Invention

03-01-08 - 162619, originally uploaded by J. Johnson.

I was on a run before 10am this morning and, when I got back, hopped in the shower to wash off and cool down. Of course, being Florida, the coldest water that came out of the tap was actually quite warm. This got me thinking: how hard would it be to integrate a home's HVAC and tap water system? When cold water is needed, it would be routed through the cooling fans (radiator?) and then through the HVAC system before being routed to the home plumbing.

I suppose this could be used for heating as well, especially since most in-home water heaters are constantly heating its supply of water anyway.

I wish I knew more about these systems. Can anyone shed some insight?

Portrait of Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer by Roberto Gonzalez

This may not be a totally mind-blowing portrait, but it made the front page of the Orlando Sentinel today and really stands out as a unique political environmental portrait.

It had me thinking, for a bit, that the photographer utilized an outside crane for the rear flash.

Simply beautiful, isn't it?

Please, if you cycle, watch this.

10 wins at The Trophy Lounge

06-25-09 - 081915, originally uploaded by J. Johnson.

A few weeks ago, my family and I went on a cruise. We dominated various sports and trivia events, leading to the photo of our awards table on the last night before a return to normal life.

It may seem like a pretty trivial skill, but I recently found a pretty nice tutorial on Tutorio.com describing how to create rounded corners in Photoshop. Very often Adobe surprises me with just how much potential their imaging products have if the user only takes a small amount of time to learn about their features.

The official "credit card" size standard here in America, and possibly internationally, is 2 1/8" x 3 3/8" (54mm x 86mm) with 1/4" rounded corners. Typically, credit cards are made from PVC and are a sturdy 30mil thick.

Ever wanted to know a really quick and easy way to fold your short-sleeve t-shirts? Check this YouTube video by VideoJug.

Recently, a close friend of mine highly suggested what she called her "type bible:" Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton. The book can be found on Amazon here.