About Duncan H. Boyd

Summer, 2000

Duncan starts dating Erin and climbs regularly at Albany Indoor Rock Gym.

Autumn, 2000

Duncan moves to Vermont to finish college.

Joins the Mad River Glen Ski Patrol.

(pictured on his day off skiing with friends)

Winter, 2001

Duncan finishes Basic Mediator Training at Woodbury College, which qualifies him to work in the Vermont Court System.

Summer, 2001

Duncan dates Elizabeth and then Mika (pictured below).

Duncan sell his NY home and buys one in VT.

Tasha and Duncan stand in a canoe at the end of their annual canoe trip.

(Tasha still hasn't gotten the hang of paddling)

Summer, 2001 & 2002

Duncan helps develop the Northfield Kids Summer Program - Mediation Program

Autumn, 2001

Duncan starts dating Cheryl.

Winter, 2002

Duncan sells Kirby Vacuum Cleaners for a short time. (lousy job)

Autumn, 2002

Duncan is engaged to Amy who, is not impressed by his VW.

(Amy later learns the value of a "winter beater")

Winter, 2003

Duncan loves entertaining friends at his home.

Time for a BBQ VT Style!!!

(Amy, Duncan, Rebecca, Andrew, Jan, Liss, Jeff, Shine)

2003

Duncan graduates from Woodbury College with a B.S. in Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Resolution.

He also, writes and instructs “An Introduction to Mediation” for Norwich University and provides them with follow-up support.

Duncan works for American Income Life Insurance Company and decides that being a door to door insurance salesman is for the birds!

-Duncan and his classmate Jayna on graduation day-

Winter, 2004

Following economic hardship, Amy leaves Vermont.

Though Duncan and Amy continue to date on and off, over the next few years, they never really get back together.

Duncan works for Stowe Snowmobile Tours and has a great winter!

2004

Duncan accepts an administrative position with the North American Family Institute in their Stepping Stone Facility. Stepping Stone is a locked residential treatment facility for teenage girls who have been in trouble with the law.

George marries Elaine and Duncan shares a laugh with Kelly (Elaine's sister) as they walk down the aisle.

2005
Brother Andrew (aka: Brother Boydo) is married to Duncan’s long time close friend Rebecca.

2005

Duncan accepts a position with NYS Office of Children and Family Services at their Brookwood facility.

Brookwood is a maximum secure facility for boys age 12-21.

Duncan buys a house in Chatham Center as a flip project.

2006

Duncan and Jan begin planning a motorcycle trip to Alaska. Below is a bike being considered for the trip.

Duncan sells the Vermont House for his first flip profit, (Much the pity.)

the Chatham Center flip house for his second flip profit and

bought a house in Spencertown as a new flip project (now nearly completed).

2006
Duncan accepts a position with the New York State Council on Children and Families as a Policy Analyst.

June 2, 2007

Duncan delivers the 2007 Commencement Address at the Woodhall School

September, 2007

I co-authored:

"Behavior Support & Management: Coordinated Standards for Children's Systems of Care"

Duncan also taught himself to create web pages and developed: TheUltimateSkiTrip.com. (Currently under revision.)

October, 2007

Today, Duncan was elected to the Woodhall School Board of Directors.

January 1, 2008

Duncan is elated to find that Vermont has tons of snow so he spends the holiday week skiing at Mad River Glen.

-Waitsfield VT- -Duncan is welcomed home to Spencertown by a local friend-

Winter/Spring, 2008
Duncan begins working on a masters degree in Counseling and Community Psychology at Sage Graduate School.

January 21, 2008

Tasha's 19th Birthday!!!!!!!!!

(1995) (2008) (2008)

(I hope I'm doing as well when I reach 133!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

February 28, 2008

My work on the summit development team pays off!!!

Reform New York: Re-investing in New York's Youth,

is a big hit and brings together people with the authority to effect change in New York's juvenile justice system.

March 25, 2008

Duncan begins "Supervision" with a psychologist as part of his professional development as a Mental Health Counselor.

Of coarse, we all know that he's a shining example of mental health... Right!?!?

April 19, 2008

Duncan spends the day sailing a Hobie Cat 14 on the Hudson River so, he can relax

before diving into the end-of-semester projects for grad school.

(Sailing past the Hudson-Athens lighthouse)

Shortly after this picture was taken, the boat's front cross-bar breaks and Duncan almost ended up floating to New York City.

