Volunteering at Arlington National Cemetery

This year I'm not volunteering at the White House.  Instead I decided to help with the annual wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery. ...

Thanksgiving in Ithaca

My sister and her husband flew down to be with my nephew and his girlfriend in Ithaca, NY for Thanksgiving this year.  I hadn't seen any of them...

Missouri Friends and Family

One of my girlfriends from graduate school got married this month.  Since I hadn't visited any parts of Missouri since the move to Maryland...

Arlington National Cemetery

Eternal Flame at JFK's grave.  Click the link below for more pictures. ...

Time Flies

The rest of this week definitely slipped by.  Between spending time with family and friends and doing a little nostalgic sight seeing the last...

Too Many Moose

We spent most of the time with my folks, staying at their condo.  It was mostly a day of resting up and nursing my horrible mosquito bites. ...

Lurvely 'laska

This morning it was time to head back to Anchorage for the rest of our visit.  Half-way along our route we decided to stop at one of many random...

Daylight Hangover and Memory Lane

Rough morning.  I guess jet lag gets worse the older you get.  Go figure.  We got some "meh" coffee and went for a mild walk around campus. ...

Friends and Baseball in the Land of the Midnight Sun!

Still jet lagged, we were unable to sleep in very much.  I vaguely remember having a light breakfast in the hotel room from food we picked...

350 Miles North to Fairbanks

I awoke sometime around 4am, still on east coast time.  This morning was one of those precious clear summer days in Anchorage.  We felt...

Half a Day in Sunny......Seattle?

Cheaper airfare meant a long layover in Seattle, which we didn't mind since we had just visited about  year ago.  We took the light rail...

Memorial Day Weekend in Pittsburgh

Friday: Nats vs Pirates at PNC park.  We lost.  At least the views were great.  We ate a late lunch at a gastropub where I had some...

Force Majeure

Last night we saw our favorite comedian at the Warner Theater in DC!  We've missed out on seeing Eddie Izzard a couple of times ever since...

Cherry Blossom Morning

Hans and I left home at 5:20 this morning to make sure we were at the Tidal Basin before dawn.  All the other kooky morning people and photographers...

Fin

I've been back for a few days now, finally not jet-lagged.  It's been nice to settle back into my routine but I do miss having a nice big breakfast...

France: Last Day in Paris

This morning we started at the catacombs of Paris.  The area in southern Paris was originally quarried as early as the first century for limestone,...

France: Paris!

What we did today: Climbed about 400 steps to the top of the south tower at Notre Dame Saw some incredible stained glass at Sainte Chapelle Went for...