Guatemala Photo Report No. 1

Fountain

Maia Reads American Lit

Lake Ride

Evangelical Invasion

Volcan Fuego and docks

The boys in the back

Guat Report:--Panajanchel

OK looks like I can post pix. Will put some up tomorrow.

One plkace you don{t want to be when grooving on the beauty of Lake Atitlan (Google it for pix) is dicking around in one of the 413 dusky Intenet cafes WITH HALFASSES SAMSUNG COMPUTERS VINTAGE 1995 around here trying to upload several bad pix from your brownie instamatic. If youve been here you know what I mean; if you havent been here you probably dont care. Basically its the perfect mix of climate and grand canyon level natural beauty, the likes of which i have not seen, even in Jersey: real Indians, er, indigenous peopleS, hipsters, tourists, WONDERFUL GUATMALAN PEOPLE etc.. So we are out on this gigantic lake in boats, riding horses climbing volcnoes, eating a lot of beans eggs tortillas and drinking some rum.
Charles
PS ricky, thanKs for the memoire, keep writing.
THIS MSG TOOK 55 MINS TO WRITE AND POST. NO SHITake

Current Events

Hope is interested in raspberries and cheerios,
She was not worried about Hamas today,
She believes Oprah has too much power
Shouldn't get to make or break an author anyway,
Is it a novel, is it a memoir, lets beat up that stinking James Frey.

I wish I had a clear little head like Hopie,
Didn't have to think about Alito, Iraq, or Iran
Medicare drugs, Cheney, Condy, or Nagin
or Bush that mo-ron of a man
You can tell I'm not really a fan.

I was hoping that Hillary and Laura,
could fight in a pit filled with chili
They might scratch and debate and speak out
As Laura thinks Hilly is silly
but Laura you don't get to comment on what a senator has to say, I don't want to hear what you think, and I don't like your husband much either.

Hola from Guatemala

I've been down here in Antigua with Maia for a couple of days. Right now we are going to the Bagel Barn for breakfast, then to Burger King for lunch, and then Domino's for din-din. It's quite an international experience.

Nanda on vacation in Bombay

Hello everybody,

I am leaving for Bombay to spend couple of weeks with my family. This trip has been way overdue and I had planned it even before I met Rich. The best time to visit Bombay is winter - Dec/Jan (when the weather there is at its coldest - something like a cool spring day in NJ.) So you get a whole year to plan ahead.

Rich is coming to drop me off at Newark airport. It's going to be hard to be away from him.
He has promised to be on his best behavior while I am gone. Regular email messages, phone calls and such. Pete and Ted have promised to make sure that he keeps his promise.. :-)

While I always look forward to meeting my family and friends in Bombay, this trip feels a bit weird. I am also looking forward to returning, even before I have left.

With best wishes to everybody..

Nanda

Aerial Shots

Seeing the gang at Bay Head reminded me of these pictures I took while visiting last year.


My pilot and his wonderful aeroplane.


Jim and Marg's house


Bay Head YC sans yachts


Lake Ave. and the special house on the corner.


NYC


More NYC


Lady L

This Modern World by Tom Tomorrrow

36 Beechwood Place, Circa Nov., 2005

For those of you who remember this street as tree-lined, you might be interested to know that it is now tree-less.

holidays over?

hey, where'd everybody go??? let's hear some news.

Pizza Party

Billy-Ray Thatcher and his brother Big Chris made many delicious pizzas for my birthday dinner. This is the last one.I think it had sausage, pineapple, pepperoni, arugala, mozzarella, vodka sauce, and onion on it. Susan made me a cake, and look, Hunter the Hair-Farmer got it all cut off. Another birthday come and gone, but a good one!

Smoke

These guys are making me think about smoking. Yes its unhealthy, costly, a terrible blight, yet so delicious. I have not had a butt in 15 years yet sometimes I hear it's siren song. Smoking Baby and Fernando only serve to remind me not to let down my guard.

Quantity vs. Quality

Ah, friends and relatives, the pitfalls of public blogging. I can only say that the blogmeister will make no effort to edit, amend, correct, critique, or censor any post, whether signed or anonymous. Post whatever you want. A lot or a little. What we have here is free speech and a somewhat rickety vehicle for communication. Everyone can say what they want—with courtesy and respect, or, if they must, with nastiness and negativity. Just remember: it’s your family blog. Comments?

Hello from Rich

Guys,
It was great seeing you over last few days. I have gone High-tech over the Christmas Holidays.
I want to introduce my new friend Nanda. Without her I'll still be lurking in the background, making snide, cryptic comments anonymously.
From here on I'll be playing straight up on the blog. No Shenanigans. Let's improve the quality by limiting the quantity. (That's from Rich. I am just the messenger...)

I'll soon be posting the lyrics of the song I wrote specially for Nanda, for inviting me over for Thanksgiving, for which she cooked curried chicken.

Here are some of the photos of me, the boys and Nanda.

Thanks Charlie....

Thanks Charlie for the Invite and warm Welcome to the blog.

Rich wants to censor everything that I put in on this site. So I'll attempt to post something in the evening after Rich has blessed every word and the photos.

Oh and Rich has decided to go High-Tech this year. So a new email address for him... any day now. :-)

Nanda

Rancho Santa Fe Revisited

In a pre-Christmas post, James Hunt—of the California Hunts—stated that the WB Simpsons had ganged up and posted "unflattering" pictures (of him) to the blog. I figured I would atone for the misperceived infraction and post a few shots taken during a visit to Rancho Santa Fe last year. Can anyone deny the beauty of these fine portraits?

Holiday Cheer!!

Hope everyone had a joyous holiday season. Heather and I spent our 1st yuletide season together attending various family events. But even though the hustle and bustle of the last week or so took us to many places, we were able to spend New Year's Eve where we both wanted........on our big fat couch watching Dick Clark's Rockin Eve. Hooray 2006!!!. Happy New Year to all, and to all a good night!!