Category: Life

  • Unifying My Photos and Videos on iCloud

    I've owned a digital camera since at least 2004. I bought my first iPhone on Day 1, June 29, 2007. Before I bought my first megapixel digital camera, I was buying Kodak Photo CDs: I have at least 23 of…

  • In Memory of Friends Lost on 09/11

    Every year since September 11, 2001 I've mentioned the following people who were victims of the terrorist attacks, in the hope that some of my friends will remember them:World Trade Center: Vito DeLeo, mechanic at World Trade Center, USA Hockey…

  • 25 Years of NJ High School Hockey Officiating

    Yesterday I was honored to receive a service award from the Metropolitan New York-New Jersey Chapter of the National Ice Hockey Officials Association. I have been an on-ice official in this organization for 25 years. I joined the Metro NY…

  • When You Witness History, It Doesn't Always Go As Planned

    I came home early from work to meet my sons and their sitter, so we could watch the Antares launch. I got home about seven minutes before the launch, put NASA TV on via AirPlay to the Apple TV in…

  • Why I Went Back to Running

    A lot of friends have seen the posts on Facebook that I created over the past six months related to running. The goal here was not to run a half-marathon or a marathon, although I might do that some time;…

  • Reflecting on 9/11

    Every year since September 11, 2001 I've mentioned the following people who were victims of the terrorist attacks, in the hope that some of my friends will remember them:World Trade Center: Vito DeLeo, mechanic at World Trade Center, USA Hockey…

  • See You in Kindergarten, in the Fall

    Peter graduated from pre-school today– Wrightstown Friends Nursery School. This is a great school for young kids that is about all of the things that our sons needed: some independence, some play, some socialization, some learning, and less about drills…

  • Thirty Years of Macintosh

    On the 30th anniversary of the launch of Macintosh, I'd like to share a couple of memories with my friends. The first people I knew who had a Mac in their house were Rob Nardone, Andy Nardone, and their parents….

  • In Memory of Peter Andreas Frank

    August 7, 2013 is the 10th anniversary of death of my friend Peter Andreas Frank. Here's what I wrote on CTDATA.com, a few days after he passed away: Last Thursday, Peter Andreas Frank died as a result of a brain…

  • Replacing a Towel Bar

    The other day my son Jimmy broke this 30-inch polished chrome towel bar that had been holding up towels in our master bathroom for the last seven years. This was not a big deal, but it meant that I had…