Wow, it's been so long since I've posted here that when I first opened up the admin interface it looked completely unfamiliar. I'm not sure why I stopped posting for so long... things were pretty boring and rutted during the winter so I guess I felt there wasn't anything of interest to spend time writing about. Spring and summer, though, have brought plenty of news and excitement around here so that excuse just doesn't hold up any more. So I suppose I'll start making an effort again, though I'm pretty sure practically nobody bothers to read this thing anymore. If nothing else it'll get Julie and her "Update your blog or take it down!" off my case.

Also as part of my "renewed" online presence, I've recently opened a Twitter account for more day-to-day tidbits. And in addition I broke down and opened a Flickr account for posting photos which I've been making an effort to take more of. My previous home-grown photo gallery, though full of potential, had remained without an admin interface with no end in sight so I figured I should give up and go with an established service. And Flickr does a pretty good job with the things that matter to me (managing and maintaining useful metadata mostly) so I've been happy with it, especially in combination with my new favorite photo manager KPhotoAlbum and the Flickr export plugin.

Plans for today: drop off the recycling which has piled up, go see the new Bourne movie, and a small grocery trip.