My personal glimpse into the first half of the 21st Century for some yet to be known future
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Last movie I'm going to see at Winchester Century 22
[UPDATE: Time has finally caught up with this relic. This gloriously aged structure was torn down recently to make way for shops and condos or something. Work continues to protect her sister building, Century 21.]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monterey Bay in November
Lunch with customer (no, I don't golf)
My wife and I enjoyed a pleasant evening (on Alvarado St.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/R_cfdNBR_F/Friday, November 09, 2012
Praying Mantis
Found this little guy on top of a trashcan in Wellesley. Didn't seem to be doing much, but it did take notice when my wife and I took a few shots. It's kinda creepy to have a bug watch you while you are watching it.
Location:
Wellesley, MA, USA
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Grist Mill
A few weeks ago, Allie and I spent an afternoon on a short drive around the area to catch Autumn near its peak in MetroWest. It's a beauty place near Wayland Inn just off of Highway 20. It was just past peak, but still very beautiful.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Kimball Farm in Littleton, PA
A popular attraction just outside of the MetroWest area is Kimball Farm. It's an outdoor family entertainment place with great seafood, driving range, batting cages, famous miniature golf (designed by some Hollywood types, so I hear), arcade, bumper boats, and even more famous ice cream, oh and a few farm animals too...and don't forget the iconic weather vane. My wife and I had a chance to enjoy the "farm" several times this summer, but only really explored it at a company event held there. The miniature gold course is one of the best I've seen in terms of creativity. There's even one hole that pretty much requires you to float your ball down a stream in order to have a chance at getting a hole-in-one.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Walking around Philidelphia
On a recent trip to Pennsylvania, I had a chance to briefly explore Philidelphia. The day I was there, it happened to be some celebration as taking place in front of the First Bank of the United States.
Merchants' Exchange Building was kinda strange. It is a bit boring on the front ,but the back is round. Or is that the other way round? :)
Independence Hall from the backside (again, really, is this the back?).
Manhole cover in front of the Independence Hall...wait, I mean, to the building's rear...oh never mind. I thought this would make for an interesting angle of a shot.
Maybe I'll get more time to explore this city and its long history at some later date.
Merchants' Exchange Building was kinda strange. It is a bit boring on the front ,but the back is round. Or is that the other way round? :)
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Recent trip to Lancaster, PA
Well, of all the things not on my bucket list that I got to experience anyway, I woulda never have guessed that I'd passing an Amish horse-and-buggy on state and city roads. Yet, there I was in Lancaster, PA, the heart of Amish Country.
I was in Lancaster, PA for a SolidWorks 2013 rollout event to show off the newest version of SolidWorks to our customers. I don't normally talk about SolidWorks on this blog too much because it's a bit specific to my career, but this story would be incomplete without mentioning it.
On some roads in Amish Country, there are special lanes where trails of horse "exhaust" mark the way, showing clearly which lanes are for cars, and which are for carriages. There was a lively conversation on a my Facebook posting about driving through Intercourse, PA.
A funny thing about the Lancaster area are the references to Dutch culture. This is a bit odd since Dutch influence on Pennsylvania is a bit light. There is a substantial German population in the Lancaster region who are sometimes referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch, but this is a misnomer that comes from the archaic term that refers to people from Germany. They aren't Dutch we know from the Netherlands. Even still, images of old fashion windmills are invoked. Maybe I'm missing something here.
Another thing that impressed me about this region as its beauty. I took no pictures to demonstrate this beauty, unfortunately. Rolling hills of farms and trees and rustic buildings meld together like a series of landscape paintings I've only seen in books. Words (and even simple photographs) could not due it justice.
Would I go back to this region? Prolly not going out of my way to visit it again. I am glad I got a chance to see it, though.
At Hersey Restaurant and Inn (no where near Hersey, PA)
I was in Lancaster, PA for a SolidWorks 2013 rollout event to show off the newest version of SolidWorks to our customers. I don't normally talk about SolidWorks on this blog too much because it's a bit specific to my career, but this story would be incomplete without mentioning it.
On some roads in Amish Country, there are special lanes where trails of horse "exhaust" mark the way, showing clearly which lanes are for cars, and which are for carriages. There was a lively conversation on a my Facebook posting about driving through Intercourse, PA.
Amish horse and buggy
A funny thing about the Lancaster area are the references to Dutch culture. This is a bit odd since Dutch influence on Pennsylvania is a bit light. There is a substantial German population in the Lancaster region who are sometimes referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch, but this is a misnomer that comes from the archaic term that refers to people from Germany. They aren't Dutch we know from the Netherlands. Even still, images of old fashion windmills are invoked. Maybe I'm missing something here.
Another thing that impressed me about this region as its beauty. I took no pictures to demonstrate this beauty, unfortunately. Rolling hills of farms and trees and rustic buildings meld together like a series of landscape paintings I've only seen in books. Words (and even simple photographs) could not due it justice.
Would I go back to this region? Prolly not going out of my way to visit it again. I am glad I got a chance to see it, though.
Labels:
Business Trip,
SolidWorks
Location:
Lancaster, PA, USA
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Great New England Earthquake of 2012
Yesterday, some lake in Hollis, Maine was the epicenter of the Great New England Earthquake of 2012. The best local news interview quote of the night about the little 4.0 earthquake? Some guy really did say, "I felt my toes tingle a little bit."
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
A couple of sites-sights of Pennsylvania
Labels:
Business Trip,
Photo,
Photos
Location:
Pennsylvania, USA
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Freedom of Speech not an excuse to incite because we are offended
Protection of the speech that we find offensive is critical to protecting our right to speak. If we ban our opponent's right to speak because we find their words are offensive, then we open the door to someone banning our rights (not just the right to speak, but perhaps even the right to worship) for the same reasons. Second, each of us as a fellow human control our own selves, and it is our responsible to not harm others. Words by themselves are irrelevent to our actual actions unless we are part of a conspiracy to act together to harm others (such as in the case of gangs that are ordered by their leaders to commit crimes). The only people who should be held accountable for the actions of killing another are those who did it and those who told them to do it. Being offended by the words of our opponents is no excuse for harming others.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
No clouds come
For whatever reason, when there's not a cloud in the sky in Massachusetts, there really isn't any cloud, even contrails. That always seems wierd to this California transplant.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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