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Tokyo tower

davidallen

WD4VID/AG.

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Radio

davidallen

Studying for my amateur radio General license. I’ve been a Technician for decades after having upgraded from Novice. It’s time to get more privileges. 73.

1 month ago Respond
Globe with meridians

davidallen

Bought a new OMG.lol domain last week. Time to put it to good use.

1 month ago Respond
American football

davidallen

“If they don’t win, there’re gonna lose.” ~NFL Announcer

1 month ago Respond
Artist palette

davidallen

Taking my bride to an art and craft festival in Mount Dora this morning.

1 month ago Respond
Desktop computer

davidallen

Day three of Cisco CCNA boot camp.

1 month ago Respond
Framed picture

davidallen

I delivered three photo galleries today, all while also working a full day at my job. I can’t remember the last time I had a day THAT productive. Pretty happy about that. https://davidallen.omg.lol/now

1 month ago Respond
Feather

davidallen

Just watched two sandhill cranes get into a little dust-up here at the park.

2 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

So many galleries to edit. Here is my current editing queue:

  1. Figueroa/ Badger Wedding (current)
  2. Ruth & Krissa (mommy/daughter) portraits (next)
  3. Chloe’s Quince Party
  4. Paul & Gigi engagement
  5. Jillian portraits
  6. Leslie (infant) & parents portraits
2 months ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” ~Psalm‬ ‭34‬:‭14‬

2 months ago Respond
Party popper

davidallen

You know it’s a real party when they bring in indoor fireworks, canisters of compressed gas to be fired from a canon, a robot, and a dancing shark. 🎆 🤖 💃 🦈

2 months ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

This is the best explanation of torque versus horsepower I have ever seen. Good stuff.

https://youtu.be/-J0TYOvLgSM?si=2NbIGM_Qs-nzoTRQ

2 months ago Respond
Dvd

davidallen

Just ingested all of the photos from all of the memory cards from last night’s wedding. All are organized into the appropriate folders for the various cameras and file types. Now I am duplicating the whole folder structure across two other external hard drives to ensure I have a backup.

If digital photos or videos do not exist in at least two places, they do not exist at all. Two is one, one is none.

2 months ago Respond
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davidallen

Woah.

Wordle 938 2/6

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2 months ago Respond
👩‍❤️‍👨

davidallen

My friends David and Bethany are now married! It was a honor to be asked to make photos of their big day. I cannot wait to start editing. 📸

2 months ago Respond
Wedding

davidallen

I will be photographing my first ever wedding from beginning to end this afternoon and evening. I could not be happier for the bride and groom.

2 months ago Respond
Camera with flash

davidallen

Got a new Godox V860iii speed light today. This is my third Godox speed light, but also the most powerful. It should serve me well at the wedding I’m shooting this week.

2 months ago Respond
Flying saucer

davidallen

Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada.

2 months ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

New week, new opportunities to crush it. I am excited to be productive today.

2 months ago Respond
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davidallen

This one worked out super well.

Wordle 929 4/6

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2 months ago Respond
Television

davidallen

Just finished watching Ahsoka. I can’t wait to see what’s next for this storyline.

2 months ago Respond
Sleeping face

davidallen

After being off work for the last two weeks, this is my last sleep before returning to the office. G’nite.

2 months ago Respond
Globe with meridians

davidallen

I just updated my reading list and /now page. I also added a list of my favorite things. I am sure no one cares about any of this, but it gave me something to do while my Miami Dolphins just got eviscerated.

2 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Just did a mommy/daughter photo shoot for a coworker. The eight-year-old girl was fantastic, and mommy was gorgeous. I can’t wait to edit these.

2 months ago Respond
Christmas tree

davidallen

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

3 months ago Respond
Christmas tree

davidallen

Christmas “Secret Santa” party with close friends tonight. Should be a special time.

3 months ago Respond
Television

davidallen

Just finished “Silo” on AppleTV+. Did not anticipate the ending. Well done.

