Blogs from United States, North America - page 6977

Today is the first day of February. It is cold and rainy at Laguna Atascosa... read more

When I look back at it, my career path seems rather serendipitious. 9 years ago I was walking down a dripping wet pier in a blustery February thunderstorm, surrounded by the cold grimness of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. I endeavored then to take pictures that mattered, as opposed to the pictures that I was forced to take of award ceremonies and commissionings. I never imagined that I would find myself working for a Fortune 500 company as a photographic consultant. Last summer I went to see “What The Bleep Is It All About” at the Naro, our local arthouse cinema. At one point in the film a neurochemist discussed at length how thought patterns altered the brain’s neural network. Based upon his research this neurochemist resolved to alter his own brain’s neural network by thinking good ... read more

“ALL KNOW THE WAY. FEW ACTUALLY WALK IT”. bodhidharma January 25, Monday. Our first stop was a bike shop to get Bob’s tire repaired and then on to an internet cafe to update the Travelblog. We traveled down Highway #1 to Bahia Honda State Park. This is a coveted campground on the beach. In 1992 it was voted one of the best beaches in the USA visit Dr Beach to see the list and how he rates beaches. But about five years ago a hurricane changed all that. It is still a very beautiful place to visit. It is one of the many state parks in Florida, and this state has a great park system. Several parks we stayed at were voted BEST STATE PARK. We walked along the beach, had lunch and moved on ... read more

Pam had to work last night, so Katherine and I stayed at the house. This morning the skies were bright blue, so we decided to walk with Pam to the university to enjoy views of the city and the mountains. Katherine kept taking off her mittens and trying to get out of her coat, which drove me crazy. It wasn’t cold enough to put her in the escape-proof snowsuit, but it was too cold to let her go without a coat. Pam stayed at work and Katherine and I rode back home on the bus. I let Katherine strip down as far as she wanted to on the bus, and then I bundled her back up in the transit center before our walk home. Shout out to the guy who was singing “Charles in Charge” in ... read more

...and oh yeah I just realised that the heading of my last post didn't make sense!!! So let me explain that first!!....Obsessions was referring to the amount of STATUES that the Americans(or the American Government at least), seem to idolise!! Especially in Philidelphia and DC!!! I was all statued out MAN!!! They put up statues of past presidents, generals, majors, seargents, celebrities!!!...and then they've got their memorials! Now some of the memorials are kinda cool!! But enough is enough!!.....But I digress!!! Anyways this will probably be my last posting from the good old USA....I leave the day after tommorrow for England! I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here in the USA, have met some pretty awesome people along the way...Boston and Philly were AWESOME!!! NYC was MAD CRAZY COOL!!!...and I think you all know that I ... read more