tag/photo_album
2018.10.11
A long time ago I scanned it all and put it on my website, but at a
relatively low resolution
(see here)
so I decided to scan it all again. I reused all the old filenames I used as caption back then - sometimes carrying information I would have forgotten in the mean while.
When I scanned it, I broke it into 9 sections. Starting with "The Young Years" - including shots of my folks before I was around.
Open Photo Gallery
My mom on a ski trip her freshman year of college, 1966
![](/m/2018/10/09/001_560.b.Graduation Picture of my dad, Coshocton, 1967.jpg)
Graduation Picture of my dad, Coshocton, 1967
![](/m/2018/10/09/001_560.c.Dad at Salvation Army Cadet Picnic, Star Lake camp, 1972.jpg)
Dad at Salvation Army Cadet Picnic, Star Lake camp, 1972
![](/m/2018/10/09/001_560.d.in Philadelphia, around 2 months old.jpg)
in Philadelphia, around 2 months old
![](/m/2018/10/09/002_560.a.First Christmas in Cleveland, house on Torbenson Drive, 1974.jpg)
First Christmas in Cleveland, house on Torbenson Drive, 1974
![](/m/2018/10/09/002_560.b.First Christmas in Cleveland, house on Torbenson Drive, 1974.jpg)
First Christmas in Cleveland, house on Torbenson Drive, 1974
![](/m/2018/10/09/002_560.c.Cleveland, about 7 months old.jpg)
Cleveland, about 7 months old
![](/m/2018/10/09/002_560.d.With Shinola, about 4 months old, Cleveland.jpg)
With Shinola, about 4 months old, Cleveland
![](/m/2018/10/09/002_560.e.With mom, New Jersey 1974.jpg)
With mom, New Jersey 1974
![](/m/2018/10/09/003_560.a.with Papa Sam, New Jersey summer of 1974.jpg)
with Papa Sam, New Jersey summer of 1974
![](/m/2018/10/09/003_560.b.Cleveland, kitchen floor, playing peek-a-boo, about 7 months.jpg)
Cleveland, kitchen floor, playing peek-a-boo, about 7 months
![](/m/2018/10/09/003_560.c.Cleveland 1975 with Alice Joseph.jpg)
Cleveland 1975 with Alyce Joseph
![](/m/2018/10/09/003_560.d.Cleveland 1975.jpg)
Cleveland 1975
![](/m/2018/10/09/004_560.a.Outside Grandma house in Coshocton for Thanksgiving 10-27-74.jpg)
Outside Grandma house in Coshocton for Thanksgiving 10-27-74
![](/m/2018/10/09/004_560.b.in Cleveland with Sarah Kitty, about 4 months.jpg)
in Cleveland with Sarah Kitty, about 4 months
![](/m/2018/10/09/004_560.c.Ocean Grove New Jersey 1974.jpg)
Ocean Grove New Jersey 1974
![](/m/2018/10/09/004_560.d.1978 Christmas with Papa Sam in Waltham.jpg)
1978 Christmas with Papa Sam in Waltham
grandma and granpa israel me scott april 9 1982
![](/m/2018/10/09/005_560.a.in Philadelphia, around 2 months old.jpg)
in Philadelphia, around 2 months old
![](/m/2018/10/09/005_560.b.1st prize at County Fair, in Salamanca NY (chair apholstery by dad) 1979.jpg)
1st prize at County Fair, in Salamanca NY (chair apholstery by dad) 1979
![](/m/2018/10/09/006_560.a.Salamanca Halloween as Robot.jpg)
Salamanca Halloween as Robot
![](/m/2018/10/09/006_560.b.at St Pats School with Mrs Keenan, Christmas maybe 3rd Grade.jpg)
at St Pats School with Mrs Keenan, Christmas maybe 3rd Grade
![](/m/2018/10/09/006_560.c.Sanford Street School band, 3rd Grade.jpg)
Sanford Street School band, 3rd Grade
![](/m/2018/10/09/006_560.c.Sanford Street with Mrs Dorvee and Principal Andy Garuchio, Fifth Grade.jpg)
Sanford Street with Mrs Dorvee and Principal Andy Garuchio, Fifth Grade
![](/m/2018/10/09/007_560.a.Cleveland Christmas 1975, living room floor.jpg)
Cleveland Christmas 1975, living room floor
![](/m/2018/10/09/007_560.b.Darren Archibald, screeching friend on St Thomas, 1976-77.jpg)
Darren Archibald, screeching friend on St Thomas, 1976-77
![](/m/2018/10/09/007_560.c. St Thomas, 1976-77.jpg)
St Thomas, 1976-77
![](/m/2018/10/09/007_560.d.St Thomas Lindberg Bay with friends.jpg)
St Thomas Lindberg Bay with friends
![](/m/2018/10/09/008_560.a.St Thomas, 1976-77.jpg)
St Thomas, 1976-77
![](/m/2018/10/09/008_560.b.St Thomas 1-17-77.jpg)
St Thomas 1-17-77
![](/m/2018/10/09/008_560.c.St Thomas, 1976-77.jpg)
St Thomas, 1976-77
![](/m/2018/10/09/008_560.d.St Thomas Lindberg Bay 1-20-77.jpg)
St Thomas Lindberg Bay 1-20-77
![](/m/2018/10/09/009_560.a.St. Thomas with dad, 1977.jpg)
St. Thomas with dad, 1977
Cincinnati, Halloween 1977
Doing On the Good Ship Lollipop at Cincinnati ARC Christmas 1977
![](/m/2018/10/09/010_560.a.Santa at Cincinnati ARC Christmas 1977.jpg)
Santa at Cincinnati ARC Christmas 1977
![](/m/2018/10/09/010_560.b.Dad and Santa Cincinnati ARC Christmas 1977.jpg)
Dad and Santa Cincinnati ARC Christmas 1977
Cincinnati Fountain Square, Spring 1978
Preschool Graduation Salamance 1979
![](/m/2018/10/09/011_560.c.Christmas at Grandmas.jpg)
Christmas at Grandmas
![](/m/2018/10/09/011_560.d.Christmas in Salamanca 1981 or so.jpg)
Christmas in Salamanca 1981 or so
![](/m/2018/10/09/012_560.a.St Thomas Lindberg Bay with Dad - taken early evening on a free public beach - a couple of minutes from our house - by the airport.jpg)
St Thomas Lindberg Bay with Dad - taken early evening on a free public beach - a couple of minutes from our house - by the airport
![](/m/2018/10/09/012_560.b.Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC. mabye 1982 under Puck - Lord What Fools These Mortals Be statue.jpg)
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC. mabye 1982 under Puck - Lord What Fools These Mortals Be statue
![](/m/2018/10/09/012_560.c.Waldon Pond , 1984ish.jpg)
Waldon Pond , 1984ish
![](/m/2018/10/09/013_560.a.Shinola with lamp,Cleveland, around 1975.jpg)
Shinola with lamp,Cleveland, around 1975
![](/m/2018/10/09/013_560.b.St Pats school.jpg)
St Pats school
Harvest Festival-Thanksgiving Time, picture by visiting Bedios, 1978
