tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123250052024-03-07T16:16:45.778-08:00Hoto Cleans UpHotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-62967505239031656952014-02-05T08:30:00.001-08:002014-02-05T08:30:47.633-08:00My office view<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ub13fuBLfOJi9fQTwgNaQ03C2GOIQrwUbMmjN4YmcvfNTk2BTuH7e4Xoa8U7YJQGih97gvmrfALeeYQcQqIgP0GPD-oE1jqlcwvGyaTBFkefNtnoqYzrFIvag7W-sT-kRrmU/s1600/photo-747634.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ub13fuBLfOJi9fQTwgNaQ03C2GOIQrwUbMmjN4YmcvfNTk2BTuH7e4Xoa8U7YJQGih97gvmrfALeeYQcQqIgP0GPD-oE1jqlcwvGyaTBFkefNtnoqYzrFIvag7W-sT-kRrmU/s320/photo-747634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5976953146525588594" /></a></p>My new office in Gastown sits in an old brick building in one of the most vulnerable earthquake zones in the city - old mudflats. On the bright side: look at the view from my desk: result!Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-42952093893680947002013-12-22T16:17:00.001-08:002013-12-22T16:17:53.437-08:00Before and After<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOi2oQi69kjpUM3lpoXTT8tphQ1A6cMkMYTIyBkupBVMws9DFMVx31BfMxmdlN6sutHTNQKO385r93ZrXLJ4OTrPO3X43_1uZirZUFx_c78I1TFkPz0PQM8eJ6AzzjLOT_gu19/s1600/image-773437.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOi2oQi69kjpUM3lpoXTT8tphQ1A6cMkMYTIyBkupBVMws9DFMVx31BfMxmdlN6sutHTNQKO385r93ZrXLJ4OTrPO3X43_1uZirZUFx_c78I1TFkPz0PQM8eJ6AzzjLOT_gu19/s320/image-773437.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5960374685108234034" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvutqD590th1sNVrGFQGugE3qe1jlXuMwp0dys332RTpUy3yh4ZcABZdaPpfYU0s-J29_WNmdk6XTVy0gwfw6gv9z-Xrr4O1TUzDJjKjh2FAgd0JEQR7AT-Pb1DcaT_aTkm22h/s1600/image-776282.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvutqD590th1sNVrGFQGugE3qe1jlXuMwp0dys332RTpUy3yh4ZcABZdaPpfYU0s-J29_WNmdk6XTVy0gwfw6gv9z-Xrr4O1TUzDJjKjh2FAgd0JEQR7AT-Pb1DcaT_aTkm22h/s320/image-776282.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5960374692465458274" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-83504339616412079272013-12-22T14:45:00.001-08:002013-12-22T14:45:46.075-08:00Time to Decorate<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2YqI6jutNK87K5RHCdzTrIPiZkx7CijoUW7Im7QAkd4IIX2DhHljL8qADawFWemy0w5acfTMXKLCi1wgHQsq7AMSAmee9gyd_6rAr9TYPLSYXdukXJ2MpKPk85AoN_qSBCs7/s1600/image-746076.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2YqI6jutNK87K5RHCdzTrIPiZkx7CijoUW7Im7QAkd4IIX2DhHljL8qADawFWemy0w5acfTMXKLCi1wgHQsq7AMSAmee9gyd_6rAr9TYPLSYXdukXJ2MpKPk85AoN_qSBCs7/s320/image-746076.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5960350947970009474" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-40385542971908871602013-12-20T08:46:00.001-08:002013-12-20T08:46:48.743-08:00Good day to be a foot commuter<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq07U3cF6Z1ivmZ2Z9RgfrDWP_kvmjltAyivTk66otLcZDOTJZ-hqoQGrMotzDHugK9lGwLhIW2c6bql4-4lOQH-mcLIvwW9RZt1rmX7ZNMktmnJTA4DqMg-OhfEP6nPDivuCS/s1600/image-708743.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq07U3cF6Z1ivmZ2Z9RgfrDWP_kvmjltAyivTk66otLcZDOTJZ-hqoQGrMotzDHugK9lGwLhIW2c6bql4-4lOQH-mcLIvwW9RZt1rmX7ZNMktmnJTA4DqMg-OhfEP6nPDivuCS/s320/image-708743.