Author Archives: Bill Williams

About Bill Williams

I'm a papa, I work, I dive, I fly. I work in tech, I dive any ocean I can, and I fly as much as possible. I also am a gadget and home theater freak.

Blog Migration!

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Bill Williams

Hey, everyone.  I just migrated my blog to WordPress (the software, not the site) from BlogEngine.NET.  I’ve been using the latter for quite a while now, and while fairly flexible and capable, I got to the point where it required … Continue reading →

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Quick Take #7-A Day at the Phx Zoo.

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Bill Williams

On Saturday we took the kids to the Phx Zoo to see a Zoo Member Preview of the new Komodo Dragon exhibit.  Merek is a reptile freak, so we knew he would love it.  I put together a Quick Take … Continue reading →

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Halloween Comes

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Bill Williams

The gateway to the holiday season has come and gone, so here are some of our pictures. View Full Album During pumpkin carving, Crystal made gourmet (and messy) caramel apples to get us in the spirit.  The kids also got … Continue reading →

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Some Grand Cayman Diving

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Bill Williams

Last month my wife, Crystal, and I took a whirlwind vacation with some of our extended family to several great diving destinations including Cayman, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel and Ft. Lauderdale.  I’ve got a lot of video footage and some still … Continue reading →

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Wacky Hair Day

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Bill Williams

Merek and Trey had a Wacky Hair Day at school today.  This was them on their way out the door.

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Just a Little Off the Top

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Bill Williams

Here’s Trey, my youngest son.  He smiles. A lot. He had an interesting day yesterday.  It seemed like most every other day at first, but some time after school and before I got home from work, Trey saw this in … Continue reading →

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A Morning Flight to Prescott

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Bill Williams

Last Saturday I took a quick flight with a friend of mine who’s thinking about becoming a pilot.  Some members of The Phoenix Pilot Group were headed up there that morning to have breakfast, and see some of the airplanes … Continue reading →

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Quick Flip 6 – California Trip #1

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Bill Williams

Today’s daily flip is some clips from our first day in California this summer.  We started by renting a quaint little house in Hollywood and spending our days at Universal Studios.  This is our first afternoon there after travelling.  The … Continue reading →

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Scary, But In a Good Way-Project Natal

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Bill Williams

Okay, I’m blown away.  When I first heard about Project Natal from Microsoft, I thought, “C’mon, how good can this be?”  Then I kept getting more info about it, and I saw the concept video (below).  Then I though, “C’mon, … Continue reading →

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Flying Over Hana

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Bill Williams

For today’s video, I’m just referencing an episode that I released yesterday for my podcast, The Student Pilot Cast.  This is a flight that Crystal and I took (separately, since it only has two seats) in Hana, Hawaii on Maui … Continue reading →

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Daily Flip 5 – SGTRI

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Bill Williams

Well, I did another triathlon last weekend, the SGTRI.  Actually, while a different race, it was the same venue from my first full tri which got cancelled due to weather after the swim.  This time wind and waves got the … Continue reading →

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Daily Flip 4-Training

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Bill Williams

Matt and I are competing in the St. George Triathlon this Saturday, May 9th, so today’s daily flip was a nice easy training ride we took yesterday.  I’m not as prepared for this tri as I was for my last … Continue reading →

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