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I have just under 9 vacation days (70 hours) that I need to take by the end of the year. If I don’t, then I’ll lose that time… which would be dumb of me to let happen. To help combat that, I just booked a trip at the beginning of December to visit my Mom [...]

I just got through updating WP and all of my plugins to the latest versions. It takes some time because I’ve made modifications to about half of the plugins and it’s a PITA to upgrade my test system, test it, make sure I’ve made all necessary changes and then upgrade the production box and make [...]

Corinne and I randomly decided to head to NY this weekend. We just finished getting a place to stay and tickets. If you’re in the area and might want to see us for a drink or meal, give me a ring.

Here’s a pano I took this afternoon from my visit to Bald Head Island in North Carolina. Naturally, click for larger. I’m happier with the results than the last two panos that I posted.

I’m in North Carolina visiting my mother. Weather is pretty hot with high humidity. We’re talking low to mid 90′s. This evening we had some thunderstorms roll through. They were over fairly quickly, but they were definitely pretty heavy for a bit. The video doesn’t really show the rain (though you can see it hitting [...]

Corinne and I took a day trip up to the Kancamagus Highway today. While thoroughly exhausted, it was a great time. I took a bunch of photo gear with me, but didn’t end up doing a lot of shooting. While the weather was nice, there were tons of clouds that ruined a lot of otherwise [...]

In 2008 we went to Grand Cayman for about a week and a half to do some diving. Due to some technical issues, the underwater shots really didn’t turn out, but I got a handful of good topside shots that I’ve posted. They’ve been added to the regular galleries and you can check out the [...]

I finished editing the last of the images on the flight home and uploaded and tagged them shortly after getting in and settled. You can check them out by clicking on the image below. Enjoy!

I’m amazed at how much easier it was to pack everything up for the return than it was for the arrival. I guess I have all the experience of having done it once before to help it along, whereas the first packing was a bit of a learning experience. One thing that has come out [...]

One thing that I’m not used to is people just being friendly. It’s purely a function of living in a big city (Boston) where people just ignore everyone around them and go about their business. If someone just said “hi” to you randomly on the street, it’d come across as really strange and likely confusing. [...]