Reevesville
I find it's a good idea to drop in every once in a while to make sure the residents are taking good care of my town. A surprise inspection is always good for morale.
Tag: Travel
It’s alive! (again)
One of my favorite watches has been dead for several months now and today I finally picked up a replacement battery since we had to go to the battery store (yes, there's…
Take a trip, you’ll be happier
The New York Times published an interesting article this weekend about money and happiness. Sure, it's filled with the usual "money can't buy happiness" stories and tales of self discovery. I think…
You know it’s time…
Yesterday after sitting on the beach for the morning I started getting anxious. I wanted to get home to get to work on our house and dig into projects at work. Perfect…
Ahh… vacation
As is becoming the trend lately, Paula is the first to post... so I refer you to her blog for details. For those of you at work, don't worry, I've already forgotten…
We really like traveling in the winter
One of the things Paula and I have found is the off season is really nice. The weather may be cooler but the prices are lower and (my favorite part) the crowds…
A quick summary of our German trip
With work, out of town visitors and life all pouring heaps of activity into my life I fear I'm never going to have time to write a proper post about the trip…
Germany… several days in
Paula and I have been having a great time in Germany over the past few days We flew into Duseldorf on Saturday morning and met my parents at our hotel. When I…
Getting logged into Hotel Internet with Vista & IE 7
When Paula and I were trying to get logged into Courtyard's Internet connection on Saturday we couldn't get connected, the browser just spun it's wheels then gave us a "page cannot be…
Ahhh…. Vacation
Our family takes an annual spring break to somewhere warm... but this is the first year we've really looked forward to the warmth as well as simply a vacation. We look forward…
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Saint Patrick's day for most of the US (except for perhaps, Boston and New York) is much like Saint Valentine's day: serious stuff... provided you work at Hallmark. It was, however, a…
Curious avian behavior
Last November when Paula and I were in Rome we saw a fascinating thing: a swirling cloud of birds which, viewed from a distance, looked more like smoke or a swarm of…
Off into the wild gray yonder
We're heading to visit my sister's house for Christmas. Since our flights are heading through Heathrow that means we're either spending Christmas in Maryland, or London. Keep your fingers crossed for us.…
Tough decision
Here's the thing... travel to Europe from Dublin can be crazy-cheap. Last Monday (November 20th) Paula turned in her final project for her masters degree and a celebration was in order. Knowing the event…
Pictures from Salzburg trip are posted
It took a day-and-a-half to upload all of them, so that should probably warn you off... there are a ton (583 to be exact). I'm not really sure you want to go…
Back from a great vacation
Yeah, I fell silent there... but for good cause: Paula and I were in Salzburg, Austria for Paula's Birthday. It was a fantastic vacation and we now have over 600 pictures to…