December 2019 Update
After a couple of rough Decembers, this year was the more typical fun and busy month. We celebrated Holly’s birthday in what has become a tradition for us: in addition to going out to a nice dinner, we also cook … Continued
Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2019
It’s always interesting (to me at least) to see which of my photos were the most liked on Instagram by the end of the year. I used the Top Nine app to generate the content and grid to share on … Continued
Baltimore 2019 Trip
Since moving to Philadelphia in 2011, we’ve been to Baltimore a couple of times: once for a wedding and once for a conference. Although both trips were nice for different reasons, in October, we had a chance to go to … Continued
New Library
Last month, I posted some pictures of the construction of the new Charles Library at Temple University and the closing of Samuel Paley Library. Staff moved into the new library the second to last week of August with the building … Continued
July 2019 Update
After our busy June which included a visit from Holly’s dad and our wonderful trip to Carmel, we had a rather quiet July. The shock of returning home after vacation took a while to wear off (and I’m not sure … 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Tell someone you are going to Cleveland and you will likely hear some kind of “mistake on the lake” joke or a very outdated reference to the Cuyahoga River catching on fire.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
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
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
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