tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27936047745401118032024-03-13T14:35:13.802-07:00Throw Another Blog on the FireDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-46321352032553622382012-02-08T20:31:00.000-08:002012-02-08T20:42:55.231-08:00Chord BuddyI love Shark Tank on ABC (set your DVR)<br /><a href="http://img.poptower.com/pic-12161/shark-tank.jpg?d=600"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 431px;" src="http://img.poptower.com/pic-12161/shark-tank.jpg?d=600" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />One product they had was <a href="http://www.chordbuddy.com">Chord Buddy</a> which turns your real guitar into Guitar Hero (one button per chord). I was on the fence of getting it because it only does 4 chords, but they are the most widely used ones.<br /><a href="http://defsmac.com/cb/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-chord-buddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 228px;" src="http://defsmac.com/cb/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-chord-buddy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Then Tom sent me this link about how all the pop hits of the last 40 years use the same chord sequence, so I'm ordering it.<br /><object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5pidokakU4I?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5pidokakU4I?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-21201193866686185642011-12-12T17:44:00.000-08:002011-12-12T18:36:33.121-08:002011: Things I planned.Before every year you need to plan to get a few things done. Some specific vacation plans or trip.<br /><br />March - Vegas<br />I made it to Vegas for my 8th year in a row. It is still a lot of fun because the city is always changing. Here is a video of the Bellagio water show. A must see at night.<br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWwZfoMWQZc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWwZfoMWQZc?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br />June - Guys trip to Nantucket<br />My Dad and his friends sail to Nantucket at least once a year. I've been thinking about planning one for the past couple years with my Dad and brothers. The weather didn't allow us to sail over, so we took the ferry and stayed in the harbor. Here is a picture of our cabin on the water. We also managed to see some houses that were in our family in the 1830's. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-djaukVWzMlI/TuaxLD3q_VI/AAAAAAAAAqM/zNcmU9mg7eM/s1600/photo%252880%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-djaukVWzMlI/TuaxLD3q_VI/AAAAAAAAAqM/zNcmU9mg7eM/s400/photo%252880%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685426383177317714" /></a><br />July - France<br />My friends took an assignment in France so they offered to host me for my trip and we took some great day trips. I went for a week and had a great time, see my 8 blogs about it from before.<br />Here is the first picture I took as I exited the Metro.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5lnOELK2ZX8/TuazfaX69CI/AAAAAAAAAqY/lQHU2HzT5U0/s1600/photo-7%2B%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5lnOELK2ZX8/TuazfaX69CI/AAAAAAAAAqY/lQHU2HzT5U0/s400/photo-7%2B%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685428931838800930" /></a><br />Aug - Cape Cod<br />It was great to be able to spend some time with the family and my niece's.<br />The funny part about this sign on the door to my room, is that this room was a closet since I slept on the sailboat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ia96e3QTYDo/Tua2AqsHtHI/AAAAAAAAAqk/CoisLemQb_8/s1600/photo%252881%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ia96e3QTYDo/Tua2AqsHtHI/AAAAAAAAAqk/CoisLemQb_8/s400/photo%252881%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685431702177428594" /></a><br />Plus with 9 people in a cottage, you have to have specific rules.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iqz90Z4lhws/Tua2H-7HqSI/AAAAAAAAAqw/Ny8yp8p3oHs/s1600/photo%252882%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iqz90Z4lhws/Tua2H-7HqSI/AAAAAAAAAqw/Ny8yp8p3oHs/s400/photo%252882%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685431827868133666" /></a><br />Coast Guard Beach. Looking for sharks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rNivt9bJs2I/Tua44tR_C_I/AAAAAAAAAq8/zr7con1cWbI/s1600/photo%252883%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rNivt9bJs2I/Tua44tR_C_I/AAAAAAAAAq8/zr7con1cWbI/s400/photo%252883%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685434863969045490" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-73982099993098334012011-12-06T19:20:00.001-08:002011-12-06T19:23:56.740-08:00Amazing Music VideoI know Tom would love this, now to think of some good captions:<br /><br /><object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w68qZ8JvBds?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w68qZ8JvBds?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />"Next on America's got talent?"<br /><br />"If Bieber can do it..."<br /><br />"Is this what they'll do after they take over?"<br /><br />"It must be cold up in Canada"Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-24894232915869839822011-11-22T19:41:00.000-08:002011-11-22T19:58:40.120-08:00PentatonixDespite my work groups love of singing competition office pools, it is apparent that no one is watching the Sing Off. Could be because it is on during Monday Night Football.<br />But this group is amazing by any standard. They are only 5 up against some groups with 20 people, but the way they arrange songs is incredible. <br /><br />Dog Days Are Over<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l_VCF-9IrOE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Love Lockdown<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WaTPQD7bUCo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif<br />Video Killed the Radio Star<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bN6565SnIIk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Stuck Like Glue<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d-dB8ms5XqQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />YouTube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pentatonix&oq=pentatonix&aq=f&aqi=g-z3g7&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=32629l34485l0l34633l10l10l0l4l4l0l168l619l0.5l5l0">Pentatonix</a> if you want to see more covers of Ke$ha, Britney Spears, Katy Perry. and Kelly Clarkson.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-23864727751037542682011-11-20T16:48:00.000-08:002011-11-20T17:47:46.838-08:00In Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA3NzI1ODc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI5NjQwNg@@._V1._SX100_SY139_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 139px;" src="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA3NzI1ODc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI5NjQwNg@@._V1._SX100_SY139_.jpg" http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifborder="0http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I saw <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/">In Time</a> this weekend (A-). It was a really good movie that I think is being hurt by a bad release date. Coming out around Halloween, it only had 1 showing by me due to Twilight. So far it cost $40 Mil to make and has only made $30 Mil.