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Gone Fishin’

Gone Fishin'

The Nile River, near Luxor, Egypt Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. It is Monday. Ok, really it is Tuesday … I missed Monday. Something about a long day and wine afterwards. Never mind. Still, it is a work-weekday and I spent the day in my office, having a long […]


Not from Disney

Not from Disney

The Red Sea, Tiran Straits, Egypt Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Another Sunday concludes, ending another terrific weekend and presenting the specter of another Monday coming too soon. Nancy and I look for distractions from the routine grind, trying to extend the weekend. We watch movies and talk about […]


Lazy Days and Flowers

Lazy Days and Flowers

Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. A lazy summer Saturday invites quiet contemplation of nature’s industry and beauty. Yesterday was a fraught Friday — a frantic workday followed by evening activities and exhaustion that left no time to consider a blog post. Today is quiet […]


It’s in sight now

It's in sight now

The Caribbean, St. Eustatius, N.A. Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Thursday. We have passed the middle and are nearly to the weekend. The end is in sight. My wife Nancy has sometimes in the past been a nervous diver and has felt a similar feeling of imminent relief at […]


No Parking!

No Parking!

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Driving downtown at rush hour on a weekday: Isn’t it an uplifting challenge? (Rhetorical question.) It is relatively easy to despise cities when you are looking for a parking place and the streets are crowded. This week I have […]