IT Director · Platform Engineer · MBAhttps://dodson.mba/en-ushttps://dodson.mba/blog/ethical-considerations-in-haiku/https://dodson.mba/blog/ethical-considerations-in-haiku/A collection of corporate ethics haiku.Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTessayshttps://dodson.mba/blog/gightis-ruins-and-red-skies/https://dodson.mba/blog/gightis-ruins-and-red-skies/Tunisia's proximity to Europe and its status a a former piece of the Roman Empire means there are still artifacts of that government available to visit…Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/beni-kedeche-and-ksar/https://dodson.mba/blog/beni-kedeche-and-ksar/A ksar (قَصَر) is essentially a fortified township, often situated (as this one was) in strategic positions on high vantage points. Ksar Hallouf was not…Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/meeting-anwer/https://dodson.mba/blog/meeting-anwer/Something that defined this trip for me (and I think, in general, is a notion that many can relate to) was the joy of meeting new people. Everyone we met…Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/the-university-of-gabes/https://dodson.mba/blog/the-university-of-gabes/Gabes is the university that Doug and Maria help teach at, and today was a special day because we were joined by one of their students, Oumayma. Ouymayma…Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/introducing-uromastix/https://dodson.mba/blog/introducing-uromastix/The third day of my journey in Tunisia was defined by driving - we set off early in the morning to meet with an IRA-sponsored field technician and driver…Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023wildlifephotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/more/https://dodson.mba/blog/more/After a slower morning, still recovering from the long days of travel, I had an opportunity to return to the Wadi site on my own to continue the hunt for…Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023wildlifephotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/tunisias-arid-ecosystems/https://dodson.mba/blog/tunisias-arid-ecosystems/There is this feeling associated with flying to a new country that didn't really find its way to me until I was on the last plane from Frankfurt to Tunis…Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTTunisia 2023wildlifetravelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/seeds-leadership-2022/https://dodson.mba/blog/seeds-leadership-2022/For the uninitiated, there are some background items and acronyms that you need to know to understand this trip and its importance. First of all, what is…Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTSEEDS 2022conservationphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/in-colorado-with-seeds/https://dodson.mba/blog/in-colorado-with-seeds/Remember when we thought this was our campsite? I remember... Clouds and rain rolled over the mountaintops My SEEDS family <3Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTSEEDS 2022conservationtravelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/charleston-sc/https://dodson.mba/blog/charleston-sc/Day 1 After a busy day for the books, my mom and I enjoyed blissful sleep and an "afternoon breakfast" over at Page's Okra (thank you to the man on the…Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTCharleston 2022travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/mci-to-mdw/https://dodson.mba/blog/mci-to-mdw/What a day. The heavens decided to open up over the greater Chicago area and get our connection from Midway to Charleston cancelled, which we learned…Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTCharleston 2022travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/atx/https://dodson.mba/blog/atx/Later in the evening on Sunday night we geared up to see the bats on the SoCo bridge. The bats come out in waves at dusk, and head east on the river…Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTTexas 2022travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/eureka-springs-arkansas/https://dodson.mba/blog/eureka-springs-arkansas/Driving after Camp Milton was not too bad (except for the fact that I was pretty tired); it was just farms and country roads for four hours until the…Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTArkansas 2022travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/atalaya-upper-mountain-trail/https://dodson.mba/blog/atalaya-upper-mountain-trail/I loved this trail for a couple of reasons; namely, the trailhead was in the middle of a high-end development, and it was funny to see all these fancy…Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNew Mexico 2021travelhikingphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/georgia-okeefes-ghost-ranch/https://dodson.mba/blog/georgia-okeefes-ghost-ranch/Today was a last-minute change of plans to explore the beautiful Ghost Ranch, home to the late Georgia O'Keefe and to spectacular views that were the…Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNew Mexico 2021travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/always-take-the-high-road/https://dodson.mba/blog/always-take-the-high-road/Our pre-mapped route to Taos via the iconic "high road." After numerous recommendations from random folks on the internet, we decided that visiting Taos…Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNew Mexico 2021travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/bandelier-national-monument/https://dodson.mba/blog/bandelier-national-monument/Off we go... Today was a planned hiking day at one of the highly recommended spots near Santa Fe called the Bandelier National Monument. We entered the…Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNew Mexico 2021travelnational parksphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/tune-up-cafe/https://dodson.mba/blog/tune-up-cafe/Food is this magical, diverse necessity that will - for the rest of my life - never cease to bring me joy. Each dish can have infinite variations…Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNew Mexico 2021travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/its-been-a-while-airport/https://dodson.mba/blog/its-been-a-while-airport/On Plane #1 The only new thing about the airport is that KCI is getting a new terminal, but we were not in that terminal (it is only halfway done) so we…Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTNew Mexico 2021travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/day-1-in-granada-espana/https://dodson.mba/blog/day-1-in-granada-espana/After an exhausting night before, my mom and I weren’t particularly quick to get out of bed. We dragged ourselves downstairs by 10:30am before the…Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTEurope 2019travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/landed-in-spain/https://dodson.mba/blog/landed-in-spain/The next step in our European adventure takes place in the lovely city of Granada, Spain. Our flight from Manchester was only a short 2.5 hours, and…Fri, 09 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTEurope 2019travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/first-few-days-in-the-uk/https://dodson.mba/blog/first-few-days-in-the-uk/Arriving in the Manchester International Airport was less stressful than I initially anticipated it to be - we got through customs without even talking…Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTEurope 2019travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/in-the-air/https://dodson.mba/blog/in-the-air/So my really well thought out plan to beat the jet lag failed miserably. It was about 9:00pm CST, and I decided that with five hours left in the flight I…Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMTEurope 2019travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/juneau-and-tracy-arm/https://dodson.mba/blog/juneau-and-tracy-arm/We took a long hike to see a depleting glacier :(Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTAlaska 2018travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/ketchikan-alaska/https://dodson.mba/blog/ketchikan-alaska/Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTAlaska 2018travelphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/grand-canyon-national-park/https://dodson.mba/blog/grand-canyon-national-park/The last leg of our western road trip in 2018.Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTSouthwest 2018travelnational parksphotographyhttps://dodson.mba/blog/zion-national-park/https://dodson.mba/blog/zion-national-park/A gorgeous part of my western roadtrip from Las Vegas to Utah.Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTSouthwest 2018travelnational parkshikingphotography