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5959516273942475218" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkp6YmhiPR1XX48Idy_Tg2B19M2i8llC2SBP65uePdxKqqb6u0BDFCPM-yBGrzCqV5gGSiZ80hBspioEMxcXUolhpNSmqaAF4Ohz625L-FoRyw6jGufWQiA8RvwDiSlZX9E-n/s1600/image-712056.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkp6YmhiPR1XX48Idy_Tg2B19M2i8llC2SBP65uePdxKqqb6u0BDFCPM-yBGrzCqV5gGSiZ80hBspioEMxcXUolhpNSmqaAF4Ohz625L-FoRyw6jGufWQiA8RvwDiSlZX9E-n/s320/image-712056.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5959516286959354914" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFyCB5VkqnAQus9PCeiz_EbF9GwZYYjNl8B8mkSnwN9kGcXPtGc8nBGpVVlj5flqFVVxT8RcKJNxV3IKormdFxWgttbJtSrOtR-UMPbqsof0OcbWUMk2CnfYeuxFgwQZVovi2/s1600/image-715668.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFyCB5VkqnAQus9PCeiz_EbF9GwZYYjNl8B8mkSnwN9kGcXPtGc8nBGpVVlj5flqFVVxT8RcKJNxV3IKormdFxWgttbJtSrOtR-UMPbqsof0OcbWUMk2CnfYeuxFgwQZVovi2/s320/image-715668.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5959516303652845074" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-79089594147984877132013-12-20T06:42:00.001-08:002013-12-20T06:42:12.070-08:00A snowy morning<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbB-Y0DSzaYPDheSqbIh9BFDIZhIgGd8yUisQpAyY-lbQNX2d2ajAZUWxx3Qby6m9mH1Dk9WuiC65s0wLqQgipjqHH_eQtKRolgaxoCal01e60jKMhv3mglH4ufmRfeRjG0Ic/s1600/photo-732071.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbB-Y0DSzaYPDheSqbIh9BFDIZhIgGd8yUisQpAyY-lbQNX2d2ajAZUWxx3Qby6m9mH1Dk9WuiC65s0wLqQgipjqHH_eQtKRolgaxoCal01e60jKMhv3mglH4ufmRfeRjG0Ic/s320/photo-732071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5959484163918389170" /></a></p>Christmas has made a rare appearance in downtown Vancouver.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-2307544169360257632013-12-06T11:12:00.003-08:002013-12-06T11:12:35.450-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">My old rolling briefcase. Handle too short. Noisy on it's wheels. A bit too wide. Zippers that catch. Heavy. Still smells a bit from having a flight attendant dump an entire pot of hot coffee in it over the atlantic. Finally turfing it aft</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">er 14 years. It's been to 16 countries and 25 US states with me. Travelled over 275,000 miles. It really is a piece of shit, and always has been. Smells like it too. Never liked it. But strangely enough, I'm going to miss it.</span><br />
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<br>You can see why.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-14891360847634989912013-10-21T21:32:00.000-07:002013-10-21T22:42:39.523-07:00A bit of history<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPJCu4TsJAzYgKlT44DVzOi2HbWIRlMP_p34w5b6ziJc7zWxyTP_w-lqKrsLnHQ8Dzn1wkl9OulETgNymR6OTZJux_KPKIRcqIvNgaecwOO84Ktfce5MA2RpEA8iXpyeD-0ci/s1600/photo-759523.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPJCu4TsJAzYgKlT44DVzOi2HbWIRlMP_p34w5b6ziJc7zWxyTP_w-lqKrsLnHQ8Dzn1wkl9OulETgNymR6OTZJux_KPKIRcqIvNgaecwOO84Ktfce5MA2RpEA8iXpyeD-0ci/s320/photo-759523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5937451102126517522" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-25734157133076999862013-06-17T20:39:00.000-07:002013-06-18T06:59:54.109-07:00What a ride<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6OKRHxWwbbtqGkYekwxCAXNWyut1ujqTbkZLKl4NPigXlMNHhnFQBz_fjZFxd8F97W1TyqWGQsT2Mc9O645Sh8u9YE3HZdf2K5lvnpFyswHjkll-XG84oRdC38oF9gez3dBe/s1600/photo-794109.