1995 was the year Barb became pregnant, giving birth to Allie on October 5. We stopped making albums this year, so the photos and storyline from here onward are from various collections, boxes and memories. Barb will no doubt remember more of the specifics of Allie’s birth than I do. I can’t explain why, but …
This post represents the last, partial album that Barb didn’t quite complete before Allie was born. After this point, posts come from the raw photos we have from year to year. In the late spring of 1994, we invested in some new landscaping for our backyard. Our yard was actually a steep hill that had …
A weekend in Boston to celebrate birthdays and help Allie get settled into her apartment on Irving Street in Beacon Hill. Friday, October 11 Our afternoon flight from BWI was scheduled to leave at 3:25pm but a nor’easter off the Massachusetts coast cut traffic into Logan and delayed us. We ended up flying almost 3 …
In October 1993, we brought home a new kitten for Barb’s birthday, Maxie. We took turns acclimating her to us and her new surroundings. Maxie soon got the hang of the place and introduced herself to Walt. By Thanksgiving, Maxie was ready for guests, including Larry and Ashley, Sara and Grandmom. Maxie interested in flames. …
Barb and I traveled to Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. Part 1 covers our first four days in Jackson Hole and the Grand Teton National Park. This post covers our time in Yellowstone. Wednesday, September 11 We were able to get ourselves up and out the door of the Parkway Inn by …
Today’s (September 23, 2019) New York Times included a video editorial titled “Jaron Lanier Fixes the Internet.” It posits the idea that people should get paid for their internet activity, that they are inadvertently giving away a very valuable asset in the current model. I think there’s great merit in this concept. I hope there …
Barb and I traveled to Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. This post covers our first four days in Jackson Hole and the Grand Teton National Park. Part 2 covers our time in Yellowstone. This was our big trip of 2019. Barb and I could not agree on an international destination this …
Barb’s office (and sometimes I) participated in the Social Security Soccer Bowl in September 1993 through 1997, held at Woodlawn High School. These were one-day charity events that included a number of teams from various SSA offices. We were not very good and certainly never practiced, but fortunately it was for a good cause and …
For our 10th anniversary, Barb and I took a special trip to Hong Kong with Larry and Ashley Harder, then came back through Hawaii, staying at the Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island. Being our 10th anniversary, I resolved to do this trip right. We had been in Hong Kong for a few days …
For whatever reason, we have few photos of Christmas and New Year 1992-1993 (perhaps they are hiding elsewhere). In January of 1993, Barb was invited to the inauguration of Bill Clinton by virtue of her making a contribution and being a member of the Saxophone Club. She didn’t go to the inauguration itself, but did …