Genthar.net http://www.genthar.net/ Yet another blog. en Copyright 2010 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:00 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Happy Thanksgiving Well, it's almost another year gone by. I hope your Thanksgiving is filled with the love and joy of family and friends.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/11/happy_thanksgiving_1.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/11/happy_thanksgiving_1.html Misc Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:00 -0800 Changes to the site Hey all, my one or two readers may notice that I'm doing some changes to the site. I noticed with my trip to Lake Tahoe that I developed a serious case of verbal diarrhea which made some of the entries really long. Well, the blog has the ability to shorten the entries so that a smaller summary is at the top and the longer entry is available to those who need a nap and want more bedtime reading. So, I'm going back and re-editing some old entries, as well as making use of the categorizing function to sort the entries into other more locatable categories. Nothing else will change content wise, it'll just be a little more compact on first inspection. It will take a little time to get everything edited, but eventually it'll be done.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/changes_to_the_site.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/changes_to_the_site.html Misc Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:41:07 -0800 Lake Tahoe 2009 - Day 5 August 2

Today is the trip back home. It was a really awesome trip. Like most vacations unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Our flight out isn’t until the afternoon, so we decided to go take a run out to Virginia City. Anyone who’s a fan of old westerns, particularly Bonanza, will recognize the name of Virginia City. In the show, the Ponderosa Ranch was supposedly near the shore of Lake Tahoe, and Virginia City was the nearest town. It is also supposedly the “birthplace” of Mark Twain, the penname of one Samuel Clemens. Not that Clemens was born there, but where he first used the pseudonym.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_day_5_1.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_day_5_1.html Lake Tahoe Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:40:48 -0800 Lake Tahoe 2009 - Day 4 August 1

Today we went to the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival where we saw Measure for Measure. What a great idea. Have a small amphitheater with Lake Tahoe as the backdrop behind the stage. Allow the patrons to bring in their own picnic baskets, and stage music or plays as the sun sets.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_day_4.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_day_4.html Lake Tahoe Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:08:41 -0800 Lake Tahoe - Day 3 July 31

Today we decided to go rafting down the Truckee River. We chose the Truckee River Raft Co. There’s a number of companies that offer rafting trips down the Truckee, and it seems to be a very popular event. So much so that we had to make reservations for a specific time-slot. Ours was early afternoon, about 2:00pm, so we decided to grab lunch nearby in the Tahoe City area.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_day_3_1.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_day_3_1.html Lake Tahoe Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:39:55 -0800 Lake Tahoe 2009 - Day 2 July 30

We decided to take a nice easy drive around the lake, and see what was there. The route around the lake is about 70 miles or so. The reason to do the leisurely drive was twofold: 1) It lets us see if there were any spots we wanted to come back to later, and 2) it gave us another day to acclimate to the altitude (Lake Tahoe is at 6000 feet or so).

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_day_2.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_day_2.html Lake Tahoe Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:05:41 -0800 Lake Tahoe 2009 - Arrival day 1 July 29th

We flew in on the 29th in the evening. A delayed flight from SD to San Jose, made it a little tense in catching our connecting flight to Reno, but, we did manage to get in just in the nick of time.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_arrival_day_1.html http://www.genthar.net/2009/08/lake_tahoe_2009_arrival_day_1.html Lake Tahoe Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:26:08 -0800 Yosemite 2008 We're back from Yosemite, and man what a fun trip that was! Going to Yosemite is cool enough, but going with a bunch of good friends is just the icing on the cake.

So I got the chance to use some neutral density gradient filters on some of the shots, and all I can say is..WOW. I need to learn a lot more about how to use them properly but I was amazed at the difference they make.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/12/yosemite_2008_1.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/12/yosemite_2008_1.html Yosemite Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:28:16 -0800 We're here! We've arrived at Yosemite...well, actually we arrived last night, but, today we'll start moving about the Valley. The general plan is to explore the valley floor a little, then hike up to Mirror Lake, then explore the valley floor a bit more. It's about 4000' elevation here, so those of us who are used to sea level, are likely going to feel some effect of the altitude, so today is an easy day. Tomorrow will most likely be Glacier Point, Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan, and some other spots.