<br />I won't ruin any of the story, but it is clearly making a broader social commentary that sticks with you after the movie. <br />The only downside is that now the costar, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086543/">Amanda Seyfried</a>, won't stop calling me :)Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-49609359423323681742011-10-23T17:47:00.000-07:002011-10-23T18:10:25.725-07:00The 4D CameraThis could be <a href="https://www.lytro.com/camera">my next camera</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.lytro.com/images/corp/SEQ_Lytro_Group_Front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 320px;" src="https://www.lytro.com/images/corp/SEQ_Lytro_Group_Front.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here is what they have to say:<br />"I’ve always wanted to just be able to snap a picture whenever I wanted to, without having my friends freeze their smiles on their faces until the focus was complete. And now, that’s a possibility. The new Lytro pocket-sized cameras let you snap pictures whenever you want, letting you focus on whatever you want, later.<br />http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif<br />How it works, you wonder. Well, apparently the Lytro camera captures all the light rays flowing in its direction, an average of about 11 million, and captures the scene in “four dimensions”, unlike any other camera out there.<br /><br />So, you, or someone else you share you picture with will be able to refocus and explore the entire scene from different vantage points after you’ve already taken the photo."<br /><br /><a href="https://www.lytro.com/living-pictures/280">Here is an example to play with.</a> Click on any part of the image to refocus.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-62787467827910997412011-08-09T20:46:00.000-07:002011-08-09T20:53:15.379-07:00Great Commercial
<br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KRbzJ0L1Zn8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-59677276511284098792011-07-23T02:44:00.000-07:002011-07-23T02:44:00.308-07:00France VII: Parting PhotosShady walkway in Paris<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CSgGVbVouq4/TiMwTd3alrI/AAAAAAAAApo/0L1o4qC8p1A/s1600/photo%252874%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CSgGVbVouq4/TiMwTd3alrI/AAAAAAAAApo/0L1o4qC8p1A/s400/photo%252874%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630397070135957170" /></a><br />My host house in St Fuscien<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjAxfiy0TUk/TiMwM0R5DLI/AAAAAAAAApY/pH3I4lokP3A/s1600/photo%252872%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjAxfiy0TUk/TiMwM0R5DLI/AAAAAAAAApY/pH3I4lokP3A/s400/photo%252872%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630396955893501106" /></a><br />A window box in Laon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z38G4MS1PJw/TiMwMhhDopI/AAAAAAAAApQ/T_OLkc-wgPQ/s1600/photo%252871%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z38G4MS1PJw/TiMwMhhDopI/AAAAAAAAApQ/T_OLkc-wgPQ/s400/photo%252871%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630396950856835730" /></a><br />Cafes in Amiens on the Canal<br />That's not a person but a statue in the canal. He often ends up wearing the shirts of the local universities. After a night of drinking it is common to swim out and dress him. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TH3M9JhG9ZY/TiMwMVe-A5I/AAAAAAAAApI/QuNMxca39Qk/s1600/photo%252870%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TH3M9JhG9ZY/TiMwMVe-A5I/AAAAAAAAApI/QuNMxca39Qk/s400/photo%252870%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630396947626853266" /></a><br />Windmill <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WJhHk8m_bDU/TiMwLtzmjlI/AAAAAAAAApA/WxJtT76Djd0/s1600/photo%252869%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WJhHk8m_bDU/TiMwLtzmjlI/AAAAAAAAApA/WxJtT76Djd0/s400/photo%252869%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630396936975978066" /></a><br />Sunset in St Fuscien<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wFA0-AJSXI/TiMwNsnKt-I/AAAAAAAAApg/Rs-RpMLL9r4/s1600/photo%252873%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wFA0-AJSXI/TiMwNsnKt-I/AAAAAAAAApg/Rs-RpMLL9r4/s400/photo%252873%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630396971015124962" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-38978023938295635662011-07-21T03:37:00.000-07:002011-07-21T03:37:00.810-07:00France VI: WWI VerdunGeneral thoughts about WWI sites:<br /><br />1. We did not get enough WWI history in school, we skipped right to WWII.<br />2. The sites, even 100 years later are very powerful and very sad.<br />3. The scope and amount of destruction is unbelievable.<br />4. There was no skill that could possibly increase your chances of living, it was pure random luck where the millions of bombs fell.<br />5. It amazes me how well they care for the cemeteries on a daily basis, and how integrated all of them are for French and German soldiers. It is really like the horror of war transcended which side you happened to be on.<br />6. We all agreed that we could not imagine modern society giving the same degree of sacrifice and dedication.<br /><br />Near Amiens we came across a monument dedicated to the first place the US entered WWI to help the French. While there, we met a man who was trimming the hedges around the monument. My friend started talking to him about the site, and next thing I know he told us he was going to open the museum for us to see.<br />In hindsight, I did not get enough pictures to do this justice, however by museum it was his garage with his car parked in it and around it was tables of artifacts.<br />He had pictures of Eisenhower coming to visit the site.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0dKsTkHBHE0/TiMT3Ino-sI/AAAAAAAAAmg/HElCJ5WKJB8/s1600/photo%252849%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0dKsTkHBHE0/TiMT3Ino-sI/AAAAAAAAAmg/HElCJ5WKJB8/s400/photo%252849%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630365797070731970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sd-0THjwaDg/TiMT3WuBOLI/AAAAAAAAAmo/Ymo2H8kvPyM/s1600/photo%252850%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sd-0THjwaDg/TiMT3WuBOLI/AAAAAAAAAmo/Ymo2H8kvPyM/s400/photo%252850%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630365800855582898" /></a><br />He had all kinds of things found in the fields around here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b3Va73d10o4/TiMT3RJflvI/AAAAAAAAAmw/yty8KOhAD2Q/s1600/photo%252851%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b3Va73d10o4/TiMT3RJflvI/AAAAAAAAAmw/yty8KOhAD2Q/s400/photo%252851%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630365799360206578" /></a><br />Yes, these are WWI unexploded ordinances at the front of his car in the garage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hy1pY5RaXIQ/TiMT3npPrEI/AAAAAAAAAm4/y2UOjQFlVJ4/s1600/photo%252852%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hy1pY5RaXIQ/TiMT3npPrEI/AAAAAAAAAm4/y2UOjQFlVJ4/s400/photo%252852%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630365805398961218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3uDQBasT4W0/TiMT3tPzcVI/AAAAAAAAAnA/MV91N5vIL-s/s1600/photo%252853%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3uDQBasT4W0/TiMT3tPzcVI/AAAAAAAAAnA/MV91N5vIL-s/s400/photo%252853%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630365806902866258" /></a><br />Here is a nearby cemetery, the white crosses are French and each Gray cross is 2 Germans. It was interesting to see most of the French dies in 1914 at the start, and many of the Germans were 1918. It seemed to come in waves with the tide of war. