http://wingerz.com/blog code and thought snippets Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:51:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The big weddings keep on coming; this weekend it was Grant and Feng's turn. They were married outdoors on a beautiful summer afternoon, and the evening celebration flew by. Many years ago, when we were about to move into 21r, AJ described Grant to me as a funny guy - not ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/08/05/grant-and-fengs-wedding/ cinque terre, italyWe are back from our whirlwind tour of the Mediterranean. Jen planned an incredible trip, starting off with an 8-day cruise and wrapping up with almost a week in Italy. Our destinations: Cruise, leaving from Venice, Italy Split, Croatia Crete, Greece Kusadasi, Turkey Santorini, Greece Corfu, Greece Italy Venice Florence Siena Cinque Terre The number of destinations made the trip ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/07/27/back-from-europe/ Day 7: March 21, morning This morning as one of the cars stopped to change a tire, I was approached by two young boys. One of them asked me to take his picture. After I took his picture, he asked for something in exchange. I gave him one of my pens, ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/07/07/africa-day-7-waiting-for-school/ Enjoyed a phenomenal day - caught up with good friends at the Feigenbaum barbecue and enjoyed the fireworks from our office (which meant good seats despite rolling in around 10pm for the 1030pm start). The wind didn't cooperate as I tried to get some photos of the fireworks. http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/07/05/independence-day/ I've been meaning to spend more time with my tripod, so I headed out to Harvard Square around sunset a few weekends ago to see what I could find. Favorite subjects of the evening: a flock of geese and my beloved Dunster House. http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/06/29/twilight/ Jen's parents were around for her graduation, so we took them to Newport. Jen's mom in particular is a huge fan of interior design and nice houses so they spent the entire afternoon visiting four of the Newport mansions. Meanwhile I wandered around the downtown area, finding a lobster store ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/06/28/afternoon-in-newport/ Day 6 Our descent into the Ngorongoro Crater is down a very steep, rocky road. The views are absolutely breathtaking - the flat basin, occupying roughly a 10 mile x 12 mile area, is covered in green grass and teeming with wildlife. The main geographical features include a small hill which ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/06/19/africa-day-6-descent-into-the-crater/ May was an absurdly busy month for me. Took four plane trips, the last of which was to North Carolina for Kerry and Jon's wedding. It was a very short trip (about 26 hours in NC), but we spent all of it hanging out with close friends. The wedding was ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/06/04/kerry-and-jons-wedding/ Day 5: March 19, evening This camp is much nicer - it's an actual campground with fantastic amenities like hot running water and electricity (the generator is turned on in the evening). The shower is amazing, the first running water we've had in three nights. It feels luxurious, even though we ... http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/05/26/luxury-camping/ Made it to the Public Garden a few weeks ago to catch my favorite time of year at one of my favorite places in Boston. http://wingerz.com/blog/2008/05/22/boston-in-the-spring/