April 2019 Update
April was a bit of a busy month. One weekend, an old friend, who I’ve known since grade school, was in town, and we got to spend some time together. He had seen my posts on Instagram of pictures I … Continued
Cleveland 2019
Tell someone you are going to Cleveland and you will likely hear some kind of “mistake on the lake” joke or a very outdated reference to the Cuyahoga River catching on fire. Yes, that was 50 years ago. I had … Continued
March 2019 Update
I mentioned in my 2018 Year in Review post that I would like to resume doing monthly updates as I had been doing with my old site. But here it is April, and I have yet to do so. I … Continued
Success with the Olympus TG-5
For our Montreal trip back in November, I bought an Olympus TG-5 because it was crazy cold and snowy, and I wanted a camera that would be good in such weather. I wasn’t overly impressed with the results, but I … Continued
Some Lingering 2018 Photos
It took a little while, but I finally got the last of my 2018 photos developed. The main reason for the delay was that I had some minor frustrations with my local photo lab. No major problems just occasional slow … Continued
Seattle Trip
Our 2019 travels got off to a good start with a trip to Seattle. Once again, Holly had a conference to attend, and I tagged along. One of the benefits of going to Seattle is that most of Holly’s family … Continued
Being Open to New Experiences
I came across an article in The Creativity Post which asks “What Happens When People Are Intentionally More Open to New Experiences?” This post is an interesting follow-up to the Psychology Today article about Six Ways Traveling Can Boost Your … Continued
2018 Year in Review
On my previous blog, I posted monthly updates about what was going on, what I was working on, what I was reading, etc. I have not been doing that so far here, but I would like to starting in 2019. … Continued
Short DC Trip
We had a chance recently to return to Washington DC for a short trip. We were there back in February and, like then, we had the opportunity because Holly had to go to a conference. I really enjoy DC so … Continued
Montreal Trip
I was not particularly looking forward to Thanksgiving this year because it was going to be the first Thanksgiving since my mom passed away. This first year without her has been rough but holidays so far this year have not … Continued