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Stranded at Philadelphia's Airport -- kinda

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   This is what a huge airport looks like when there's no one in it. I recently missed my connecting flight at Philadelphia International Airport. My Flight from New Haven to Philly was about 15 -20 minutes late arriving in Philly.  long exposure shot looking out at the tarmac     So, when we landed, ... a US Air agent asked everyone that was in danger of missing their connecting flight to see her.  I saw her. She helped some people on a flight to Atlanta. It was leaving 5 minutes before mine. When she got to me, she said she couldn't help me. So, I made my way to the gate as fast as I could.       The only problem: the bus/trolley/ground transportation to the other terminal.  The bus left about 2 minutes after I got on. Then the driver proceeded, ... but stopped at every opportunity, planes, fueling trucks, baggage trucks. Wait.. I think those are my bags actually making it to my plane on time. So I finally got to the terminal, got off the bus and ran.      I'

Waterbury City Hall Visit

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   They don't make them like this anymore. Here's a look at some of the craftsmanship inside Waterbury City Hall. It's a building that runs the city... but I'm sure its a building a lot of people have never stepped inside. But it is beautiful. I mean.. it's layers upon layers of work to get the crown molding and other wall work to look like this. Tray ceilings... light fixtures. I can't imagine how much this cost when it was built.

Corn Maze weekend

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Here are some of the highlights from our trip to the Green Acres farm and corn maze last month. Ironically, there's no video of the corn maze, ... but we had a great time.

Wide Open Bluegrasss

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I guess it's better late than never. Wow -- here's another late post. Wide Open Bluegrass was in early October. So, still a whole month late on this one.  -- More late post to come.

Raleigh Bikefest: Jason Britton

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I am really, really backed up on blog posts. It's because I've been really distracted lately. Really distracted. For example. These pictures are from September... late September, but still ...It's already November. Anyway. I got some pretty cool shots of this guy - Jason Britton -- and his crew doing tricks in downtown Raleigh. This dude is sick -- according to Wikipedia he started riding at the age of 2.. and is currently a stunt rider for several Hollywood films.