I’ve been taking the photos for the Huntington Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Festival for 3 years now, and every year it amazes me how many people come to see the festivities.  Thousands flocked to Huntington to be a part of the day, whether it was to do some shopping with the vendors, go on rides, eat, or just be entertained by the many bands.  I’d have to say it was a great weekend.  Of course, it is a hard and long...

I left the house to see if any stores were open around 1 PM today (August 28th, 2011) and to see what damage there was in my neighborhood. Going out, there were no working traffic lights and the roads were littered with branches and leaves. In some areas, large trees were uprooted and haphazardly strewn about like toothpicks. I took a few pictures form my Droid X of some of the trees. It is going to take a while to clean Long Island...

I had the good fortune of remembering a great place to watch the fireworks this year. The ledge on top of Steers Pit in Northport provides a great vantage point to check out the sunset and also the many fireworks that shell the north shore of Long Island on July 4th. We got there early enough to watch the sunset and had primo seating for the fireworks. ...

The Luray Caverns located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, is a place we had heard about while traveling in Virginia so we decided to make a day trip there. ...

On the way back from Pamanukan, Darwin and I happened across a motocross event. We stopped for a while and watched as the locals raced motorcycles on the track. I enjoyed hanging out there for a while, but it is at events like this that being a big white non Indonesian speaking white boy makes you stand out like a sore thumb. People are interested, but the language barrier is too strong. I found that motocross and motorcycle racing is...

My wife’s grandmother is perhaps the oldest woman in the world. When I was there 2 years ago, they said she was 112 years old. That would make her 114 now. She appeared to be in good shape and helped with cooking and laundry. She even rode on the back of the motorcycle to get around. I’ve entered he in the Guiness book of World Records to see if they can help verify her age and possibly crown her the oldest woman in the...