Photowalk – New York City in March

Photowalk: Highland, New York

My partner Mark and I are about to purchase a second home, north of the city, in Highland, New York. It’s going to serve as our weekend getaway. Although photography wasn’t a consideration when contemplating purchasing a second home, one of the many benefits of being able to escape New York City is that I’ll be in a new photographic…

How to Invest in Future Happiness

Nowadays, when people talk about “the future”, it can encompass any number of distant time periods: Next year? After the pandemic? Ten years from now? Well, I was born in 1960, and when I was a kid, the future pretty much meant one thing: the year 2000. The new millennium was everyone’s common point of reference when we talked about…

My One-a-Day Photo Project of 2021, Part 2: Night Photography

As I mentioned in a recent blog post, I undertook a cool photo project in 2021. I endeavored to take at least one new, interesting photo every day, whether I was in the mood or not. Being forced to think about photography every day definitely opened my eyes to photographic subjects and opportunities that I definitely would have passed by…

Photowalk: Madison Square Park in February

I decided to stroll to Fotografiska to sit and drink tea, and read a book. It’s too cold to walk around comfortably and take photos, so I usually look for indoor activities (museums, bookstores, cafes, etc.) However, the cloudy, gray, cold atmosphere led to a few nice photographic opportunities, especially as I strolled through Madison Square Park, and so I…

Photowalk – Rooftops in a Winter Storm – New York City

The northeast got hit with a pretty good snowstorm. When the snow hits NYC, you have a few hours to photograph the beauty of it before it turns to black, nasty slush. When I went out, however, I quickly discovered how mind-numbingly cold it is outside: 15 degrees, with a wind chill making it feel like -1. My photo walk…

Straat – The Museum for Graffiti and Street Art, Amsterdam

I think I’ve been to most of the museums in Amsterdam’s Centrum. There is a museum that’s not in the Centrum, though, that I’d heard about and wanted to visit: it’s called Straat, and it’s a museum for graffiti and street art. The museum is north of the Centrum. You have to take the ferry over, and then either walk…

The Parks of Amsterdam – Amsterdamse Bos (The Amsterdam Forest)

The Amsterdam Forest is huge! It’s 2500 acres, which is about three times the size of Central Park in New York City. The place is famous for all it has to offer. There’s an area called De Bosbaan, which is a rowing course, for people who do recreational and competitive rowing. There are ponds for swimming, a man-made beach, camping…

"We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one." - Confucius

For a business owner who worked fanatically five or six days a week and who absolutely relished the weekend, I’m suddenly now a leisure commando, raiding cities across the globe and indulging in whatever leisure activities are on offer there. I no longer live for the weekend; life is one continuous weekend. Join me on these escapades as I try to make sense out of the world.

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My Future Plans

Volunteer my time to local and international groups that I support (especially Mission Rabies).
Continue to practice and improve my photography.
Travel! Upcoming plans: Amsterdam, Rehoboth Beach, Peru, St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Barts, and Guadeloupe.
Try to achieve inner peace and mindfulness through meditation.

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