Bedtime Stories

When I moved to my new apartment I started reading the Book of Mormon with my little kids from the beginning, at night before bed. We have been very regular readers, 3 nights every other week when they are here. Carter got bored reading slowly with me and Claire, so while we read out loud he would read ahead silently on his own. Even after Claire and I would finish after a few verses and stop, he would keep going, cranking out a couple chapters or more each night.

Sixteen months later, Carter has read the entire Book of Mormon, at age 8. I can quiz him on stories from the book, and he knows the answers. I'm so impressed by him — I was 19 when I finally read it the whole way through.

Carter's favorite word in the Book of Mormon: blood. As in chopping off arms blood.

Somewhere Over The Shoulder

Another photo from the May 29 storm. While the brown clouds were in the west, this is what was happening in the east. They say when you photograph, you should turn around and see if there's a better picture behind you. That's how I got the great brown clouds photo.

Brown Skies

Freaky skies over the barren Pine Bush Preserve after a wild storm that blew through Albany about 5:00 p.m. May 29, 2013. The cloud cover and rain were so intense it was like nightime during the day. I deserted my desk for a different part of my office building, I didn't feel safe sitting next to the large glass windows when the rain came pounding through. No false color in this photo, you can see some blue sky peeking through towards the horizon on the right.

Mets 10, Nationals 1

Panorama stitched from 13 vertical shots at last night's New York Mets' batting practice at the Washington Nationals baseball game. I almost bought a hat last night at the game because I figure I'll go again someday and cheer the home team. They needed all the help they could get last night.

I've never seen so many hats and shirts for the opposing team at a home game. Is there a hidden enclave of New Yorkers in DC?

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