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I've been such a lazy poster, no? It's not for lack of having things to say... I think it's just because I've been so busy. I'm flying to Chicago tomorrow on business and there is a lot going on in the office. We have a couple of guys out of the country and the usual percentage gone for this, that, or the other thing. Meetings are always a statistically unproductive thorn in the side of my day. Et cetera ad nauseam. Last night was nice... quiet wine-on-the-couch-with-the-wife night. Yesterday, Sam and I met up to discuss business matters with our consulting company over some spring rolls at mid-town. I'm all about some spring rolls. We usually go to Mai's, but were at Van Loc this time... it was odd that they put fresh mint sprigs in the roll. It was not an unpleasant taste... just different. My Chicago trip is so abbreviated and scheduled that I am considering not even taking my camera. I'm still on the fence. It's a shame because I had hoped to get some good architectural shots in the windy city. The new Blackberry is working out well. My favorite feature is the contact list sync... something I haven't had since I let Nextel a year ago. In business, you need niceties like that on a daily basis and they are often taken for granted. I was working on a print last night that will be a 20"x30" for our kitchen. I have printed this one at 8"x10" before and never noticed, but when I adjusted the resolution for the larger print, there it was... sensor dust. I try to keep my sensor pretty clean. Apparently, it's time to do some cleaning. I didn't see the splotches until after I submitted my lab order, so we'll see how it turns out. Fortunately, it is just for me and EL. If it were for a customer, I would have called the lab to cancel and removed the dust spots. Clone stamp and healing brush are the friend of the digital photographer that leaves the studio for the field now and again. Changing lenses in a dusty, pollen filled, and windy woods is not ideal for keeping the nasties away from the little charged graham cracker in the camera body. Greg, buy a Giotto Rocket. You will need it. Today is a bus day. I am inclined to go to happy hour on Tuesdays if I drive, but that's not why I hopped on METRO. I am really lethargic this morning. I intend to continue my regimented caffeine therapy as soon as I get off this tube o'sheep. Coffee. Oh yes, it will be mine.