already got the seamstress working on a couple more. Then on to getting ones designed to hold all the PCMCIA cards I carry as well.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Here's a list of what is in the current USB Case:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - CACE Technologies - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.cacetech.com/products/airpcap_nx.html">AirPcap Nx</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 802.11n Packet Capture</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - PowerDsine - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.microsemi.com/PowerDsine/Products/Midspan/PoE_Tester.asp">Power over Ethernet test tool</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - CACE Technologies - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.cacetech.com/products/airpcap_tx.html">AirPcap Tx</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - 2.4GHz Packet Capture</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - three of these so I can scan Channels 1, 6, 11 simultaneously</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - MetaGeek - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.metageek.net/products/wi-spy-24i">WiSpy 2.4i</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - Spectrum Analyzer w/3D</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - MetaGeek - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.metageek.net/products/wi-spy_24x">WiSpy 2.4x</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - Spectrum Analyzer with External Antenna</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - MetaGeek - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.metageek.net/products/wi-spy-dbx">WiSpy dBx</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - 2.4GHz and 5GHz Spectrum Analyzer</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - NutsAboutNets - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://nutsaboutnets.com/performance-wifi/main/purchase-wifi-spectrum-analyzer.htm#airhorn-single">AirHorn 2.4GHz</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Jammer w/External Antenna</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - NutsAboutNets - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://nutsaboutnets.com/performance-wifi/products/product-airhorn-wifi-signal-generator.htm">AirHorn 2.4GHz and 5GHz</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Jammer</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - NutsAboutNets - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://nutsaboutnets.com/performance-wifi/products/product-airhorn-wifi-signal-generator.htm">AirHorn 2.4GHz Jammer</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - small form factor</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - Smartronix - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=13837">LinkCheck </a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">- tests 10/100 Ethernet</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - Nintendo - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Wi-Fi_USB_Connector">WiFi USB Connector</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - Insidious automatic Rogue AP</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - Xyzel - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/AG225H-802-11a-Finder-802-11g-Adapter/dp/B000BJUP00">AG-225H</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - 802.11 abg WiFi Finder, NIC and Soft AP</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - NetGear - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.netgear.com/Products/Adapters/RangeMaxWirelessNAdapters/WNDA3100.aspx">WNDA3100</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 802.11n Dual-Band USB Adapter</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - Ubiquiti - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.ubnt.com/products/sr71usb.php">SR71USB</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 802.11n Dual-Band USB Adapter</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Plus a couple of PCMCIA cards I always have with me:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - Ubiquiti - SRC 300mw abg Card</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - Senao - 802.11b (with Prism Chipset)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - AirMagnet - C1060 abgn Card</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> - AirMagnet - Cognio Spectrum Analysis Card</span>Keith Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.com3