Monthly Archive: January 2011
Egypt has been in the news today with the uprising against the government. That has been news enough, but, as a side note, it has shown us how easy the internet can be silenced in the whole country. From CNBC: The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country...
Now I don’t want to sound like I am complaining in this blog post. I mean, as of this writing, I am warm, my house is heated, the electric is purring nicely, I have hot water, and basically everything is running fine. Today, because of a heavy, wet, and wicked...
Pretty much on a regular basis in our house, the kids go a little crazy…
Christmas often means new music comes into my collection, and John sent something Enric and I both can enjoy, Tommy Emmanuel. Added to my mp3 collection are the soothing sounds of Iron and Wine, two versions of Queen’s Love of my Life, and some Christmas songs. . 1. Iron Wine...
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. -TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, “Four Quartets” I suppose the end of something means the start of something else. That makes sense. But just the...
Did you know that New Mexico made history by electing a governor that is this nation’s first Latina governor? Probably not. It’s not getting much attention. Why is that do you suppose? I mean, it’s a history making event, is it not? This seems to be a nation of big...
There doesn’t seem to be an agreement on why Pepsi will shut down in Baltimore, be it the economy or the city’s tax. I do think it’s fair to conclude you just shouldn’t start taxing everything in a BAD economy. It doesn’t help anything. At least, ask the 75 people...
This past week, I had opportunity to photograph Megan and Curt for their engagement photos. For their chosen location, we went to Federal Hill Park in Baltimore. It was a lovely, chilly day, and it was a fun photoshoot. Later, we went to Curt’s house for a few photos by...
New Years often causes us to reflect on what is important. Time is important. It’s a subject that interests me, and one of my favorite songs is called “Time.” So I liked the insert that was inside our bulletins in church yesterday: Discovering Life in Giving Time by H. Joseph...
Something we used to do, but haven’t done in ages is have Uncle Arthur and Aunt Lynn over for New Years Day. We decided to change that in 2011. Their daughters Lois and Tracie came too with their families! I am sure Alex was just being polite, it’s hard to...