thirtysomething

Bulls Island

vmpyrdavid — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:13:50 +0000

Bulls Island, Cape Romain National WIldlife Refuge, South Carolina

22 March 2012

Middleton Place

vmpyrdavid — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:03:05 +0000

Took the family out to Middleton Place on Sunday. The wife and I were going to head out to Bulls Island to pick up some new shells, but the boat was booked. :boo:

The entire gallery is HERE.

The azaleas are in bloom

Twitter

vmpyrdavid — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:50:57 +0000

So, I’m twittering again. Like when I joined Facebook, once again I blame my wife for this. If you need/want/must know my random musings I’m at @vmpyrdavid.

Cheers

Why So Serious??

vmpyrdavid — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:29 +0000

Happy Holidays!!

vmpyrdavid — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:47:09 +0000

Stationery card

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Wings and Things

vmpyrdavid — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:36:53 +0000

Wings and Things, a set on Flickr.

Hard to believe that it has been about 5 years since we lived in England. I really miss going to these kind of car & plane shows. Sadly this was the last year (2006) of the Woodchurch Wings & Things show. Good Times & Good Friends.

Generation X Doesn’t Want to Hear It

vmpyrdavid — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:21:44 +0000

Heather found Mat Honan’s tumblr linked over on Facebook. All I can say is:

Brilliant, brilliant brilliant.

And, I wish I wrote it.

Generation X Doesn’t Want to Hear It

Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going forward,” to borrow the business-speak. Economists are warning that even when the economy recuperates, full employment will be lower and growth will be slower—a sad little rhyme that adds up to something decidedly unpoetic. A majority of Americans say, for the first time ever, that this generation will not be better off than its parents.

— New York Magazine

Generation X is sick of your bullshit.

The first generation to do worse than its parents? Please. Been there. Generation X was told that so many times that it can’t even read those words without hearing Winona Ryder’s voice in its heads. Or maybe it’s Ethan Hawke’s. Possibly Bridget Fonda’s. Generation X is getting older, and can’t remember those movies so well anymore. In retrospect, maybe they weren’t very good to begin with.

But Generation X is tired of your sense of entitlement. Generation X also graduated during a recession. It had even shittier jobs, and actually had to pay for its own music. (At least, when music mattered most to it.) Generation X is used to being fucked over. It lost its meager savings in the dot-com bust. Then came George Bush, and 9/11, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Generation X bore the brunt of all that. And then came the housing crisis.

Read the whole article @ Emptyage

Walt Disney World

vmpyrdavid — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:22:26 +0000

201107 Walt Disney World, a set on Flickr.

3rd? trip of the year (so far) with my bud Scott. These are a mix of his photos and mine.

Labor Day 2011

vmpyrdavid — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:16:39 +0000

Labor Day 2011, a set on Flickr.

Hanging out with Grandpa & Maggie in Savannah, GA.

Heather and I FINALLY got the kids to stop sitting on every sand castle part until we finished… Ella is Notorious for sitting on a freshly cast piece when my back is turned.

Hampton Park

vmpyrdavid — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:14:56 +0000

20110827 Hampton Park, a set on Flickr.

Riding bikes, chasing ducks, climbing trees, and carrying the bikes…