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This year marks the tenth that Amanda and I have been volunteers with the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, and my fourth serving on the Board of Directors. The CTRC is in the best position it’s ever been in to succeed and move into the future, and with that knowledge Amanda and I are both “retiring”…
Adventures in the attic
Maybe all it took was writing about feeling non-productive to kick myself in the pants. Maybe all it took was a strong desire to be able to fit both cars in the garage again so we don’t need to scrape ice off them in the morning anymore. Then again, it could have been getting woken…
Antwerpen-Centraal
Apparently I have a thing for old rail stations. Who knew? One of my favorite shots from my first trip to Europe was from Antwerp Central train station – it’s the background image I’ve been using on the site: I was really excited to have the opportunity to go back again and see what I…
All I need to know about being a hockey fan, I learned at RIT
Twelve years ago, I decided to attend the Rochester Institute of Technology for several reasons, none of which had anything to do with sports. As college often goes, however, you get an education that surpasses just what’s in your degree program. RIT had a top Division III hockey team in those days that has since…
Back from Michigan
Amanda and I returned from a weekend trip to Michigan for my cousin’s wedding (congrats again, Jen!). The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was a great time, with some excellent, personal flourishes. My favorite was having the entire wait staff enter to “Be Our Guest” carrying their silver platters to begin serving dinner. The…
Birthday Trip
For my birthday this year we decided to take a drive down to Watkins Glen. The trip ended up being three parks – we stopped at Stony Brook for lunch on the way down, then to Watkins Glen, then at Letchworth on the way back. We dodged a lot of rain, but stayed dry and…