Happy Thanksgiving!

Yale vs Harvard

The photo of the boy would have worked... IF only we had won the championship instead of being clobbered 37-6 !!

Still, it was a nice crisp fall afternoon for football, and the Yale Bowl's a great historic place to watch it. The kids had a blast -- it was their first live football game!




Epson RD1, 90mm hexanon

World Travel Map

34 countries to date.



create your own visited country map

My Crappiest Camera

Yes, cellphone cameras are horrible. Crappy lens, low resolution, blown highlights, lots of noise in low light, blah blah blah. Why in the world would anyone want to use them?

Well, sometimes you don't have a camera on you when you need one. That's when.

For the past several years, I always, ALWAYS, carryon a camera or two, in some form of camera bag when I get on a plane. Always.

Not last weekend, when we left for a 3 day visit with family in California. It wasn't that kind of trip.

Murphy's law all over again. Mike peers into the open cockpit as we were boarding in line. The crew sees him, and next thing I know, the Captain's leading him to the pilot's seat. His sister's in the co-pilot's.

And the pilot turns to me: "Dad, you've got a camera, right?"

Duh. Lots of them. All of them at home.

The best camera's the one you have when you need it. So true.

And to AA 265, you guys are cool.

"Enter the... Mikey?"

--- title by Mikey



Mikey had his graduation ceremony today at his Tae Kwon Do introductory class. He is now enrolled in Master Hwang's regular class.

Quote of the Day

Phil J: "Blogs are just so gay."

Please email or PM me and I'd be more than happy to give out Phil's email address.

Twinky and Otto

Three years ago, someone gave us a kitten. Against my better half's protests, I succumbed to the kids' pleas to keep "Emily." Fast forward 6 months, and our house was overrun by ticks. It was interesting how they only bit my wife's legs. Did I mention she has dermatographism? Long story short, the house was fumigated thrice, Emily found a new home, and I was in the doghouse, yet again.

Now Rica's 9, Mikey's 8, and I am as gullible as before. Pets are good for kids, right?

After all, I grew up with a non-stop succession of dogs.

Well, so far so good!