July and August 2022 Update
Our summer has been pretty quiet, which is why I’m combining my July and August updates. Our vacation was back in early May so we didn’t have any plans for the rest of the season. Our next big thing is … Continued
April 2021 Update
The big news from April is that Holly and I both got our COVID vaccination shots! The second one was toward the end of the month so we’ll be fully vaccinated early in May. We’ve been pretty cautious during the … Continued
Keep Cool But Care
As I mentioned in my September 2020 Update, I have been working on a lettering project which has stalled because one of the things I want to accomplish with it is to do a version in Adobe Illustrator. My Illustrator … Continued
September 2020 Update
I think my big news for September is actually about October. I found out that there will be a Philadelphia Film Festival this year which has been great for my mood. Although it will be mostly virtual (and, actually, entirely … Continued
Trying My Hand at the Mason and Dixon Ampersand
I’m currently in the middle of reading Thomas Pynchon’s Mason & Dixon for the third time. I have always loved the wonderful ampersand on the cover which was designed by R.J. Palacio. Now that I have a renewed interest in … Continued
July 2020 Update
July was a pretty quiet month. After a few somewhat chaotic months, it was a welcome break. We’re resigned to the fact that we’ll be self-isolating for the foreseeable future and have settled into some nice simple routines. It’s also … Continued
May 2020 Update
My May update is a little delayed since there were much more important things going on at the end of May and beginning of June. Saturday, May 30 marked the first nights of protests in Philadelphia. The first few nights … 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