places

thousand word thursday

In images, iphone, life, photography, places, quotes, thursday on 12 August 2010 tagged ocean, terry pratchett, thursday with 1 comment

summer isn’t a time.  it’s a place as well. (terry pratchett)

thousand word thursday

In family, images, photography, places, quotes on 8 July 2010 tagged anne morrow lindbergh, beach, sea, thursday, vacation with no comments

the sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. one should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea. (anne morrow lindbergh)

it’s time

In family, life, places on 7 July 2010 tagged beach, ocean, vacation with 1 comment

tomorrow, i will be heading east, until i reach the shore. goodbye to deadlines and agendas, commutes and traffic, meetings and conference calls. hello to laughter and sandy beaches, late nights and bike rides, boardwalks and seagulls. every year, i return to the shore, along with my family, to relax and recharge, to listen as [...]

denver deconstructed

In life, places, travel on 16 November 2009 tagged aalas, denver with no comments

saturday 11/07/09 arrivals and uhauls dinner at larimer square, under a canopy of lights “slow down!  there’s no oxygen.“ sunday 11/08/09 prime bar, full of football fans and buckets of coors partying it up at mile high station “wait.  how tall are you?“ monday 11/09/09 rounds at the convention center a steelers victory & limo [...]

to denver and back

In friends, life, places on 3 November 2009 tagged colorado, odyssey of the mind with 3 comments

in a few days, i’m heading west to denver, the mile-high city. i was there once before, many, many years ago with a group from my middle school.  we clinched the state championship in the ‘odyssey of the mind’ competition, and got to represent the great state of maryland in the world finals, in colorado.  [...]