We enjoyed a lovely trip to Denmark this summertime. I wanted to share some photos but have been delayed due to some travel detours, etc. We arrived in DK on a trip we planned about a year earlier. We were sad to miss the companionship of friends, who were unable to join due to an …
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Vladimir Lenin I have found the past weeks to be unsettling. My personal reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and all the concomitant saber rattling, has included bouts of anxiety, sadness, anger, and confusion. My investment into reading various stoic letters …
I wanted to review photos from this year. I spent a little time this evening (1/1/22) reviewing photos on my computer. What a year! The beginning of 2021 was very much like the end of 2020. Of course, vaccinations hadn’t yet started flowing… The early part of the year included continued investment into learning computer …
OUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT We must expect posterity to view with some asperity the marvels and the wonders we’re passing on to it; but it should change its attitude to one of heartfelt gratitude when thinking of the blunders we didn’t quite commit. –Piet Hein Thanksgiving is a good day to reflect on items for which …
One person, on doing well by others, immediately accounts the expected favor in return. Another is not so quick, but still considers the person a debtor and knows the favor. A third kind of person acts as if not conscious of the deed, rather like a vine producing a cluster of grapes without making further …
President Woodrow Wilson established the National Park Service in 1916 to consolidate management of America’s federal parklands under one agency. The National Park Service today manages 84 million acres across all U.S. states and territories, and has served as a model for countries around the world. https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/national-park-service In 2015, President Obama announced an initiative to …
25 years ago. I graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. My impressions of 1996 include memories of brightly lit, nighttime basketball games at the township municipal courts; Memories of driving around with friends, listening to mix-tapes, and arguing over the appropriate place The Roots deserved in the modern zeitgeist; I remember really bad …
As the end of 2020 approached, Becca and I discussed whether to send an annual holiday card. For reasons writ large, we decided to pass. In the interim, we received many cards and updates from friends, some of whom took the unique opportunity to poke fun at the circumstances of the most recent year. Dox, …
As a resident of Pennsylvania, I was curious about the distribution of votes for US President across geography (e.g. rural-PA compared with urban-PA) as well as vote modality (e.g. in-person compared with by-mail.) I understood that it would take at least a few days after the election to count votes cast by mail, and it …
November 3, 2020. This day has been a focal point for me; The day has evoked curiosity, anxiety, and nervousness. And, it is upon us. I am looking forward to November 4, 2020. There are so many paths the next day may take, and so many choices people and organizations may make. I have found …