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIFBAubgQQE/TiMUHjPXdKI/AAAAAAAAAnI/MuD-XAkLfGg/s1600/photo%252854%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIFBAubgQQE/TiMUHjPXdKI/AAAAAAAAAnI/MuD-XAkLfGg/s400/photo%252854%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366079094584482" /></a><br />Then we went out to Verdun in Eastern France. Verdun is a small city with nearby forts that the Germans thought would be easily taken, hard to reinforce and on the main roads to Paris. They did not anticipate the response of the French. In this countryside over 300,000 people dies in under 1 year. Nearly 2/3 of all French WWI soldiers saw time at Verdun as they had to keep rotating troops to keep moral high due to the high kill rates in Verdun.<br />We went to the museum which had a movie, many of the soldiers wrote that the land looks like the moon, like they were already in hell and they could never imagine anything ever growing here again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jW7GA3LYXQw/TiMUH0CUxsI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/KmUQHURckoo/s1600/photo%252855%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jW7GA3LYXQw/TiMUH0CUxsI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/KmUQHURckoo/s400/photo%252855%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366083603285698" /></a><br />Everything today looks like golf bunkers due to the amount of exploded shells here. Even today they said it was common for farmers and off trail hikers to be injured by unexploded shells.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0vSnEFudy4/TiMnvLNlnII/AAAAAAAAAo4/JHAS7vl7p0I/s1600/photo%252868%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0vSnEFudy4/TiMnvLNlnII/AAAAAAAAAo4/JHAS7vl7p0I/s400/photo%252868%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630387650560367746" /></a><br />Here is the Ossuary, a huge church built to house the unidentified remains of over 130,000 French and German soldiers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1yfRFrcgPc/TiMUWEv0Q7I/AAAAAAAAAn4/x3Pv2OHgCc0/s1600/photo%252860%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1yfRFrcgPc/TiMUWEv0Q7I/AAAAAAAAAn4/x3Pv2OHgCc0/s400/photo%252860%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366328607228850" /></a><br />Here is part of the cemetery outside of the Ossuary, that has over 100,000 known soldiers who died here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ntmQ2P_CFfc/TiMUVznWDYI/AAAAAAAAAnw/DPe2j1bOijo/s1600/photo%252859%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ntmQ2P_CFfc/TiMUVznWDYI/AAAAAAAAAnw/DPe2j1bOijo/s400/photo%252859%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366324008291714" /></a><br />And yes here are the bones in the windows of the Ossuary of the unknown. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IYVL2FFqkQU/TiMUIMjs3SI/AAAAAAAAAnY/425HfzCwRic/s1600/photo%252856%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IYVL2FFqkQU/TiMUIMjs3SI/AAAAAAAAAnY/425HfzCwRic/s400/photo%252856%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366090185727266" /></a><br />Inside each block is an engraving of a soldier.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YooqTSGQB4s/TiMUIsz3wBI/AAAAAAAAAng/pEvlZhBVo60/s1600/photo%252857%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YooqTSGQB4s/TiMUIsz3wBI/AAAAAAAAAng/pEvlZhBVo60/s400/photo%252857%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366098843484178" /></a><br />For the lucky who survived, they have some pictures of them then and now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OyfbX-P00OI/TiMUIwWTHPI/AAAAAAAAAno/lvNL55FZv5U/s1600/photo%252858%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OyfbX-P00OI/TiMUIwWTHPI/AAAAAAAAAno/lvNL55FZv5U/s400/photo%252858%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366099793190130" /></a><br />Then we went out to some of the 16 villages that were destroyed in the war and never resettled. A forest has grown up around them, but they have created markers to represent where each house used to stand.<br />Today each village only has a small new chapel and the remains of what is left.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h0G-6Z2SLAs/TiMUWKMQ72I/AAAAAAAAAoA/r25Pwwih1jY/s1600/photo%252861%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h0G-6Z2SLAs/TiMUWKMQ72I/AAAAAAAAAoA/r25Pwwih1jY/s400/photo%252861%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366330068725602" /></a><br />Each white marker used to be a house before the war. They posted signs on them like "This used to be the Bakery or a Farmer's house"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SaSMPbn7_W8/TiMUloB7pXI/AAAAAAAAAoo/XyJh8YJtBNE/s1600/photo%252866%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SaSMPbn7_W8/TiMUloB7pXI/AAAAAAAAAoo/XyJh8YJtBNE/s400/photo%252866%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366595776488818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w0E053mZ-A8/TiMUlduQQhI/AAAAAAAAAog/RvqY4CYfJuw/s1600/photo%252865%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w0E053mZ-A8/TiMUlduQQhI/AAAAAAAAAog/RvqY4CYfJuw/s400/photo%252865%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366593009598994" /></a><br />Then we came across the first monument built for this area. A barage of shells buried an entire trench, killing everyone. They only found it because the bayonets of their guns were sticking out of the ground. So they built a memorial around the trench and left it intact.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDFl9PjEYc8/TiMUWf1POfI/AAAAAAAAAoI/28V43FG9juI/s1600/photo%252862%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JDFl9PjEYc8/TiMUWf1POfI/AAAAAAAAAoI/28V43FG9juI/s400/photo%252862%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366335877724658" /></a><br />You could spend a week here and not see everything. Every small road has a sign here or there saying some trench or remains of the war 100M into a trail in the woods.<br />Here I am in the remains of a WWI trench. This one was built after the French started to trun the tide and was used for communication between the forts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uWS2psPn-As/TiMUWoPuvgI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/fbxoDXTiHtQ/s1600/photo%252863%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uWS2psPn-As/TiMUWoPuvgI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/fbxoDXTiHtQ/s400/photo%252863%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366338136325634" /></a><br />More random remains of trenches in the woods.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OqMkRP2-MHQ/TiMUlFppwfI/AAAAAAAAAoY/SfOaWKn3wiw/s1600/photo%252864%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OqMkRP2-MHQ/TiMUlFppwfI/AAAAAAAAAoY/SfOaWKn3wiw/s400/photo%252864%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630366586547847666" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-32810435063493602142011-07-19T21:10:00.000-07:002011-07-19T21:10:01.744-07:00France V: ChampagneWe toured the Wine Caves of Champagne. I had in my mind Wine Cellars. But no there are 100's of kM of caves below the cities that were originally dug out by the Romans (and the Gauls!) then used by the wineries.<br />Not too bad to go to bed and wake up to Champagne:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M3G5iY1tSC4/TiMPWYUUtXI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/PgjdEES1dv8/s1600/photo%25282%2529.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M3G5iY1tSC4/TiMPWYUUtXI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/PgjdEES1dv8/s400/photo%25282%2529.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630360836302484850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VMtB77U3i34/TiMPWgAYAEI/AAAAAAAAAmY/JLIg73NSXPg/s1600/photo%25283%2529.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VMtB77U3i34/TiMPWgAYAEI/AAAAAAAAAmY/JLIg73NSXPg/s400/photo%25283%2529.