While Matt and I enjoy attending the Global Sourcing Forum in NYC, Charlotte enjoys herself walking the city. It’s a lucky treat that the Veteran’s Day Parade is going on, so there are plenty of fun sights and people to take in. Charlotte really loves shopping in the Lower East Side. That girl of mine loves getting a good deal. Matt and I head downtown to meet up at Katz’s Deli. I’ve had a wicked hankering for pastrami on rye, a potato knish, and some cream soda. I realized after I ordered that I should have gotten an egg cream. Guess I’ll have to come back again soon. ...

I wish I could go on a Ferris wheel right now. Go on a slow ride up to the clouds take a handful and bring it back down to earth with me. Here is my cloud, want some? It tastes like cotton candy. Anyway.. sorry about that, this is a Ferris wheel somewhere off in South Dakota in an abandoned sideshow amusement park. I wish I had stopped to take a ride. I feel like on road trips you need to stop every time you have an inkling to do so because you never know if you will ever see anything like it again. I regret not stopping at some things and I will remember some for the rest of my life for the things I did stop at. ...

I took this photo in Seattle of this little girl and it reminded me of a poem I wrote once, here it is. There is a little girl Sitting on the sidewalk She cries with little Hiccups of breath As silver drops Run rivers down her face Her hair bobs with her bouncing breaths She squeezes her eyes hut Creasing a face So soft and young Making cardboard out of dough Holding her knee in her hands ...

Are you afraid Of the dark Or just what Lies inside of it When you see darkness Do you see the shadows Or the light That hides within When you look Into a mirror Do you see yourself Or a reflection Staring back As life slips From your heart Do you think back Or wonder ahead As the sun sets Do you see The beautiful colors Or the impending Darkness that it brings Do you see The glass as Half full Or half empty Tell me which Side of the coin Do you prefer Choose your side wisely It decides your fate

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Ah Shakespeare, here is a beautiful rose picture I took. I love the little rain drop in the middle of the flower. it adds a little something to the photo.

Say hello to Mr. Buffalo from Yellowstone. They were everywhere.

Gabe and I are off to ride the hills around Scotts Valley. It’s nice to have another potential crazy road cyclist in the family. I figure eventually everyone will come around as well.

Creeper Photo of the day goes to the Smoker. She was on Pikes Place Market smoking in the street. Her glasses and face caught my attention. I wonder who she is talking to and why it is so important to go sit in the street to talk. She seemed upset, I wonder why.

I am a huge fan of the television show called Man v. Food on the travel channel. So naturally when in Seattle I checked out the places he went to on his show, one of them was a seafood eatery called the Crab Pot. It has something called a Sea Feast, and it truly is. They bring out a giant pot filled with crab, mussels, clams, sausage, potatoes, and shrimp, then dump it onto your table. There are no forks or knives just a mallet and a little picking fork. It really is a battle with your food. ...

This is my favorite creeper photo I have ever taken. It was in the airport on my way to Seattle. Her hat was what caught my attention. There is just something sad and mysterious about her that I love. It made me wonder why she was going to Seattle and who she was. She has the honor of being my first creeper photo.