This undated Polacolor print was taken in the fall of 1978 at the Anchorage Co-op Preschool, where I would spend the next two years under the tutelage of the legendary Teacher Sally. This looks like a first day of school photo, as I’ve got a name tag on, but who knows. I don’t remember a […]

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Oh, the Indian corn props at the JC Penney Portrait studio in downtown Anchorage; at least that’s where I assume this photo was taken, in the fall of 1977.

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Thanks to Kodak’s old-school metadata, an ink label rubber stamped on the back of the print, I know this photo was taken (or at least developed) in July, 1976, when I was one and a half. I chose it mostly because of the fence in the background, and its two-tone green aluminum privacy slats, as […]

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My birthday is just over a month into the new year, so now that Christmas is behind us, my mind has fully turned to the somewhat dreaded occasion of my fortieth birthday. It’s now only 40 days away, so it seemed like a good occasion for little review. It’s hard to believe I’m about to […]

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We spent Christmas with Aimee’s family in Rhode Island, and enjoyed a leisurely few days of relaxation, good food, movies, and hanging out. I hadn’t been to Newport in awhile, and I hadn’t been to any of the mansions in at least ten years. Aimee and the girls and I visited Marble House, decorated for […]

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Despite the lack of snow this year, we’re getting in the holiday spirit with some of our other family traditions. My parents’ Thanksgiving/early Christmas visit was a good occasion for brewing the first batch of gløgg of the season. Grace even helped out a little this time, though it’ll be awhile before she can sample […]

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My folks came out for Thanksgiving and an early Christmas this year, and we had a great time both at home and exploring New Haven and surroundings. My parents and Grace and I went to Gillette Castle, the elaborate, ornate, and very idiosyncratic home of William Gillette, the legendary Sherlockian actor. We picked up a […]

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