Monthly Archives: May 2008

Photo-A-Day

Georges Island… PAD #1141

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Georges Island... PAD #1141

On the descent to Logan I was taking photos of the area (hey, a digital camera is not gonna interfere with anything with the flight controls). As we flew over Boston Harbor I caught sight of Georges Island. I went there on a field trip as a kid. I am pretty sure that it was 6th grade that we went there. From what I remember the trip was fairly interesting, must have left enough of an impression on me as I knew exactly what island I was looking at as we passed over it.

I generally sit on the aisle and don’t even bother looking out the window. For the most part my luck usually ends up with the major sights on the opposite side or I’m seated directly at the wing. So I don’t bother, the aisle is for me. I lost my status however and now I have to sit where they put me. It is not a time to lose airline status especially with all the travel expenses that the airlines are adding. I better get that status back quick.

It looks like I am headed to San Francisco in two weeks so if I take American I should be closer to getting Gold Status back. I hope to travel to one of Thomas Hawk’s photography sites, Half Moon Bay, while I am in San Fran. Back a year or more I learned about Thomas Hawk on ScobleShow. There was a photowalking episode at Half Moon Bay. Ever Since I have wanted to go there and I have wanted to meet both Robert Scoble and Thomas Hawk. I don’t think I’ll get to meet them, they are busy guys but I will go to Half Moon Bay to take some photos. Here is the show in question.

I finished The Last Templar. It pretty much ended as expected and when I get a chance I will give it a much better review/treatment.

Review, Television

HIMYM: Miracles

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Recap/Review – Spoilers

I finally got a chance to watch How I Met Your Mother. The season finale was okay. It was not phenomenal but it was okay. I’m getting a bit sick of Ted and having him break up with Stella at the beginning of the episode was pure Ted. And I mean it was irritating and childish and he just hasn’t grown up at all. Then Ted gets into a car accident and ends up absolutely fine without a scratch at all. Marshall, Lilly, and Robin get the call that Ted was in an accident and they drop everything and rush to the hospital. Once they get there they see Ted munching on some Jello, happy as can be. He’s had an epiphany and while his life was flashing before his eyes he only saw what he loved. And there he realizes that he loves Stella.

Marshall’s story with the head lice was pretty much filler, not that funny. His constantly saying miracle was a little ridiculous too. But Robin’s reason for not believing in miracles was sad and funny. The fact that it took her longer than she was was proud of to figure out the switch was a riot. Lilly had very little to do int he episode. Nope, this one was about Ted and his love of Stella.

Eventually Barney is told about Ted being in an accident and Barney heads out to the hospital. He runs the whole way and as he is crossing the street to the hospital he is hit by a bus. And the best reveal of the episode, even better than the cliffhanger was when Marshall and Lilly were taunting Barney about what he must have seen when his life flashed before him. And I called it, he is in love with Robin.

Oh yeah and Ted ‘proposes’ to Stella. Is she the ‘Mother’? Not sure. I don’t think so though. We shall see next season what will happen.