Steve is one of the smartest people I know; I'm privileged to call him both a colleague and a friend. His love for the outdoors is complemented nicely by his skill as a photographer, and his Midwestern upbringing and solid moral fiber makes his personality top-notch to boot.
These are the last of my Grand Canyon panoramas; it's been hard to choose which ones are my favorites.
One of the park rangers said that the canyon changes minute-to-minute because of the way the light and shadows strike the surfaces . . . and I'm inclined to agree.
Since Ansel Adams did all his work in Yosemite in black and white, I'll end my collection of Yosemite pictures with my favorites that I've converted to that format. Thanks, Yosemite and thanks to all my friends for such a wonderful trip.
Peter Giles is the voice for Fox Sports' television promos for both Major League Baseball and NASCAR; he's also voicing all my training pieces for the Acura TL.
I've known Mike for close to 15 years; he's still one of the most talented shooters / cameramen / videographers I've ever seen. And despite his aversion to having his picture taken, his wife Janelle, daughter Olivia, and son Harrison sure do make him a little less grumpy in front of the camera . . .
Cori and I were in kindergarten together, and were in most of the same classes all the way up through high school. She and her husband were kind and generous enough to let me visit them last weekend.
Michael was a fan of the Nickel Diner, and especially loved his chimichurri steak. I wish I could see him and Margie more than once a year . . .
Margie was in town for her annual Grammy pilgrimage, and despite being jet-lagged, always makes time to have dinner with me.
Stew Herrera is a fabulous voice-over talent, and a huge baseball fan to boot. He's a blast to hang with and tells some of the best stories.
I first got to knew Art through his then-girlfriend and my office mate Marnette. Today, they've been married almost 12 years, have three beautiful children, and were my upstairs neighbors for over eight years. To say I dig them is a gross understatement of my affection . . .
Tina is one of the newest additions to my group at work, and she likes to spend lunch curled up in one of the open spaces with a book . . . some light reading like Dostoyevsky.
It's a couple of weeks overdue, but Bicks is another in the multitude of departmental defectors . . . not that I blame her one bit, but she's still sorely missed, especially since the Giants are still in the MLB playoffs.
Rosie, thankfully, is NOT leaving the agency, at least not yet, despite working crazy hours as an art buyer and generally making my life a little easier to handle. She popped into my office today for an impromptu happy hour.
Joining the long list of people who've left my department, Alexis got an offer from her former employer that was too good to pass up.
Andy Milder is an amazing actor (Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, Weeds) who also does voiceover work; he's currently recording all of my training pieces for the 2011 Honda Odyssey.
Never thought a complete Acura exhaust system could be a wall installation, but it works.
This whole place should be dripping with this kind of offbeat creativity, and unfortunately, it's not.