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630360838366298178" /></a><br /><br />Here is the entrance into the wine caves in Pommery<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rbc7zIZ3yq8/TiMLaASZv_I/AAAAAAAAAlo/k6cTi469Q10/s1600/photo%252848%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rbc7zIZ3yq8/TiMLaASZv_I/AAAAAAAAAlo/k6cTi469Q10/s400/photo%252848%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356500524941298" /></a><br />We are either going to find the Phantom of the Opera or a wine cave:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vWSpKDFmfgY/TiMLTVfd_8I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/aZHr_PLsbiw/s1600/photo%252845%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vWSpKDFmfgY/TiMLTVfd_8I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/aZHr_PLsbiw/s400/photo%252845%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356385957806018" /></a><br />Anyone for a Wine Cave Marathon?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UwuSNoaRvDQ/TiMLSyxt6JI/AAAAAAAAAlA/3oe14MdTqLg/s1600/photo%252843%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UwuSNoaRvDQ/TiMLSyxt6JI/AAAAAAAAAlA/3oe14MdTqLg/s400/photo%252843%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356376639105170" /></a><br />Here are some racks where the gradually increase the angle of the bottle to separate the yeast:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hIZuUyyTMBw/TiMLS-gPPMI/AAAAAAAAAk4/aK7rA-mLYqI/s1600/photo%252842%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hIZuUyyTMBw/TiMLS-gPPMI/AAAAAAAAAk4/aK7rA-mLYqI/s400/photo%252842%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356379787017410" /></a><br />Here are some "live" bottles that will be stored between 3-10 years.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1e-Effqrz3M/TiMLTuEQI2I/AAAAAAAAAlY/dFYM6l7M2aQ/s1600/photo%252846%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1e-Effqrz3M/TiMLTuEQI2I/AAAAAAAAAlY/dFYM6l7M2aQ/s400/photo%252846%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356392554537826" /></a><br />Here are some remaining bottles from old Vintages, yes there is a bottle left of 1874 if anyone is interested!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QvhkTH-m1Hs/TiMLZ5s6uvI/AAAAAAAAAlg/wv5hcKSZq9A/s1600/photo%252847%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QvhkTH-m1Hs/TiMLZ5s6uvI/AAAAAAAAAlg/wv5hcKSZq9A/s400/photo%252847%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356498757106418" /></a><br />This Barrel held over 100,000 bottles of champagne sent to St Louis for the 1904 Worlds Fair. The carvings depict the city of Reims (w/ Cathedral on the bottom left) introducing the US to Champagne (Notice Statue of Liberty on top left).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1jimZJcoWfs/TiMLTfGGsPI/AAAAAAAAAlI/y9h4t808LzQ/s1600/photo%252844%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1jimZJcoWfs/TiMLTfGGsPI/AAAAAAAAAlI/y9h4t808LzQ/s400/photo%252844%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630356388535775474" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-61634263710303888282011-07-18T03:57:00.000-07:002011-07-18T03:57:00.273-07:00France IV: Chateau PierefondsThis Chateau was originally a fort, then in the 1850's Napoleon took it for a private castle.<br /><br />Nothing like eating lunch outside at a cafe with a view of a castle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ug3PhjUN9E/TiMGrhT9tbI/AAAAAAAAAj4/4wJnOqEnkAE/s1600/photo%252834%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ug3PhjUN9E/TiMGrhT9tbI/AAAAAAAAAj4/4wJnOqEnkAE/s400/photo%252834%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351303889499570" /></a><br />Excellent view from the front door. Notice all the slits in the wall for the archers to take you out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jTxTQdR11t4/TiMGr0WzJzI/AAAAAAAAAkA/SsQs927aeNA/s1600/photo%252835%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jTxTQdR11t4/TiMGr0WzJzI/AAAAAAAAAkA/SsQs927aeNA/s400/photo%252835%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351309001664306" /></a><br />Here is a view from the other side of one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uEbXtdRwiYs/TiMGsJnmELI/AAAAAAAAAkI/8tk9hvTv2jo/s1600/photo%252836%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uEbXtdRwiYs/TiMGsJnmELI/AAAAAAAAAkI/8tk9hvTv2jo/s400/photo%252836%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351314709254322" /></a><br />Enters into a huge courtyard:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3sN7K2GyITA/TiMGsWaybCI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/CE_O9Ob6keU/s1600/photo%252837%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3sN7K2GyITA/TiMGsWaybCI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/CE_O9Ob6keU/s400/photo%252837%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351318145199138" /></a><br />An old blacksmith or something just inside the castle walls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BiM_7QXukmU/TiMHGUa6QzI/AAAAAAAAAkw/yj4bMAceK5c/s1600/photo%252841%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BiM_7QXukmU/TiMHGUa6QzI/AAAAAAAAAkw/yj4bMAceK5c/s400/photo%252841%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351764285440818" /></a><br />Ballroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szQa0hQ1dQI/TiMGs0t-VbI/AAAAAAAAAkY/o614qeg1g4o/s1600/photo%252838%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-szQa0hQ1dQI/TiMGs0t-VbI/AAAAAAAAAkY/o614qeg1g4o/s400/photo%252838%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351326278735282" /></a><br />What could possibly be down in the dungeon?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-upMlK___3AA/TiMHGOKHIZI/AAAAAAAAAkg/wlTImhPiPdM/s1600/photo%252839%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-upMlK___3AA/TiMHGOKHIZI/AAAAAAAAAkg/wlTImhPiPdM/s400/photo%252839%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351762604368274" /></a><br />Oh yeah, all the Tombs of the Royalty who lived here, one "Princess' we saw died in 1140 AD<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz11c_3PFu8/TiMHGcvF5NI/AAAAAAAAAko/k1ljCDZDKuM/s1600/photo%252840%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz11c_3PFu8/TiMHGcvF5NI/AAAAAAAAAko/k1ljCDZDKuM/s400/photo%252840%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630351766517572818" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-65025370861095212362011-07-16T17:25:00.000-07:002011-07-16T17:58:04.653-07:00France III: Amiens CathedralIn 1208, during the 4th crusade, the head of John the Baptist was brought from Istanbul to Amiens. So to house it, they built the largest Gothic structure every built. The head is not always on display but I was able to see it.<br />The Cathedral was originally painted, so at night they do a light show to restore the original color. The light show is amazing in its detail and precision. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-avl_QKiDTZg/TiIyevsx92I/AAAAAAAAAjw/UzZxHdFiaoM/s1600/photo%252833%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-avl_QKiDTZg/TiIyevsx92I/AAAAAAAAAjw/UzZxHdFiaoM/s400/photo%252833%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630117987948296034" /></a><br />This cathedral is a monster in a modern city, I can only imagine what it would have looked like on the horizon of these farm 800 years ago!<br />From Inside: It is significantly taller than I had expected.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sheakzDIyvE/TiIssBAYSuI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/gBbLGdwLiLk/s1600/photo%252829%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sheakzDIyvE/TiIssBAYSuI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/gBbLGdwLiLk/s400/photo%252829%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111618862435042" /></a><br />The pictures do not do justice to how amazing the original stained glass looks. During the wars they would remove some of the original glass and burry it to prevent it from being destroyed by bombs. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qekVyV7Spwk/TiIsrTBXPBI/AAAAAAAAAi4/L8t18rdIbqE/s1600/photo%252826%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qekVyV7Spwk/TiIsrTBXPBI/AAAAAAAAAi4/L8t18rdIbqE/s400/photo%252826%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111606518529042" /></a><br />Day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vbXu605ngUU/TiIssV0e3dI/AAAAAAAAAjY/BQvPoZX_T-c/s1600/photo%252830%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vbXu605ngUU/TiIssV0e3dI/AAAAAAAAAjY/BQvPoZX_T-c/s400/photo%252830%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111624449678802" /></a><br />Night<br />Notice just below the circular Rose Window is I believe every Saint as of 1208. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xRkodxJn8Rg/TiIszd687eI/AAAAAAAAAjg/0wQc1-moM0s/s1600/photo%252831%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xRkodxJn8Rg/TiIszd687eI/AAAAAAAAAjg/0wQc1-moM0s/s400/photo%252831%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111746883382754" /></a><br />Here are some of the Statues by the doors. Each has a different story. One was the life of Mary with different scenes from her life. Others show Judgement Day and people being divided into those following angels and other being pulled away by demons.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mhLPMXfnA7g/TiIsrgAq-JI/AAAAAAAAAjA/OJ5FhEI-jiI/s1600/photo%252827%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mhLPMXfnA7g/TiIsrgAq-JI/AAAAAAAAAjA/OJ5FhEI-jiI/s400/photo%252827%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111610005289106" /></a><br />Look at the amazing detail in the clothes from the light show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fIQyxDH3nj0/TiIszQK9BbI/AAAAAAAAAjo/-TG1Xiwy-2s/s1600/photo%252832%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fIQyxDH3nj0/TiIszQK9BbI/AAAAAAAAAjo/-TG1Xiwy-2s/s400/photo%252832%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111743192401330" /></a><br />What is also very interesting, is one of the doors has the symbols of the Zodiac and with it pictures of what work should be occurring in your farm at that time. So along with all of these stories from the bible and all the saints depicted, the builders took the time to add the zodiac in fairly prominent spots by the front door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FG_42suXAG0/TiIsr-RW7kI/AAAAAAAAAjI/_bV1kL83SYU/s1600/photo%252828%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FG_42suXAG0/TiIsr-RW7kI/AAAAAAAAAjI/_bV1kL83SYU/s400/photo%252828%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630111618128342594" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-21881991838607655202011-07-11T16:05:00.000-07:002011-07-11T16:27:25.465-07:00France II: Bucket List Bonanza"When you were in Paris, did you see...." Yes!<br /><br />Notre Dame (Better at night with fire throwing street performers.<br />I am now a Cathedral expert and will share some interesting commentary about the carvings when I cover the Amiens Cathedral:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cyFtPUskBsk/ThuCObS9bzI/AAAAAAAAAh0/O6S9a6_nud0/s1600/photo%252819%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cyFtPUskBsk/ThuCObS9bzI/AAAAAAAAAh0/O6S9a6_nud0/s400/photo%252819%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235343686627122" /></a><br />Louvre:<br />When I landed it was Free Museum Sunday! Who doesn't love that? Apparently...no one on the planet causing such a huge Disney line that I didn't attempt it. The Bucket List Fodder to time ratio wasn't correct.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEbrnSmLp9c/ThuCOu-scUI/AAAAAAAAAh8/qceeYu9NOJA/s1600/photo%252820%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hEbrnSmLp9c/ThuCOu-scUI/AAAAAAAAAh8/qceeYu9NOJA/s400/photo%252820%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235348970336578" /></a><br />The Impressionists Museum<br />I decided if I was going to wait in line it would be for the Impressionists. <br />Here is a huge picture of the line around the block. I estimated it would be over an hour. I was behind a family from Australia with their 5 yr old daughter, they flew 24 hrs to get to Paris. About 10 mins in security came and pulled them aside to the much shorter "Family with a small child" line...and ME since I looked like their Australian son for the day. I would later learn there is no sense of equality for everyone in France. So subjective treatment, we would see as unfair, does not apply. Another 10 mins and we were IN! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQjHGUFIz58/ThuCO5HiWEI/AAAAAAAAAiE/RdrLPjaIWCg/s1600/photo%252821%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQjHGUFIz58/ThuCO5HiWEI/AAAAAAAAAiE/RdrLPjaIWCg/s400/photo%252821%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235351691778114" /></a><br />It's bigger than I thought, Kings Island has nothing on this Monster.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G3gcuiR_QHc/ThuCPE3ErbI/AAAAAAAAAiM/MJGkity_L20/s1600/photo%252822%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G3gcuiR_QHc/ThuCPE3ErbI/AAAAAAAAAiM/MJGkity_L20/s400/photo%252822%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235354843950514" /></a><br />If my French was better I would have explained to the mobs of tourists that Paul Revere delivered the Eiffel Tour to France to warn the French Canadians that they weren't going to take their guns. He was also ringing some bells.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7wwp1eYLiis/ThuCPU4g-II/AAAAAAAAAiU/PSOb46MrymA/s1600/photo%252823%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7wwp1eYLiis/ThuCPU4g-II/AAAAAAAAAiU/PSOb46MrymA/s400/photo%252823%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235359144966274" /></a><br />This street is not a favorite of the locals since it is mobbed by tourists and looks like a big Vegas Shopping Mall. This is also big, but how about that lamppost for a close second!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uoL5KRQk2XE/ThuCYejvPpI/AAAAAAAAAic/ECigR1RcmIs/s1600/photo%252824%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uoL5KRQk2XE/ThuCYejvPpI/AAAAAAAAAic/ECigR1RcmIs/s400/photo%252824%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235516360998546" /></a><br />We chose to take the stairs up to this Basilica, to be greated by people selling bottles of beer in the street. I guess that's legal here too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zt8bUYimJs/ThuCYhE2wHI/AAAAAAAAAik/lczTf8gxTfA/s1600/photo%252825%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zt8bUYimJs/ThuCYhE2wHI/AAAAAAAAAik/lczTf8gxTfA/s400/photo%252825%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628235517036773490" /></a><br />We also saw a street performer who used his soccer skills and love of the song Mambo No 5 to entertain the tourists (not pictured).Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-65767692343861745802011-07-10T05:58:00.000-07:002011-07-10T06:47:32.068-07:00Vacation Part II: FranceI just spent a week in France for vacation visiting friends from school and work.<br />I had a great time and actually filled my iPhone with pictures, about 700.