ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

A Picture A Day – Day three

Here we are, day three.  Three days of mobile pictures.  I put my digital camera in the truck today with the intent of taking some “proper” pictures but,  it was another “one of those days”.  So,  you’ll have to be satisfied with the magnificent images from my Samsung Focus, Windows phone 7.  (which, by the way, is an awesome phone! … Read more

A Picture a Day – Day 1 Official

Ok, here we go…  Today is the official start for a picture a day!  Well, “a” picture is a little too limiting.  Some days I might feel a need for more.   Like today.   Today, I was all worried because by 3:30 I didn’t have any potential shots for today’s start.  Then I started getting texts from friends  asking me if … Read more

Site of the week: Let Me Google That for You

Picture it,  you’re working hard on a project – totally focused on… whatever.  And somebody says… “Hey, [insert your name here],  how many days are there in February?”  …  or, they say something like: “Yo, [insert name here],  what is the capital of Wisconsin?”  or even maybe something like:  “Hey, [your name here again], where can I find the world’s … Read more

Help Me Finish a Story

Many years ago when I was in College,  in an overly stagnate Orchestral rehearsal (I think we were waiting on a violin “sectional” to end or something like that),  the story below started taking shape.   This “little ditty” was composed by myself, a fellow Hornist, and a Clarinetist.  Now,  I don’t remember which of us wrote which section,  this paper … Read more

Interesting Pay Scale

Interesting Math adventure. Today, while having lunch with my parents at Litton’s,  Barry Litton (the owner) posed a scenario that I had a hard time wrapping my head around.  It was this: Barry:  If a man came to your home and said, “I’d like to work in your yard everyday for the next 31 days.  All I ask for is … Read more