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Utah Adventure — Day 4 — “Rest” Day

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

After several days of long days and somewhat tiring shoots, the organizers wisely built in a rest day with an optional shoot in the evening. The day started with a leisurely check out from our hotel, and again moving our … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 3

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

The day started early as we left the hotel to go to Crack Canyon, the second of the slot canyons on our tour. After another ride over a pretty bumpy road we arrived at the trailhead. The hike in was … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 2

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

The second day of our adventure stated early with a move of our base of operations to a hotel in Green River, UT, about 3 hours SE of Salt Lake City. After checking in, we grabbed some lunch to go … Continue reading →

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A Grand Adventure in Utah Begins

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

In mid-May, after I’d had about 3 1/2 months to settle into my retirement, I spent an amazing week in Utah with UTadventure, traveling to beautiful scenic sites with a team of very talented fine-art models. I finally got to … Continue reading →

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Glamour Photography Adventure

Posted on February 5, 2018 by djnpub

I officially began my retirement on Thursday, and not much time elapsed before I hit the road on my first adventure. On Friday, I headed down to LA to attend a two day photography workshop focusing on glamour photography, run … Continue reading →

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End of a Year, End of an Era

Posted on December 31, 2017 by djnpub

I made it through Christmas this year without getting sick again, so a good trend is underway. As 2017 comes to a close, it marks the end of my LX year, and my primary working life, but I hope also … Continue reading →

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Canaveral

Posted on October 29, 2017 by djnpub

Since I was near the Florida Atlantic coast I decided to do a little sightseeing at the beach before I headed inland for my Monday meetings. I spent a few hours visiting the Canaveral National Seashore, which seems to be … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Space Center

Posted on October 28, 2017 by djnpub

I managed to piggy-back a little sightseeing onto a business trip to Florida, and today I got to visit the Kennedy Space Center and take the tour. This was a great tour, and is vastly upgraded from when I last … Continue reading →

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Playtime 2017 — a terrific season

Posted on October 15, 2017 by djnpub

In another extended season running into the fall, I managed to see quite a bit of theater this year and hit some fun milestones as well. I saw a total of 21 plays this year, 14 productions of Shakespeare plays, … Continue reading →

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The Last Hamlet (at least for a while)

Posted on October 12, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I took BART and trekked into the city to see what will likely be my last play of the year, Hamlet at A.C.T. This is the 3rd production of Hamlet I’ve seen this season, maybe 3rd-and-a-half if you count … Continue reading →

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