3 months ago Respond
Hamburger

davidallen

Cheeseburgers on the grill for dinner tonight.

3 months ago Respond
Spiral calendar

davidallen

Including today, I have four and a half more days of work in 2023. Super exciting to have some time off.

3 months ago Respond
Film frames

davidallen

Cleaning up and editing 4x5 black and white sheet film scans on my iPad.

3 months ago Respond
Warning

davidallen

CONFIRMED: I am still deathly allergic to drama.

3 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Final project for one of my two photography classes has been submitted. One more to go.

3 months ago Respond
Turkey

davidallen

Just brined my first turkey. Tomorrow it will be smoked for our Friendsgiving party.

4 months ago Respond
Man shrugging

davidallen

So it turns out being an adult is mostly Googling how to do stuff.

4 months ago Respond
Woman feeding baby

davidallen

I made photos of a newborn today. 📷

4 months ago Respond
Framed picture

davidallen

Editing photo galleries for clients today.

4 months ago Respond
Floppy disk

davidallen

If you don’t name your external storage devices according to a theme, you are doing it wrong.

4 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Whew.

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5 months ago Respond
Snake

davidallen

I think I might dive back into Python.

6 months ago Respond
Victory hand

davidallen

Two is one. One is none. #redundancy

6 months ago Respond
Desktop computer

davidallen

I just updated my /now page at OMG.lol. Check it out if you want to know what I am up to these days.

6 months ago Respond
Milky way

davidallen

I am in awe of the beauty and wonder of the universe.

7 months ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

For the first time in at least three years, I rode a motorcycle to work today. I’ve missed it, and it felt great to be back on two wheels.

7 months ago Respond
Red question mark

davidallen

Anyone in need of a Bluesky invitation?

7 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Well, hi there!

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7 months ago Respond
Timer clock

davidallen

Just updated my long overdue /now page with actual current stuff.

7 months ago Respond
Desktop computer

davidallen

Updating slide presentations used in training our teams. This week, I am working on the introductory IP and Networking course.

7 months ago Respond
Page with curl

davidallen

I just sent a client a contract to photograph their wedding early next year. I included an invoice with a payment schedule. It’s the first time I’ve done it.

This paid photography stuff is starting to get real. It’s no longer just “hey, let’s go make photos together.” This is a real once-in-a-lifetime event that I have to get right the first time.

7 months ago Respond
Glass of milk

davidallen

I finally made the time to prepare Alton Brown’s Aged Egg Nog recipe. This was a thing every year, but I didn’t get around to it for the last two years. It feels good to have it done. It shall not be opened until Thanksgiving. https://cdn.some.pics/davidallen/64c6982421fe7.jpg

7 months ago Respond
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davidallen

I struggled with this one.

Wordle 771 6/6

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7 months ago Respond
Light bulb

davidallen

Finally finished version 1.0 of the LED lighting for my camera display shelves. It’s got a long way to go before I would consider it “refined”, but it is functional and it looks sick.

8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

Dang, I walked right into that one.

Wordle 767 3/6

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8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Got it.

Wordle 766 4/6

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8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

This was a head-scratcher.

Wordle 765 4/6

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8 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Had an awesome photo shoot with a new model today. Three locations in Winter Park, FL and three different outfits. I am super excited to edit the set.

8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

That was a big one.

Wordle 764 3/6

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8 months ago Respond
Camera with flash

davidallen

Shot photos for a 25th class reunion tonight. Canon 5D and 6D with speedlights a two different lenses on a lather harness.

8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

I wish it would.

Wordle 763 5/6

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8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Gotcha.

Wordle 762 4/6

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8 months ago Respond
Confused face

davidallen

I do not understand the need some people have for manufacturing drama.

8 months ago Respond
Green heart

davidallen

Friends, take care of yourselves. You are valuable, and the world needs a person with your unique gifts. #selfcare

8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Sweet.

