Friday, March 19, 2010

Bangladesh

I'm on a quick trip to Bangladesh, and with some friends of mine here I took a walking tour of Old Dhaka today. Here are some highlights.


View of the Gulshan 2 area from my hotel window. It's every bit as glamorous as it looks.



A mosque in Old Dhaka.



Colonial architecture in Old Dhaka.



Our small tour group of Westerners attracted a lot of attention from the locals, who aren't used to seeing Whitey in their neighborhoods. This was not the only one who felt our group's passage was worthy of recording.



According to the poster on the door, if you want your hair done like N'Sync, this "Saloon" is the place to go: Plaza Hair Drasses, 62/1 Agamash Lane, Dhaka, Bangladesh. From now on, when you Google "N'Sync haircut Dhaka", you'll get a useful result.

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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Catchup

OK, so maybe I'm a little behind.


She has yet to ask for her own pony; I hope it stays that way.



Hanging out in the new house.



Ready for winter with new snowpants. Taken when it was about 70 degrees outside.



Daddy and his little girl.



I promise to take this down when he turns 12.



Bobby's birthday.



Mommy and Daddy smile for the camera while the kids remain hypnotized by cake.



A bumblebee and a dragon get ready to trick-or-treat.



Airplane rides have been discovered...



...and enjoy wide popularity.



Isabel looks askance at the mammoth in the lobby of the Discovery Channel Building.



A failed finalist for the New Year photo.



Very fine Christmas decorations.



Isabel showing off her first lost tooth.



The kids show off their new hand-made hats, knitted by Grammy's neighbor.
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Japan

I laid over in Tokyo on a trip to Hanoi and Bangkok last fall; here are some highlights:


I did not purchase any greed cups, but I did get a good deal on a bucket o' sloth.



How do you spell relieb?



I'm against it.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

What We Did On Our Summer Vacation

This summer we made our usual trip to Omaha, plus an extra bonus long weekend in a rental house by a lake in South Dakota.


Hanging out with Grandma.



For Isabel, shopping with Grandma was a prominent and much-loved feature of the visit.



Grandma has an excellent hose in the backyard.



Lounging on the beach in South Dakota, which is what one does in South Dakota, apparently.



Two Bobbies, no waiting.



Hanging with Aunt Kathy and Cousin Eileen.



Isabel ready to sleep in her inflatable Dora bed.



Quality sibling time on the boat dock.



This place had everything you need for traditional summer fun: paddleboats and trombones.



Bobby bats his eyelashes for the camera.



Posing in front of the State Capitol in Lincoln. It's unicameriffic!

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Why Yes, I Do Have Cute Kids


Extreme closeup: Bobby edition.



Extreme closeup: Isabel edition.



Auditioning for Blue Man Group.



I should emphasize for future generations that it was most certainly Isabel's idea for Bobby to wear the tiara. He will probably still be mad at me for posting the photo, though.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

One Less Car

We just moved from our little condo in Arlington, VA, to a rambler in Silver Spring, MD. It's been months of selling our old place, finding a new one, dealing with the snakes' nest of pure evil that is the membership of the National Association of Realtors™, and moving all our possessions. For Isabel, all of this means only one thing: that bike we told her we didn't have space for? There are no more excuses.


Bike Mechanic Daddy puts together the Rallye "2-Cute" 16-inch bicycle. Isabel is visibly excited to learn that the horizontal dropouts mean a fixed-gear conversion will be easy once she's ready to get serious. Training wheels today, trackstands tomorrow.



Still sporting facepaint from what was evidently a Braveheart-themed birthday party earlier in the day, Isabel takes her first spin down the street. "Freedom!"

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Bad Manners


I've talked to Isabel a thousand times about her posture when she's flying small aircraft. At the Udvar-Hazy Annex.



Bobby simply won't put the Blackberry away, even at dinner.

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Fahrvergnügen


Isabel and Bobby take Isabel's stuffed cat, Tabbles ("it's a real cat," notes Isabel) for a springtime walk on a leash made of measuring tape.



Isabel selects the baby swing in a gesture of sibling solidarity.



Future bike commuter.



Bobby relaxes in the Hello Kitty playhouse.



Isabel and her "sisters", many of whom she notes are wearing animal costumes.



Isabel enjoys the brief period preceding the inevitable sugar crash at her preschool's fundraiser.



Bobby rides the carousel at Clemyjontri Park.



Isabel, more of a carousel aficionado than her brother, gives the Clemyjontri carousel passing marks.



On the road of life, there are passengers and there are drivers.

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