Main Street, Waltham,40th Wedding Anniversary of Grandparents,August 1983
with Nate at birthday party, Glens Falls, 1983
![](/m/2018/10/09/014_560.c.St Pats Jan 1983.jpg)
St Pats Jan 1983
![](/m/2018/10/09/014_560.d.with Cousin Scott Bedio, Harvest Festival 1978.jpg)
with Cousin Scott Bedio, Harvest Festival 1978
![](/m/2018/10/09/015_560.a.in water at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, 1978ish.jpg)
in water at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, 1978ish
![](/m/2018/10/09/015_560.b.with Dad at Salamanca area whirlygig maker folkartist.jpg.jpg)
with Dad at Salamanca area whirlygig maker folkartist
![](/m/2018/10/09/015_560.c.Christmas in Waltham 1977-- Papa Sam Llara me and Aunt Susan.jpg)
Christmas in Waltham 1977-- Papa Sam Llara me and Aunt Susan
![](/m/2018/10/09/016_560.a.Papa Sam,Me, Mom and Willy 1980ish.jpg)
Papa Sam,Me, Mom and Willy 1980ish
Dads Cadet Farewell from NEOSA, Camp Herrick, Sept. 1970
Nana Philadelphia, two weeks after my birth,
with Wittenburg kids, Stacy, Danielle, Adam, maybe Christmas 1978, Cleveland
![](/m/2018/10/09/017_560.a.Coshocton, Christmas, maybe 1978.jpg)
Coshocton, Christmas, maybe 1978
![](/m/2018/10/09/017_560.b.Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, maybe 1982.jpg)
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, maybe 1982
![](/m/2018/10/09/017_560.c.Salamanca l980.jpg)
Salamanca l980
![](/m/2018/10/09/018_560.a.Salamanca farewell March 1982.jpg)
Salamanca farewell March 1982
![](/m/2018/10/09/018_560.b.Birthday, Glens Falls, probably 1982 -skating along with Jimmy Rose.jpg)
Birthday, Glens Falls, probably 1984 -skating along with Jimmy Rose
![](/m/2018/10/09/018_560.c.Glens Falls chapel, Dad Me and Pam, 1984ish.jpg)
Glens Falls chapel, Dad Me and Pam, 1984ish
![](/m/2018/10/09/018_560.d.as ronald reagen mrs hoffmans english class 1986.jpg)
as ronald reagen mrs hoffmans english class 1986
"masculinity is violence on the horizon"
2018.10.12
Open Photo Gallery
![](/m/2018/10/09/019_560.a.monticello middle school science fair.jpg)
monticello middle school science fair
![](/m/2018/10/09/019_560.b.folks at glens falls parade stop.jpg)
folks at glens falls parade stop
![](/m/2018/10/09/019_560.c.sue kirk betty christmas 1985 waltham.jpg)
sue kirk betty christmas 1985 waltham
![](/m/2018/10/09/019_560.d.don burrows glens falls.jpg)
don burrows glens falls
![](/m/2018/10/09/020_560.a.dad as wittenburg godfather.jpg)
dad as wittenburg godfather
![](/m/2018/10/09/020_560.b.in coshocton tree grandmas backyard.jpg)
in coshocton tree grandmas backyard
![](/m/2018/10/09/020_560.c.christmas in euclid.jpg)
christmas in euclid
![](/m/2018/10/09/021_560.a.with dad sick at euclid christas.jpg)
with dad sick at euclid christas
![](/m/2018/10/09/021_560.b.with mickey.jpg)
with mickey
![](/m/2018/10/09/023_560.a.with todd beecher at sanford street.jpg)
with todd beecher at sanford street
![](/m/2018/10/09/023_560.b.family in ocean grove new jersey july 1983.jpg)
family in ocean grove new jersey july 1983
![](/m/2018/10/09/023_560.c.first sousaphone marching in glens falls.jpg)
first sousaphone marching in glens falls
![](/m/2018/10/09/024_560.a.with dylan murray glens falls may 1986.jpg)
with dylan murray glens falls may 1986
![](/m/2018/10/09/024_560.b.dad with moose antlers falling leaves festival oct 1980.jpg)
dad with moose antlers falling leaves festival oct 1980
![](/m/2018/10/09/024_560.c.doing my play starpox.jpg)
doing my play starpox
![](/m/2018/10/09/025_560.a.grandma.jpg)
grandma
![](/m/2018/10/09/025_560.b.mrs beale and the monticello orchestra cleveland heights.jpg)
mrs beale and the monticello orchestra cleveland heights
![](/m/2018/10/09/025_560.c.cornell jordan in my euclid room.jpg)
cornell jordan in my euclid room
![](/m/2018/10/09/026_560.a.camp neosa eric dana and beau hill.jpg)
camp neosa eric dana and beau hill
![](/m/2018/10/09/026_560.b.camp neosa wiley tammy ford and eric dana.jpg)
camp neosa wiley tammy ford and eric dana
![](/m/2018/10/09/026_560.c.neosa water mafia critter on left.jpg)
neosa water mafia critter on left
![](/m/2018/10/09/026_560.d.elaine smith and cornell jordan camp neosa.jpg)
elaine smith and cornell jordan camp neosa
![](/m/2018/10/09/027_560.a.heidi e at dhq.jpg)
heidi e at dhq
![](/m/2018/10/09/027_560.b.neosa youth band before mexico.jpg)
neosa youth band before mexico
![](/m/2018/10/09/027_560.c.neosa youth band col payton and tammy mclaughlin.jpg)
neosa youth band col payton and tammy mclaughlin
![](/m/2018/10/09/028_560.a.jeff amd jenn in mexico.jpg)
jeff amd jenn in mexico
![](/m/2018/10/09/028_560.b.brian and tammy mclaughlin capt carvill and joe mercer.jpg)
brian and tammy mclaughlin capt carvill and joe mercer
![](/m/2018/10/09/028_560.c.jimmy hevsila and beau hill mexico 1989.jpg)
jimmy hevsila and beau hill mexico 1989
![](/m/2018/10/09/029_560.a.youth band in mexico 1989.jpg)
youth band in mexico 1989
![](/m/2018/10/09/029_560.b.youth band in mexico 1989.jpg)
youth band in mexico 1989
![](/m/2018/10/09/029_560.c.tammy mclaughlin.jpg)
tammy mclaughlin
![](/m/2018/10/09/029_560.d.youth band in mexico.jpg)
youth band in mexico
![](/m/2018/10/09/030_560.a.plaza d angel mexico.jpg)
plaza d angel mexico
![](/m/2018/10/09/030_560.b.cornell jordan.jpg)
cornell jordan
![](/m/2018/10/09/030_560.c.lesly in mexico.jpg)
lesly in mexico
![](/m/2018/10/09/031_560.a.plaza d angel.jpg)
plaza d angel
![](/m/2018/10/09/031_560.b.wall at disney world spring 1989.jpg)
wall at disney world spring 1989
![](/m/2018/10/09/031_560.c.susan with mickey shrub.jpg)
