This weekend I proposed to Jenny and she said yes! I couldn’t be happier. With her birthday coming up, I presented the weekend as a secret birthday weekend. Though she managed to figure out most of my plans in advance, my intention to propose to her was a complete surprise. We started off shopping along …
Yearly Archives: 2008
Plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
I recently (12 Nov 2008) learned that a friend of mine, C.A.M. Wagner, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer called plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. Perhaps only 100 people have received this diagnosis. C.A.M. and I, along with about 10 others, worked for our fraternity headquarters right out of school. Though …
Pumpkin Pickin’
What is becoming a Fall tradition, Jenny and I visited an Indiana apple orchard — only this time we picked more pumpkins and gourds than apples. I liked this pumpkin with a curly stem and slime-green base.
Redeamer photo graces Diplomat’s cover
Two photos that I took while traveling in Brazil appeared in the October 2008 issue of Diplomat magazine, a London-based magazine covering foreign affairs, interviews with ambassadors, and London lifestyle. Dan Harder from the publication contacted me in September saying “We publish 10 times a year and distribute to all the foreign diplomats in the …
MotoGP arrives to Indianapolis
Indianapolis is known for its motor sports. I’ve seen several Indianapolis 500s, a few NASCAR Brickyards, and even a few of the Formula 1 events. But it wasn’t until this weekend that the Indianapolis track hosted a motorcycle event in almost 100 years. Here are a few photos and videos from that day. It was …