Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Matthew Jaskoski took command of NOAA’s coastal mapping ship Ferdinand Hassler Thursday. His delightful family and adoring neighbors were in attendance. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker thanked crew members in her keynote speech. President Thomas Jefferson asked Ferdinand Hassler (the ship’s namesake) to commission a group to chart the nation’s coastlines on July 21, 1807—209 years…
I don’t think, in general, I’m a super loud person unless I’m over caffeinated and excited (Chris may disagree). I don’t like talking over noise. Nothing exhausts me than toys that make noise or a solid couple of weeks of constant grouchy kid screaming. Well nobody like that of course. I like silence and prefer…
It wasn’t supposed to rain until noon or one. Our resident know-it-all 4.5 yr old was NOT pleased when it started raining on our way to the beach. LOUD COMPLAINING AND WHINING. This kid has an opinion all the time lately. We stayed mostly dry nestled into the gazebo in the dunes by the cape….
Chris is on leave. We considered taking a family vacation, but opted to stay home instead and focus on swim lessons and moving stuff. That was absolutely the right decision. Isaac is really learning to swim. This week, we crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore. I couldn’t believe…
The Elizabeth River Ferry was just as fun as I had hoped it would be. We parked downtown and walked to the waterfront, following signs for the ferry. “This is where that parade was!” Isaac said, talking about the NATO parade. “And this is the where we went for the pretzel-val!” “…Festival?” “Yeah!” We sat…
I turned in my security badge and Chrysler Blue sweaters at the museum today and took the opportunity to check out the two newest exhibits: Herb Ritts and the Rock Portraits (very entertaining) and Women and the Civil Rights Movement. This latter phogragraphy exhibit is mostly newspaper photojournalism from the 50s and 60s. Photos from…
