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Home is where I want to be. I been on the road so long, my friend. (With apologizes to Paul Simon….) It IS good to be back home. Much of the snow is gone and I have clean clothes here. My grand visions of keeping up on the news, checking all my email accounts [...] Our lap top blew up so we have not been checking our mail until today. We spent a nice time in Tucson, went to the 4th Avenue Street Fair with over 400 vendor booths, live bands, and . We got Eric a power ranger cape. We spent a day at the Desert Museum which is sort [...] The ride from Charlotte to Phoenix was nice, long, but nice. Meals are different in 1st class. We also got to watch the in-flight movie for free. Good thing Rocky Balboa was free – I found it contrived and heavy handed, but it occupied 90 minutes of the flight. Phoenix is a big airport with all [...] Charlotte, NC named after King George III’s wife, Charlotte has a happening airport and a slow WiFi connection. We touched down on time (10:30am) and have a few hours to kill before our connecting flight departs to Phoenix. We split a Quinzo’s sub for brunch, killed time in the Starbucks, walked around the [...] It is 6:19am at the Hancock Airport in Syracuse as we await our flights to Tucson, AZ. Sister Barbara was nice enough to provide 1 week of house/child sitting as a Christmas present, with the provision that it be used before the nice weather comes in April. Kathyrn & I agreed we would go a) [...] I have enjoyed sharing season tickets to the Syracuse men’s basketball games this winter. Last night their season ended. Despite a furious rally from 17 points down they closed with a loss to Clemson in the NIT quarter finals. Fortunately there are only 206 more days until Oct 15th – the 1st practice for the [...] With the warmer weather a man’s thoughts turn to……planning canoe trips! ADK sponsored trip up the Oswegatchie River with a possible hike to Cat Mtn Apr 27-29 A bushwhack canoe overnight trip down the upper Kunjamuk River in May 19-20. An overnight trip down the Tioughnioga River in early June. An overnight trip up the Spy Lake outlet [...] Only 6 months after the course.
Folks Sorry these diplomas are long overdue, and thanks to all of you for completing the LNT Master Educator course last September. You should have received your LNT Membership materials by now. If not, please contact [...] I have a couple of bare spots on my driveway. Most of the snow has slid off the metal barn roof. The deck is mostly snow-free and dry. The rain gutters are gurgling with snow melting off the roof. The snow is settling on the lawn. Come on spring……. At the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, Marvin Gaye stole the show with his singular rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” At the time, singing the anthem was for the most part a straightforward job — shoulders square, sing it straight like the hymn that it is. But for this game, Gaye took the anthem [...] |
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