Monthly Archives: May 2007

Pennsylvania Dutch Country

The second stop on our recent vacation was to Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish Country. We stayed at a wonderful Bed & Breakfast called the Silverstone Inn run by two outstanding hosts, Toni and Lorin Wortel. The Inn is a restored 1750s farmhouse, … Continue reading

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Don’t be an Idol, just be good

Our interest in this season of American Idol dwindled off, since the cast of contestants had Melinda in it. We knew that regardless of who won the show, she would be the one to make it big. None of the … Continue reading

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Insane job description

Job postings, especially those in the IT field, often have a pretty broad set of “requirements” that actually aren’t requirements, but a laundry list of every skill, software, and programming language that the hiring company could think of that they … Continue reading

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Karma

If this isn’t Karmic justice, nothing is… Train kills man trying to kill woman A man trying to kill his girlfriend by stopping a car in front of an approaching train was himself killed Monday when the train hit the … Continue reading

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Rehoboth Beach/Lewes, Delaware photos

I’m just too busy to find the time to write up a description about our trip, so I’ll post a few photo albums and show you some of the new camera work. Enjoy! This album is powered by BubbleShare – … Continue reading

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We love the Sabres so much…

… that before we left on our vacation last Sunday, I went out and bought an XM satellite radio so we could listen to the Sunday afternoon game vs. the Rangers on our drive to destination #1 – Rehoboth Beach/Lewes, … Continue reading

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Survey says…

*DING* Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is the correct answer! Congrats to both Toni, one of our hosts at the Silverstone Inn, and Chris Byrd for guessing correctly. We planned a stop at Fallingwater on our trip home, since it’s about … Continue reading

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Quiz time

Amanda and I have returned from a wonderful week long vacation! We made three main stops. The previous photos were from one of those locations. These two are from the third location. Bonus points if you can name this place … Continue reading

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Sunset

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Serenity

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