Nueva York-cool pics

I bought a new scanner this past week and am finally getting around to scanning in some of the numerous slides and photos I inherited when Dad passed away. Hopefully I'll get something cool put together for everybody by Christmas time, though I'll be the first to confess this project is not my highest priority. However, I did come across some photos I think are kind of neat. Grandpa took these slides when he went to New York City in 1959. You can get on the internet and see lots of photos of New York, but a panorama view of New York City over 50 years ago is a bit tough to find.

Enjoy.

El Baño

Well, I'm finally writing again. These photos are from my most recent home improvement project, fixin' up the master bath. Seems like every time I plan to write, I find myself doing something I enjoy better (playing the piano, reading, watching tv, etc.). Ah well.

I really enjoy projects around the house (at least every now and then), though they can be a lot of work, and this one had its share of effort. The old paint wasn't so bad color-wise, but it was a pretty half ass cover-up of what went before (and unfortunately showed through here and there)... and that was pretty hideous. The lady who lived here a few years back had painted the bathroom pink and bordered it with pine green plaid wallpaper (really!).

So, after putting up the blue tape and the plastic tarps I sanded everything down.

It was the first time I painted a room with vaulted ceilings. Fortunatley I bought one of those little giant knock off ladders about a year ago, and it worked out pretty well.

I also bought one of those slick adjustable paint roller extender poles which came in handy too.

After finishing the paint job, I replaced the sink. The old one had a really bad rust spot and looked pretty nasty, so I went for porcelain this time. I also replaced all the corroded brass fixtures with brushed nickel, and installed a new light. I also painted the mirror white. Not huge changes, but enough to make things look a little more classy, and I really like my "new" bathroom.

Been a while...

Well, I've decided I will continue blogging, at least every now and then. It has definitely been some time since I put anything up here.

My life is a bit different these days. I had dinner with a friend the other night, and commented to him that while overall my life is good, I still feel a little lost. He reassured me that feeling that way is pretty normal when you've experienced major change...and I have. Six months ago (yes, it's been about that long) I never would have guessed that I would have traded the most stressful job on the planet (okay, maybe it just seemed like that, certainly don't envy Obama) for one of the least stressful...and that I would be very pleased with the change.

But the the truth is, I am. I feel like I'm living life more the way I want to live it, and I don't need to feel guilty for not being the person who constantly gives of himself in trying to solve other people's problems.

I guess that's all I have to say for now. To my friends and family, as I haven't been blogging myself, I haven't been reading any of your blogs either...so I guess I have a fair amount of catching up to do:)

Hasta luego.