“All entrepreneurs have an aptitude for risk, but more important than that is their capacity for self-delusion. Indeed, psychological investigations have found that entrepreneurs aren’t more risk-tolerant than non-entrepreneurs. They just have an extraordinary ability to believe in their own visions, so much so that they think what they’re embarking on isn’t really that risky. They’re wrong, of course, but without the ability to be so wrong—to willfully ignore all those naysayers and all that evidence to the contrary—no one would possess the necessary audacity to start something radically new.”

— http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/ff-elon-musk-qa/all/
Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars
Wired |October 21, 2012

Gunsight with not enough snow on Flickr.

Felt great to be on skis again, even if it was mostly carrying the skis and sideslipping just for a few turns.

Spring Skiing on Flickr.

From the archives. After being in 88ºF + humidity for a few days, I’m ready for winter.

Bad weather and a snack on Flickr.

From the roll from Labor Day weekend 2012. Illford Delta 400

The ritual of gear sorting on Flickr.

From the roll from Labor Day weekend 2012. Illford Delta 400, Canon Rebel G, Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

The analog version of “unknown error” on Flickr.

Feels like there is some randomness inherent in this system. And perhaps this is one of the best reasons to not ditch digital.

Mark on Bongeater on Flickr.

You you’re in trouble when one of these are needed. #6

Steady progress on Flickr.

Its snowing up high again. Winter is coming, and the skis are rattling in the basement.
Photo from this past spring.

Go for it or bail now? on Flickr.

From the GMail archives, Polly and I debating trying to outrun or bail because of the weather moving in. Photo by Severin Marchand, a guide we met on the Aiguille l’Index in Chamonix last year.

a break in the weather on Flickr.

Motivation for the weekend…

This view of Mt Hood never gets old.

Moonrise over the auga in Frey, January 2012. on Flickr.

“Second, all of our work is in service of our customers. Period. Therefore, we better damn well mention them in every conversation, review, meeting, goal, etc. I expect all of you to make certain our customers are always the first and only focus of all our efforts. If there is an egregious absence of this focus anywhere in the company, tell me and we will correct. If I ever say the word “user” again, immediately charge me $140.”

— http://jacks.tumblr.com/post/33785796042/lets-reconsider-our-users

a rest? on Flickr.

2 years ago.

Red shift part 3 on Flickr.

Results of a not winding the film up completely before opening the camera.
Pentax 6x7, Takumar SMC 90mm f/2.8, Fujifilm Velvia 50

The burned hand teaches best

I won’t forget to wind the film all the way up after taking the last frame. I don’t think there’s a digital version of this kind of mistake. I still get the photos, but they’re red-shifted. Really strange. 

The damage on Flickr.

Spencer on Railroad Tracks on Flickr.

Polly at the buldge on Battle of the Buldge on Flickr.