Snapshots

Here are some random snapshots of my life, listed in reverse-chronological order.

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2006 Photos
Jim's 32nd Birthday Party My grandma sitting for her drivers license written test.  It would take three visits over three days, the Niles Police Department, insurance company intervention, and a civil servant who talks like Joe Pesci to get my grandma successfully through the process.  Now she is on the road again, God help us all.
December, 2005:

Justyna, Art, Loreen, Josh		 December, 2005:

Josh, Rob, and Jeanne discuss the facts of life
November, 2005:

Erika outside the Liar's Club		 November, 2005:

Seattle Trip
July, 2005:

Adobada del puerco

Spicy pork makes any beer taste delicious.		 June, 2005 (around 2AM):

My nightly home away from home: the 7-11 at Van Buren & Dearborn
Justyna enjoys a peaceful afternoon in the back yard. Cocktail Party Photos!
April, 2005:

Shea waits patiently for the best fried chicken on the south side, served up at the Harolds location on 87th Street.		 March, 2005:

Justyna works at home with the ready assistance of Holly, Sadie, and Breeze.
Here's another snapshot of Justyna and some pugs. They are efficiently sized to snuggle on even the smallest corner of the sofa. March, 2005:

Izzy can't seem to get off the phone with the Mrs.
March, 2005:

Kathleen Kern's birthday party at Bin36.		 Here's a picture of what I ordered that night. That's just about as fancy as you'll ever see a serving of pork tenderloin. But, alas, it still tastes like pork.
March, 2005:

Justyna at the Flower Show		 March, 2005:

Me on my way home after a long night of work
1/30/2005:

Kathleen, Shea, Brandy, and Sadie the pug		 12/31/2004:

Justyna excited for the new year
12/31/2004:

Alyx and Random9q enjoy each other's company and a Diet Snapple		 12/31/2004:

Shea mixes a drink for Nada
Housewarming Party.

Darryn, Melody, and Sharon gather around the bar (but don't drink)		 Justyna's 28th Birthday Party.

Loreen eventually was unable to move under her own power and had to be carried by her husband, Art.
Harold's Fried Chicken (this aint your KFC) Justyna's 26th Birthday Party.

For birthday her that year, I gave Justyna a bar I found in an antique store. Our hard-drinking friends immediately put the present to use.
Justyna's 26th Birthday Party:

Jim & Erika		 Josh & Justyna, pictured in our living room while we lived with Erika
December, 2002:

Justyna's first pug, a stuffed animal from Erika named Pugsly		 Summer, 2002:

Dana, Hobie, and Josh back in the old neighborhood
Nagaoka Kindergarden, Fukuoka Japan February, 2002:

Me and students at Nagaoka.  Looking back on my time in Japan, this was the most rewarding of my many jobs.  On my last day of teaching two dozen of my students blocked the exit to prevent me from leaving!
January, 2002:

Chris and Jamie behind the bar at the Voodoo Lounge, Fukuoka		 Justyna and Caroline at the Dark Room
January, 2002:

Snowboarding in Hokkaido		 January, 2002:

Justyna and wild puppy at our hut in Ko Tao, on our second trip to Thailand
Halloween, 2001

Justyna and I won the costume contest at the Voodoo Lounge.  But more than that, this was the night that changed our lives in Japan for the better.  Our remaining five months in Fukuoka would be a lot of fun.		 October, 2001

Lunch with my mom in Kyoto
September, 2001

Justyna's 25th Birthday after-party, in the Dark Room.

The events of September 11th had shaken us up, but still seemed very far away.		 Justyna rides the panda at SpaceWorld
August, 2001:

Beginning our hike up the mountain on Yakushima Island the day before the arrival typhoon season.  We were especially foolhardy to bring with us minimal provisions.  At night we were tormented by wild monkeys.		 Days later we had an easier camping experience, this time at a campground overlooking the sea.  The sunset over this tori is one of the most beautiful views I remember from Japan.
March, 2001:

Justyna and her mom dine on unagi in Yanagawa, a town famous throughout Japan for it's eel.		 January, 2001:

Our first trip to Thailand
1999-2000

Josh & Justyna's first year in Japan

COMING SOON:

Josh & Justyna: Before Japan


October, 1998

Josh's 30th Birthday

COMING SOON:

Justyna's 22nd Birthday