Wordle 760 4/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

That was close.

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8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Jiggity

Wordle 758 3/6

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8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Lucky guess?

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8 months ago Respond
Pensive face

davidallen

Today has been emotionally heavy. I need to check out for a while.

8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

Didn’t even know that was a word.

Wordle 756 4/6

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8 months ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.” ~‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

8 months ago Respond
Hot beverage

davidallen

Coffee of the day was organic Peruvian brewed in my Chemex, treated with erythritol and a healthy serving of heavy whipping cream.

8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Boom.

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8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

This one made me think.

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8 months ago Respond
Television

davidallen

Started rewatching “Star Wars: Rebels” in preparation for the new Asoka series.

8 months ago Respond
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davidallen

I’ll take it.

Wordle 753 4/6

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8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

That was lucky.

Wordle 752 3/6

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8 months ago Respond
Input latin letters

davidallen

Dang.

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8 months ago Respond
Film frames

davidallen

Processed 8 rolls of color film in my kitchen today. Now to scan and catalog each of them.

8 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

This is a pretty fascinating look into the development of the world’s first digital camera at Kodak. Well worth a listen. https://overcast.fm/+IdtxjUnt0

8 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Got another photo gallery edited and delivered last night. It feels great to show people how beautiful they are.

8 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

I edited and delivered three photo galleries this weekend. Feeling pretty great about that.

9 months ago Respond
Movie camera

davidallen

Finally watching Interstellar.

9 months ago Respond
Sleeping face

davidallen

I’m tired.

9 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Is a 4-foot softbox too big?

9 months ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

Bible study with the young adults in a bit. Tonight we keep working through Matthew chapter 10 as Jesus is about to send his disciples on a great, big open-world quest. In the style of Zelda, He says, “It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.”

9 months ago Respond
Laptop

davidallen

Setting up a new iPad Pro. The plan is for this to be a content-creation monster. Let’s get to work.

9 months ago Respond
Fireworks

davidallen

Today is going to be a good day.

9 months ago Respond
Desktop computer

davidallen

One more thing…

9 months ago Respond
Printer

davidallen

I picked up a monochrome laser printer at an estate sale last weekend, and my quality of life has seen an instantaneous improvement.

10 months ago Respond
Bear

davidallen

Bear spray exists because its worth the risk to be in the places where the bears are.

10 months ago Respond
Sushi

davidallen

I want 🍣.

10 months ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Watching a pretty fantastic YouTube video about motorcycle camping in the Norwegian mountains. Extremely well-produced with sick footage and great storytelling.

10 months ago Respond
Check mark button

davidallen

"Arrogance diminishes wisdom."

10 months ago Respond
Broken heart

davidallen

I miss my sister.

10 months ago Respond
Television
Red exclamation mark

davidallen

“Fiction is wishful thinking.” ~Ira Glass

11 months ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” ~2 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬

11 months ago Respond
Red heart

davidallen

You are responsible for your response.

11 months ago Respond
Wine glass

davidallen

Drinking some cheap wine and watching 🏍️ Noraly navigate through the desert of Mauritania. A perfect end to the day.

11 months ago Respond
Umbrella with rain drops

davidallen

"Sometimes even the smallest doubt can shake the greatest belief."

11 months ago Respond
Purple heart

davidallen

"To love, is to trust. To trust is to believe."

11 months ago Respond
Cloud with lightning

davidallen

"Greed and fear of loss are the roots that lead to the tree of evil."

11 months ago Respond
Heavy dollar sign

davidallen

The stress of awareness is far better than the stress of ignorance.

11 months ago Respond
Heavy equals sign

davidallen

Comparison is the robber of joy.

11 months ago Respond
Desktop computer

davidallen

Time to make the megabits.

11 months ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

Watching Risen on Easter Sunday.

11 months ago Respond
Sunrise over mountains

davidallen

“He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” ~Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭6‬ #HappyEaster

11 months ago Respond
Face exhaling

davidallen

Today was a long week at work.

