My wife is an amazing woman, who's quickly becoming a Geekette.  You know the type...always helping family members with computer problems, converting Word 2007 docs to Word '95 and still cooking dinner by 6:00.  I'm afraid it's going to take some serious convincing to get my wife to wear it out in public!

The shirt was a handout from Microsoft's Professional Developer's Conference, among other cool SWAG.

My Dad informed me of the emblem for Parkinson's Disease over the Thanksgiving Holiday.  This grass roots campaign has my full support and my desire to elevate this emblem to national recognition is high.  I'm taking my first step by posting this picture and adding a link to my personal blog, with the hopes that my readers will do the same.  Details about the creation of this symbol can be found here:  http://pdtulip.com/

Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is a small lake with some nice trout fishing available.  The trail around the lake branches off in a couple places, including a 500 foot jaunt up a small mountain.  My kids particularly like that mountain as it’s an easy climb that will make any five year old feel like an accomplished mountain man. 

My first visit in 2007 didn’t yield any indication as to why the lake would be called Lily Lake…last year that all changed.  I found a small patch of purple, blooming lilies near the water’s edge.

 

 

 

On a lonely morning at Lily Lake, outside of Estes Park, Colorado this little guy was the only one shreiking about.  Even the usual variety of ducks were calm, but this guy had something to say to everyone.  I really didn't want to get too close as this tough bird, was willing to take on anybody.  I stayed safely away with my 85-300 telescoping lense maxed out on distance. 

Funny thing about this photo is that the subject isn't really cute, dramatic or inspiring, just ticked off that someone's even around.  Reminds me of another web site that I visit from time to time... www.despair.com  Along those lines, what would be a good title for this picture?