This photo of Nico and Jeanine in Tanzania came in today. It was taken by the leader of the yoga group they spent time with on their visit to Africa. Do these guys look relaxed or what. 

Kyle is getting increasingly committed to his music and spends a good deal of time practicing by his own choice. 

Maya adorns herself with some fabric we are using to decorate the Chistmas tree. 

This evening, my soccer team had its end of the season banquet. The evening begins with great formality at Serafina’s and ends in drunken debauchery at Erik’s house. Tradition demands that coat and tie are worn until the first toast has been made to the Queen of England. Rob, our keeper and team manger, announced my decision to join the over 50 club next season and went on to honor me with some very kind words and stories about my four years with the club. Many others chimed in. Not since my decision to leave Truevision have I ever felt so appreciated by a group of friends. 

Nala begs each morning to go outside to see Maya off on the bus. Because of the invisible fence, she must stay at the top of the driveway. As you can see we have snow and the temperatures have become quite frigid. 

On the work front I was offsite giving a presentation to our premiere broadcast customers from around the world. Over the past year my team has made huge strides in addressing some quality problems we were having in the field. Although our latest software is extremely robust, I got my chestnuts roasted for the pain we had caused during the interim. Despite the grilling, I am proud of the work my team has done and of the product we are now delivering. 

Jeanine and Nico return from Tanzania eboulient from their adventure together. 

Great photographers connect with their subjects and establish trust. It is clear to me from this image that Nicolai and this little girl established a special rapport based, perhaps, on a common understanding of what it feels like to be the object of unwelcomed stares and pity. 

Make no mistake, Nicolai is very deliberate in his photography. If you study this collection of images you can see a very artistic and creative mind at work. 

Great use of lighting. 

He could beat me at chess when he was in the first grade. I don’t know that I have ever taken such a poignant photo. 

My personal favorite. 

One of the boys from the orphanage. 

Nico has become a fine photographer. Today’s entries are of his artistic images.