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

A Picture A Day – Day 16

It’s still a gig day… So that means this picture is tremendous!  A Picture worthy of any Art Gallery in any small farm town with a population of at least 20 people.  hahaha !!  😆 This shot gives you a clear idea of how I spent my lunch break on this gig day! Waffle House!!! (click it to see a … Read more

Warranty Schmarranty

Here’s an interesting read about Apple’s wonderful customer service. Note my sarcasm?  🙂 Anyway, here’s a short clip of the article. The Apple Retail Store Hates You  – I recently visited the Apple store to exchange a defective power adapter which was still under warranty.  I still have the defective adapter, as it has now cost more time and effort … Read more

Save the Arts!

This is one of the most troubling things I’ve run across in a long time. TAZEWELL, Tenn. — Because of the recession, cutbacks in public schools across the country have compromised a lot of what many students have taken for granted, like after-school activities and programs. Fortunately, in Claiborne, Bell, and Lee Counties, schools have not made many critical cutbacks … Read more

Spring has Sprung, ugh.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! Well, I’m much more interested in Winter than Spring… I see the sun all the time, winter brings the opportunity (how ever small) that I will get to see snow too. Don’t get me wrong, I like the sunny warm weather of the Spring and Summer months. It’s just that in Tennessee we get Sunny warm weather … Read more

Gas…Its getting K-RAZY

It appears that Fountain City (aka, God's Country) is getting hit by some gas craziness! The prices down Broadway are going through the roof! Here is an update of the gas prices on Broadway as of 1:45pm on September 12, 2008. 3.89 – Citgo. 4.00 – Gas stop. 4.49 – Pilot. 3.69 – Phillips 66 – There was Quite a … Read more

Calm Down!!

This is just a little rant. You probably don't want to hear/read this but hey, this is my site so here goes. This past Christmas my lovely wife, knowing the geek I am, got me this great t-shirt. If you are a geek like me you can determine the subject of this shirt quite easily. Now, if you can't tell… … Read more