Fortunatly, he was able to limp the doomed Hobie Cat back to Coxsackie before ending up in the drink!!!

So much for relaxing!!!

What's worse?

A few days later, a man died after falling into the still freezing cold river WITH a life jacket on, only a few miles north!!!

April 20-30, 2008

Work resumes on the Spencertown flip project.

(My beautiful assistant considers Existential Constructivism applied to suicidology.)

(Duncan was similarly affected while working in the after hours resource screening, qualifying, and quality control center.)

(The R&D, publishing, correspondence and graphic design center.)

-This is where the magic happens...

- Note the dining room table and paintings are in the living room...

-This is because Duncan was working to the sounds of construction only 10 feet to his right!!!

May 10, 2008

While in Arizona, Duncan was delighted to discover that he earned strait As in my classes!

To celebrate, he took a nap by the pool!

Each night Duncan would take a walk on the golf course.

-The house at night-

May 27, 2008
I got a call from Dad asking me to come to Vermont right away because Sara had been taken to the hospital. So, I packed the truck and headed North

June 1, 2008
Construction begins at my house in Spencertown to make room for Dad to move in.

June 10, 2008

Sara dies at 11:05 am.

June 21, 2008
After a very stressful few weeks, Duncan decided to buy a sail-boat (Prindle 15) in order to get out and relieve some stress.

Due to a long complicated set of circumstances Duncan also ended up with a Hobie 14 catamaran. So, I now have two boats to play with!!!

July 9, 2008
"I'm sad to report that Tasha died this morning. She was a dear friend to many people and will be sorely missed. I have never known anyone as genuine, loyal, honest, and willing to live life on their own terms as Tasha was. She was my best friend and confidant. She knows all of my strengths, weaknesses, nightmares, and dreams. She was with me through good times and soaked up my tears in her thick warm fur during the bad.

Tasha taught me the meaning of unconditional love; I am a better person for having know her.

I'll miss you old friend." -Duncan

{Tasha -- 1989 - July 9, 2008}

July 16, 2008
Shine joins me in Vermont and immediately jumps into the lake. Duncan hase only been home the one time to pick up Shine... "I miss my bed!!!" -Duncan

July 21, 2008
Duncan struck a great deal today... He needed to buy a car to replace the Audi(rip) that would last him for a while and get better gas MPG than his truck so, he went out test driving. Ok, so I didn't exactly get the sensible 4 door sedan I had planned on but..... can you blame me?

-- 2000, Honda S2000, aka S2K --

Honda S2000

Wana take it for a spin? This car is ridiculously fast!!! It also handles like a dream and gets high 20s MPG!!! Duncan couldn't resist... He's always wanted a roadster and it was the cheepest of the cars he looked at. "I love buyng used... Big fun... small price tag!" -Duncan

July 24, 2008
Got chased by a storm today!!! The pics don't do it justice... The thunderheads were MASSIVE!!!

Just after I shot this pic, I dropped the rag top and made it to were I was going without getting wet!!! It was fun watching the wall of rain behind me for an hour-long drive.

July 28, 2008
Duncan struck another great deal today... He managed to trade his two catamarans for one that is far superior to the other two combined! It's a Hobie 16 which is a VERY fast boat with a lot of power (light boat + big sails). The boat is designed for two men to trapeze which means that with only one on board, Duncan is able to achieve much higher speeds and fly the hulls easier and without stressing the boat.

September 3, 2009
Today Duncan learned the name of his birthmother (colleen D****). He can't wait to find her and is working hard on the search.

September 4, 2009
Today Duncan found his birthmother (colleen D****) and spoke to her on the phone.

Thanksgiving week, 2009
Colleen and her sister Terry traveled from Texas to spend Thanksgiving week with Duncan. --Pictures to Come--

Christmas week, 2009
Duncan and Jen are traveling to Texas to spend Christmas with Jen's parents and Duncan's birth family. Duncan is extreemly excited to meet everyone!!! --Pictures to Come--

Ducnan Learns to fly!!!
Soon after arriving in Texas Colleen takes Duncan to meet his uncle Jim who is a pilot. Once in the air, Jim jokingly requests that Duncan take the controles while he changes that bateries in the GPS. Duncan abliges and is forever hooked on flying. Duncan is now saving up for a pilots liscence. --Pictures to Come--

More to come!

70's | 80's | 90's | 00's | 10's

Time-Line of Duncan's Life