I've been meaning to post pictures of Dylan & Emily's choir trip to NYC, but I've been so busy that it's been tough to find the time. One problem has always been carefully laying out all of the pictures on the Blogspot editor. Rachel turned me on to an awesome new service called Photobucket which makes this process much easier. You simply upload your pics to Photobucket and it will create a bloggable slide show for you. Voila!Click on the link below to see more pictures.Photobucket Album … [Read more...]
Vampire Babies of Amsterdam
April 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment
No, it's not a terribly parody of "Werewolves of London".I was walking through Amsterdam's airport, Schipol, enjoying the HUGE GINORMOUS shopping areas. That's when I saw her. A cute lil girl, no doubt. Adorable in fact. She was so cute that they chose to put her on the advertisement. But I had to wonder if I was the only person who thought her scary long. Those toofies are at least twice as long as normal. What do you think? … [Read more...]
Air Travel in Your Future? I hope not…
April 11, 2008 by 2 Comments
The macro-economic scene these days is just getting worse and worse. Consumer confidence is at its lowest in 26 years. Need a hug? (It hasn't been this bad since Jimmy Carter was president. It's pretty clear that the current president will score lower than Carter in the history books, which is definitely the bottom 25% of presidents. But I digress...) So, I've got a trip to Seattle next week to attend Microsoft's annual MVP Summit, a pilgrimage of 4,000 Microsoft technology experts to drink from the holy fountains and carry off a lot of swag. Since we've had about 1,000 flights cancelled in … [Read more...]
Stonehenge
March 29, 2008 by Leave a Comment
On my recent business trip to the U.K., I was able to enjoy a little bit of tourism in Devonshire including Salzebury Cathedral where the Magna Carta (or at least the best extant copy) is located, the fantastic city of Bath, and the amazine pre-historic site called Stonehenge.The weather was quite bad - cold, rainy, and quite windy. Stonehenge is a world famous site and rightly one of the Seven Wonders of the World. And I'm sure you've seen many pictures of it. However, there's simply no comparison to visiting the place in person.Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important … [Read more...]
Fun in Florida
March 29, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Dylan and I got a chance to take a trip together to Florida. We had incredible fun at Busch Gardens and at Universal Studio's Island of Adventure.One of the fun things about our trip was that I finagled a free upgrade on my rental car. So we drove around Florida in a nice, new Mustang. The big V8 had a powerful basso and a lot of acceleration. Too bad it sucked down the gas like a mutha.We went to two amusement parks, my favorite was Busch Gardens in Tampa. It was less crowded and less expensive, but the rides were easily as good, if not better than Islands of Adventure. Islands of Adventure … [Read more...]
Sock Hoppin’
March 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment
It was an incredibly crowded night at the elementary school for the annual sock hop. We loaded up the entire posse, all 3 Joslyn girls and 2 Kline girls, and headed out for some fun. It was pretty chaotic. But overall, everybody had fun. … [Read more...]
Coins
March 27, 2008 by Leave a Comment
When I was a child of maybe 4 or 5, I got to participate with my dad in his coin collecting hobby. It was a lot of fun for me and a memorable way to learn how to count by 5's, 10's, and 25's. Despite the fact that it's been decades since I'd really done any sort of coin collecting, the experience always stayed with me as something enjoyable. It seemed like a sort of happy thing for a parent and a child to do, like fishing is for some families.So, on a whim, I bought a few coin collecting books while at Barnes & Noble with Rachel. They weren't anything special, just the latest books for … [Read more...]
BIG MAC
March 26, 2008 by 2 Comments
I came home from a run to McDonald's to pick up a meal for me, mine, and Rachel and hers. One of the kids (Emily, I think) burst out "That's a huge frickin bag!" I hadn't thought of it until she said so, but it really was big. … [Read more...]
So much to blog about and so little time
March 26, 2008 by 2 Comments
I'm sorry that I've fallen off the bandwagon. There's so much to do, but never enough time to do it.A couple things I'm thinking about right now are:Getting estimates from contractors on finishing one, if not two, unfinished rooms in the house. This is great because the unfinished rooms have always made the house feel, well, unfinished. I'll feel a certain emotional emancipation by having those rooms finished. It's like having a puzzle with a couple pieces not yet in place. Yes, it's a beautiful image, but it ain't finished yet.Maybe possibly potentially getting a new(ish) car for me. I … [Read more...]
Welcome to England
March 4, 2008 by 4 Comments
I'm off on my first international trip of the year and, let me tell you, the economic problems at home in the USA have a direct impact on my wallet. Look at these currency prices:In case you're having trouble reading the sign, it says that you can buy 229 pound sterling with change for $500. That means that every steak, fish & chips, soda, and newspaper costs more than twice what it does in the USA. Aaaagh! … [Read more...]
