Spring has been very slow to come to my part of the world. Sure, we have had some nice, sunny days, but seldom more than two in a row. Much more rain and cold has been the regular pattern, which makes this booted biker “cage-crazy.” That is, I have had to drive my four-wheeled vehicle instead of my Harley more often than I usually do in April.
In fact, past patterns of March and April motorcycle riding for this data-driven guy indicate…
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The other day, I pulled on some new brown leather chaps, and selected a pair of brown White’s Nomad engineer boots to wear with them, then went for a ride on my Harley to run some errands.
Man, soon after pulling on the boots, my feet…
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I had an uneventful, though long, return home from my recent business trip to the Caribbean on Friday. I spent the day on Saturday catching up.
So here’s what my lifestyle dictated that I do to catch up…
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No, I have not skipped across the planet and landed in China. I am not that “far east.”
Yesterday began with “First Call”/”Reveille” at 0600. I was, after all, a guest on a military base. I actually tried some P.T… well, not…. Instead, I was met by someone sent to get me to transport me to the airport for an early flight.
One half-hour later…
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Greetings from a delightfully warm and very friendly location where I remain on business travel.
Wednesday’s travels involved going on a short tour by sea on a research ship, then lunch on land at a university, then climbing aboard a…
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Day 2 of my “where in the world is BHD?” took me on a long walk at dawn — five miles, according to my pedometer. This was my view:
After returning to my hotel where I showered and changed, I was picked up by a colleague who took me to a meeting place where a number of local professionals joined…
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Where in the world is BHD today?
I left home for business travel on Monday morning, and arrived here…
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Man, I had a really busy weekend! The busy weekend involved five pairs of boots.
So what did I do and what boots did I wear?
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I continue to remind myself that I live in one of the most picturesque areas of the world when it comes to memorials, architecture, and traditional beauty.
Yes, it’s that time of year again when the cherry trees are in bloom around the Tidal Basin of Washington DC, and environs.
Yesterday, my boss and a work colleague took some time to take a stroll around the Tidal Basin. While the weather was damp, foggy, and cool, the stunning beauty of the cherry trees still shone through. Following are a few examples…
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My spouse and I celebrated our second year-as-married anniversary on April 4. That date coincided with a situation earlier that week in the State of Indiana where the Governor signed a law (at a closed signing ceremony attended by noted homophobes) that essentially permitted anyone to deny providing services to anyone else if they felt that serving that other person violated their religious beliefs. It was widely believed the new Indiana law was a hateful demonstration of anti-gay feelings among conservative legislators.
Regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, many thought that the Indiana law was an extreme example of negative backlash against federal court judicial action that is requiring states to permit same-sex marriage even though their conservative leadership and majority of constituents do not want to allow it.
It was rather interesting to me, using my academic observation perspective, to see that a post that I made on social media, here:
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