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6OKRHxWwbbtqGkYekwxCAXNWyut1ujqTbkZLKl4NPigXlMNHhnFQBz_fjZFxd8F97W1TyqWGQsT2Mc9O645Sh8u9YE3HZdf2K5lvnpFyswHjkll-XG84oRdC38oF9gez3dBe/s320/photo-794109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5890822504023926210" /></a></p>More to come on this story, but this is me with my riding partners Jonas Patterson (left) and Thomas Daley. Thomas rode the Transrockies Mountain Bike race with Johnny in 2004. Jonas is his stepson. Thats a high def camera on my helmet which I wore for parts of the ride. Bro in law Brian bought that for me.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-55145809775971329612013-06-16T13:20:00.001-07:002013-06-16T13:20:51.757-07:00With Tom at the finish line<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DjtghMERucKuO80NWUW-JkSmaGcGxh7DmpU0EpnM_2R89-IIEK9G6a8jU1r70RRl8Lx32GJyeybqwyPs7q3S-aug9UquZN-uNlxSx1I6_OTyA1fC5HyYuKZDTRvKA1gOysng/s1600/photo-751757.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DjtghMERucKuO80NWUW-JkSmaGcGxh7DmpU0EpnM_2R89-IIEK9G6a8jU1r70RRl8Lx32GJyeybqwyPs7q3S-aug9UquZN-uNlxSx1I6_OTyA1fC5HyYuKZDTRvKA1gOysng/s320/photo-751757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5890178506480303234" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-63237349049146965302013-06-16T13:19:00.001-07:002013-06-16T13:19:31.921-07:00235 km in 9 hours over 2 days.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNolzubFcHi8BMI-YjhnvEKMkIhpc20t_g8dLUrecC86uU6nnb1Q9dwzFPAIFhIYkyGCXsjfup4WfI4KsL1K83cDz1yJFrRZUOaPAPijBfqXpvNDugfwO7MmV9oiAnL5mTz2bb/s1600/photo-771922.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNolzubFcHi8BMI-YjhnvEKMkIhpc20t_g8dLUrecC86uU6nnb1Q9dwzFPAIFhIYkyGCXsjfup4WfI4KsL1K83cDz1yJFrRZUOaPAPijBfqXpvNDugfwO7MmV9oiAnL5mTz2bb/s320/photo-771922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5890178159999414882" /></a></p>Overall average 25 kphHotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-36901330747338577292013-06-16T09:56:00.000-07:002013-06-16T09:57:24.213-07:00Brunch picnic<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mKZs7YtfQVzTRE1qh-0Ju6xn7snuO8LoX_PfhA368T0n1d-7_bH52gvK97ZH4q4ClCk0UaO2cnC4zCJCHCtHFTqe_2E6Bs_uQVq90g5z-S7ah3Oqd_eyJ7xSLFVxuOs02rel/s1600/photo-744213.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mKZs7YtfQVzTRE1qh-0Ju6xn7snuO8LoX_PfhA368T0n1d-7_bH52gvK97ZH4q4ClCk0UaO2cnC4zCJCHCtHFTqe_2E6Bs_uQVq90g5z-S7ah3Oqd_eyJ7xSLFVxuOs02rel/s320/photo-744213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5890126077442305346" /></a></p>At Lunch stop after 70 k before 10amHotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-67449367859700853532013-06-15T15:10:00.001-07:002013-06-15T15:13:09.999-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODtVfBDwm7dsA0w29Xln-zCbxQ14Jsr9QrnWfVBASxiLhXLQe4pLcgGzAX8lFi8xNla-I0FWFNt_7XUIVQXWwRRBySU7tQP2bYmyfR2z3P9I8M9tu0P0dpvEQIyzGSBQswzW9/s1600/photo-790000.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODtVfBDwm7dsA0w29Xln-zCbxQ14Jsr9QrnWfVBASxiLhXLQe4pLcgGzAX8lFi8xNla-I0FWFNt_7XUIVQXWwRRBySU7tQP2bYmyfR2z3P9I8M9tu0P0dpvEQIyzGSBQswzW9/s320/photo-790000.