Monthly Archives: April 2015

April Was A Busy Month

April was a busy month with a variety of good and bad events, which pretty well sums up life in general, doesn’t it? We ended March and began April with a trip to Daytona Beach for our 18th wedding anniversary. … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – Camping In North Carolina 2008

Today’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to the spring of 2008 when Cindy and I went camping in North Carolina. We were tent-camping at a wonderful campground called Moonshine Creek in Balsam, NC, not far from Maggie Valley and Sheepback … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – Cindy And Mikey At Universal Studios 2007

Today’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to April of 2007 when we took Mikey to Universal Studios. He met Spider-Man and Captain America and had a good time all over the park, but this is one of my favorite photos … Continue reading

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Mikey At Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Cindy took Ann and our two oldest grandchildren, Mikey and Heather, to Disney’s Animal Kingdom a few weeks ago. Here’s a video I just loved seeing; Mikey having fun and enjoying The Festival of the Lion King.

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Abby At Leu Gardens

Back in January, Grandma and I took Abby to Leu Gardens for a short morning visit. I’m finally getting around to looking over the photos I took and I found these six of Abby that I really liked, so I … Continue reading

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I Asked – Wil Wheaton Answered

I’ve really come to love Tumblr because I keep finding more and more of the people I’m interested in over there. Writing, Comic Books, Science Fiction, Photography, and other interests of mine are well represented on Tumblr. My own Tumblr … Continue reading

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Einstein’s Desk The Day He Died

Below is a photo of Albert Einstein’s desk as it appeared on the day of his death, 60 years ago today. On April 17, 1955, Einstein began experiencing internal bleeding as a result of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was … Continue reading

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Lifehacker “How I Work” Profiles

I enjoy the Lifehacker website. They have a wide variety of tech and non-tech pointers that help streamline your life. I make heavy use of their RSS feed in my Feedly reader to keep up with all the good stuff … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – Cindy And I Atop Waterrock Knob 2010

In June of 2010 Cindy and I moved to Maggie Valley and in October our friend Liz came up to spend a week with us. One day the three of us hiked to the top of Waterrock Knob, off the … Continue reading

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Our 4th Year Anniversary With Bella

It was 4 years ago today that Bella came into our lives and our hearts. We adopted her as a rescue puppy from a litter of 8 that needed homes, and she has brought so much love and affection and … Continue reading

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