Nov 03

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 29

I was lucky enough to spend time in nine states during the week of July 15-21 — California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine plus Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania on flight layovers. The best images of the week definitely come from the Midwest and New England. Let’s take a look! (Remember, to see any image at full size, just click on it.)

15-JUL-2013: Indoor plant life, late-night style.

15-JUL-2013: Indoor plant life, late-night style.

16-JUL-2013: Awesome shapes and angles in this simple lamp image.

16-JUL-2013: Awesome shapes and angles in this simple lamp image.

17-JUL-2013: "And he said yes I think it can be easily done/Just take everything down to Highway 61" (Red Wing, Minn.)

17-JUL-2013: “And he said yes I think it can be easily done/Just take everything down to Highway 61” (Red Wing, Minn.)

18-JUL-2013: A moonlit cove on the edge of the Mississippi, somewhere south of Alma, Wis.

18-JUL-2013: A moonlit cove on the edge of the Mississippi, somewhere south of Alma, Wis.

19-JUL-2013: A taste of Wisconsin before taking flight to New England.

19-JUL-2013: A taste of Wisconsin before taking flight to New England.

20-JUL-2013: Siblings at a family wedding in Portsmouth, N.H.

20-JUL-2013: Siblings at a family wedding in Portsmouth, N.H.

21-JUL-2013: An incredible Sunday sunset. Red Sox-Yankees at Fenway. Perfect.

21-JUL-2013: An incredible Sunday sunset. Red Sox-Yankees at Fenway. Perfect.

May 16

40 for 40

As I mark the passage of 40 years on this planet, I’ve had plenty of chances to reflect on those four decades — the happy moments and the sad; the wins and the losses; and everything in between. As I rolled these years over in my head it struck me that perhaps I could put together a list — in no particular order — of 40 various people, places and things that have affected or influenced my life, brought me great joy or even provided simple lasting memories.

To my loved ones: you are ALL at the top of any list I would make like this, so realize and recognize that before you note to yourself, while reading, “What about me?” For all my cynicism and dark wit, I just love living and experiencing life so much that I could never touch on everything that’s made a mark on me in this or any space. But I can give you a decent set of examples — one for each year that I’ve lived.