Author Archives: John F Croston III

Coldest Day So Far This Winter

The walk to the Old Town Alexandria farmers market this morning was the coldest day this winter for me so far. I know for those of you up north where it gets cold, this wasn’t too bad. Okay, it was … Continue reading

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100 Day Project

Back on April 6th, 2015, I started the 100 Day Project to do 100 days of something creative. Some people wrote for 100 days, while others drew or made mini-movies, sang, coded, etc. Preparing to Paint I decided it had … Continue reading

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Yesterday’s Inauguration

January 20th, 2021, was an interesting and enjoyable day. As a government contractor, I had the day because the government was closed in the DC area for the inauguration. The bonus was I took an extra day off on Tuesday … Continue reading

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Read More Books

The year started out well reading-wise. I was reading a book about every five days or so on average; then, when the pandemic hit, and it slowed up a lot. Total Books Read I finished the year strong in December … Continue reading

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Attended More Conferences

I managed to get to many more events this year because of the pandemic and them being remote/online. Which meant not having to take extra time off to travel to them and have all the expenses of travel, hotel, food, … Continue reading

Posted in 2020, 2021, Accessibility, Austin, TX, Conferences, Creatvie Mornings, Field Trips, Food, Philadelphia, PA, Remote, Toronto, Washington, DC, Workshop | 1 Comment