An early morning dental appointment had me catching a cab to return to work. Getting out of the cab I noticed a sign on the door with the large raised letters giving the taxi ID and such. A couple seconds more exploration showed this was reproduced in braille. Walking into work I had to stop by the ATM. I grabbed an earphone I carry with a portable radio (old school I know because it isn’t…
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From the better late than never category, here’s a video story of our trip to India that Aimee put together. This has been online for a while but I failed to link to it in my blog. There’s narration withthe pictures so hopefully all will enjoy.
Comments closedHere’s a cool tune about Brett Favre someone pointed out to me in e-mail. Favre certainly has become a legend and here’s hoping he chooses to add a bit more to the history he’s creating.
Comments closedIt has been more than a year since people from Washington and several other western states have been able to obtain free copies of their credit reports. Over the past year, citizens of the rest of the nation have had the same access made available in a staged process. As a recent article in the Seattle times points out, the process hasn’t been perfect but according to the article things should be getting easier. I…
Comments closedThe photos from our trip are now available online. You can see them at http://www.kellyford.org/iiepics and hopefully the titles give a clue of what you are viewing in the pictures.
Comments closedDriving from Dehra Dun to Delhi we had loads of time to spend in the car. Aimee provided a bit of audio description of the scenery as we arrived in Delhi.
Comments closedOne thing that sticks in my mind from trips to London are the street musicians one hears as you walk through tube stations. The stations tend to have long halls with concrete or tile walls which makes for an acoustically rich environment. Add a little reverb in and anyone can sound good (just ask the recording industry). Here’s a sample of some tube tunes from our recent trip.
Comments closedDriving back to Delhi we recorded some impressions of India. Listen to our thoughts. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Comments closedWe are now back in London after a 30 hour trip from Dehra Dun to London. We weren’t sure what we were going to do on our last day in India but the airlines decided for us. We left our Hotel in Dehra Dun at about 10A yesterday to head for the Jolly Grant airport outside of Dehradun. As Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” We no more than got out of our…
Comments closedTravel books often speak of the “road” to this or that destination as if the road itself is part of the journey. Most of my travel has been in the U.S. where there’s really not much difference, aside from where you end up, between I-5, I-15 or the many other highways one can take. What you experience along the way is largely the same erector set-experience no matter the road. You’ll find a motel, gas…
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