Author Archives: Rick Novy

This year, the TPC of Scottsdale built the first fully-enclosed stadium around the infamous 16th hole for the FBR Open (read Phoenix Open). Above is a smuggled cell phone picture of the stadium looking from the right side of the green toward the tee box. If you are not familiar… Continue reading →

A couple days ago, I showed some daytime pictures of the chaos behind my house (scroll down a bit). It’s saturday night. Here’s what it looks like just a few minutes ago. It’s a little blurry because the camera was on automatic settings and it knew that it’s dark outside… Continue reading →

This is precious. Kim Jong Il Announces Plan To Bring Moon To North Korea www.ricknovy.com

Here’s a short video I shot driving out of the neighborhood early this afternoon. It’s still tuesday so the traffic is not bad yet, and the waiting is minimal. I’ll try to do the same thing later in the week when it’s really bad. www.ricknovy.com

I live in the middle of the traffic mess for the FBR Open (aka the Phoenix Open). Half a million people over the course of a week. Following this link will take you to a parking map. I live in the white area where it says “PASSES 3-7.” Here are… Continue reading →

Back in September, author John Scalzi posted a wonderful essay on being poor. For better or for worse, thoughts on being a parent started appear in my head today in the same format. So, since I know he is also a parent, I dedicate this blog entry to John Scalzi…. Continue reading →

By the way, the beard is now gone. www.ricknovy.com

The company who recently released me from service was kind enough to hire a career transition company called DBM. It is the first time I have ever tried using that kind of company. Sure, I’ve used headhunters before, and may again. This is different. They are a resource to teach… Continue reading →

Funny clip of Star Wars retold by someone who has not seen the movies. Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo. www.ricknovy.com