The Monkey

Sea Salt Caramel Gelato.

Well done, Jon.

lol, agree. Wayne wins 5 Internets.

Huzzah Dusty!

^Many thanks, Peter, that gives me a lot to think about. I have rented a D700, 24-70, 17-55 (DX), and 70-200 for the weekend. But perhaps the rigth way to go for me would be the DX system you outlined above.

Question for you guys. I am in the market for new glass. I think full frame is in my future, so I would be looking for quality FX stuff. As of now, my long term plan is this: Nikon 24-70 2.8 Nikon 70-200 2.8 vr2 Some wide angle solution Basically, what I'm wondering is which lens I should get first: the 24-70 or the 70-200. Any thoughts on which is more "practical"? Of course, whatever I get will be used on DX for at least a little bit.

Crappy, this is definitely not my area, but you might also try duggal.com.

Do I have to go to the race? What if I want to sit in a bar and listen to music all day?

Ok, I'm starting to seriously consider this. What do I need to do?

I read about Mpix in an article on one of Adorama's blogs. http://www.mpix.com/products/film/

I am hoping to go to RMAF again this year. Anyone else?

Meh, more like OffBeat.

AA Batteries.

Heh. ^this.

Awesome, Jon, as usual. How far away were you?

Right on, Mike, happy birthday!

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday!

After looking into it for about 30 seconds, it seems there's a revenue ruling out there somewhere that states PTO deductions are not deductible by the donor, but I guess there are also a lot of ways to set it up. Obviously, it is a kind thing for people to do for each other, but the cynic in me thinks it's a convenient way for corporations to shift the burden of the well-being of their employees to...other employees, all while dressing it up as a "benefit." Sort of reminds me of back in the day when my law firm listed subsidized blackberries as a "perk." Whatever. I just hate working for the Man. Nice day today. Played some baseball with the Little Monkey. Celebrated my sister-in-law's birthday. Celebrated America's birthday. Watched fireworks. Sweated. Drank some beer.

^very cool. Does anyone have some recommendations about photography sites? I'm looking for something with tips and info for beginners, but not too dumbed down.

RIP

Oof. That doesn't sound good at all. Feel better. That sounds dicey--real dicey.

Could just be an implementation thing, then. Perhaps due to the relative newness of the Sabre chips?

oof, not sure, I need to check. The three that come to mind immediately are Peachtree, Audioquest DragonFly, and the HeadRoom Ultra DAC. But I am forgetting the two others (at least I'm almost positive I have heard 2 others... ).

In every execution I have heard so far (at least 5, I think, but I'm struggling to remember exactly which), they've sounded lean to me. I'm not sure if that's the nature of the chip itself or the way it's being used.