Lunch With Dan's Brother Bill & Partner Bob

At Wasabi restaurant, Ridgewood, NJ.

The Deep Freeze

So who ordered this "polar vortex?"

I walked for an hour this morning with our dig Bradley. It was 8 degrees with a wind chill below zero. Bradley didn't seem to mind it. I was ok only because of the layered clothing, down parka, and face mask I was wearing.

Holiday Cookies

Well, I'm a little late with them this year...

Supreme Disappointment...Hopefully Temporary

The U.S. Supreme Court stay which halts marriage equality in Utah is pending the outcome of the 10th circuit appeal, which judges there have already indicated will favor marriage equality(they denied the stay based in part on their belief that the state would NOT prevail on the merits.) Then we will see if the Supreme Court will even hear the further appeal (grant cert)...and I bet they will not, which will mean marriage equality will return to Utah, one more state, while the battle continues to play out in other states.

Snowing At Sea!

Another Google-enhanced photo that I took at sea on board the Queen Mary 2 last month.

London: Somerset House In The Snow

I keep finding out new things about Google...today I see that they took some of my recent photos and turned them into animated gifs of snow scenes. When we were in London we walked across the Waterloo Bridge from the South Bank to Somerset House, a large palace that now houses the Courtold institute, home to much great art. I took this photo, but it wasn't snowing at the time. But thanks to Google, it's snowing there now!

Thinking Warm Thoughts While IT's Frigid Outside

We'll be visiting lovely St. Barths once again if we make it through January and February and all of this extreme cold and snow. We'll be there for Mardi Gras once again, and that will be fun. The parade is very colorful. It's nice to daydream about Barths as long as we are virtually house bound due to the recent storm.

Photo: our villa in Gustavia

Snowy Streets

13th & Market, downtown Philadelphia...so cold that the snow isn't going anywhere.

Snow Day!

Bradley and I went out at about 5:30 AM. It looks like we got maybe 6" inches of snow. It's still snowing lightly and there are strong winds, so we have some drifts. Photo: Wintery display, Suburban Station, Philadelphia

A Fun Goodbye to 2013 With Good Friends

Richard and Mark joined us New Year's Eve for cocktails and a festive dinner at a Faiirmount neighborhood eatery.