Articles & Other Musings

Articles & Other Musings

Lion Statue guarding the entranceway to the Budapest Museum of Art and History courtyard.
Photography

Budapest: Guarding the Entrance

None shall pass I’ve been home about a week from my last business trip, and I am still going through thousands of photos I took on my downtime in Barcelona and Budapest. This is one from Budapest, as you enter the courtyard to the Budapest

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M1903 Mechanisms
Personal

Trigger therapy

Heading to the range This morning I am heading out to the Pennsylvania Public Range at the State Game Lands 127 for a little bit of target practice.  I’ve been traveling in Europe so much this summer that I haven’t been able to get any

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Jack-O'-Liner
Personal

Saturday Morning Ride

The return of the Jack-O’-Liner This morning, Jen and I went out for breakfast at Cherry’s Sunset Diner in Kresgeville, then for a ride up and around the Poconos and Lehigh Valley… with all the travel I’ve been doing this summer, it was great to finally

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Weather in Albrightsville, PA for the weekend of 8/21-8/22
Personal

OMG – Nice Weather – on a weekend?!?

Surely this is a sign the world shall end! I’ve been on the road nearly all summer, and whenever I have been home its been pissing rain out… not a pattern that conducive to my stress relieving motorcycle riding… but not this weekend! This weekend, other

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Drone Meme: Once upon a time - only the government was spying on you
Personal

Droning on about Drones

To Drone or not to drone … Well, that question I’ve answered. I am looking at getting a drone to muck around with here in the backwoods I live in, as well as when I travel (where permitted). I’ve been digging around online and have

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Computing

WordPress Upgrade to v4.3

The only thing we have to fear … … is not having a good, complete, usable backup! But luckily, so far, things appear to have gone fairly well. I am now upgraded to WordPress 4.3 and well… nothings gone sideways yet – but the night

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Looking down Fisherman's Bastion in the Castle Hill distict of Budapest
Personal

The True Grand Budapest Hotel

Grand Budapest Hotel So, I haven’t done this type of post yet, but there is a first time for everything. Last week I was in Budapest for business, and because of a music festival in town, my normal hotel was booked out, and I stayed

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Personal

Share a Coke with a Blogger?

I brought this bottle home from Budapest and I thought it was hilarious (and fitting) – Or it could just be that it’s 8pm and I’m hitting the jet lag wall trying to stay awake until 10 so I don’t wake up at 3am again tomorrow

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Never too tired for a Pint!
Personal

Jetlag 1 – Sleep Pattern 0

Jetlag : A.K.A. I need a vacation from my travels So, I got home late last night from my latest European Vacation business trip… while it wasn’t as bad as the Griswald’s coming home from CEST usually does bad things to my circadian rhythm and

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