Carpe Diem in the News

New Jersey

 

Our friends Bob and Sandra just posted a great story on their blog. Go read it here. I guarantee it will make you smile.

Before you ask, no I never sent Libby up the mast.

 

Hardiness Needed

Berlin, Maryland

 

We are in paradise ; Assateague National Seashore. Pristine nature, wild horses in our camp site, pass the nearby village of Berlin. That's the good news. The bad news is that the weather is nothing like last week's forecast said. It is cold and rainy. The newest forecast says that it will be like that for two weeks. 😝

We will see how hardy we two campers are. This morning, we aborted a nice walk on the beach because of 50 degree temperature and because it started to rain.

The last time we were here, we remarked that Berlin, MD is one of the most charming villages we ever saw. It would be a great place to live (if they had eternal summer). So far, on this visit what we see confirms that opinion.

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Zebulon, NC

Here's Libby at 6:15 AM out working Dave & Cathy's garden.  She's a work horse when it comes to gardens.

The weather is beginning to break, so we plan to spend next week camped with our tent at Assateague, MD.  The camp ground is right on the beach.  Wild horses are everywhere.  There is the beach and trails and the esuatry.  We will have the canoe with us.   Should be fun.

Why Fewer Posts on this Blog?

New Bern, NC

Have you noticed that the frequency of posts on this blog seems to be getting fewer.  I noticed, so I plotted the actual numbers.

Yup, it's true.

I think there are three reasons.

1. Like all writers, I try to avoid repeating myself.  As the archive of posts gets longer (2829 as of today) it becomes increasingly harder to think of fresh topics.
2. We have been less mobile in recent years, with longer stays in Vermont and in Marathon.  That means our lives are becoming more repetitive.
3. Most recently, I have become very passionate about physicsforums.com.  I've written 1614 posts, and 6 technical articles for Physics Forums.  I'm also proud to have been elected to the rank of "physics advisor" there. Anyhow, writing for physicsforums.com competes directly with writing for this blog.

So, I have no intention of abandoning this blog ever, but chances are that it will never return to 2009 levels.

The Air Show

Oriental, NC

 

Today we went to the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show. We met Jeff & Wendy there and also Ken C. It was great. Blue Angels and lots of stuff.

 

We are spending the night at Ken's place. But poor Ken decided to take the ferry home instead of the very long drive from Havelock to Oriental via New Bern. (what a pain those bodies of water an be :). I say poor Ken because the air show ended 4 hours ago, and Ken is still waiting his turn on the ferry.

 

Tomorrow, we visit with George & Carol. We haven't seen them in a while either.