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5889836364436714882" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-18952606718955315202013-06-15T15:10:00.000-07:002013-06-15T15:11:58.418-07:00Thomas and Colleen<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDkmAh_LJwVMDNIDF8XbUNGmgNkLIaF97nOXgjMY8AMkgixtTc291OHR2xZcIN5oP7oCkv9u9nm394W2WkrLGfY9wIff9vI7n2NJyGpDc9X3eizxRQm62KD8kiZaTXKpHKLOd/s1600/photo-718418.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDkmAh_LJwVMDNIDF8XbUNGmgNkLIaF97nOXgjMY8AMkgixtTc291OHR2xZcIN5oP7oCkv9u9nm394W2WkrLGfY9wIff9vI7n2NJyGpDc9X3eizxRQm62KD8kiZaTXKpHKLOd/s320/photo-718418.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5889836054817850178" /></a></p>Our friends Tom and Colleen at the 1/2 way camp. Averaged 24 kph for the first day - 123k.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-91298467012984273742013-06-15T15:07:00.000-07:002013-06-15T15:09:30.302-07:00At 71k on day one<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ofEgxmNlnm-4jeUm9REY04yf-GKAOfEAq0piyGh7dSPIVrqzozQvDw9_lje72rCwb2-8qSFJ-4QrtlsX_1qn161u4ZbPYGC994Fr9DJ0QC5qWSQ1np8drmp3dI4IIl63NxQF/s1600/photo-770303.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ofEgxmNlnm-4jeUm9REY04yf-GKAOfEAq0piyGh7dSPIVrqzozQvDw9_lje72rCwb2-8qSFJ-4QrtlsX_1qn161u4ZbPYGC994Fr9DJ0QC5qWSQ1np8drmp3dI4IIl63NxQF/s320/photo-770303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5889835420077276562" /></a></p>Right after lunch, Tom gets a flat. This is him and his stepson Jonas taking care of it in 3 minutes.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-2394031238993856452013-06-15T11:50:00.000-07:002013-06-15T11:51:03.079-07:001/4 way: lunch on the first day with Thomas and one of our fans<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSGmn8TyHbc6JSnU8arEkFm5yLzdJkzLiDe-iJLw_jPKK4A65BrdC3nZeAYLyXHrpIDeL3nSBiXUdHCEw94YkH0ptJx_dleYT90d5gokYDKemcQwmeh6ve78-RVUPmpwsJeoW/s1600/photo-763079.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSGmn8TyHbc6JSnU8arEkFm5yLzdJkzLiDe-iJLw_jPKK4A65BrdC3nZeAYLyXHrpIDeL3nSBiXUdHCEw94YkH0ptJx_dleYT90d5gokYDKemcQwmeh6ve78-RVUPmpwsJeoW/s320/photo-763079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5889784273213938178" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-38698927152391348372013-06-13T13:04:00.001-07:002013-06-13T13:04:29.217-07:00Ride to Conquer Cancer is looming<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloMqieu7iXo-5gkLrMrHev0DM8LSydeDQohm6qCsoURuT5JYcf3p_qM6a9wP6yjoO0HsWLlq4Y5AzoAIbzy7x-p9dzQAt6Wn3cv3QsnIm9DACmtikE64RwcKnNpeAvAZKiXx5/s1600/photo-769217.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloMqieu7iXo-5gkLrMrHev0DM8LSydeDQohm6qCsoURuT5JYcf3p_qM6a9wP6yjoO0HsWLlq4Y5AzoAIbzy7x-p9dzQAt6Wn3cv3QsnIm9DACmtikE64RwcKnNpeAvAZKiXx5/s320/photo-769217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5889061037146308322" /></a></p>I admit that I feel unprepared for this upcoming 250km, 2-day bicycle ride to Seattle from Surrey, BC. I have a great riding partner, my friend Tom, who is a great mentor and guide, and an experienced rider. He is almost 15 years older than me and hugely fit.
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<br>I am also reminding myself daily that this is a doddle compared to facing cancer.
