Hi Chris ~ He's a Berner (our second one) My sister had a Swissy ~ had to give him up for adoption, though ~ they do have some different attitude issues :) I love the Bernese breed. I have some thoughts on the purebred vs. mixed, but won't go into them ~ because I realize it makes me sound like one of those crazy dog people :) Basically, back when it was more natural selection, I think mutts were healthier. But with so much backyard breeding going on, I think there's problems with both ~ purebreds just get kept track of, and if you find a good breeder, they won't re-breed any dogs that produced problems. But they're both great to have and I've had both! Okay, see, I still sounded kind of crazed, huh? Nice to meet you, though :)

Just a heads up.. if you want people to read your replies you have to post them on their pages.
I dont want you to think they are ignoring you :P
thanks

It amazes me that most now have DVD players in their cars for the kids to watch movies on but still want VHS... I hear you... Happens with us a bunch too...Have a great day.

Hey Chris,
Thanks... These monsters typically can bring a smile to crazy day... we love em.

As a rule I always record to 3 separate devices during a deposition. 1 is the MiniDV tape in the camera, 2 is the DVD burner and 3 is the laptop live capture. This allows me to be flexible depending on the orders received from clients. What's not pictured is my battery backup I have for all my gear. That is now a standard piece as well. I always travel with Lavs and shotguns, and an occasional boundary or two. Although it's not common, several times I have ended up using all of them. Over the years I have collected a fair amount of audio gear and in a depo situation I always walk with almost double of everything... Overkill? Maybe but the one time I need it, it's there. Sometimes I have had fellow videographers in other buildings call up to borrow gear because of their equipment failure. Comes in handy I guess... We're always trying new equipment and recording methods too. No more VHS or cassettes for me.

Hey, Chris. Thanks for the note. All is well here in St. Louis. We did get the "leftovers" from Ike but all it did was get my basement floor wet! I'm still feeling my way around the site but I will take care of the friends list and then you and I can officially be friends! Have a great weekend and I hope all's well. Tim

Hi Chris,
Thanks much for the compliment about the farm house. It means a lot coming from someone with your background. The farm and house was razed a couple of years ago for a business park that doesn't have many more occupants than the farmhouse did when I took the picture.

Frederick is an hour west of Washington and Baltimore. It's located in mid-Maryland and I fell in love with the area when I first drove through on my home to Oregon (when I was still in the service). After graduating university, it wasn't difficult to choose a place to move.

I have a brother- and sister-in-law in Moorestown, NJ, so driving through Delaware on my way to their house is the only time I ever visit the state (which isn't really a visit, I guess). Wait ... ! The second (true) date my wife and I ever went on was to Wilmington see Whad'ya Know? with Michael Feldman. We were so engrossed in conversation on the way home afterwards I forgot where I was driving and got lost (I found my berings when I realized we were south of Washington D.C.).

Are you guessing I have a film background, or do I have that in my profile somewhere? Whatever the case, I've done some screenwriting - won a few awards, actually! I even was sent to China to write a TV pilot (that never got made) and rewrote a film that starred...are you sitting down?...Richard Grieko! I get the feeling you want to make a movie??

Besides being a Burton fan (and Danny Elfman), I think Jack S. is a lot like me - a dreamer - a romantic - a little out of touch at times, maybe : ) If I ever get a tattoo, it'll be of Jack.