Here are some pictures I took of the Amherst 4th of July Fireworks.

I love how some of them come out looking like nebula filled starscapes.

On July 4th, Megan, Gal and I had a picnic lunch at the top of Mt. Holyoke. Unfortunately the weather was quite cloudy, so the views weren’t as nice as normal, but at least it didn’t rain on us. At the top of the mountain is an old hotel which used to be quite the hot spot, hosting guests like Abe Lincoln and some famous opera singer whose name I forget. The state turned the area into a park in the 40s, and it is now a small museum. We toured the hotel, had some sandwiches, and wandered along the ridge for a bit, enjoying the scenery. Read more »

Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Instead, I’ve been busy with my brother’s wedding to Alison Gay in NJ, immediately followed by a conference in Boston. It was a very pretty wedding and took place at the Colonial Dames House in Philly (an elegant downtown home for British-loving loyalists).

While I am generally morally opposed to online video, I’ll make an exception to post the video of my best man speech from Nic’s wedding. For reference, both Nic and Alison are historians and they met while working at the Constitution Center in Philly.

Tim’s Wedding Toast on Chime.TV

And here is an assortment of photos from the event

• Mine
• My parents’
• Calista’s

p.s. I’m very curious to see what sort of search terms will reach this page given its title…