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<br>Big thanks to my generous friends and family for donating to my cause snd seeing me on may way.
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<br>To distract me from this upcoming challenge, here's a picture of a little bird that came and sat on my shoulder while I was at a meeting at Starbucks today. He walked all over my back and shoulders and wouldn't be dislodged for 20 minutes. Sat there chirping loudly into my ear. I got up and walked back to my office about a block away and he rode on my shoulder the whole way whereupon a gentle wave from my colleague got him to fly away. Not until, of course, he left a delicate little poop on my sweater, in between my shoulder blades.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-87243886856142492022013-05-24T23:58:00.000-07:002013-05-24T23:59:06.638-07:00Sssh<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGGviJsYekWc5GyNfQk8jItGCLzVjBnG5RAnw6VyGIOvvAPHiQFnMmsQRsOl6ljR7pMRgjyBB3zFfkjeDFQfdM9rb_OkBU7aubeoP-TEOFm3n6Wq9UBFF_QImqvfn5xKurjin/s1600/photo-746638.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGGviJsYekWc5GyNfQk8jItGCLzVjBnG5RAnw6VyGIOvvAPHiQFnMmsQRsOl6ljR7pMRgjyBB3zFfkjeDFQfdM9rb_OkBU7aubeoP-TEOFm3n6Wq9UBFF_QImqvfn5xKurjin/s320/photo-746638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5881808022375556658" /></a></p>There's an entire drumkit in that car...Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-57080263247073588692012-12-25T13:24:00.000-08:002012-12-25T13:23:50.744-08:00Walking in a winter wonderland<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTrrexD63pb_QGuB_RRP4b6xXodk46Rfy9f1N6-Qu-IPFiF8OC4OgsgUvRoKKwzoYks1EjwoDRPhqjsrg-PJBMX0WsHxpxF083lcNhhyphenhyphensoF2H3HeDbk88dUUXUsoe_zZmBfRB/s1600/photo-730746.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTrrexD63pb_QGuB_RRP4b6xXodk46Rfy9f1N6-Qu-IPFiF8OC4OgsgUvRoKKwzoYks1EjwoDRPhqjsrg-PJBMX0WsHxpxF083lcNhhyphenhyphensoF2H3HeDbk88dUUXUsoe_zZmBfRB/s320/photo-730746.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5825996999789094578" /></a></p>Hiking in the snowy trails above Storm Mountain on Christmas Day.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-27588627634958970572012-12-24T15:23:00.001-08:002012-12-24T15:23:21.427-08:00Yes, it is Christmas<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsUUEfSYV0d2PRLmnGTr2v3_1DfukNzWsmLUvCcY4pTAR7121sLF6OdjqfbuYQzQdCzdk3PoKvCQ9GToLT61jsCf4AzlIL2TQuKMxofS7JhEpY7cv_tQgSKXLUa4-mj8mLQ1s/s1600/photo-701427.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsUUEfSYV0d2PRLmnGTr2v3_1DfukNzWsmLUvCcY4pTAR7121sLF6OdjqfbuYQzQdCzdk3PoKvCQ9GToLT61jsCf4AzlIL2TQuKMxofS7JhEpY7cv_tQgSKXLUa4-mj8mLQ1s/s320/photo-701427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5825656717232524034" /></a></p>At least it is in the Rockies, in a cabin deep in the snow at Storm
<br>Mountain lodge.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-89895661619754841182012-12-04T15:21:00.003-08:002012-12-04T15:21:46.164-08:00Waiting for catfish and alligator burgers<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJZ34NbvwWTpKiEvEKP9W_FZMir5HNqN8kZATZWqPTnyzJYbmqYacp62IgJisd-ZgDqrHQWTRMEhor6ZBVzmiz956ig8ffxDNFpfVpS-X0b9IMuDy43VeOUBGVFMjACupyIqx/s1600/photo-706165.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJZ34NbvwWTpKiEvEKP9W_FZMir5HNqN8kZATZWqPTnyzJYbmqYacp62IgJisd-ZgDqrHQWTRMEhor6ZBVzmiz956ig8ffxDNFpfVpS-X0b9IMuDy43VeOUBGVFMjACupyIqx/s320/photo-706165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818234600649601682" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-36893476674154782992012-12-04T15:21:00.001-08:002012-12-04T20:49:18.714-08:00Jesus...<div class="mobile-photo">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXDxMOeRTBrur5Rqlu9tlxsTiw5_RYrm66aDwzB9-4Qsb1WXNwc7KxUMHB9i154Rk0vA5iy8EDNAF2a8-wp5OUOvWVB5szWi-1YGaqMbZYMqMnj4MrSZa9t1hXERp6g-cId7s/s1600/photo-777557.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818234473671559858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXDxMOeRTBrur5Rqlu9tlxsTiw5_RYrm66aDwzB9-4Qsb1WXNwc7KxUMHB9i154Rk0vA5iy8EDNAF2a8-wp5OUOvWVB5szWi-1YGaqMbZYMqMnj4MrSZa9t1hXERp6g-cId7s/s320/photo-777557.JPG" /></a></div>
Met a Priest, Father Chris, fresh from a funeral ("running late today,
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funeral ran long,... Had him in the ground but folks just kept on
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talkin'...")
