Back again....

Just a quick note to say that I'm back again after nearly a year away from this thing. More later. Perhaps.....

*dusts off blog*

My how time flies. First it was "oh I'll just write a post tomorrow" to "I don't feel like blogging now, so I'll probably just post next week when I feel more up to the endeavour" to.. what has it been now? Since January? Long enough to forget my password and almost the name of my blog. And I'm also not sure the reason for posting again.

Maybe I'm just bored this afternoon.

Who knows.

Anyone still out there?

Nightly Ritual

A glass of wine and a few quiet moments to record the key events of the day.

What I Got Myself for Christmas

That's right. The Canon Rebel XTi. Sure beats the hell out of my old point and shoot camera.

What I want for Christmas

This is what I want for Chistmas which will hopefully stop whoever keeps breaking into my Jeep from doing so...

The Fever

Ya know, the biggest drawback of working with my travel photos for the Flickr site is that I'm now suffering from an acute case of Travel Fever, the only cure for which is to hop on a plane and go somewhere.

I feel another adventure coming on....

Travel Photos

Hi all. Just wanted to let everyone know that I've set up a Flikr page where I'm posting images from my various travels here and there. It's a work in progress, with photo sets being added when time and motivation allow. Feel free to post comments about the pics should you desire to do so. I'm finding this whole Flikr thing rather the addictive pastime....

Deck the Halls

As it looks like I'll be home for the holidays for the first time in a few years, I'm giving some serious thought as to putting up a Christmas tree. I have not done this in a long time... 1997 was the last time I believe.

Of course the great question is how the cats are going to cope with it. I'm rather sure they will see it as a new toy and begin attacking it the moment I begin to set it up. I'm considering a small live tree and am very curious as to their health should they decide to eat it. Hmmm.

Form vs. Substance

It has been quite some time since I last posted anything of substance. I've been curiously reflective lately, though a worn journal book and favorite pen has been the medium of choice instead of the blog. Just in one of those moods I guess. There's nothing of any real consequence going on, it's just that I've been more inclined towards the processual creativity of putting pen to paper. Something deeply comforting about this and personal in ways beyond the mechanical limitations of a keyboard.

From the Local Paper

A random obituary from last Friday's edition of The Virginian Pilot begins as follows (and I'm not making it up): "P------ A-- H----, 69, died November 8, 2006 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital from one damn thing after another..."