New Year’s Eve: the final sunset of 2016 https://youtu.be/l7r3S8seLlc
Month: December 2016
Gandalf Quote
Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. - Gandalf - J.R.R. Tolkien Heard this quote again while watching my recently… Continue reading Gandalf Quote
Journal Entry – 12.30.2016 – SSL for the blogs!
It is 6:37 AM. I woke up around 3:30 AM and finished up ensuring SSL was set up correctly on my domain names. Yesterday I finally had a breakthrough! I have been trying to figure out, for well over a year now, how to make my websites SSL – or in other words, make them…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.30.2016 – SSL for the blogs!
Main Street – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Reading my Lapham’s Quarterly – Book of Nature, I came across “Main Street” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. As this very blog is a testament, I am fascinated by the passage of time and it seems Mr. Hawthorne sees it in much the same way and was as enthralled by it as I. Here are my favorite…… Continue reading Main Street – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Urge to travel, need for a change
Today an old acquaintance from my days as an English teacher in Japan put up some pictures of Packwood House in Warwickshire, England. One great thing about teaching in Japan is I made a lot of friends; the English teachers came from many English speaking countries and many Japanese staff members married them. From this…… Continue reading Urge to travel, need for a change
Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail Bike Ride
Journal Entry – 12.29.2016
It is 5:59 AM; I’m writing later than usual. Between Christmas and New Years work is extremely slow and has been so again this year. I had planned to really enjoy this time but I’m still not in the proper holiday mood. I did experience a holiday high starting a few days before Christmas but…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.29.2016
December 26, 2016 – Sunset
My oldest and I went to a location we hadn’t been to before to play Pokémon. We were able to catch the sunset which set about 4:49 PM.