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Tips and Thoughts from Project 365 – A Photo a Day

One picture every day for a year. It sounds difficult. What can you find to photograph for 365 days? I did not know what would fill my lens each day when a pair of friends suggested the idea late last year. I did decide to join the, and on Sunday I posted my final picture online. Over the year we … Continue reading

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11 for 11 – Goals for the New Year

2010 sucked, plain and simple. Therefore, I am excited for a new year. Last year I set some goals (I guess some would call them resolutions) for the year for the first time – other than my normal drink more, smoke more and gain 15 pounds resolution.  How did I fair? Well, we’ll get to that soon.

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Welcome to the redesigned The-Dean.com

Maybe you have been here before. Maybe it is your first time. Either way, the experience is new. Continue reading

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Reading '10 – Summer Reading

Summer is over, and the days are getting shorter and colder.  Perfect weather to curl up by a fire with a good book.  Still, thanks to a series of entertaining reads, my summer productivity for at least two months was high. The lack of air conditioning and an extremely hot summer that made it just painful to do much other … Continue reading

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A Day in May – 2010 Photoblog

Last year, I was invited by friends to participate in a “Day in the Life” photo blog.  It was a fun experiment that spurned my interest in photography.  The results are available here. The offer was extended again this year, and initially I said no.  I have taken on a larger photo project in 2010 – a photo a day … Continue reading

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Reading in 2010 – The good, the bad, the funny

Winter is over and spring has arrived.  I admit I’m behind where I would like to be in regards to my New Years resolution to read 2 books per month, but not worried. Then again, if I were where I wanted to be, I would have already read 24 books this year.

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The One-Man Book Club

One of my goals for 2010 is to read more.  Since receiving my masters, I can count the number of books I have read for pleasure on two hands.  This year I want to get back in the reading habit…partially as a way to break some of the other bad habits I’ve developed. I am off to a good start … Continue reading

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