Hot much?
Yeah, it’s 106F officially. And this is what happens in a car sitting out in the sun: First you can boil water on your dashboard… And don’t even think about sitting down in shorts…
Category: Personal
Ouch – Herniated Disc
In case anyone ever wanted to know what a herniated disc looks like. This is an MRI image of my lower spine. The main section of cartilage, between L5 and S1 [with the arrow pointing to it] is seriously herniated and is pushing against the nerves which go down into my right leg, which is […]
The Power of Innocence.
It’s a fair bet that most parents have experienced seemingly innocuous statements which, when spoken by an innocent child, attain a cosmic truth and beauty that no other utterance can possibly match. Such a statement by a child brightens the entire universe. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. An otherwise innocuous statement by an innocent […]
Sunset Storm
There was a fairly decent storm going by just to the south of me, and to the west was a nice sunset shining out of another, smaller storm. I got some great color out of these, while to the south it was grey and foreboding…
Snorkeling – Underwater Shots – Puerto Rico
Here’s some of the better underwater shots from our snorkeling trip in Puerto Rico. I really wish I had a better camera for the underwater stuff. It doesn’t help that It’s not digital so these are the Walgreen’s photoCD versions of these pictures. Perhaps I was spoiled in Grand Caymen, but the water wasn’t as […]
Catamaran on the way to snorkeling
Here’s some pictures from the catamaran on the way to snorkeling. It was a nice boat and a beautiful trip.
El Morro – Puerto Rico
El Morro is a castle/fortress in Old San Juan. It’s pretty impressive as it’s been built out from its beginnings in the mid-1500s through WWII.
El Yunque Rainforest
Here’s some pictures from our trip to El Yunque, the only rainforst in the US National Forest system. In my defense on some of the pictures, it’s really tough getting a good picture where the foreground is green, the background is green and the light filtering in from the canopy is green. :) It really […]
New House – Before we fixed anything
Long overdue, here’s some pictures of the new house, before we did any fixes. Believe it or not, the pool in these shots was cleaner than it originally was. :)