<br />Here is every place I visited in France:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UsdxspWwyxk/ThmmaZhuL6I/AAAAAAAAAfc/TWGaDWRvmRk/s1600/F2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UsdxspWwyxk/ThmmaZhuL6I/AAAAAAAAAfc/TWGaDWRvmRk/s400/F2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627712181835280290" /></a><br />Here is every place I visited in Paris:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0-6G7iL82A/ThmmZsgvuNI/AAAAAAAAAfU/mlaIgC0Nj8s/s1600/F1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0-6G7iL82A/ThmmZsgvuNI/AAAAAAAAAfU/mlaIgC0Nj8s/s400/F1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627712169751591122" /></a><br />I'll have to split this into several blogs to cover all of the different things we did. I'll start with Meghan's request to get pictures of all the food I had. I did forget at times, and one place was too fancy to take out a camera...until after a bottle of wine and we closed it down so I got dessert pictures. Notice my inside joke where I tried to sneak in a coke or Pepsi glass into most pictures.<br /><br />4 Cheese Pizza (Goat, Gorgonzola, Mozzarella, Parmesan)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TC1c6LIy1Yo/Thmn7kUsb_I/AAAAAAAAAf8/F_IXE2kTilw/s1600/photo%252811%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TC1c6LIy1Yo/Thmn7kUsb_I/AAAAAAAAAf8/F_IXE2kTilw/s400/photo%252811%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627713851180740594" /></a><br />Desserts<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-01JmmZYJXxs/Thmn7QXJXsI/AAAAAAAAAf0/2JnBPloFHzo/s1600/photo%252810%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-01JmmZYJXxs/Thmn7QXJXsI/AAAAAAAAAf0/2JnBPloFHzo/s400/photo%252810%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627713845822316226" /></a><br />Layers of chocolate:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zg0NN4PY5c/Thmn7AI9jXI/AAAAAAAAAfs/UN_hwhJ46CM/s1600/photo%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zg0NN4PY5c/Thmn7AI9jXI/AAAAAAAAAfs/UN_hwhJ46CM/s400/photo%25289%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627713841467854194" /></a><br />Crepe:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TO567WPIn0Q/Thms2lg1aMI/AAAAAAAAAgs/Ne-kVRinLsc/s1600/photo%252817%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TO567WPIn0Q/Thms2lg1aMI/AAAAAAAAAgs/Ne-kVRinLsc/s400/photo%252817%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627719263158888642" /></a><br />This was the fancy 400 year old restaurant. A supplier suggested it in Paris as a great French experience. I had a Mango cold soup, Smoked Salmon (Tried some good Fois Gras), Veal Tenderloins, then split the desserts shown: Creme Brule, Chocolate Lava Cake, and Violet Ice Cream:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3uuwPG39CyM/Thmn69CmunI/AAAAAAAAAfk/brKzVx7TdNE/s1600/photo%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3uuwPG39CyM/Thmn69CmunI/AAAAAAAAAfk/brKzVx7TdNE/s400/photo%25288%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627713840635886194" /></a><br />Burger: This translates in to something like Burger with a Rider on a Horse (The egg)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vQ38FLM2XuI/Thmn749Qy5I/AAAAAAAAAgE/l57v_t2cIEI/s1600/photo%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vQ38FLM2XuI/Thmn749Qy5I/AAAAAAAAAgE/l57v_t2cIEI/s400/photo%252812%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627713856719604626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-817EWmPP0bk/ThmoopRgSEI/AAAAAAAAAgc/58hlcn4g_1U/s1600/photo%252815%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-817EWmPP0bk/ThmoopRgSEI/AAAAAAAAAgc/58hlcn4g_1U/s400/photo%252815%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627714625603651650" /></a><br />White Chocolate Hot Chocolate at a Cafe:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YoqmVjqA7Bc/ThmonXnEY_I/AAAAAAAAAgU/2HKPhaY-4dQ/s1600/photo%252814%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YoqmVjqA7Bc/ThmonXnEY_I/AAAAAAAAAgU/2HKPhaY-4dQ/s400/photo%252814%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627714603682391026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMvjnMu6Az8/ThmonMRiDQI/AAAAAAAAAgM/6guxa2CSKgY/s1600/photo%252813%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMvjnMu6Az8/ThmonMRiDQI/AAAAAAAAAgM/6guxa2CSKgY/s400/photo%252813%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627714600639270146" /></a><br />Cheese shop:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U9DsKTH_flc/Thmook4wKaI/AAAAAAAAAgk/_Saj9-SczAw/s1600/photo%252816%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U9DsKTH_flc/Thmook4wKaI/AAAAAAAAAgk/_Saj9-SczAw/s400/photo%252816%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627714624426092962" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-83717108250512572312011-07-02T07:36:00.000-07:002011-07-02T07:56:57.696-07:00Vacation: Part I NantucketSome photos from Vacation in Nantucket<br /><br />Our Harbor in Harwich<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8aWIVbdXs4/Tg8wleZI5sI/AAAAAAAAAe8/FQb3LeqSBes/s1600/photo%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8aWIVbdXs4/Tg8wleZI5sI/AAAAAAAAAe8/FQb3LeqSBes/s400/photo%25285%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767879980836546" /></a><br />Main Street Nantucket<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-56MIwcxx0Bk/Tg8wmTdk_wI/AAAAAAAAAfM/DgBgTAvYbDQ/s1600/photo%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-56MIwcxx0Bk/Tg8wmTdk_wI/AAAAAAAAAfM/DgBgTAvYbDQ/s400/photo%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767894226534146" /></a><br />Our Cottage in the Harbor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-540rdRAx46Y/Tg8wamf4QEI/AAAAAAAAAes/bdHzGVqmitQ/s1600/photo%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-540rdRAx46Y/Tg8wamf4QEI/AAAAAAAAAes/bdHzGVqmitQ/s400/photo%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767693178028098" /></a><br />The Great Penny Race Fountain<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8oNz0fXg8iU/Tg8waDGOY8I/AAAAAAAAAek/Y82Q-KbGP_A/s1600/photo%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8oNz0fXg8iU/Tg8waDGOY8I/AAAAAAAAAek/Y82Q-KbGP_A/s400/photo%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767683675186114" /></a><br />The Beach<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S7yS6alIoak/Tg8wZjydNQI/AAAAAAAAAec/kmPjuqXImLI/s1600/photo%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S7yS6alIoak/Tg8wZjydNQI/AAAAAAAAAec/kmPjuqXImLI/s400/photo%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767675270771970" /></a><br />Lighthouse moved from original location near bluff<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QGZYpIe-uy4/Tg8wZsp7xsI/AAAAAAAAAeU/iU0AyS-Pmtg/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QGZYpIe-uy4/Tg8wZsp7xsI/AAAAAAAAAeU/iU0AyS-Pmtg/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767677650945730" /></a><br />Lighthouse on bike ride<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4W6WfVwhuE/Tg8waxCiIyI/AAAAAAAAAe0/5GaIAQwI99E/s1600/photo%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X4W6WfVwhuE/Tg8waxCiIyI/AAAAAAAAAe0/5GaIAQwI99E/s400/photo%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624767696007734050" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-5960661790406313082011-04-24T08:20:00.001-07:002011-04-24T09:02:29.261-07:00Crazy StormsWe've had some crazy weather and storms out here.<br />The other week the tornado sirens went off an hour before any storms came, because the system was moving 80mpg. The wind killed my tulips but no major damage.<br /><br />This past Fri night at 1:30am, I woke up to some serious thunder and lightning. Lucy gets nervous, so I was checking the radar on my iPhone and saw the image below (you do not want to be the red pin).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Rvspmd1GLA/TbQ_w4AS24I/AAAAAAAAAdA/MpTscntpCfo/s1600/photo%2B1.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Rvspmd1GLA/TbQ_w4AS24I/AAAAAAAAAdA/MpTscntpCfo/s400/photo%2B1.