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World’s Thinnest Books
During our week of "forced vacation" - a gift we would not have given ourselves (we don't normally give gifts that expensive!!!) - we got some extra, much-needed rest and did some little jobs around...
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The Eye of the Beholder
Yesterday my wife and I went to the mountains for a few hours since we really haven't been able to yet this summer. When we saw how low the water was in the creeks and one of our favorite places -...
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Bridges
At the time of the tragic collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in early August this summer, I had been considering doing a blog post about bridges since I had...
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Local Color
Traveling certainly does expose you to a lot of "local color." But then, so does having e-mail! I received by e-mail the following picture of an interesting scene... I'm sure the deer would move if...
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The Georgia Aquarium
My wife and I have been wanting to go to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta ever since it opened two years ago. We decided that that was something we wanted to do during our Christmas break this year. As...
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Cool Birthday!
We celebrated our grandson Drew's first birthday this past weekend. I have way too many pictures to pick from, so I will show as much restraint as possible. Here are some of the stories and some...
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Weekend in Cincinnati
This past weekend Becka and I drove up to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the wedding of our nephew Matt, the son of Becka's sister Pam and brother-in-law Jim. We left right after my last class on Friday and...
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Dangerous Hike and Freebies
Recently I received an e-mail with the subject line: Free lunch! Want to go? All our Thursday freebies and our thoughts about China that you'll read about below in our personal update made me take a...
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Could Noah Build His Ark Today?
Have you ever visited the Creation Museum near Cincinnati, Ohio? This past Friday my wife and I were finally able to, and it is well worth the trip! We had heard good things from many who have visited,...
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Do You Remember Burma-Shave Ads?
We recently had a trip down memory lane as we drove along a rural road in our native Ohio and saw a dilipidated barn with the vestiges of an old chewing tobacco ad on one side. It made me think of...
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(Non-)Olympic Moments?
You would have to have your head totally in the sand not to know that the Olympics are going on. We've followed the first week and a half far more than we thought we would, but the remaining events...
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Rules of the Air
Do you like airports and flying? Flying is a wonderfully fast way to get from point A to point B, but it can definitely include some frustrations and even some scary moments. The picture on the right...
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Travel Destinations
With summer officially here, thoughts turn towards a vacation trip (my apologies to those in the southern hemisphere where it's now winter ... which sounds good right now as our temps here are in the...
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A Saturday not like All the Rest
(This will also be a blog post not like all the rest....) A couple of Saturdays ago, before my teacherly duties began, Becka and I planned to go to the mountains for the day. But alas, I woke up during...
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GPS’s and Geocaching
What would you do with a "day of rest?" I'll tell you what I did with mine. Since yesterday was a university day of rest for the faculty and students not involved in judging the various contests of the...
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Por Favor or Poor Favor?
Hi! It's that time of the year again, and I need a small favor. I ask this only since we're friends, and not just on Facebook. We're going away on vacation and need someone to drop by to water our...
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How Reliable Is a GPS?
Technology has made some wonderful tools available to us. One that is amazing to me is the GPS (Global Positioning System). Although I take our GPS more for granted now, once in a while I will think,...
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Road Trips and Signs
Since we just returned from several weeks up north, our many miles on the road are still fresh in our minds. Today's blog post is a partial travelogue as seen through my bizarre eyes, interspersed...
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Good, Clean Humor
One thing that my readers appreciate about my blog is that it is good, clean humor. This week's post is an old routine done by comedian Shelley Berman. It is reminiscent of some of Bob Newhart's...
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Go West, Old Man! Go East, Young Man and Old Man!
I am breaking my "blogging fast" to tell you about the trip I made the week after school was out. One of the sons of long-time friends of ours has been living in Oregon for three years, first doing an...
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