Posted in Life, Photography, Uncategorized on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Over 650,000 US combat deaths since the start of the American Revolution two hundred thirty-three years ago. We honor the memory of their sacrifice tomorrow, those who lost their lives knowingly and unknowingly, willingly and unwillingly. Giving them a few minutes remembrance once or twice a year is not enough: We would honor them better [...]
Posted in Humor, Life, Photography on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
*roughly translated as “look at all the f—ing snow.” Yes, I know it’s March, and it’s Maine, and that complaining about the weather doesn’t serve any constructive purpose.
Too bad.
Yes, another 4 to 8 inches between tonight and tomorrow. Someday, someday, it will be spring.
Posted in Computers, Entertainment, Humor, Internet, Photography on January 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
One of ours.
Posted in Books, Catholic, Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Hobbies, Life, Motorcycles, Music, Photography, Religion and Spirituality, Spirituality, Wellness, Writing on January 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In my previous post I intended to talk a little more about the sometimes jarring experience of returning to work after an extended vacation. Whether two weeks constitutes an “extended vacation” is, of course, debatable, but let’s just stipulate to that, okay?
During vacation I was able to do more of the things that make me [...]
Posted in Hobbies, Life, Photography on January 2, 2008 | No Comments »
As an exercise, I decided to take photos from the same spot during the course of a year. I had originally thought about doing them monthly, but time got away from me a little bit, so now it’s quarterly (or at least seasonally). The first one was in October (see post Fall 2007). Because of the [...]
Posted in Hobbies, Life, Music, Photography, Science, Science and Technology on December 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
About ten years ago we were driving along on a clear, cold December late afternoon. The moon was just a thin crescent in the darkening sky and one of our kids said, “Hey, look! You can see the rest of the moon!” My wife agreed, but of course I was too smart for this and said [...]
Posted in Hobbies, Life, News, News and Politics, Photography, Travel on October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s been an unusually warm fall here in southern Maine. Fortunately, we have not had to endure the scorching weather and deadly wildfires that have recently plagued southern California. But this month is the sixtieth anniversary of the 1947 forest fires in Maine that burned over 200,000 acres and left sixteen people dead. Still, though it [...]
Posted in Humor, Internet, News, Photography on October 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, here’s one way to pick up a little extra money. Giving change back presents its own challenges.
Posted in Books, Hobbies, Life, Photography, Travel on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Every year I attend the ICMA conference I experience the same arc of thoughts from “I wouldn’t mind traveling more for business” to “Oh, God, I can’t wait to get home” and “I couldn’t deal with this on a regular basis.” No doubt the swelling ranks of travelers and the increasingly dysfunctional airline system (not [...]
Posted in Hobbies, Life, Music, Photography, Travel on October 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Airline delays have been much in the news in recent months. I didn’t pay too much attention since I don’t do a lot of travelling, by air or otherwise. Getting to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from Portland, Maine last Friday (and Saturday, if that gives you any indication) made me a little more sympathetic, however. I finally [...]