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599170345628261250" /></a><br />Then at 1:45 am, a huge lightning bolt struck very close by and it felt like the entire house jumped. My security alarm and everything went crazy, so I thought for sure me or my neighbor had been hit by lightning. I stayed up for a bit incase a fire started. Things that did not work at the time included, the phone, all lights and ceiling fans that touched the attic. And my sump pump, which I spent most of my time on that night with all the water we had. <br /><br />After checking things out and no fire I went to bed around 3am. I had reasoned that the lightning must have hit close and traveled in through my phone line since most downstairs light and TVs etc still worked.<br /><br />I woke up around 9am to look around in the daylight, I was drawn to my guest bedroom to find this in the wall above my window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqbtiNGLxEE/TbQ_3PJoCQI/AAAAAAAAAdI/JDnwFGIDeaU/s1600/photo%2B2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqbtiNGLxEE/TbQ_3PJoCQI/AAAAAAAAAdI/JDnwFGIDeaU/s400/photo%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599170454920628482" /></a><br />And it looked like I hulked out in my sleep and pulled my window frame apart!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FTAzriqIZek/TbRAAUF7MLI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/S2KdJdL-v7k/s1600/photo%2B3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FTAzriqIZek/TbRAAUF7MLI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/S2KdJdL-v7k/s400/photo%2B3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599170610866106546" /></a><br /><br />So I was directly hit by lighting at the peak of my roof above my garage. The bolt came down popping out the wood, it's hard to see unless you zoom in but parts of the bricks are missing, it shot them out like buckshot into my neighbors siding. Then came down through the window through my drywall. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-coIM0yO5EHM/TbRANe2-m3I/AAAAAAAAAdg/t328m-8KXS4/s1600/photo%2B5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-coIM0yO5EHM/TbRANe2-m3I/AAAAAAAAAdg/t328m-8KXS4/s400/photo%2B5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599170837094505330" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bFKJPVLk_NY/TbRAGPM8JWI/AAAAAAAAAdY/nQBlIeDZ67U/s1600/photo%2B4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bFKJPVLk_NY/TbRAGPM8JWI/AAAAAAAAAdY/nQBlIeDZ67U/s400/photo%2B4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599170712632567138" /></a><br />All in all, I am super lucky, no fire, so far not too much electrical damage. I've had the Fire Dept, Plumber, Electrician, Roofer over. Mostly just the structural, cosmetic stuff left. <br /><br />The only weird thing is, since then I have had the strangest dreams...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Flash_Rei.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 275px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Flash_Rei.png" border="0" alt="" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-87127524641812735332011-04-22T17:44:00.000-07:002011-04-22T17:47:39.509-07:00TulipsLast Fall, I planted some tulips in my front yard.<br />Here is what they looked like before all these storms and wind got a hold of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P2z9tHHncDE/TbIhZD7ai_I/AAAAAAAAAc4/NvZTsQur9E4/s1600/photo%252815%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P2z9tHHncDE/TbIhZD7ai_I/AAAAAAAAAc4/NvZTsQur9E4/s400/photo%252815%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598574001209904114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-33ynsxD6D1E/TbIhSqSjwkI/AAAAAAAAAcw/4DkK09SGzg8/s1600/photo%252814%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-33ynsxD6D1E/TbIhSqSjwkI/AAAAAAAAAcw/4DkK09SGzg8/s400/photo%252814%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598573891248439874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qOXIfKYFweU/TbIhL0IK7EI/AAAAAAAAAco/wxELaf8ku9k/s1600/photo%252813%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qOXIfKYFweU/TbIhL0IK7EI/AAAAAAAAAco/wxELaf8ku9k/s400/photo%252813%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598573773630139458" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-2625514579201169162011-04-10T10:33:00.000-07:002011-04-10T13:09:14.344-07:00New Cat Information!As a new cat owner, I often look to Tom and Meghan for advice on how to raise a happy cat. They never seem to let their cats outside, so I would follow the same routine with Benson. But after some deep discussions with him and some experimenting, I have come to the conclusion that he might like to spend some time outside!<br />I would have hoped someone would have mentioned this possibility to me before now. <br /><br />Here are some videos showing how much he likes being outdoors.<br />He Loves It!<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gP7VCm7gxCM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Off he goes...<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h4Qn39Cj2NU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />And it tires him out...<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KA3ilsgAqhs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-15753103093246705922011-04-04T19:25:00.000-07:002011-04-04T19:35:26.688-07:00AnimalsTo Tom, who needs 2 cats when your one is this busy!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/inLaLvD97Hg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />But he does like to relax, notice the curled back paws.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--gnzirRhWyM/TZp949xrTsI/AAAAAAAAAb4/E-6G_BN4Sto/s1600/photo%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--gnzirRhWyM/TZp949xrTsI/AAAAAAAAAb4/E-6G_BN4Sto/s400/photo%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591920304942960322" /></a><br /><br />Dog beds...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YyaAf0oHxFY/TZp-FyvCESI/AAAAAAAAAcI/HBoFRwX7cEE/s1600/photo%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YyaAf0oHxFY/TZp-FyvCESI/AAAAAAAAAcI/HBoFRwX7cEE/s400/photo%25289%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591920525317378338" /></a><br /><br />My spot on the couch, he doesn't care...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-opoaXQHj1hg/TZp9_Uf2CXI/AAAAAAAAAcA/j_zR6iIzUlM/s1600/photo%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-opoaXQHj1hg/TZp9_Uf2CXI/AAAAAAAAAcA/j_zR6iIzUlM/s400/photo%25288%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591920414121396594" /></a><br /><br />On the book shelf...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yyrWGcwSZ44/TZp-R7ex3PI/AAAAAAAAAcY/BeWi7DK8V2w/s1600/photo%252811%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yyrWGcwSZ44/TZp-R7ex3PI/AAAAAAAAAcY/BeWi7DK8V2w/s400/photo%252811%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591920733823556850" /></a><br /><br />Seen here with the Crazy Eyes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3VL7PE0eZk/TZp-MkB2Y9I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/cHfE-rUQ-lY/s1600/photo%252810%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3VL7PE0eZk/TZp-MkB2Y9I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/cHfE-rUQ-lY/s400/photo%252810%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591920641628857298" /></a><br /><br />All of this tires out Lucy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9lm5I66rV3w/TZp_FNkKWXI/AAAAAAAAAcg/q4c1Wy_kMQI/s1600/photo%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9lm5I66rV3w/TZp_FNkKWXI/AAAAAAAAAcg/q4c1Wy_kMQI/s400/photo%252812%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591921614851299698" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-75243236630869170672011-04-02T13:40:00.000-07:002011-04-02T13:43:56.300-07:00Poor DenverIn my house, I don't have to ask the question...it was Benson.