September 2023 Update
If September was notable for anything, it would be for movies. The bad news is that Netflix’s DVD service came to an end after 25 years. I had been a steady user of that service for the last 22 of … Continued
February 2022 Update
February was another fairly quiet winter/pandemic month. The big news was my buying a new camera: a Nikon Z fc. I wrote a post about getting it and a post about my first lengthy outing with it. The weather started … Continued
November 2021 Update
The highlight of November was Holly and I getting our booster shots in the middle of the month. Getting our additional shot gave us a new level of comfort for going out into the world, although that enthusiasm has been … Continued
May 2021 Update
Early in the month, Holly and I both passed our two week mark after getting our second vaccine shot meaning that we are fully vaccinated. We spent a good part of the month venturing out to reengage with the world. … Continued
January 2021 Update
After the relative excitement of December with Holly’s birthday, Christmas, and our winter break, January settled back into the ongoing peace and quiet of our self-isolation. Heading back to work after break was a bit of a tough transition, but … Continued
April 2020 Update
The last day in April was day 46 of our self-isolation. As hard as it is to believe that we’ve been under a stay-at-home order for the past month-and-a-half, it’s harder to believe that this will continue indefinitely. The university … Continued
March 2020 Update
March. What can one say about March. Amazing how quickly things changed. The month started with my birthday weekend and ended with working from home and self-isolation. Back in my February update post, I was still optimistic about taking our … Continued
January 2020 Update
January was a fairly quiet month. The most notable event was that the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference was here in Philadelphia. I didn’t attend because I’m not actively involved in any groups right now, but it did give us … Continued
March 2019 Update
I mentioned in my 2018 Year in Review post that I would like to resume doing monthly updates as I had been doing with my old site. But here it is April, and I have yet to do so. I … Continued