The UltraTech Zone

Today was our first trip to the Shepherd Lake recreational area in Ringwood, NJ for 2008, and the weather was very accommodating. My wife took the opportunity to get some rest in the sun, because she wasn't feeling up to playing any games or -- heaven forbid! -- going boating.  And so, she rested.  (BTW, she promised that she would ...

Lately, I've been playing various medieval build/conquest games on Facebook and other places.  My favorites are Knighthood and Tribal Wars. (PLEASE NOTE: I am especially interested in getting some vassals in Knighthood, so if you're interested in playing even a little, be sure to visit my kingdom.) I don't know about you, but I don't ...

I haven't posted in a few weeks, but not because I don't have anything to write -- it's because I haven't mastered the art of dividing my time across all needs and wants. Here are a few thoughts that hint of posts to come: I need to write about Strategy, Leadership, and Success, particularly in a corporate context.   I have a number ...

So much for Autumn... Today was an amazing day for October, and we saw a mostly clear day, with temperatures up to 80 degrees.  As a result, my family and I finally got a great opportunity to put our new Sea Eagle 330 inflatable kayak to good use.  It was a bit overcast at home, but at Shepherd Lake, it was outstanding.  In fact, ...

This summer, in addition to a vacation at Cape May with my extended family, we also went to Shepherd Lake twice (in June and August), and we had our annual church camp-out at Stokes State Forest.  All in all, we had ourselves some good times this summer. The past few times we've gone to Shepherd Lake, I've rented row boats, which has proved ...

I've been aiming to start a new hobby for some time now:  Remote Control Electric Helicopters.   In searching around for a good starter craft, I began to realize that this was a hobby that could prove to be fairly expensive. Thankfully, it turned out that a colleague of mine was already into this same hobby, and he provided a ...

June has been chock-full of fun, excitement and new challenges.  I have hardly had any chance to breathe -- as evidenced by a dearth of posts to this blog. Hopefully, this weekend I will have a chance to summarize all the excitement, but it involves lots of activities at work and at church.  Last Sunday, we had perfect weather for ...

I read this ESPN article a few months back, and I found myself wondering if the goals of the Olympics are even compatible with professional team sports? It probably isn't a bad idea for us to get an official Olympic Basketball team together than can practice and play together for more than a couple of weeks every few years.  It would also ...

Yesterday, our church had an outing sponsored by the Family Life Ministries department -- which is the Ministry that my wife and I are responsible for.   On the advise of our Pastor and his wife, we went to Shepherds Lake in Ringwood, NJ.    Ironically, we had been to the Botanical Gardens of Ringwood several times, but ...