susan with mickey shrub
![](/m/2018/10/09/032_560.a.french epcot spring 1989.jpg)
french epcot spring 1989
![](/m/2018/10/09/032_560.b.with aunt susan at disney.jpg)
with aunt susan at disney
![](/m/2018/10/09/032_560.c.young mike witczak at locker.jpg)
young mike witczak at locker
![](/m/2018/10/09/033_560.a.with matthew and bruno.jpg)
with matthew and bruno
![](/m/2018/10/09/033_560.b.gooch in mdm pla class.jpg)
gooch in mdm pla class
![](/m/2018/10/09/033_560.c.mr sarich bandleader freshman year.jpg)
mr sarich bandleader freshman year
![](/m/2018/10/09/033_560.d.with wendy wang freshman band awards slovenia workers home in cleveland.jpg)
with wendy wang freshman band awards slovenia workers home in cleveland
![](/m/2018/10/09/034_560.a.lynn gessler in mr jablonski room.jpg)
lynn gessler in mr jablonski room
Nerf Football Rah Rah Rah
The biggest and most frightening impact of the AI revolution might be on the relative efficiency of democracies and dictatorships. Historically, autocracies have faced crippling handicaps in regard to innovation and economic growth. In the late 20th century, democracies usually outperformed dictatorships, because they were far better at processing information. We tend to think about the conflict between democracy and dictatorship as a conflict between two different ethical systems, but it is actually a conflict between two different data-processing systems. Democracy distributes the power to process information and make decisions among many people and institutions, whereas dictatorship concentrates information and power in one place. Given 20th-century technology, it was inefficient to concentrate too much information and power in one place. Nobody had the ability to process all available information fast enough and make the right decisions. This is one reason the Soviet Union made far worse decisions than the United States, and why the Soviet economy lagged far behind the American economy.
However, artificial intelligence may soon swing the pendulum in the opposite direction. AI makes it possible to process enormous amounts of information centrally. In fact, it might make centralized systems far more efficient than diffuse systems, because machine learning works better when the machine has more information to analyze. If you disregard all privacy concerns and concentrate all the information relating to a billion people in one database, you'll wind up with much better algorithms than if you respect individual privacy and have in your database only partial information on a million people. An authoritarian government that orders all its citizens to have their DNA sequenced and to share their medical data with some central authority would gain an immense advantage in genetics and medical research over societies in which medical data are strictly private. The main handicap of authoritarian regimes in the 20th century--the desire to concentrate all information and power in one place--may become their decisive advantage in the 21st century.
2018.10.13
Open Photo Gallery
![](/m/2018/10/10/034_560.b.with shannon ramsey at ehs winter fest 1990.jpg)
with shannon ramsey at ehs winter fest 1990
![](/m/2018/10/10/035_560.a.222 street jazz.jpg)
222 street jazz
![](/m/2018/10/10/035_560.b.with scott at virginia plantation 1990.jpg)
with scott at virginia plantation 1990
![](/m/2018/10/10/035_560.c.with dinosaur sir in euclid.jpg)
with dinosaur sir in euclid
![](/m/2018/10/10/036_560.a.bday beau hill mike witczak michelle voll randi babic me sir mike bill aube wendy wang.jpg)
bday beau hill mike witczak michelle voll randi babic me sir mike bill aube wendy wang
![](/m/2018/10/10/036_560.b.with toni yafanaro tuba section.jpg)
with toni yafanaro tuba section
![](/m/2018/10/10/036_560.c.with jenny wolchko homecoming 1990.jpg)
with jenny wolchko homecoming 1990
![](/m/2018/10/10/037_560.a.with jenny wolchko lynn gessler and darryl lausche.jpg)
with jenny wolchko lynn gessler and darryl lausche
![](/m/2018/10/10/037_560.b.announcing for 222 street jazz.jpg)
announcing for 222 street jazz
steve workman bass marty witczak piano mark tomsic trumpet molly bari sax veronika schnell piano joey cesa drums
![](/m/2018/10/10/038_560.a.with jenny wolchko winterfest 1991.jpg)
with jenny wolchko winterfest 1991
![](/m/2018/10/10/038_560.b.four muskateers wendys restaurant my birthday wendys baptism.jpg)
four muskateers wendys restaurant my birthday wendys baptism
![](/m/2018/10/10/038_560.c.veronika with solvy and michelle bisziuskas.jpg)
veronika with solvy and michelle bisziuskas
![](/m/2018/10/10/039_560.a.ford museum marching bnd trip to detroit 1990.jpg)
ford museum marching bnd trip to detroit 1990
![](/m/2018/10/10/039_560.b.samsa in mirror lausche and witczak waiting for the dance in detroit.jpg)
samsa in mirror lausche and witczak waiting for the dance in detroit
![](/m/2018/10/10/040_560.a.lynn gessler darryl lausche maria damico mike witczak jenny wolchko kirk israel.jpg)
lynn gessler darryl lausche maria damico mike witczak jenny wolchko kirk israel
![](/m/2018/10/10/040_560.b.jenny wolchko ellen mansperger in detroit.jpg)
jenny wolchko ellen mansperger in detroit
![](/m/2018/10/10/040_560.c.jason samsa mike maria darryl lynn.jpg)
jason samsa mike maria darryl lynn
![](/m/2018/10/10/041_560.a.17th birthday beau wendy maria me mike jenny.jpg)
17th birthday beau wendy maria me mike jenny
![](/m/2018/10/10/041_560.b.with woodchuck and play doh.jpg)
with woodchuck and play doh
![](/m/2018/10/10/042_560.a.as big jule in guys and dolls.jpg)
