Tampa. 4:45 AM. Alarm. Surfboard. Car. I-4 East. Thick Fog. 7:00 AM. Cocoa Beach. Thick Fog. Wetsuit. Surfboard. Wax. Sand. Water. Paddle. Waves. Duck Dive. Breathe. Outside. Thick Fog. Quiet. No Landmarks. Drifting? Waves. Overhead. Offshore. Glassy. Paddle. Riding. Smiling. Repeat. 2:00 PM. Surfing. Sunny. Tired. Car. I-4 West. 4:00 PM. Tampa. Days Later. Thinking. Surfing.
All posts by Robert Payne
“I Listen Therefore I Am”
Visited the studios of NPR recently. Such an iconic brand that continues to evolve despite the emergence of many other communication channels. In fact, they were one of the first media companies to develop an iPad application – it is still one of the better ones out there today. I also attended a keynote luncheon where Vivian Schiller spoke. When asked where she is taking NPR she replied, NPR is in a unique position where the audience defines and takes us there.
Rally to Restore Sanity
I happened to be in Washington, D.C. for the Online News Association 2010 conference when the Rally to Restore Sanity took place. Needless to say, I took a little walk down to the National Mall to see what all the fuss was about. There wasn’t much fuss, just a few hundred thousand people blowing mainly positive steam on a beautiful fall day in the nation’s capital. I’m neither a Democrat or a Republican, but I do need satire and sarcasm, and John Stewart and Stephen Colbert certainly fit the bill.
I produced the above collage from a few pictures I took that day.
Happy Halloween Deadpool
This is a little taste of dark geek humor. I originally took this photo in Philadelphia about a month ago at the Christ Church Burial Ground. Benjamin Franklin is buried here along with some other original signers of the Declaration of Independence. I had a little fun with it and added the names of a few technology companies that recently met their maker (click here for a larger view).


