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Birthday 2020

Monday , 6, July 2020 Comments Off on Birthday 2020

This year’s birthday was a bit different, and not in a bad way. Usually I’m working somewhere on the road, but this year, thanks to COVID-19, I was able to be with some family and take a short, quarantined trip out of town. The day began with my middle granddaughter, Abby, making me a breakfast […]

Avoiding COVID-19 On Our Road Trip

Friday , 22, May 2020 Comments Off on Avoiding COVID-19 On Our Road Trip

Tomorrow morning we’ll leave for our two week stay at Wolf’s Haven. One of the benefits, to me, of our cabin in the mountains is that we are very much off the usual grid of humanity. But the 11 hour drive to get there has caused me to think and plan how we might go […]

Flying The Friendly Skies of COVID-19

Thursday , 12, March 2020 Comments Off on Flying The Friendly Skies of COVID-19

A week from tomorrow I fly from San Juan to Orlando, a flight I’ve taken many times in the past almost-two-years that I’ve been working here on The Enchanted Island. Regardless of whether I’ve taken the 5am flight out or the later 6:20am flight out, one thing has remained consistent; the plane is always full. […]

You know that thing you say you’ll never do? And then how you feel when you do it? That was me yesterday afternoon. Don’t be like me; prepare yourself for the inevitable. While I’ve been deployed to Puerto Rico I have been “Ubering” back and forth from the hotel to the office. It’s much more […]

Eleven Years Ago – Rochester, Minnesota

Saturday , 22, September 2018 Comments Off on Eleven Years Ago – Rochester, Minnesota

Eleven years ago today, I was in the middle of my very first deployment for Congressional Affairs to a place called Rochester, Minnesota for some flooding that had occurred. It was a short deployment, only 17 days, but it exposed me to some good people and good initial field training. My supervisor for that assignment […]

It’s day seven and the last day of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week. We’re visiting Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park in Redmond, WA with Jade and Maxwell. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, here to read about day three, here to read about day four, here to read […]

21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Six – Underground Seattle

Wednesday , 30, May 2018 Comments Off on 21st Wedding Anniversary Week – Day Six – Underground Seattle

It’s day six of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week and we’re exploring Underground Seattle with Jade and Maxwell. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, here to read about day three, here to read about day four, and here to read about day five. After breakfast at […]

It’s day five of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we take a trip to Mt. Rainier. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, here to read about day three, and here to read about day four. So you may remember that back on day two of […]

It’s day four of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we take a day trip to Ruby Beach on the West Coast of Washington in the Pacific Northwest. You can click here to read about day one, here to read about day two, and here to read about day three. Neither Cindy nor I had […]

It’s day three of our 21st Wedding Anniversary Week where we take a day trip to the City of Vancouver. You can click here to read about day one and here to read about day two. So this day, March 30th, is the actual day of our 21st wedding anniversary and I like to try […]