as big jule in guys and dolls
![](/m/2018/10/10/042_560.b.as big jule with april luvererst guys and dolls 1991.jpg)
as big jule with april luvererst guys and dolls 1991
![](/m/2018/10/10/043_560.a.with steve workman mike and marty witczak at boston science museum 1991.jpg)
with steve workman mike and marty witczak at boston science museum 1991
![](/m/2018/10/10/043_560.b.boston science museum t rex.jpg)
boston science museum t rex
![](/m/2018/10/10/043_560.c.mike and t rex 1991 jazz band in boston.jpg)
mike and t rex 1991 jazz band in boston
![](/m/2018/10/10/044_560.a.veronika in salem ma mar 91.jpg)
veronika in salem ma mar 91
![](/m/2018/10/10/044_560.b.boston science museum.jpg)
boston science museum
![](/m/2018/10/10/044_560.c.cambridge ho jo mike tony hren marty witczak joey cesa.jpg)
cambridge ho jo mike tony hren marty witczak joey cesa
![](/m/2018/10/10/045_560.a.with ellen mike and veronika at plymouth rock.jpg)
with ellen mike and veronika at plymouth rock
![](/m/2018/10/10/045_560.b.myflower ii.jpg)
myflower ii
![](/m/2018/10/10/046_560.a.veronika in thingie shirt at cambridge hojos.jpg)
veronika in thingie shirt at cambridge hojos
![](/m/2018/10/10/046_560.b.veronika and mike at hojos.jpg)
veronika and mike at hojos
![](/m/2018/10/10/046_560.c.tired ellen and veronika at boston science.jpg)
tired ellen and veronika at boston science
![](/m/2018/10/10/046_560.d.everonika mike and ellen at bus.jpg)
everonika mike and ellen at bus
![](/m/2018/10/10/047_560.a.in tux in tree.jpg)
in tux in tree
![](/m/2018/10/10/047_560.b.in tux in tree.jpg)
in tux in tree
![](/m/2018/10/10/048_560.a.at gubitosi living room with veronika before prom.jpg)
at gubitosi living room with veronika before prom
![](/m/2018/10/10/048_560.b.with veronika before prom by goobs rose bushes.jpg)
with veronika before prom by goobs rose bushes
![](/m/2018/10/10/048_560.c.preprom with veronika outside mr johnsons car.jpg)
preprom with veronika outside mr johnsons car
![](/m/2018/10/10/049_560.a.with mike by ehs bandroom christmas 1990.jpg)
with mike by ehs bandroom christmas 1990
![](/m/2018/10/10/049_560.b.with veronika before prom by roses.jpg)
with veronika before prom by roses
![](/m/2018/10/10/049_560.c.mrs mclaughlin at prom toasting camera.jpg)
mrs mclaughlin at prom toasting camera
![](/m/2018/10/10/049_560.d.preprom roses again.jpg)
preprom roses again
2018.10.14
Open Photo Gallery
![](/m/2018/10/10/050_560.a.keith scheurman mike witczak outside atlanta 1991.jpg)
keith scheurman mike witczak outside atlanta 1991
![](/m/2018/10/10/050_560.b.outside world of coca cola marching band to atlanta.jpg)
outside world of coca cola marching band to atlanta
![](/m/2018/10/10/050_560.c.king of stone mountain (parking lot).jpg)
king of stone mountain (parking lot)
![](/m/2018/10/10/051_560.a.stone mountain 1.jpg)
stone mountain 1
![](/m/2018/10/10/051_560.b.stone mountain 2.jpg)
stone mountain 2
![](/m/2018/10/10/052_560.a.stone mountain 3.jpg)
stone mountain 3
![](/m/2018/10/10/052_560.b.stone mountain 4.jpg)
stone mountain 4
![](/m/2018/10/10/053_560.a.atlanta underground courtyard.jpg)
atlanta underground courtyard
![](/m/2018/10/10/053_560.b.zoo atlanta rhino.jpg)
zoo atlanta rhino
![](/m/2018/10/10/053_560.c.japanese businessmen atop stone mountain.jpg)
japanese businessmen atop stone mountain
![](/m/2018/10/10/054_560.a.marching band with eric clean marine carlson.jpg)
marching band with eric clean marine carlson
![](/m/2018/10/10/054_560.b.with mr alspaugh band leader.jpg)
with mr alspaugh band leader
![](/m/2018/10/10/054_560.c.atlant christmas parade teddy bear.jpg)
atlant christmas parade teddy bear
![](/m/2018/10/10/055_560.a.with holly struna homecoming 1991.jpg)
with holly struna homecoming 1991
![](/m/2018/10/10/055_560.b.publicity shot.jpg)
publicity shot
![](/m/2018/10/10/055_560.c.thumpy.jpg)
thumpy
![](/m/2018/10/10/055_560.d.christmas play with patti elaine judy hill and jamie.jpg)
christmas play with patti elaine judy hill and jamie
![](/m/2018/10/10/056_560.a.marching band beau hill.jpg)
marching band beau hill
![](/m/2018/10/10/056_560.b.222 street jazz in concert.jpg)
222 street jazz in concert
![](/m/2018/10/10/056_560.c.marcos andrade in euclid living room.jpg)
marcos andrade in euclid living room
![](/m/2018/10/10/057_560.a.being knighted by marcos.jpg)
being knighted by marcos
![](/m/2018/10/10/057_560.b.being knighted by marcos ouch.jpg)
being knighted by marcos ouch
![](/m/2018/10/10/058_560.a.marcos as cyrano.jpg)
marcos as cyrano
![](/m/2018/10/10/058_560.b.with nicole at ehs winterfest.jpg)
with nicole at ehs winterfest
![](/m/2018/10/10/058_560.c.marnies great green purple dress at wintefest 1992.jpg)
marnies great green purple dress at wintefest 1992
![](/m/2018/10/10/058_560.d.as a bookwork.jpg)
as a bookwork
![](/m/2018/10/10/059_560.a.as rudolph the headwaiter in guys and dolls in bandroom.jpg)
as rudolph the headwaiter in guys and dolls in bandroom
![](/m/2018/10/10/059_560.b.marnie as townfolk in bandroom.jpg)
marnie as townfolk in bandroom
![](/m/2018/10/10/059_560.c.maria d'amico on right.jpg)
maria d'amico on right
![](/m/2018/10/10/060_560.a.in sunday best with marnie.jpg)
in sunday best with marnie
![](/m/2018/10/10/060_560.b.jenn melnyk and ben shuskey.jpg)
jenn melnyk and ben shuskey
![](/m/2018/10/10/060_560.c.as bandmember with marcos.jpg)
as bandmember with marcos
![](/m/2018/10/10/061_560.a.me as rudolph.jpg)
me as rudolph
![](/m/2018/10/10/061_560.b.hello dali.jpg)
hello dali
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hello dolly put on your sunday clothes
