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Camera’d Once Again

So, remember that time when I broke my camera? Then I got a replacement (or three) that got stolen? Well, anyway, I’m back home now, and my D90 has been fixed up and sent back. So I jumped at the chance to head over to Catalina State Park with my uncle and get...

An inauspicious start to the trip

Mom, Dad and I just had a great little kodak moment saying goodbye in front of the Kingston bus station. I hugged them goodbye and they got in the car to head back home. As I watched their car leave the parking lot and turn down the street I realized… …SHIT!! THEY...

A Taste of Grapefruit

For the first time ever, I made my way down to the Mets’ spring home of Port Saint Lucie. I was looking forward to catching some Major League excitement at Minor League proximity. Of course, with the World Baseball Classic going on, 16 of the Mets’ most...

On Siblings once-removed, Niblings and Grand-Siblings

Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, Son and Daughter, Brother and Sister. Parents, grandparents, children, siblings. Nice terms that wrap up the gender-specific terms into an easy-to-use general term.   What about my siblings’ children? As an Uncle, and as a...

New year, same difficulty finding interesting things to write

One year ended, another began, and I’m Uncle Ben for the fifth time.  Emma, if you’re reading this, you’re officially the smartest. My life keeps rolling on, much as it has these last 15 months in the Big Apple. I work a lot. I go out with friends a...