life as a dog... http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog traveling and rambling Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:31:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 This week’s photo… Dead Apple Tours http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2217 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2217#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:31:40 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2217

I can only think of Lennon and Ledger... I imagine there's plenty others on the tour.

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A peanut butter shop. They had a poster for Fluffer Nutters in the window. Yum.

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Poor guy is going to get all buggy.

]]> http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2209 0 This week’s photo… Gruesome http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2160 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2160#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:34:48 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2160 Gruesome Playground Injuries

What a name for a play!

]]> http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2160 0 what to do with the blog… http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2237 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2237#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:46:08 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2237 Now that it’s an almost certainty that I’ll be moving to Las Vegas at the beginning of September (getting my apartment here in Arlington leased out is the wild card), I’m rethinking what to do with the blog and my webpage.

Part of me thinks maybe this is a good time to retire the blog.  It’s been alive since February 20th of 2003.  Almost 8 years.  That’s a long time, and let’s face it… it’s not like there’s much substance there.  I could just as easily use Twitter or Facebook for the same thing.  Even tumblr would accomplish the same thing.

On the other hand, moving to Las Vegas is really the beginning of a new adventure.  Part of me thinks maybe I should redouble efforts on the blog.  Kind of a record of my adventure of becoming a resident of Las Vegas.  It could be interesting, I suppose.  After all, everything is going to be new – new work location, new home, new friends.

Starting the blog about Las Vegas also gives me another option – retire the current blog and start a new one.  I would imagine that I’ll need new categories anyway.  Really, the biggest roadblock to this is figuring out how to do multiple wordpress blogs on the same URL.  Probably simple, but I’ve never looked into it.

This is going to take some time to think through.  So other than some pre-scheduled posts (photos), the blog will probably be pretty quiet.

The photo section won’t see any changes, that’s pretty much guaranteed.  As a matter of fact, it may become more active for a while, what with all the areas close to Las Vegas that I’ve never been to… ghost towns, national parks, deserts, etc.

]]> http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2237 1 This week’s photo… Refreshments http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2156 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2156#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:31:33 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2156 Refreshments

Who knew refreshments had such power.

]]> http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2156 0 it’s official… http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2235 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2235#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:21:52 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2235 I’m moving to Las Vegas.  Either by September 1st or as soon as possible after that.

So there may be some inactivity here for a while.  I’ve got lots to do before I head out – I never realized how involved all the logistics for moving were until it became “cross-country.”

]]> http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2235 0 This week’s photo… Mintie Moonpies http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2153 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2153#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:29:21 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2153 Mint Moonpies!

I'm guessing these are either disgusting or incredible...there is no middle.

]]> http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2153 0 everything is now up in the air… http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2232 http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2232#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:13:36 +0000 admin http://www.angle-of-view.com/blog/?p=2232 I was planning on trying to get somewhat of a schedule going with this blog.  Now that’s been put on the back burner.  I have to decide within the next 10 days whether I want to move to Las Vegas or not.  The blog is the least of my concerns right now.

I had never thought of moving to Las Vegas.  I’ve always thought of it as a cool place to visit… but never thought about living there.  I have to weigh the pros and cons of it all…

PROS:

  • I get to keep my job.
  • Much lower cost of living than where I am now.  (I think I would save about $200 a month on rent alone and possibly about $75 on cable).
  • Some very cool areas nearby – Grand Canyon, all the Utah parks.
  • California is a relatively short drive away (LA the equivalent of how far New York is from me now).
  • Weather – the humidity is almost nil.  I hate humidity.  I would rather be in 100 degree weather with no humidity than 90 degree weather with high humidity like we have here.

CONS:

  • There are no seasons.  No real seasons.  Sure, they can get snow, but it’s extremely rare.
  • It’s in the middle of the desert.  There is nothing close by (the parks and LA are all about 5 hour drives).
  • I have pretty much no connections in Vegas outside of work.
  • It’s considerably farther from family.
  • I checked what car insurance would be – about double what I’m paying now.

I have lots to think about in the next 10 days.

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Nobody can say Chicago Midway isn't animal friendly.

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