HOPE!

I was up too late listening....and then woke up to
Rendell, Casey in office,
and Patrick Murphy claiming victory!

I woke up to hope!
A great day and a wave of change much needed.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Fest 2006

We love FALL!

Took in the festivities at None Such Farms in Buckingham last weekend.
A beautiful windy and chilly fall day!

Keegan enjoyed the corn tunnel.

And the wagon train

Hayridin'

Keegan has decided to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween
this year, but he keeps changing his mind. We have the
costume all ready, and I even have some pics of him in it,
but I will wait till the actual holiday for that. This week he wants to be Tarzan anyway. And a Power Ranger. As for me, I have no idea yet, and have to work the actual evening of Halloween. I will figure something out the weekend before.

The political craziness is upon us as anyone who turns on the radio can attest to. At the newspaper, it is always fun and amusing. We had the Democratic candidate for the 8th congressional district here in Bucks County (Patrick Murphy) come in today for a mini press conference. Should prove for the some good reading, and I think this is the first actual politician (and someone who stood on the same podium as Clinton the week before) that I have shoken hands with.

Boston at the end of September

I'm a little behind the times here, but figured I would finally post a few pics from out jaunt up to Boston to see Janee, Derek and the new baby girl Astrid.

This one is Keegan and the "Make way for Ducklings" statue in the park in Boston.

Getting a ride on Derek's shoulders

The family photo

Celtic Classic

The Celtic Classic is going on in Bethlehem this weekend.
We are going to try to make it up there in the morning.

The comments are the best part

Read the interview...and then read the comments....as always, they are amusing.


"Attaboy, Mr. President. Nice to see that little lapdog Wallace get bitch-slapped like he deserves. "

President Clinton fights back on Fox News

This is great! A link to the full article is at the bottom of this blog.
The interview should air next week, but probably will be edited to death.
Gotta love the internet for getting the full transcript.

A friend said it best when we were talking about waking up the other morning to Bill Clinton's voice instead of you know who's. It was so soothing to wake up with hope instead of fear.

It still smells of sulpher here

This is all we americans have been hearing about all day...thanks to the media.
But it is rather hillarious. Like a fight in high school with each side calling the other side childish.

Butterflies

Butterfly images taken at the Giving Pond....Upper Black Eddy, PA

OH MY GOD!
What are we doing to the youth of today! The part of this article that really blows me away is that this film is being distributed to schools as learning tool while ABC claims that some of it is a "dramatization" as in FALSE!

And if some of you don't have the time to read to the end......

"The 9/11 commission report echoes his denial, and found that Clinton's Cabinet gave "its blessing" for a CIA plan to capture bin Laden and determined that ex-CIA Director George Tenet squashed the plan.

The third contested scene focuses on Albright, who is depicted alerting Pakistani officials in advance of a 1998 U.S. missile strike against bin Laden in Afghanistan - over the objections of the Pentagon. The movie claims the tip-off allowed bin Laden to escape.

But the 9/11 commission reported that it was a member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff - not Albright - who met with a senior Pakistani Army official prior to the strike to "assure him the missiles were not coming from India.""

this is it I swear

Niki de Saint Phalle inspired art

Pregger and painted

I miss the fire dancers

Waffle with people

Neon car

couldn't resist a few photos

The "Waffle"













"Waffle" at night
















The man
















Ok, so they had at least one dust storm...














There is a picture of a child under one here at Base Camp...
very inspiring. Also a woman who is pregnant. A friend in London who conceived her daughter at BM and I have talked about getting back with the young ones...but it's really the economics that have kept us. I am really sad I didn't go this year however and don't think I can let another year pass by.

It's awe inspiring.

Burning Man 2006

I miss the Playa! Have been in touch with a few LA folks who went this year..but no pics yet.
However, there are many online you can find - I think everyone agrees that the most amazing structure this year was built by some Belgians and wrongly nicknamed "the Waffle".

Some other good coverage out of San Francisco of course. A better description of the "Waffle" than I could give.

I heard from someone who has gone for 9 years, that this was an amazing year on the Playa.
The technology in the middle of the dessert. The weather....the people, the community.

I would like to get home next year or at least 2008.
Who's with me.....

"intersex" fish

Seems people may be getting up in arms about the possibility that this could happen to humans. Or is it already? Intersex fish

Just a quick note about the passing of Steve Irwin
who was truely living his life to the hilt...doing what he loved.
He was a great entertainer, animal lover and friend of the Wiggles and he will be missed. Hopefully one of his kids will follow in his footsteps.

This is it...cool band websie

Good evening and a rainy one at that...it has started.
Just wanted to share this lovliest of websites of a bank called
Arcade Fire
that my friend Jason at work turned me onto.
Just amazing animation! Each person's screen does something, so be patient and move your mouse around.

Middletown Grange Fair

A couple of weeks ago, but just getting the pics posted! Great old school rides there.



Ride em cowboy!

One more for posterity

Final got Photoshop at home.....now the fun starts

Summer coming to a close

We started out the month of August relaxing and partying by the water alot...it was really hot here...
And now it's been amazingly beautiful for going on a week. Havent needed the air conditioner I've installed in Keegan's room at all.

There were 2 weekends in a row of friends and old roommates from Damon's house visiting.
First Kristin, Michael and Ian back from Minnesota, and then Dan and Megan in from Utah.
It was great to see everyone and hang outside alot. But did I take any pictures! No!
I don't know what I was thinking. We were at Colin and Christine's pool both weekends, and then went down to Seaside Heights for a night and 2 days with the gang. Keegan had a great time with Ike. He loves to follow him around and do everything that he does. He completely got walloped by the ocean and came back for more...a great time was had by all.

The news at work is that we have purchased the Area Guide Book. A 37 year old resident's and traveler's companion book for Bucks and Hunterdon Couties. The woman who started it was hit very hard by the last 3 floods and decided she just couldn't do it. So she approached Joe and Bridget about it and now we have a deadline of November 24 to get the 2007 one out.
CRAZZZZZYYYY!

Busy through the holidays...but very exciting.

I wish I could format more, but am in Safari.

Fun on the river

Time just passes by, and I have not obviously been posting every other day. Just got back from the beach for a few days. We had a blast, but I didn't take the camera. Seems to be the last thing I remember....argh! Have to get into the habit of it more.

The lovely river at tube level. Damon took the pics through a plastic bag. And Keegan peeing.....

A few weeks back, a group of us went for a leisurely Wednesday evening float down the river from 11th street to near the bridge.