I bumped into an article today that led to the PopulationPyramid.net and this chart showing population size by country. It’s very nice in its intuitive clarity not only for countries but also continents by color. I wondered what it looked like over time and was pleased that the chart includes a way to move backward …
In July, 1982, Barb and I went to the The Buccaneer (website) in St. Croix for what was supposed to have been a Bei Jing-Washington board meeting. The meeting, which was set up as sort of a boondoggle, didn’t happen, but my boss Neal let the two of us go anyway in lieu of a …
In August, 1981, Barb and I took a weekend jaunt out to wild and wonderful West Virginia, staying for a night at the Canaan Valley Resort (website), a hotel, golf course and ski area in a state park. I don’t remember much about the park; the hotel/facilities were decent and I thought I should go back …
While Barb was on a sojourn to Scottsdale with Betsy and Sara, I took a day trip drive to Shepherdstown, WV, the original Washington Monument and South Mountain Creamery. Normally, a little day trip like this might not warrant its own post but it was a pleasant little journey and sparked some thoughts about other …
Bert was with us from 1982 to 1986 in Fairfax and Fairlington. Bert came to us as a kitten in late 1982 when we lived in the townhouse in Fairfax. He got off to a good start as a kitten, though our various kitten tortures may have had a long-term effect. Pumpkin time, Halloween 1982. …
Photos from several untitled albums, the next in the series. Bill did one that covered 1978-1983; Barb did two over the same period. After graduation, in the summer of 1980, Bill Englehart and I moved to a newer apartment a few blocks closer to Wilson Boulevard. The building is no longer there, and there was …
I’m now 16 months into this website / journal / project and figure it’s a decent time to report my current thoughts. This is an update on my very first post, Why I’m Writing. I’m glad to say the site is starting to take shape the way I wanted, and I find working on it …
Bourbon (Bourbie) was Louise and Fred’s dog, a very cute Shelty mixed with Golden Retriever that they got shortly after arriving back in Virginia in 1976. Louise doted on Bourbie, putting weights on her ears as a puppy so they would bend just so, and squirting her with perfume most days. Bourbie was a great …
In a surprise move, my sophomore year (1978) roomate, Vas, decided that he also wanted a cat, so he acquired a very small kitten that Barb and I named L.C., short for Little Cat. Zig and L.C. were buddies for the rest of that semester until I moved to a new place in August. We’re …
In February of 1978, we decided to take another shot with a cat, after the sad and premature demise of Ralph. Ziggy was an orange tabby with a very patient disposition who put up with my long learning curve. He was already four months old when we got him (from where, I’m not sure) so …