11 months ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Your sharpest lens is a tripod.

11 months ago Respond
Framed picture

davidallen

Doing a little photo editing using Adobe Lightroom on my iPad mini. I usually use Lightroom Classic on my MacBook Pro, but the iPad workflow is pretty sweet for quick edits. I’ll post some results to my weblog later.

1 year ago Respond
Man shrugging

davidallen

I didn’t update Status.lol all weekend. I know I did things, but you wouldn’t know it by looking here.

1 year ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

It’s Friday. Time to catch up on all the work I wasn’t able to complete this week.

1 year ago Respond
Light bulb

davidallen

Sobering thought of the day: God’s justice must be satisfied.

1 year ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

Bible study with our young adult group at church. Tonight, we are discussing ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭18‬-‭26‬. Jesus spoke as one who had authority in chapters 5-7. All throughout chapters 8 and 9 we see that authority demonstrated. The next test is that of life and death. Does Jesus have that level of authority? The answer is in the book.

1 year ago Respond
Neutral face

davidallen

Mondays wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t act all “Monday” every week.

1 year ago Respond
Church

davidallen

Excited to worship with my family in church this morning.

1 year ago Respond
Small airplane

davidallen

The General Aviation NewsPicture of the Day” made my heart smile. Flying is freedom.

1 year ago Respond
Money bag

davidallen

Secret to winning at money: spend less than you make.

1 year ago Respond
Zany face

davidallen

Last day of work for the week. I have four meetings before lunch. Two more after. Time to engage “hustle mode”.

1 year ago Respond
Rocket

davidallen

Last night, SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station atop a Falcon 9 rocket, and I attempted a long exposure streak shot of it on my camera. 📷

1 year ago Respond
Rocket

davidallen

There’s a Falcon 9 rocket launch to deliver a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station. I’m hoping to capture a long-exposure photograph of it.

1 year ago Respond
Cloud with lightning and rain

davidallen

We may not have to deal with snow here in Central Florida, but there’s legit hail falling out of the sky right now.

1 year ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

Work. Another busy week of it. Additionally, many other tasks to attend to outside of work. Time to jot it all down in my bullet journal. If I can get through Wednesday afternoon, the evening and remainder of the week should be much more mellow.

1 year ago Respond
Airplane

davidallen

Watching Top Gun: Maverick with my kids.

1 year ago Respond
Milky way

davidallen

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” ~Psalm‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬

1 year ago Respond
Mantelpiece clock

davidallen

Don’t forget to reset your clocks before you hit the sack. #springforward #daylightsavings

1 year ago Respond
Sport utility vehicle

davidallen

For the last couple of weeks, I have been plagued by a misfire on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. There may finally be a light at the end of this tunnel.

1 year ago Respond
Star

davidallen

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” ~‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬

1 year ago Respond
Hot beverage

davidallen

Coffee and Bible study with some men this morning. We have a tough topic to discuss today. Should be good.

1 year ago Respond
Yawning face

davidallen

This week wore me out. I’m ready for bed.

1 year ago Respond
Face with spiral eyes

davidallen

Building PowerPoint presentations. Again.

1 year ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” ~Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭12‬

1 year ago Respond
National park

davidallen

Time to edit some photos.

1 year ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Watching Runa Grydeland // Off She Goes on YouTube. Her current series brings her to Iceland.

1 year ago Respond
Collision

davidallen

Four very productive days in the office this week. Tomorrow I will work from home and hopefully be just as productive.

1 year ago Respond
Headphone

davidallen

Listening to lectures on “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Discovery and Impact” while working on some PowerPoint slides.

1 year ago Respond
Check mark button

davidallen

No classes to teach at work today, but an extensive list of miscellaneous to-dos. Let’s get after it.

1 year ago Respond
Office building

davidallen

Today I held one-on-one meetings with each member of my team to go over their annual performance review and share their new salaries for the next year. All were happy with the results. I love my team and can’t wait to see them grow over the next twelve months.

