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A Happy Fourth

Click for Album Occasionally one gets to enjoy a very nearly perfect day.  Our Fourth of July was just such a day.  Sherry was already here.  (For a staff photographer, she does one heck of a cleaning job.)  Thanks for the help, sister.  Then mid-morning Mother, Dad, my two sisters, my brother-in-law, my niece and […]

Education – Empowering the Poor

Can Meena Build An Indian Google? is a great article posted on TechCrunch.  Roshni helps young girls from the slums in India realize their dreams of an education in technology despite obstacles most of us cannot even imagine if we wanted to.  Some of you may remember that in my book I spoke about how […]

Father's Day 2010

Click for Album I was blessed to have the opportunity to see my Dad on Father’s Day. I tried to make him waffles but they stuck to the waffle iron in a heretofore unprecedented manner. Ugly, but still tasty. It was great to have the chance to go to the Strip in Pittsburgh with my […]

At the Steels

Click for Album Sarah and Paul, thanks for having us over for a fun dinner. Here are some of the pictures Ruth and I took. Joy and I had a fun weekend. Thursday night we drove to Morgantown.   Friday Joy saw her kids in Pittsburgh and I toured Matt’s new house.   My brothers car wash […]

How to Review a Chick Flick

I went to see Letters to Juliet this past Friday. Like a lot of people, I read movie reviews before deciding to lay my tiny fortune down at the ticket gate of my local theater. Although no longer an account holder at Rotten Tomatoes after their merger with Flixster, it is a great site for […]

Floating Some Thoughts

Click for Album Well, this should be the last post about this specific cruise. I loved the cruise. I have enjoyed sharing it with you. I hope you have enjoyed sharing this as well. A few last pictures from the ship and a video of my “hardships” at sea. PLAY Apple iTunes MP4 OR OPEN […]

Miami through Rose Colored Glasses

Click for the Miami Album Recently, I was asked off line whether I was viewing the ports of our travels through rose colored glasses. This question arose from my positive review of Miami. Well, strike the pose of Rodin’s Thinker, boys and girls (or click here for some mindless YouTube entertainment), we’re going in. More […]

Grand Cayman Reef

Click for Album The monkeys of Panama were a rare treat for me. But one of my favorite things in the world to do is to snorkel and Grand Cayman filled the bill. The bountiful reefs of Seven Mile Beach kept me mesmerized. We hope you’ll enjoy these pictures and the video sharing in more […]

Monkey Island, Panama

Click for Album Our third port was Colon, Panama. From here we headed to the Gamboa Rainforest along the Panama Canal and rode a boat out to Monkey Island. Monkey Island is in Gatun Lake, the fresh water source for the Panama Canal. If anyone wanted more monkey pictures or to ride along in a […]

Cartagena: Slideshow and Video

Click for Album Our second port was Cartagena. Click on the picture above for a slideshow, the caption for the album, or the picture below for a video. PLAY Apple iTunes MP4 OR OPEN FORMAT VIDEO