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We entered a team into the 2007 General Clinton Canoe Regatta Grand Prix Relay with high hopes of being a contender. The General Clinton Grand Prix Relay Race uses one standard class aluminum canoe and a team of 10 paddlers to cover ~30 miles on the Susquehanna River from Oneonta to Bainbridge. There are [...] Last October I was invited to participate in the Air National Guard’s “Bosslift” program which thanks employers for their support of the Guard and Reserves. I was unable to fly due to inclement weather. On Tuesday May 22 I joined 24 others riding in a KC-135 tanker plane to refuel F-16s. The KC-135 flew up [...] Located in Hamilton County only a couple miles east of Speculator the Kunjamuk River is a small meandering Class I river offering reliable year-round water flow. Paddling upstream on the Kunjamuk River from Big Bay to Elm Lake is a popular ~7 mile round-trip through the former [...] A URL link to test your upload and download connection speeds. http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/ I thought I would pass this along. The Adirondack Park of New York state is a bird watching haven. Birds that migrate to the Adirondack region for the summer arrive by June. Over 100 bird species can be found nesting in the region, including the spruce grouse and Bicknell’s thrush. Birding enthusiasts have also [...] Kathryn is an avid birder and we feed the birds year round – mainly sunflower seeds and thistle seed. We have recently put out a hummingbird feeder which was utilized within 45 minutes of setting it up. We also put out citrus for oriole’s and have they have been consuming an orange a day. In [...] Saturday I mowed lawn for the 2nd time and was struck by the difference in the blossoming of the trees. The Catalpa trees are just beginning to bud whereas our Shad tree has blossomed and started to leaf out. The Sugar Maples are fully leafed out. The Honey Locust are not. A [...] I got back from my travel on Friday afternoon. Kathryn had taken a cute picture of Eric and Trevor taking a meal break from playing super hero. We took a short walk across the road where Kathryn had spotted a couple of Trillum. We found another 10 or so plants. Somewhere in this walk I brushed [...] It is early. Real early. I am flying out to Omaha to work on a proposal. My flight out of Syracuse leaves at 6:20am. I had planned on leaving the house by 4am, but you know how it goes. I was checking the time during the night and Eric awoke [...] At least once a week Eric gets together with his buddy Trevor. Today Trevor visited Eric’s home turf and Kathryn snapped a couple pictures with her cell phone. |
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