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He videotaped me on his phone when I was playing washboard and offered
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to email me the video. Now I am on a priest's mailing list...Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-42909051908407860452012-12-04T15:19:00.001-08:002012-12-04T15:19:18.176-08:00After Sunday gospel mass<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzme9lvPm6oHIc-Iw0SQS9GNA5gSSFbGf07IzDZCsYJKEsJdRJn55Z6W3AAXY_YDEINLM_NxtPaZ7tCayjTdtyVMybnCc64S-8ygrNNbvxYjCTmtMgjqtC-L6lsRCWqjBRENW0/s1600/photo-758176.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzme9lvPm6oHIc-Iw0SQS9GNA5gSSFbGf07IzDZCsYJKEsJdRJn55Z6W3AAXY_YDEINLM_NxtPaZ7tCayjTdtyVMybnCc64S-8ygrNNbvxYjCTmtMgjqtC-L6lsRCWqjBRENW0/s320/photo-758176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818233963941775330" /></a></p>In Jackson Square with Don and Greg.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-13611655097157177242012-12-04T15:18:00.001-08:002012-12-04T15:18:25.579-08:00Everywhere<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fXq2id3cTdGness1ryBVp2JBFY8XNMef4FgVmOl5u7sTI6BEJnxAPE4Q3tZd3IJTRW4mpLnrPLQOpA_nXUZaAk5ZeQWjsM5LSzG9KkF3oMuhJTqywF6r9SGmzJ2OV_6hQFnt/s1600/photo-705580.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fXq2id3cTdGness1ryBVp2JBFY8XNMef4FgVmOl5u7sTI6BEJnxAPE4Q3tZd3IJTRW4mpLnrPLQOpA_nXUZaAk5ZeQWjsM5LSzG9KkF3oMuhJTqywF6r9SGmzJ2OV_6hQFnt/s320/photo-705580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818233735621745522" /></a></p>Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12325005.post-71529341603364745892012-12-04T15:17:00.001-08:002012-12-04T15:17:59.950-08:00Slave cabins at Laura Plantation<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7q-qydyKlCiA104xGmvWjpdxdsa1ZU3WoFtMPwaYHLDROT4W8MhM_yXkjNAS4woTRV-37c-dLwRKsSSXd1jUUVyKPnAElJ_sUjCFpNKnUKuu94PvVqsV-1lBwDBZi5zwSXx3/s1600/photo-779950.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7q-qydyKlCiA104xGmvWjpdxdsa1ZU3WoFtMPwaYHLDROT4W8MhM_yXkjNAS4woTRV-37c-dLwRKsSSXd1jUUVyKPnAElJ_sUjCFpNKnUKuu94PvVqsV-1lBwDBZi5zwSXx3/s320/photo-779950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818233629766775314" /></a></p>By law cabins had to be built 16' x 16' and housed up to four per
<br>cabin. This plantation had 70 cabins stretching over two miles down
<br>the plantation.
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<br>These cabins were occupied until the 70's with plantation workers who
<br>were descendants of slave labourers.Hotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799497159024465312noreply@blogger.com0