Rebecca surprised me with pictures she had taken of Katherine just a few weeks ago, ~6 months old. They are beautiful. I dare say we have a very photogenic child — and I admit to being biased

Katherine ~ 6 months

I am feeling extremely blessed today!

Carriage Ride in Charleston

The picture below is of the South Carolina Bank and Trust building. On the side of the building are some historical plaques explaining that it was a Freemason Lodge built in 1736.  For America, that’s pretty old.

Solomon's Lodge #1

I would love to have more time to tour the city and take more photos.

As it happened, we didn’t have a lot of time and had our 3 1/2 month old daughter with us.  We learned that the history was so well preserved that it really isn’t very friendly for strollers. Apart from the bumpiness of the old sidewalks, several areas, like going from The Battery Park to the path across the waterfront didn’t have a ramp at all.  We managed fine, but I did wonder about those in wheelchairs.

Since I spent a lot of time looking out for hazards to navigate the stroller through, I did notice that the sidewalks had metallic inserts in them to show the name of the street. I thought that was neat.

East Bay Street

Inlandia

After my Grandpa Jacobs died in 2008, my family started going through a lot of old family stuff.  There were old brochures for world’s fairs that were funny to look at in retrospect and there was also a pamphlet about some proposal called Inlandia. I don’t have that pamphlet, but as it was described to me, it was to be some sort of man made waterway that would tap into Lake Erie and wind its way through Ohio. I guess the idea was that since the Great Lakes were tied into the St. Lawrence Seaway, this could provide duty free trade routes through Ohio.

I found the picture above in some old photos that came from my Grandpa Curler.  Apparently they must have been promoting this idea in parades throughout Ohio — that or it was a local hair-brained scheme. According to my information, this photo was taken in 1958 and I can’t tell what town, but I would guess Rushsylvania, Ohio.  I would love to know more about this, but I can’t find anything about it online so far. If anyone knows more, please share.

Sewing and Football

I guess the answer to that question depends on how far you look back.  If we allow photos to tell a tale, then this one suggests that perhaps I would be an Ohio State Football player with a penchant for sewing. Obviously this would be to mend my own jersey because I am a bruiser.

TRS-80 fun

This photo above tells a different story. I am awaiting my turn to play a game on our TRS-80. While we did buy games to play, dad also bought us som magazines that often contained source code for games that we would punch in and save on an audio cassette tape also seen in the picture. I recall one of these was a downhill skiing game and another was a casino game in which I learned that real life gambling might be a problem for me. The book in front of the T.V. is Getting Started with Extended Color Basic, a simple reference manual.

While I don’t write games or even really play them much, I still code as an adult.

I’d be interested to see other photos of individuals that hint toward what they might do as an adult. I asked my wife if she had any that indicated that she might be an attorney someday but she isn’t aware of any.

Playing with Oceanic 815

In this photo I am playing with a toy airplane at my grandparents house as a child. I think it looks remarkably like Oceanic 815 from Lost. I seem to recall that I used to imagine that it crashed into a remote island and no one got hurt because the island had magical properties. Unfortunately, that’s all I remember.

Breaking The Rules

This photo of my Grandma Curler, Mom and Dad was taken on the General Harrison, a replica canal boat around the Piqua, Ohio area. I don’t know if they didn’t read the sign or were just being rebels.

Oden State Fish Hatchery

While in the Petoskey area, we got a tip to check out the Oden State Fish Hatchery.

This old railcar is now used to give some information about the hatchery. Back in the day, the trains used to be used to transport the fish from the hatchery to various lakes and streams.

Also, there are free guided tours available throughout the day as well as self-guided trails that take you past some of the ponds and streams containing various broodstock.

The photo above is a close-up of a one of the plants in the ‘prairie’. I have no idea what it is, but I liked the way the shot turned out.

Rose at Park of Roses

This is a close-up of one of the many spectacular roses you can view at the Park of Roses.

Yellow Rose

Who is John Galt?

I don’t have a clue what it means, but it was stamped on one of the bolts holding together a bridge over the Big Darby creek in Prairie Oaks Metro Park. 

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