Monthly Archives: May 2016
Niagara Falls
Decided on a photo essay today, from an expedition in the late summer of 2008. Niagara Falls is one of the wonders of the world, or so they say. I’ve been there often enough (it’s about a seven hour drive from my house) that I can’t say I have any sense of wonder – but […]
I wonder…
Looking through some old photos and noticed this one that I took while on vacation in Maine in 2008. This was downtown Portland, right on the waterfront. I have to wonder about whether the owners of the parking space had ever followed through on their threat to the vehicles parked in violation of the rules. […]
Early Arrival
When my children were younger I wrote a weekly column, “Modern Parenting” for The Pembroke Observer newspaper. Being a stay-at-home dad was rare in our small town in 1991; people wanted to hear about my adventures. When I started this blog I promised to republish some of those old pieces, then I got sidetracked. Today […]
The Tricycle
When my children were younger I wrote a weekly column, “Modern Parenting” for The Pembroke Observer newspaper. Being a stay-at-home dad was rare in our small town in 1991; people wanted to hear about my adventures. When I started this blog I promised to republish some of those old pieces, then I got sidetracked. Today […]
You Have Been Warned!
I took this picture a few years ago when we were on vacation in Maine. I forget exactly in which community the sign was posted, but I think it was Portland. Most places I have visited have rules of conduct of some sort or another. This is the only place though that I have seen […]
Korean Reflections
They play ice hockey in South Korea. They became interested in it during the Korean War, watching Canadian troops in action. That was one of the pieces of trivia I picked up last month when I was invited to dinner at the Korean Embassy, a meal coupled with a briefing on Canada-Korea relations. Strictly speaking, […]
The Ad Campaign
I was talking with a colleague yesterday and she mentioned she was about to leave on vacation, off to visit family in Romania. That brought this post from October 2014 to mind and the great tourism video, which was influential in my decision to visit Romania. Since it was top of mind, I though a […]
Harby
I suppose an explanation is in order. Certainly a fellow blogger thought so, sending me an email asking if somehow something had been dropped from my post on stuffed animals. The short answer is no. I just didn’t think to explain myself. And I suppose I really should explain why my son’s stuffed toy rabbit, […]
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