Photographs


First View of Taj Mahal Through Gate House.jpg

First View of Taj Mahal Through Gate House.jpg

Entrance Gate.jpg

Entrance Gate.jpg

This is in the heart of the City Palace. The building is called Diwan-I-Khas and was a private audience hall of the Maharajas. My favorite part is the crystal chandeliers hanging from the ce ...

This is in the heart of the City Palace. The building is called...

Detailed Marble Inlay-4.jpg

Detailed Marble Inlay-4.jpg

Interior Passageways.jpg

Interior Passageways.jpg

My Image of Love

It may surprise people that I am a very visual thinking. I once had a whiteboard at home and use one at work all the time. I can recall diagrams and maps simply by closing my eyes. This also leads to some interesting visualizations of complex non-concrete topics.

I also have a love for trees. They [...]

Happy Birthday Trees!

Last night at USH we had a party for the birthday for trees, Tu B’Shevat. Please take a moment to say happy birthday to your favorite tree today.

The party was attended by a large group of people and we served home made pancakes, maple syrup from maine, and a collection of fruits corresponding to the [...]

U. S. Dept. of Ag

I don’t check my mail everyday because most of it is junk. I also do not walk out the front door everyday so I also can miss notes left on my mailbox.

This morning I figured I would clean out the mail in preparation for my trip to Chicago. On my mailbox this morning [...]

Talmud Tidbit – 9th & 15th of Av & 17th of Tamuz

Most know some of these, but they were delineated at the end of the last Tractate.

17th of Tamuz – 5 bad things:

Tablets were broken by Moses upon seeing the Golden Calf
Tamid offering discontinued
Jerusalem city wall was breached
Roman military leader Apostumos burned the Torah in the temple
He also placed and image of an idol in the [...]