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hello dolly waiters gallop group
![](/m/2018/10/10/062_560.b.lynn gessler hello dolly.jpg)
lynn gessler hello dolly
![](/m/2018/10/10/062_560.c.18th bday mike lin lynn beau marnie me jamie heidi marcos eric.jpg)
18th bday mike lin lynn beau marnie me jamie heidi marcos eric
![](/m/2018/10/10/063_560.a.in bus jazzband to florida 1992.jpg)
in bus jazzband to florida 1992
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in bus jazzband to florida 1992
![](/m/2018/10/10/064_560.a.rest stop during trip to florida.jpg.jpg)
rest stop during trip to florida
![](/m/2018/10/10/064_560.b.debbie long at rest stop during trip to florida.jpg)
debbie long at rest stop during trip to florida
![](/m/2018/10/10/064_560.c.international movie posters at universal in florida.jpg)
international movie posters at universal in florida
![](/m/2018/10/10/065_560.a.ellen and mike at disney.jpg)
ellen and mike at disney
![](/m/2018/10/10/065_560.b.universal studios gate.jpg)
universal studios gate
![](/m/2018/10/10/065_560.c.mike and ellen at disney world waterfall.jpg)
mike and ellen at disney world waterfall
![](/m/2018/10/10/066_560.a.with woodchuck by epcot golf ball.jpg)
with woodchuck by epcot golf ball
![](/m/2018/10/10/066_560.b.the boys at disney.jpg)
the boys at disney
![](/m/2018/10/10/066_560.c.greg and mike in hotel room.jpg)
greg and mike in hotel room
![](/m/2018/10/10/067_560.a.glen russ lane snow scene.jpg)
glen russ lane snow scene
![](/m/2018/10/10/067_560.b.marcos snuggles kirk award winner.jpg)
marcos snuggles kirk award winner
![](/m/2018/10/10/067_560.c.bandroom flipped.jpg)
bandroom flipped
![](/m/2018/10/10/068_560.a.after last day of school marcos jenn melnyk me and mike.jpg)
after last day of school marcos jenn melnyk me and mike
![](/m/2018/10/10/068_560.b.lisa moster end of school.jpg)
lisa moster end of school
![](/m/2018/10/10/068_560.c.colleen and friend.jpg)
colleen and friend
2018.10.15
Open Photo Gallery
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marnie adjusts corsage before prom with stu and wendy
![](/m/2018/10/10/069_560.b.marnie shows some leg.jpg)
marnie shows some leg
![](/m/2018/10/10/069_560.c.marcos emily mike lynn me marnie stu wendy in salupo's backyard.jpg)
marcos emily mike lynn me marnie stu wendy in salupo's backyard
![](/m/2018/10/10/070_560.a.bill aube and lisa moster prom 1992.jpg)
bill aube and lisa moster prom 1992
![](/m/2018/10/10/070_560.b.reggie and ernalisa.jpg)
reggie and ernalisa
![](/m/2018/10/10/070_560.c.wandy and jenn prom 1992.jpg)
wandy and jenn prom 1992
![](/m/2018/10/10/071_560.a.marnie before prom.jpg)
marnie before prom
![](/m/2018/10/10/071_560.b.marnie before prom.jpg)
marnie before prom
![](/m/2018/10/10/071_560.c.marnie before prom.jpg)
marnie before prom
![](/m/2018/10/10/072_560.a.with marnie before prom.jpg)
with marnie before prom
![](/m/2018/10/10/072_560.b.mike and lynn before prom.jpg)
mike and lynn before prom
![](/m/2018/10/10/072_560.c.wendy and stu.jpg)
wendy and stu
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preprom group
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preprom group
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preprom group
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preprom group
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preprom limo
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my butt going into limo
![](/m/2018/10/10/075_560.a.thumb marcos emily.jpg)
thumb marcos emily
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wendy marnie lynn
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keith sheurman and date
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jeff kaleal and date
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jeff saheeb kropf and date
![](/m/2018/10/10/077_560.a.grads in front of ehs me wendy lynn jenn debbi galosis another.jpg)
grads in front of ehs me wendy lynn jenn debbi galosis another
![](/m/2018/10/10/077_560.b.guys graduatiing.jpg)
guys graduatiing
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with mom and marcos before graduation
![](/m/2018/10/10/078_560.a.award ceremony stage.jpg)
award ceremony stage
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awards billboard with marcos
![](/m/2018/10/10/079_560.a.von banken.jpg)
von banken
![](/m/2018/10/10/079_560.b.mz bambic.jpg)
mz bambic
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von daughter and thumb
![](/m/2018/10/10/079_560.d.mrs mclaughlin with wandy and jenn.jpg)
mrs mclaughlin with wandy and jenn
![](/m/2018/10/10/080_560.a.with marnie ready to graduate with honors.jpg)
with marnie ready to graduate with honors
![](/m/2018/10/10/080_560.b.with colleen i think graduating.jpg)
with colleen i think graduating
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with honr jenn graduating
![](/m/2018/10/10/081_560.a.room in euclid.jpg)
room in euclid
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room in euclid
![](/m/2018/10/10/081_560.c.with tiny marnie.jpg)
with tiny marnie
![](/m/2018/10/10/082_560.a.marnie with flower.jpg)
marnie with flower
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with marnie at prom bridge
Wins at Fenway and Foxboro - nothing to be overconfident about at either but still, it's good to win when you gotta win. Interestingly the 43-40 score was a Scorigami, a score never previously achieved at the end of an NFL game. (I guess there's more opportunities with high scores.)
On my devblog: the stupid-idea-buddies buddy.
