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Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Surf, sand and space shuttle. Having been down three times, I can consider myself exceptionally fortunate; but at least once in your life, treat yourself to a sunset jog down Cocoa Beach before witnessing a space shuttle launch.

No painting, no novel, no symphony, no great piece of cinema or architecture compares to the beauty of the Space Shuttle towering & illuminated. And there is nothing mankind can witness that is as beautiful or as powerful as the launch of human beings into space.

Washington, D.C.

Sean and Kate are getting married. Raise a toast to young love.

Arlington, Virginia

6:00 a.m. 22 miles. Ooh-rah.

Yo! Capitol Hill Running Club, let’s hear it for us! We cleaned up this year. And with the marathon only a few weeks away, I think we can reach a bipartisan agreement on our collective awesomeness.

For you kids on the facebook, I’ll put a copy on there too.

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Thea; Mount Erskine.

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Breakfast first; photoshoot second. Priorities, people!

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Paweena on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island. Those are Washington State’s Olympic Mountains in the background.

Washington, D.C.

Rustic bread from scratch. 3 cups water + 1 1/2 tbsp yeast + 1 1/2 tbsp salt + 1/2 cup whole wheat flower + 1/2 cup rye flower + 5 1/2 cups unbleached white flower = flavor country.

London, England

“The ice age is coming, the sun’s zooming in…”

Hyannis, Massachusetts

3 a.m.

Seattle, Washington

Evening with Caitlin and Matt in Seattle; pre their Nicaraguan excursion.

Seattle, Washington

West Coast, represent.

Minnesota, USA

Family reunion: Cream cheese, Fish, Crackers, Hummus, Vodka.

Minnesota, USA

Jake the Wake.  Western Minnesota.

Washington, D.C.

Shrager on the eve of his departure to Iraq. Stay safe buddy. Shalom and Namaste.

Washington, D.C.

Outstanding lamp debt to Shrager.  Debt obligation met, eve of his departure to Iraq.

Washington, D.C.

Jimbo: West front pre, East front post. Orange County, represent.

Washington, D.C.

The world’s greatest Republic celebrates her 233rd year.

The Pale Blue Dot

Two weeks since new website launch. Michael Franti would be proud.

Washington, D.C.

The Brothers Kuennen on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.

Dear All,

I’m back from Siberia and – after long delay – the unintentional interregnum from Congress and policy has given me enough time to finally finish a side project I’ve been promising many of you. That’s right, XML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP have come together in perfect harmony; my new website is finally up.

I’ll be backdating entries to this blog to fill in photos from the last few years. In the meantime, click on the thumbnails for larger versions, peruse and enjoy. It’s certainly been long enough in the coming.

Washington, D.C.

All good things come to an end.

Fauquier Co., Virginia

Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase race, held in Fauquier County Virginia since 1922.

Moscow, Russia

Oksana’s flat, Moscow; eve of another unfortunate interregnum from the Russian Federation.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Oksana in Moscow with one of Stalin’s Seven Sisters looming in the distance.

Moscow, Russian Federation

Last afternoon in Moscow. In the backgrounds, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and one of Stalin’s Seven Sisters.

Moscow, Russian Federation

This ‘tasteful’ Moscow gem is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Rough.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Night train to Moscow; send off from Tomomi and Anatoly.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ; built on the spot where Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Osaka to St. Petersburg and back. Twice. Tomomi managed to upgrade significantly from the squalor conditions we enjoyed in 2006.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Anton Adazinksi; wild Russian multi-platform physical performance artist. Dude’s been going strong since the Soviet days. It’s like… alternative that’s been infused with ska, reggae, and a pinch of insanity.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

C’est moi. Saint Petersburg is not a hard city to find oneself missing. Here, The Hermitage.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

PANORAMA

Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Originally dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, its purpose changed in the early 1800s to be a monument to Russia’s victory over Napoleon.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Return to St. Petersburg, three years absent. A bust of Peter the Great stands waiting.

Irkutsk, Siberia

Saint Petersburg bound; last night in Irkutsk.

Irkutsk, Siberia

Maxc; at his flat in Irkutsk.

Irkutsk, Siberia

Soviet era apartment blocks in Irkutsk, Siberia.

Kyltuk, Siberia

C’est moi. Baikal Lake, Siberia.

Kyltuk, Siberia

Russian cow; living the dream.

Kyltuk, Siberia

From Shelekhov, Elina.

Kyltuk, Siberia

Господин Miller of Shelekhov. Bread. Vodka. Omul Fish. Lake Baikal.

Kyltuk, Siberia

Kyltuk is a small, 400 year old village on the South Western tip of Lake Baikal.

Baikal Lake, Siberia

Omul is a white fish local to Lake Baikal but in the same family as the more familiar salmon. Best raw or lightly smoked and salted (lakeside – with vodka – where possible).

Lake Baikal, Siberia

Old timer walking across the ice on Lake Baikal.

Lake Baikal, Siberia

A Lake Baikal shout-out to U2.

Smolenshina, Siberia

PANORAMA

Village of Smolenshina in Eastern Siberia between Irkutsk and Shelekhov. The frozen river is a small tributary of the Angara which flows from the eastward lying Lake Baikal.

Irkutsk, Siberia

Dunder Mifflin, baby.

Irkutsk, Siberia

Irkutsk, Siberia. “Paris of the East” as it was known in the 1880s.

Shelekhov, Siberia

Sunset on the outskirts of Irkutsk.