The drive in was pretty smooth, just a few idiots who like to drive 60mph in the left lane, or worse, cut in front of you THEN drive 60mph. It's kind of to be expected though.

Hopefully I'll have some amazing/dazzling/wonderful pictures to show you, but...don't hold your breath. ;)

Time to wake up my roommate and join everyone for Breakfast...

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/12/were_here.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/12/were_here.html Yosemite Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:30:09 -0800 Yosemite - 2008 I and several friends are going up to Yosemite this year. I cannot wait! It was so beautiful and so relaxing last year, that I had to schedule another trip this year, and drag some of my friends along on the trip. I hope we have as good of a time as I did last year.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/11/yosemite_2008.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/11/yosemite_2008.html Yosemite Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:14:38 -0800 One Hundred Pushups Update So, I started the one-hundred pushups thing, then Japan happened, and a whole pile of other things have happened, but I haven't forgotten about this, and I really do intend on getting back to it. I've recovered from my trip, so there's no excuse there, some of the other things that have been going on in my life have finally calmed down a little (this was my first really "free" weekend where I didn't have a whole lot of things I had to get done.) So, I think it's time I get back to it and get back on schedule with this. With so much time having passed, I'm going to start over from the beginning and see where I stand again.

I'll be posting updates as I go along again.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/09/one_hundred_pushups_update.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/09/one_hundred_pushups_update.html Misc Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:21:58 -0800 Japan 2008 - Tokyo - Day 8-10 This will be the wrap up for the trip. We had two days in Tokyo, not including the travel day to come home. It’s been a hot time in Japan, but it was very fun. Sorry, there's no pictures for this update as we weren't really anywhere scenic.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/japan_2008_tokyo_day8.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/japan_2008_tokyo_day8.html Japan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:25:13 -0800 Japan 2008 - Miyajima - Day 7 So, I’ve often tried to explain what it is to drive around in Japan. Since I don’t have an international license, and the fact that the public transit system in Japan is so good, I don’t drive, so I can only make my observations as an interested passenger in various public/private vehicles. Setting aside the somewhat amazingly complicated intersections that can sometimes exceed 4 directions of traffic (and not always at 90 degrees), driving around Japan can be somewhat alarming.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/japan_2008_miyajima_day_7_1.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/japan_2008_miyajima_day_7_1.html Japan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:56:55 -0800 Japan 2008 - Iwakuni - Day 6 Iwakuni was the destination of the day. Iwakuni is about 1 hour outside of Hiroshima via local train. Home to MCAS Iwakuni, it also is the home of a unique ribbon bridge called Kintai-Kyo. 5 sections long (to represent the 5 main islands in Japan) it is a beautiful bridge that spans approx 193 meters across the river. However, due to the design of the bridge, if you walk across it, you actually end up walking about 210 meters. It’s considered one of the 3 most beautiful bridges in Japan, and is the only 5 span bridge of its type in the world. Interestingly enough, though the bridge was designed in 1673, it conforms to modern engineering and design principles. There was a bit of misinformation about the bridge being built without nails, but nails and such were used in its construction.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/japan_2008_iwakuni_day_6.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/japan_2008_iwakuni_day_6.html Japan Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:18:31 -0800 Site moving Looks like my gracious host (and no, I'm not being sarcastic, he's hosting my site for free and has been maintaining everything in the background...I owe him at least a 6pack of or two of his choice...:) ) is moving sites around again, so the blog may be unavailable for a bit while the move is done and DNS re-propagates. Just a warning for everyone.

]]> http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/site_moving.html http://www.genthar.net/2008/08/site_moving.html Misc Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:30 -0800