2018.10.16
Open Photo Gallery
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vilar formoso portugal august 1992
![](/m/2018/10/10/083_560.b.faz falta cafe.jpg)
faz falta cafe
![](/m/2018/10/10/084_560.a.portugal honda and castle.jpg)
portugal honda and castle
![](/m/2018/10/10/084_560.b.with marcos and baptista train station at night.jpg)
with marcos and baptista train station at night
![](/m/2018/10/10/085_560.a.faz falta with fractions of seconds group.jpg)
faz falta with fractions of seconds group
![](/m/2018/10/10/085_560.b.inside faz falta.jpg)
inside faz falta
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rehearing fractions of seconds
![](/m/2018/10/10/086_560.b.marcos andrade.jpg)
marcos andrade
![](/m/2018/10/10/087_560.a.view off of roman bridge.jpg)
view off of roman bridge
![](/m/2018/10/10/087_560.b.roman bridge with manny, alex, marcos.jpg)
roman bridge with manny, alex, marcos
![](/m/2018/10/10/088_560.a.local bullfight.jpg)
local bullfight
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leaping on the bull
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bull shoving rake
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view from train
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view from train
![](/m/2018/10/10/090_560.a.eiffel bridge.jpg)
eiffel bridge
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eiffel bridge
![](/m/2018/10/10/091_560.a.uptown band poster.jpg)
uptown band poster
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faz falta mural
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gang at faz falta
![](/m/2018/10/10/092_560.b.faz falta game boy.jpg)
faz falta game boy
![](/m/2018/10/10/093_560.a.alex.jpg)
alex
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fractions of seconds crew
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roman bridge
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getting ready for fractions of seconds
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alex in fractions of seconds
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waiter and fractions of seconds
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fractions of seconds and a can
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fractions of seconds and a can
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drunk in vilar formoso train station
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gathering foliage on the rocky terrain
![](/m/2018/10/10/098_560.a.historical town.jpg)
historical town
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king giving town right to exist statue
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old construction
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local bullring
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local bull
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bull jousting
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bull from under stands
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little doggie in the ring
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bull chasing guy
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milling around waiting for bull
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the bull enters
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bull in truck
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broken glass
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thumb and sandals
Random notes on reading and vanity:
1. I recently shelled out the $20 to get my old and scratched but great touchscreen Kindle off of ads, so the lock screen is an attractive grayscale image instead. Worth it I think.
2. It's funny that besides column width, my other reason for not using my phone as a reader is so that it's more obvious to onlookers that I'm engaged in reading and not browsing or gaming. This may be one of the most shallow things about me. (On the other hand, I always think it's good when the cover matches the book. So to speak.)
3. Come to think of it, I've switched from iPad Mini to this old Kindle full time. Maybe partially in existential protest to Apple leaving the Mini behind- I'd buy a new model that supported the Pencil in a second. But also, despite the lack of backlighting and color-coded highlighting, e-ink readers are such a chill technology.
4. Since 2000 I've been recording books read, movies watched, games played through, tv-series consumed. It's nearly impossible for me not to gamify this for myself- like I know I'm driven to complete mediocre books just for the little mark. At the end of the year I post a list with comments and recommendations. I'm not really trying to impress anyone with the numbers, just compete with my past self. Maybe I should consider posting the list without counting...
Arun and his pup Bolt
![](/m/2018/10/16/94D737FB-A3AC-42F3-8F00-C7C97DE8BB86_560.jpeg)
2018.10.17
Open Photo Gallery
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someone rob tracy and bob
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rob kogan in freshman lewis hall
![](/m/2018/10/10/103_560.c.in lewis dormroom.jpg)
in lewis dormroom
![](/m/2018/10/10/104_560.a.dylan murray.jpg)
dylan murray
![](/m/2018/10/10/104_560.b.nyc skyline from ellis island ferry jan 1993.jpg)
nyc skyline from ellis island ferry jan 1993
![](/m/2018/10/10/104_560.c.in front of statue of liberty.jpg)
in front of statue of liberty
![](/m/2018/10/10/105_560.a.veronika with fao teddy bear.jpg)
veronika with fao teddy bear
![](/m/2018/10/10/105_560.b.veronika and thomas fall 1992.jpg)
veronika and thomas fall 1992
![](/m/2018/10/10/105_560.c.with veronika at harvard square.jpg)
with veronika at harvard square
![](/m/2018/10/10/106_560.a.rebekah haas in cohen basement.jpg)
rebekah haas in cohen basement
![](/m/2018/10/10/106_560.b.rebekah in arts office.jpg)
rebekah in arts office
![](/m/2018/10/10/107_560.a.with marnie in salupo florida room.jpg)
with marnie in salupo florida room
![](/m/2018/10/10/107_560.b.marnie in witczaks room summer 1993.jpg)
marnie in witczaks room summer 1993
![](/m/2018/10/10/107_560.c.reunion lynn darshi mike marnie alex wendy me.jpg)
reunion lynn darshi mike marnie alex wendy me
![](/m/2018/10/10/108_560.a.marine in my coat spring 1993.jpg)
marine in my coat spring 1993
![](/m/2018/10/10/108_560.b.house on a truck near tufts.jpg)
house on a truck near tufts
![](/m/2018/10/10/108_560.c.on rollerblades with beau hill spring 1993.jpg)
on rollerblades with beau hill spring 1993
![](/m/2018/10/10/109_560.a.with lena mindlina in hodgdon mental ward.jpg)
with lena mindlina in hodgdon mental ward
![](/m/2018/10/10/109_560.b.lena on the tuba.jpg)
lena on the tuba
![](/m/2018/10/10/109_560.c.lena jan 1995.jpg)
lena jan 1995
![](/m/2018/10/10/110_560.a.donna-lane robbert uncle bill mom aunt suzie lena my 21st birthday 1995.jpg)
donna-lane robbert uncle bill mom aunt suzie lena my 21st birthday 1995
![](/m/2018/10/10/110_560.b.with Lena and 21 gifts.jpg)
with Lena and 21 gifts
![](/m/2018/10/10/111_560.a.manhattan building.jpg)
manhattan building
