Category: family & friends
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Time has this way of getting away from me…
Wow, I just looked at the last blog posting and noticed it’s been almost a month since I’ve written anything! Bad, bad blogger! There’s no good excuse except, well, life has just intervened and I haven’t taken the time to document it. In my defense, we’ve been working a lot during the week and playing…
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Dealing with memories, life and choices
We all have stories. And our families have stories. What are they? What do they say about us, about our parents, about our families? We were talking about Chuck’s story last night – well, really about Chuck’s mom’s and dad’s story. Their story is one of romance, of timing, and choices. Chuck is not an…
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Memorial Day
In honor of  the many men and women who have fought and died for our country, I thought I’d tell my Dad’s story. He was a Captain in the Air Force, a bomber pilot in World War II. He was a guy who first and foremost loved to fly. I think he learned to fly…
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Postcard from Pittsburgh
I am spending a week in Pennsylvania visiting my sister. It’s been great to see her, and we’ve been having fun: we spent a day and a night at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort (a very nice place!), and yesterday hit the Strip District where you can buy meats, fish, cheese, and a whole lot…
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Adventures in the not-so wild west
We’re just home from a week in Colorado visiting family and doing a bit of sightseeing. Chuck’s niece Katie had been visiting us in California for a few weeks with a friend, so we all flew back to Colorado together and Katie’s mom (and Chuck’s sister) Angie met us at the airport. We then rented…
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Celebrating
This weekend marked the 16th annual El Prieto Handicap – Chuck’s annual race. It’s a very neat event, held in the San Gabriel Mountains in an area called Oak Grove Park. Two miles of the race is on a single track trail called El Prieto (hence the race name), and every year the direction alternates:…
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