We're gradually posting photos — which also means organizing them. We've got photos scattered across two laptops, a home server and a network drive, and we're trying to get everything synchronized and organized into a consistent system. Good luck with that.

We cleaned up the photo gallery a bit this weekend and better organized some of the family groups. But for the most part, I've been distracted lately learning new video editing software. I made a big jump from the simple $100 off-the-shelf software to Avid Media Composer, a professional editing application that may take me years to master. Of course, I've rationalized the upgrade by convincing myself it's needed for a family genealogy documentary. My Christmas DVD project was a little hinky — jerky pans and zooms, etc. — so I convinced myself that the off-the-shelf stuff wouldn't do.

Of course, it required a new workstation, too, but that's another story.

Tom Tuell