Random Past Posts
Sikhism’s Golden Temple The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, is the Sikh religion’s version of Mecca or the Vatican. Devout Sikhs make pilgrimages to the Temple to bathe in the huge surrounding Pool of (holy) Nectar. They claim that about 100,000 More...
Guatemalan Graveyards Guatemalan graveyards seem a lot more festive than ours. The graveyards in Guatemala were distinctive. Colorful and conspicuous, they were full of above-ground mausoleums decorated with pastel and bright-colored plastic, crepe paper, and plastic flowers. Obviously it's part of their More...
Costa Rica November 2011 I spent two weeks in November attending a Spanish language school in Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. DON'T ask or expect me to bust out any espanol -- YET. I'll need another dose. Here are a few pictures of some More...
The Parkers in the Virgin Islands I got to spend ten days or so in the Virgin Islands with my sister's family (Jana and Bill Parker, and their 'kids' Tyler, Caitlin (in pink dress) and Grace. We stayed on St. Thomas and then St. Johnr. More...
Ironman Kona 2010 My friend Shane Merz raced in the 2010 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity -- even for me as a spectator. I'd just bought my new camera (my first "real" camera in 20 years More...