1 year ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Just did a portrait session with a new acquaintance. It was our first time working together, and I think it went well. I’m excited to edit the images.

1 year ago Respond
School

davidallen

Completed the first two training classes of the day. Two more classes to teach this afternoon.

1 year ago Respond
Computer disk

davidallen

Time to make the megabits.

1 year ago Respond
Church

davidallen

“Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways.” ~‭‭Haggai‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬

I need to do more of this.

1 year ago Respond
Writing hand

davidallen

I’d like to be a better writer.

1 year ago Respond
Smiling face

davidallen

Today was a good day.

1 year ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Noraly releases three episodes a week on her YouTube channel “Itchy Boots”. Today she released episode 8 of season 7. Easily my current favorite channel on the ‘Tube.

1 year ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

Walking around downtown with my bride and making beautiful photos of her.

1 year ago Respond
Tooth

davidallen

Just got my pearly-whites all pearly and white again. Tooth cleaning at the dentist is not my idea of a good time, but it's worth it.

1 year ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

~‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬

1 year ago Respond
Studio microphone

davidallen

Listening to the latest episode of the No Dump Questions podcast.

1 year ago Respond
Face exhaling

davidallen

Teaching classes all day long and having to be “on-point” the entire time is exhausting. I love it, but it’s exhausting.

1 year ago Respond
Face with steam from nose

davidallen

Up early this morning to have fasting blood work done. Three seconds after hopping on a two-mile stretch of the interstate highway, traffic is completely stopped. Forty minutes later, I am still stuck in a crawl of automobiles. #frustrated

1 year ago Respond
Fire

davidallen

Checking out the latest beta release of status.log by @jmj@social.lol. Version 1.2 is a real step up. If you’re an omg.lol user, you’re gonna love this new release.

1 year ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Itchy Boots Season 2 Episode 40 is a top five for me. Noraly is into her seventh season, and this episode all the way back from season 2 just easily one of my favorites.

1 year ago Respond
Books

davidallen

Building out My Reading List on my omg.lol weblog. My TBR list is much longer than my completed list. I need to do better.

1 year ago Respond
Church

davidallen

Family church service this morning. Church leadership meeting this afternoon.

1 year ago Respond
Television

davidallen

Watching Downie Live Travels By Train - Nordic Edition on YouTube. Mike Downie is a great travel vlogger and storyteller.

1 year ago Respond
Cooking

davidallen

Stripping and re-seasoning my cast iron. It needs a reset.

1 year ago Respond
Television

davidallen

Just helped my neighbor reconfigure their entertainment system for surround sound.

1 year ago Respond
E-mail

davidallen

I’m back to aggressively unsubscribing to email distribution lists. My inbox has too much noise to be useful to me. Let’s clean it up.

1 year ago Respond
Face exhaling

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Friday is a slog. I’m ready for the weekend.

1 year ago Respond
Framed picture

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Doing some photo editing in Lightroom Classic.

1 year ago
Red exclamation mark

davidallen

“When you’re walking in the wrong direction, progress is an about face.” ~Destin Sandlin

1 year ago
Briefcase

davidallen

Meetings all day today. Again. Tomorrow I have zero meetings, and I intend to keep it that way.

1 year ago Respond
Face with diagonal mouth

davidallen

Working on some logo ideas. Bad ideas, but ideas nonetheless.

1 year ago Respond
Smiling face with smiling eyes

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Today is going to be a good day. Lots to do, and I’m optimistic.

1 year ago Respond
Ice cream

davidallen

Currently stuffing my face full of Monkey Bread Pizookie from BJ’s Brewhouse. Two planetary scoops of vanilla ice cream are melting away on top of it, and I’m in heaven.

1 year ago Respond
Tired face

davidallen

Super cringy day today. I’m having a hard time finding joy in it.

1 year ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

Back to work. This week is going to be over-the-top hectic with deadlines and expectations.