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B8ISzf2pryI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-58452543107863609132011-03-26T10:30:00.000-07:002011-03-26T10:50:33.020-07:00Tax ReturnI generally save all of my tax returns into my emergency funds. However, I do use it as an excuse to buy myself something I'd like but don't really need. If you know me, you know I never buy things and would hate to be caught in a mall on the weekend. Which is why I found myself wearing some sweaters this winter that I know were bought during my one shopping spree in 2003. <br /><br />A few years ago, I bought myself a hand held planetarium, which I really enjoy. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/public/caEXHLP316y7NqI-QGpMzYDpF_lk-oHLwMKjmzbaZV3wXfMphkDxQ9sHS9yMxbXDQHguZHg0BY6WaRMxCpFcDJZ8iLkqTjlJezs4-tzL7w_kDWSX-kLHdCru0lpenoPJSqQ6Sai7ag"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/public/caEXHLP316y7NqI-QGpMzYDpF_lk-oHLwMKjmzbaZV3wXfMphkDxQ9sHS9yMxbXDQHguZHg0BY6WaRMxCpFcDJZ8iLkqTjlJezs4-tzL7w_kDWSX-kLHdCru0lpenoPJSqQ6Sai7ag" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Last year you could say I used some of my return for an iPad, but that decision was made as soon as it was announced. And I have enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. Especially if you have lap dogs and lap cats, you can still browse while they are being needy. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_500x_ipad_official_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 291px;" src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_500x_ipad_official_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Not sure what I will do this year, although I did just go on my annual (or less frequent) shopping spree with Meghan. It started as a few shirts for my Vegas trip and ended up with stuff for work, running, etc. <br />I did buy a new cologne. For the past couple years as I work more with perfumes at work I have been interested in finding a new cologne. I don't think my array of Old Spice White Water or Body Sprays truly counts. <br />After smelling and spraying the entire isle, I chose Swiss Army Mountain Water. Aside from smelling good, the whole water bottle container looks hilarious. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://reviewperfumes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/3.55076874018E+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://reviewperfumes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/3.55076874018E+13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-86804146289792311322011-02-12T20:06:00.000-08:002011-02-12T20:18:59.357-08:00Number 4I have recently purchased my 4th VW.<br />1. 1980 VW Rabbit Diesel (1994)<br />2. 1998 VW Jetta (1998)<br />3. 2004 VW Passat (2004)<br />4. 2010 VW Touareg (2011)<br /><br />That's currently over 135,000 miles driven in VWs.<br />There was also 2 years from 1996-1998 where I drove a Pontiac Bonneville.<br />This is my first Automatic VW so I am getting used to that, but a heated steering wheel is helping me move on.<br />It will be great for trips and taking Lucy around town.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0pvNarrmm5o/TVdZ2an0C_I/AAAAAAAAAbw/N_vXejfGsEU/s1600/Car2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0pvNarrmm5o/TVdZ2an0C_I/AAAAAAAAAbw/N_vXejfGsEU/s400/Car2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573021855288396786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3a-56Gsfloc/TVdZyPCJ9VI/AAAAAAAAAbo/UfO45jTonWA/s1600/Car1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3a-56Gsfloc/TVdZyPCJ9VI/AAAAAAAAAbo/UfO45jTonWA/s400/Car1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573021783458182482" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-23139365567308088482011-01-29T17:47:00.000-08:002011-01-29T17:52:46.081-08:00MartiansI forgot how good these were about 30 years ago...<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KTc3PsW5ghQ" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z_trSIBCgF0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-21721648277885855672010-11-27T13:43:00.000-08:002010-11-27T14:09:12.836-08:00Lucy's BoyfriendLucy has a new boyfriend on the street. He is a Weimaraner named Brew, and she loves him. Who can blame her? The breed is very handsome when not crazy. Here is Grayson showing off his moves hoping to impress Lucy when they meet:<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fT_kkoGqPjM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fT_kkoGqPjM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />However, I am not sure she is playing it cool with Brew. This is her reaction him going by on the street for a walk...<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9aWo1K5zZaw?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9aWo1K5zZaw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Luckily, Benson is there to calm her down like only a brother can...<br />(He must be using telepathy)<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iX4r9zKMmZs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iX4r9zKMmZs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />How does Benson learn to exude such calm? <br />He meditates for hours every day...<br />(note the 1 ear movement as a car drives by)<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QuMn6qmxe8w?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QuMn6qmxe8w?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />How does he learn such focus?<br />(Notice the Gremlin like ear position and the crazy eyes)<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YByUoZY5LWg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YByUoZY5LWg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793604774540111803.post-58755582500283186102010-11-22T19:05:00.001-08:002010-11-22T19:55:09.802-08:00Dewey Readmore BooksI was starting to think about how my hobbies have changed over time. <br />Now, I read a lot more and almost never play any video games. I probably stopped around Play Station 2 and Guitar Hero (aside from beating Tom in Wii Tennis over the Holidays).<br />Karen's parents got me a Barnes and Noble gift certificate for my birthday.<br />I do enjoy reading, but I spend a lot of time in the car so I like books on CD too. I did see a tempting book on 1,000 games to play before you die. I used the gift certificate to buy a book on CD <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Readmore_Books">Dewey Readmore Books</a><br /><br />Dewey Readmore Books (aka Dewey) (November 1987-November 29, 2006) was the library cat at the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa, United States. Due to his lovable, comforting personality, Dewey became famous across the world, and his story, which was first published in 2008, has become a best-selling book.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P-B456U2L._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P-B456U2L._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />When I got home, Benson got jealous and tried to help out with my books.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uSNwvNTUSks/TOsvkxWt5RI/AAAAAAAAAbI/kA8rgAjJJJw/s1600/photo%252811%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uSNwvNTUSks/TOsvkxWt5RI/AAAAAAAAAbI/kA8rgAjJJJw/s400/photo%252811%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542576075179943186" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879215582210633779noreply@blogger.com0