![](/m/2018/10/10/111_560.b.with jen monty and mike by nyc skyline.jpg)
with jen monty and mike by nyc skyline
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mike looking at nyc skyline
![](/m/2018/10/10/112_560.b.in front of statue of liberty.jpg)
in front of statue of liberty
![](/m/2018/10/10/113_560.a.cruiseship in new york harbor.jpg)
cruiseship in new york harbor
![](/m/2018/10/10/113_560.b.ellis island stonework.jpg)
ellis island stonework
![](/m/2018/10/10/114_560.a.ellis island courtyard.jpg)
ellis island courtyard
![](/m/2018/10/10/114_560.b.jen monty in shadow on ellis island.jpg)
jen monty in shadow on ellis island
![](/m/2018/10/10/115_560.a.with tuba in pep band fall 1995.jpg)
with tuba in pep band fall 1995
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with mom around pep band
![](/m/2018/10/10/115_560.c.miss liberty.jpg)
miss liberty
![](/m/2018/10/10/116_560.a.tufts wind ensemble at disneyworld jan 1994.jpg)
tufts wind ensemble at disneyworld jan 1994
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at universal studios
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on a disney rollercoaster
![](/m/2018/10/10/117_560.a.mary katrina shane me halloween 1995.jpg)
mary katrina shane me halloween 1995
![](/m/2018/10/10/117_560.b.halloween 1995 at bunker hill memorial.jpg)
halloween 1995 at bunker hill memorial
![](/m/2018/10/10/118_560.a.john mccain and tufts pep band.jpg)
john mccain and tufts pep band
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tufts cheerleaders
![](/m/2018/10/10/118_560.c.wind ensemble at quincy market.jpg)
wind ensemble at quincy market
![](/m/2018/10/10/119_560.a.christmas 1994 rockefeller center.jpg)
christmas 1994 rockefeller center
![](/m/2018/10/10/119_560.b.with mom christmas 1994 rockefeller center.jpg)
with mom christmas 1994 rockefeller center
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mom christmas 1994 rockefeller center
![](/m/2018/10/10/120_560.a.with.grandma my birthday coshocton 1995.jpg)
with.grandma my birthday coshocton 1995
Funny how the aging milestone might shifting from transition lens / bifocals to "cranking up the font size on my phone"
2018.10.18
Open Photo Gallery
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outside british museum august 1995
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math bridge at cambridge
![](/m/2018/10/10/121_560.c.british museum.jpg)
british museum
![](/m/2018/10/10/122_560.OLDSCAN.a.with mom in scotlland.jpg)
with mom in scotlland
![](/m/2018/10/10/122_560.OLDSCAN.b.mom susan and uncle billy goats gruff.jpg)
mom susan and uncle billy goats gruff
![](/m/2018/10/10/123_560.a.edinburgh cats.jpg)
edinburgh cats
![](/m/2018/10/10/123_560.b.in edinburgh.jpg)
in edinburgh
![](/m/2018/10/10/123_560.c.uncle bill and aunt susan at edinburgh from above.jpg)
uncle bill and aunt susan at edinburgh from above
![](/m/2018/10/10/124_560.a.family in uk.jpg)
family in uk
![](/m/2018/10/10/124_560.b.wales crazy port name.jpg)
wales crazy port name
![](/m/2018/10/10/124_560.c.at stonehenge.jpg)
at stonehenge
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scottish gargoyles
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scottish gargoyles
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scottish gargoyles
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church gargoyles
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cat art in edinburgh
![](/m/2018/10/10/126_560.c.gargoyles.jpg)
gargoyles
![](/m/2018/10/10/127_560.a.cieda ocean grove nov 1995.jpg)
cieda ocean grove nov 1995
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by cieda ocean grove nov 1995
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ocean grove pier and shore
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boardwalk carousel house
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old ferris wheel place near boardwalk
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with jumbo ii
![](/m/2018/10/10/129_560.b.on wigglesworth.jpg)
on wigglesworth
![](/m/2018/10/10/129_560.c.jen mono girl monty on bridge by fenway.jpg)
jen mono girl monty on bridge by fenway
![](/m/2018/10/10/130_560.a.family reunion at the simlers summer 1995.jpg)
family reunion at the simlers summer 1995
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sunset over simlers family reunion 1995
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anthony tony colindres
![](/m/2018/10/10/132_560.a.mom getting snes for christmas.jpg)
mom getting snes for christmas
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aunt susan and her christmas loot from elisabeth
![](/m/2018/10/10/133_560.a.veronika and shadows on beach.jpg)
veronika and shadows on beach
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veronika on jersey shore
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veronika on rocky shore
![](/m/2018/10/10/134_560.a.with veronika at times square news year eve 1995-1996.jpg)
with veronika at times square news year eve 1995-1996
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rollover to 1996
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other couple at times square 1995-1996
![](/m/2018/10/10/135_560.a.selfportrait in mirror at empire state building.jpg)
selfportrait in mirror at empire state building
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blizzard of 1996 streetscene
![](/m/2018/10/10/135_560.c.veronika in living room of moms apartment.jpg)
veronika in living room of moms apartment
![](/m/2018/10/10/136_560.a.odd self portrait with veronika.jpg)
odd self portrait with veronika
![](/m/2018/10/10/136_560.b.veronika by wall near guggenheim.jpg)
veronika by wall near guggenheim
If you make things long enough, you will fail. That's important enough that I'm going to say it again, with emphasis. If you make things long enough, you will fail. The same thing that put you in the elevated place of being a creative artist in the first place will curdle or invert or fall on its face or on your face and you will be a person who made something that they should not have made. [...] David Bowie said something I really liked. I don't know if he said it often, but it's the kind of thing that you should get tattooed on your leg. He said that creativity is "one of the few human endeavors where you can crash your airplane and walk away from it."I think it's a good example of being aware of catastrophizing - an individual effort fails, it's so easy to see that as an array of dominos to other creative efforts, to our self-worth, maybe even our ability to make a living and thus ensure our own physical security. But those situations, those kinds of slippery slopes, aren't that common, and usually we can find some place to get traction - that is if the initial failure is even that big to begin with. Which it usually isn't - that's where the ability to cast a "So What" field comes in handy. This effort failed. So what? So I feel like I'm less good of a creator. So what?
Another quote from the book that I liked the sound of:
There was no such thing as distraction. There was only traction.