1 year ago Respond
Graduation cap

davidallen

I want to go back to college.

1 year ago Respond
Chequered flag

davidallen

While I don't have any particular loyalty to a particular NASCAR driver, I'm super ready to watch an exciting Daytona 500 race today. Salute to the USAF Thunderbirds for today's flyover during the national anthem.

1 year ago Respond
Film frames

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Exposed some frames of 6x8 medium format film on my large format 4x5 field camera today. Can’t wait to finish the roll and process it to see what I got. Or didn’t. The FujiFilm Pro 400H might forgive my lame attempts at “photography”.

1 year ago Respond
👩‍❤️‍👨

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Double date with my sweet bride and another couple at Disney Springs tonight.

1 year ago Respond
Sport utility vehicle

davidallen

Performing more emergency surgery on the Honda Pilot today. Apparently I have been saddled with a well-known engine design issue that might require a rebuild. For now, I’m sticking with some workarounds.

1 year ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

Day 4 of ITIL High-Velocity IT training. Let’s get learned.

1 year ago Respond
Soccer ball

davidallen

Introducing my mom to Ted Lasso on AppleTV+.

1 year ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Looks like Noraly is starting season 7 of Itchy Boots in Morocco! Pretty excited to follow her on this adventure.

1 year ago Respond
Two hearts

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Always Go Back For the Girl on davidallen.blog. Happy Valentines Day.

1 year ago Respond
Camera

davidallen

I want to learn portrait photography. I need models.

1 year ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Catching up on season 2 of Itchy Boots on YouTube. Noraly stated that season 7 should start on Wednesday, so I’m trying to get as much of her old stuff crammed into my eyeballs before the new season starts with its 3-times per week madness.

1 year ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” ~Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1 year ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

My job this week is mostly centered around sitting through a 4-day course on ITIL 4 High-Velocity IT. Hopefully, this course prepares me to sit for the exam. And pass it. Let's get to work.

1 year ago Respond
Clapper board

davidallen

Playing Guesstures with friends while the pregame show airs on Fox.

1 year ago Respond
American football

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House is opened and the young adults from our church are hanging out for the Big American Throwball Finale.

1 year ago Respond
Automobile

davidallen

Performing emergency surgery on both family vehicles today. First one seems to have been an easy fix. The other will require a tool that I don’t own. Off to the auto parts store.

1 year ago Respond
Open book

davidallen

Bible study with some brus this morning. I can’t think of a better way to kick off the weekend. This week we discussed 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. There’s a whole lot to digest in these two verses of scripture:

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.”

1 year ago Respond
Thumbs up

davidallen

The latest update to status.log in the iOS AppStore is fire. Well done, @jmj!

1 year ago Respond
Man shrugging

davidallen

I don’t know what I don’t know.

1 year ago Respond
Check mark button

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Wordle 600 4/6

⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

1 year ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” ~Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭29‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This one is a tough one. Words matter, and what we say matters. We would all be better for it if we simply cut out anything that didn’t truly edify another person.

1 year ago Respond
Briefcase

davidallen

Gonna try working from the office again today. It's been a super-rough week with this cold.

1 year ago
Page facing up

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Working on my weblog.

1 year ago Respond
Hamburger

davidallen

The kids have asked for burgers this week. I think I’ll grill some up on Friday.

1 year ago Respond
Face with thermometer

davidallen

Now on day seven of feeling like 💩. I’ve been improving ever so slightly since Friday morning, but the recovery is painfully slow. Almost zero energy to be found.

1 year ago Respond
Latin cross

davidallen

“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” ~‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭58‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1 year ago Respond
Headstone

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I’ve been asked to officiate at a funeral this weekend. I don’t feel qualified to perform the service, but I’m honored to be asked. My hope is to honor the passed and provide comfort and hope to those left behind.

1 year ago Respond
Face with thermometer

davidallen

Achy bones, low-grade fever, and generally ‘blah’. I think I’m coming down with something.

