The Saturday Morning Post - Fast Away the Old Year Passes

It seems like just yesterday, this year was beginning. And here we are nearing the end of the year. It has been an interesting year. I started out working from home full time. Walking in the swamp most mornings. As the year progressed I was allowed to return to the office if I wished, and I did, two or three days a week. We took a nice break in New York the end of August, then actually traveled by air for a conference in Reno, and a few days in the mountains. By the time I returned, the subway, metrorail announced that is had taken 60% of it's rolling stock out of service because the wheels are sliding out on the axles, just this week they started to return some of those cars to service. With metro running at 40% of a normal schedule, I started driving to the office. Limiting me to going in once or twice per week. I don't enjoy the drive. I finally parted with the ~~second~~ third car, the dealer found Max a good home in about a week's time. We have moved forward on planning a kitchen replacement, we are about to give up on that and try again next year.

It was a good year at the office. My primary funding was renewed for another five years. We picked up an exciting new project that will keep us very busy for the next two years.

I have reawakened my joy of photography this year. I love taking the camera and going for a long slow walk. I added a second camera and some new (used) lenses this year. I am almost ashamed at the growth of the collection, good stuff, bought at great prices, at a time when I can afford it, but still indulgences. The 18-200mm is an amazing lens, and if I have been a very good person this year there is a little box under the tree with a lens I have wanted for almost 50 years. I have started reading theory, history, art, and technique of photography - probably more seriously than I did when I was a student. There are things I want to do.

It has been a surprisingly good year for reading, my reading list will post near the end of the year.

Still it is hard for me to believe that the sun is setting on 2021, the dawn of 2022 is on the horizon, time flies when we are having fun.

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