2018.10.19
Open Photo Gallery
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ship in drydock in bermuda
![](/m/2018/10/10/137_560.b.bermuda architecture.jpg)
bermuda architecture
![](/m/2018/10/10/138_560.a.bermuda.blue water 1996.jpg)
bermuda.blue water 1996
![](/m/2018/10/10/138_560.b.band buddies on the beach.jpg)
band buddies on the beach
![](/m/2018/10/10/138_560.c.in the chilly ocean.jpg)
in the chilly ocean
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band climbing up to lighthouse
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view from bermuda lighthouse
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with juj on top of lighthouse
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show and cars off of lighthouse
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band reflected in bermuda
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band posing in chapel
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band walking to school on hill
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before we learned the macarana at the fort
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lisa sanchez with a flower in her hair
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harbor view from hotel
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before ballroom dancing at the princess hotel scott mary me lisa eric cindy
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scott and lisa in hotel room
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on tourboat
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dan and cindy at center of first lemming event
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rebekah on bus before gala
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with rebekah on bus before gala
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in tux at gala
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rebekah at gala
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with rebekah at gala
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rebekah and erica
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rebekah and erica
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todd and erica
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rebekah by railing at gala
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back of rebekah at railing
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tufts packed senior gala 1996
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rob kogan at gala
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gal with fork dress scott korvek
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emily and eve
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mo and marieke at gala
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outside of metcalf the day after gala
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in bridge metcalf with rebekah
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rebekah on metcalf stoop day after gala
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rebekah scream
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with jen tsang before dance
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with aunt ruth and grandma at commencement
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happy to graduate
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family reunion young cousins
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rebekah with puppy at rockport
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climbing rocks in rhode island
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fourth of july 1996 with the lemmings
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with jen at fourth
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jen in her hat
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lemmings hide out from rain on fourth
"It's special in every aspect. Not only as a manager, but as an individual. Just to manage this team. Everybody knows the history of the city, and history has positive sides and negative sides. And for me, as a minority, to be a manager in Boston hasn't been a challenge. ... And to be able to led this team, it's amazing. It's a great group, very talented, very humble, very hungry."Also, what a fine last name he has.
Decided to watch a little Brewers/Dodgers and th--WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SERIF FONT DOING WITH THE NAMES ON THE BACK OF THE BREWERS UNIFORMS
seriously what is that??
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2019.11.19
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The Garbers were farm people...this is my grandmother Mary as a young'un.
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John + Mary!
I think the impact of superheroes on popular culture is both tremendously embarrassing and not a little worrying. While these characters were originally perfectly suited to stimulating the imaginations of their twelve or thirteen year-old audience, today's franchised übermenschen, aimed at a supposedly adult audience, seem to be serving some kind of different function, and fulfilling different needs. Primarily, mass-market superhero movies seem to be abetting an audience who do not wish to relinquish their grip on (a) their relatively reassuring childhoods, or (b) the relatively reassuring 20th century. The continuing popularity of these movies to me suggests some kind of deliberate, self-imposed state of emotional arrest, combined with an numbing condition of cultural stasis that can be witnessed in comics, movies, popular music and, indeed, right across the cultural spectrum. [...] I would also remark that save for a smattering of non-white characters (and non-white creators) these books and these iconic characters are still very much white supremacist dreams of the master race. In fact, I think that a good argument can be made for D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation as the first American superhero movie, and the point of origin for all those capes and masks.
even
a small purple artichoke
boiled
in its own bittered
and darkening
waters
grows tender,
grows tender and sweet
patience, I think,
my species
keep testing the spiny leaves
the spiny heart
2019.11.20
Open Photo Gallery
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With these next to I swear my Aunt shoulda been cast in a live-action Studio Ghibli remake...
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"Jazz is about taking risks... it's the only way you get better!"
"At jazz?"
"At life! Jazz is LIKE life! It goes on for longer than you think, and as soon as you're like, '...oh I get it' - it ends!"
Oh, I'm becoming so sensible! We've got to be reasonable about everything we do here. Studying, listening, holding our tongues, helping others, being kind, making compromises, and I don't know what else! I'm afraid my common sense, which was in short supply to begin with, will be used up too quickly and I won't have any left by the time the war is over.I just read Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaption. I don't recall if I read the original in school or not, but so much more of the day to day life - the banality of it - came through in comic form. And the elegance of her self-awareness is always so moving.
Another quote I liked:
Every child has to raise itself.
2019.11.21
Open Photo Gallery
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that last one of my dad and Grandpa doesn't have me in per se, but if I combine the caption on the back (Reunion 1973) together with family lore, I think it is very likely taken on the day I was conceived...
2019.11.23
Open Photo Gallery
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Aunt Susan and Uncle Bill smooching over my inflatable T-rex named Sir. (Variation of an old joke ala What would YOU call a Dinosaur in real life?)
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I had Chicken Pox at a fairly old age... not a great look but yow, those collar bones.
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Jeff Kropf, whom we called "sahib" when he was our marching band squad leader, here shown in front of 222 Street Jazz. (Must have been a photo nabbed from the yearbook project.)
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Me and Toni Y!
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Me Mike Wendy and Lynn...
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Veronika...
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Veronika Kirk Heidi Mike Maria and Ellen.... EHS cafeteria. Wonder why Mike and I are in ties...
Sometimes, magazines hid their best 'Huh?' moments deep inside stories that were otherwise utterly normal. I was drowsing through a Newsweek cover story called 'Clinton Now' when suddenly a comment by Julia Payne, the ex-president's spokeswoman, made me laugh out loud. 'One night last year he called about 1 a.m, ranting and raving about something,' Payne recalled. 'And I said, "Sir, are you watching Fox again?"'These days.... that's just how the presidency works! Fox tells Trump what to think. The relationship can be a little adversarial, but it's pretty clear Trump trusts fellow television personalities more than diligent people in the government.
2021.02.27
melissa
foosball
jon + lilia + sophie
cora + mama c
johnny + jphonk
arun + bolt
liz + kazoo
mama k + cora
forager
me + scheiny
david + hunter
e
amber
hannah+mindy+
johnny
ariana
ksenia
cmg
joshua+erin
jz
john
miller
kay
cordelia
mo
lupschada
lee
jane
eb
habib
sarah
dylan
rebekah
lena
veronika
jen
marnie
kyle
judith
couch
mike,wendy,lynn
jenny + ellen
w/ toni
marcos + baptista
melas+uncle bill
w/ todd
beau
cornell
santa + dad
cousins+grandma
w/ papa sam
mom
2022.11.18
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2023.05.04
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via shhhitsfine.
Speaking of... this recently unearthed photo from Christmas '79, listening to my dad's heart with a stethoscope I got in a toy doctor kit.
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2023.08.21
He was such a sweet and snuggly cat. Melissa was thinking of a younger female cat when she first went to the shelter but Dean The Love Machine's (the shelter's nickname for him) head boop was irresistible.
And he was brave! Fellow cat people were impressed by how out and about he was when we had folks over for my birthday...
So here are some photos. I think the biggest compliment we had as his Humans was when someone pointed how relaxed a cat he must be, showing his belly to the world like that in this one photo...
(title is a little riff on a "hello friend" greeting Melissa often used for Dean)