1 year ago Respond
Rightwards hand

davidallen

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ~‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1 year ago Respond
Face in clouds

davidallen

Super mentally distracted this morning. All of my attention is needed for teaching some classes to new hires, but not all of my attention is available. #suckitupbuttercup

1 year ago Respond
Open book

davidallen

Bible study tonight is on the first of the 5 Solas: By Grace Alone.

1 year ago Respond
Church

davidallen

Rather excited to be attending church with the whole family this morning. It’s been a while since we all worshipped together.

1 year ago Respond
Label

davidallen

The ladies in our church banded together and organizing a rummage sale today. With less than two weeks of planning, today’s sale was a rather decent success.

1 year ago Respond
Motorcycle

davidallen

Watching some episodes of Itchy Boots season one. Nothing ever gets this girl down. A true role model.

1 year ago Respond
Small airplane

davidallen

A buddy flew his plane to KMLB today to drop it off for an annual inspection. He couldn’t stay long, but I got to have lunch with him. Pretty happy about that.

1 year ago Respond
Broken heart

davidallen

Love - proper, real, sacrificial, life-giving love - is hard.

1 year ago
Rock

davidallen

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” ~Psalm‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1 year ago
Crown

davidallen

“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.” ~‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1 year ago
Man pilot

davidallen

Hey Ridley, got any Beeman's?

1 year ago
Fire

davidallen

Fire is exothermic.

1 year ago
Church

davidallen

Studying Acts chapter 15 in church this morning. It’s not about your spiritual résumé. It’s about your spiritual referral.

1 year ago
Television

davidallen

Rewatching season 1 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. This is the way.

1 year ago
Man walking

davidallen

Excited to be walking in the company’s annual 5K this morning.

1 year ago
Sleeping face

davidallen

Sleep now. 5k tomorrow.

1 year ago
Sport utility vehicle

davidallen

Turns out the spark plugs were not the issue, although they needed to be replaced. The ignition coil had gone bad. The Heep is running well again.

1 year ago
Sport utility vehicle

davidallen

The Heep developed a significant misfire on cylinder four yesterday. I pulled the plug last night and found the likely problem. Today, I’ll replace all six spark plugs.

1 year ago
Hot beverage

davidallen

Coffee and the Bible. It’s what’s for breakfast.

1 year ago
Green salad

davidallen

Meeting a church buddy for lunch at Chipotle. Haven’t eating at this place in far too long.

1 year ago
Television

davidallen

Finally watching the season finale of Andor.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” ~Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

1 year ago
Glass of milk

davidallen

Chunky-style milk.

1 year ago
🛩

davidallen

Just got back from the airport. My buddy needed to do some engine performance testing on his Beechcraft A36 Bonanza. Climbed from sea level up to 14,500 feet. Great flight.

1 year ago
🖥

davidallen

Mom finally bought her first  iMac. Today, we set it up and configured it. This may be the last computer she ever needs.

1 year ago
🏍

davidallen

Yesterday, I finished watching Long Way Down again. This morning, I’m restarting Long Way Up on TV+. The whole series remains one of my favorites.

1 year ago
Open book

davidallen

0700 Bible study over coffee with some dudes. Topic of discussion this week is ‭‭James‬ ‭4‬ .Let’s get after it.

1 year ago
🏍

davidallen

Watching “Long Way Down”, part of the Long Way series with Ewan McGreggor and Charley Boorman. It’s my happy place.

1 year ago
Pensive face

davidallen

I’m continually shocked and saddened by the capacity of humans to do horrible, evil things to each other.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

Compliance training: COMPLETED. Now on to something useful.

1 year ago
🖱

davidallen

Annual compliance training. Snoozefest as it is, we still need to do it.

1 year ago
Worm

davidallen

The early bird gets the worm. But the early worm gets eaten.

1 year ago
Church

davidallen

Impromptu elder meeting at church. Ministry doesn't stop when the whistle blows.

