Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Other Side of I-80

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Dan Antion

A few weeks ago I wrote about being rescued in Omaha by my brother who was kind enough to drive 2 ½ hours to fetch me from a hastily arranged backup airport. The ride from Omaha, NE to Ames, IA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged bridges, Driving, I-80, Interstate, Neville Island, Ohio River, Pennsylvania, Signs, travel | 28 Comments

Degrees and Degrees and…Degrees

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Dan Antion

This post is part of SoCS challenge. I don’t usually respond to prompts and I haven’t ever participated in a weekly challenge of any sort. I saw this on Sandy’s Jar, a blog that I follow but I was just … Continue reading →

Posted in Prompt, SoCS | Tagged blogging, college, degrees of separation, woodworking, Writing | 35 Comments

My Teams Sweep

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Dan Antion

Note: I don’t often focus on sports here but this was just so cool. I tried to include a few explanations for foreign readers and non-sports fans. Last Thursday evening, while packing for a road trip to Pittsburgh, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History, Sports | Tagged football, https://nofacilities.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wvu-score.png?w=300, NCAA Football, Penguins, Pens, Pitt, Pittsburgh, Steelers, strip district, WVU | 25 Comments

The Shape Women Want and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Dan Antion

I will be the first to admit that I have a habit of saying dumb things. For example: I did tell my wife, when she was in the early days of being pregnant with our daughter: “you don’t really even … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History, Humor | Tagged ADD, air raid, cook school, Cuban Missile Crisis, duck and cover, dumb, nuclear war, Ritalin, shapes, the shape women aspire to, Travel mug, women | 35 Comments

The Results are In…Who Cares?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Dan Antion

Earlier this year, I was listening to an NPR interview where the person being interviewed was explaining the difficulties associated with conducting political polls these days. Of course, my first thought was “then just stop trying” because I hate getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Opinion | Tagged influence, NPR, politicians, Politics, poll, reviews, Woodsmith | 20 Comments

New Camera

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Dan Antion

One of the harder lessons to learn, at least for me, is that there is a big difference between second attempts and second chances. The difference between these two things is contained within two adages that most of us were … Continue reading →

Posted in Customer Service, Photography, Technology | Tagged B&H, camera, CyberShot, photography, repair, Sony, warranty | 43 Comments

Too Much Nothing

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Dan Antion

Earlier this week, I was searching for a clip of the song that Sam sang in Casablanca. No, not that song, not the “play it” song, but the other one. The upbeat one with the verse: “Who’s got nothin? “We … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Marketing, Rant | Tagged advertising, amazon, American Airlines, Bob Dylan, Casablanca, Cigarette, commercials, email, Knock on wood, nothin, Peter Paul and Mary, Rod Serling, Twilight Zone, woodworking | 26 Comments