1 year ago
Rocket

davidallen

Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada.

1 year ago
Latin cross

davidallen

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” ‭‭~Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭43‬-‭44

1 year ago
Television

davidallen

Catching up on some episodes of “Off She Goes”. Solo female motorbike rider. Check her out on YouTube.

1 year ago
Man teacher

davidallen

Giving the last of four vendor tours of the network operations center.

1 year ago
Camel

davidallen

Hump daaaaay, yeah!

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” ~‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭34‬

1 year ago
Briefcase

davidallen

New week, new opportunities to empower people to be their best. Let’s get after it.

1 year ago
Mobile phone

davidallen

How does one get invited to the Status.log beta?

1 year ago
Face exhaling

davidallen

Sermon delivered on a tough topic. Now I need to let my brain tune out for a bit. Let's go Youtube.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

Looks like I'm on deck to fill in for the pastor at church tomorrow. Time to get my sermon ready.

1 year ago
🛍

davidallen

Antiquing with my bride. What treasures will we find?

1 year ago
Fire

davidallen

Sitting around the fire pit drinking wine with a buddy is my idea of a perfect Friday night.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” ~‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭8‬

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

Do what matters.

1 year ago
Television

davidallen

Time to watch some Andor.

1 year ago
Hamburger

davidallen

Burgers on the charcoal grill tonight.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

What’s the best resource to learn Fusion 360?

1 year ago
Pensive face

davidallen

Just heard from a buddy that he lost his father on Friday. Losing a loved one at any time is, at best, difficult. Losing a loved one around the holiday is truly awful. My heart goes out to him, and to anyone dealing with loss.

1 year ago
Open book

davidallen

Time for Bible study with the young adults. This week, we dig in to Matthew 8.

1 year ago
Tropical fish

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P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney

1 year ago
Briefcase

davidallen

Back to work today after two weeks “mostly” off. Let’s get after it.

1 year ago
Memo

davidallen

Somehow I managed to learn the most basic of basics of GitHub AND move my entire blog over to a Git repository today. Now I can write a post in Obsidian, then push the updates to GitHub and have it automagically update my weblog.lol site.

1 year ago
Camera

davidallen

Finally getting around to editing some photos from an event that took place over a year ago.

1 year ago
Church

davidallen

First day of 2023. First church service. Let's go!

1 year ago
🎞

davidallen

Yesterday was film processing day. Today is film scanning day.

1 year ago
🎞

davidallen

Processing 11 rolls of C-41 color film in my kitchen today. Three rolls of 120 film and eight rolls of 135 (35mm).

1 year ago
🖥

davidallen

Shopping at the  Store in Orlando, FL. My mom has finally seen the light and is making the jump to a Mac.

1 year ago
Camera

davidallen

Spent the day in Orlando visiting several camera and photo stores with my cousin. Later exposed a few frames of film to light. It's a good day.

1 year ago
Orange book

davidallen

Getting ready for the weekly bible study with our young adults. Nearing the end of Matthew chapter 7.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

Presents are wrapped. Dinner is consumed. Kids are in bed. I’m going to relax to some Long Way Down for a few before I knock it off for the night.

1 year ago
Slightly smiling face

davidallen

Took care of some last minute shopping yesterday, then a few grocery necessities this morning. Now I'm happy to be home with my bride, away from all the craziness that is out there. Y'all be good to each other today.

1 year ago
Star-struck

davidallen

"Andor" on Disney+ is just so dang good. Eight episodes down, four to go.

1 year ago
Worried face

davidallen

Gonna try to dig into the pre-pre-alpha weblog feature on omg.lol. If I'm not back in five minutes ... just wait longer.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

Used to love watching The Amazing Race. Life gets in the way of most TV watching for me, but I have a few minutes and I’m starting season 30.

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

One week until Christmas, y'all!

1 year ago
Sparkles

davidallen

Working.

1 year ago