Tag: general news
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neighborhood activity
Our neighborhood has seen a little activity of late. Unfortunately, the father of one of our good friends/neighbors, Mike Leon, passed away last week. Mike had lived with them for most of the past year and a half or so, so we knew him. It was sudden, even though Mike was 85. We attended the…
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Toren on the beach
In early October we attended the wedding of one of my colleagues. It was on the beach in St. Petersburg. Toren + beach = playing in the sand Toren also got to run around during the reception, but he wasn’t particularly disruptive, despite running all over the hotel. We spent the night in the hotel…
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nice story about my brother Mark
I was chatting with my Mom over IM the other day when she told me a story about my brother Mark (well, sort of). A little background is required. After the funeral and the internment ceremony, there was a reception at my parents church (which is right next to the cemetery). At the reception there…
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Mark’s Obituary
Just posting a link this time – too tired to write anything else right now: http://obitsutah.com/memory_book.php?id=2017 (link is dead; replacing with text) Posted September 14, 2010 Our stupendous Mark E. Cragun returned home to his Heavenly Father on September 11, 2010 after an extended illness and valiant battle. Mark was born October 15, 1974 to…
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forgot this photo
I’ve been so busy trying to get ready for classes and finish my summer research obligations I haven’t had a chance to post anything. Not to worry. I’ll start posting again soon. In the meantime, here’s a photo from our cruise I forgot to post:
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Europe Trip – day 16 (unexpected) – getting home and final thoughts on cruising with really young kids
Toren, who did sleep on the flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta, was still on Greek time, so he woke up at 2:30 ready to play. Since I had gotten 3 hours or so of sleep on the flight, I got up with him and let Debi sleep. We walked around the hotel until about 4:30,…
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Europe Trip – day 15 – traveling home
Between Katakalon and Venice the time changed, giving us an extra hour. Unfortunately, I forgot to set my watch back. So, I woke up at 5:00 thinking it was 6:00, then woke Debi up at 6:30 instead of 7:30. Oops! It worked out okay as we got to go the nice restaurant for breakfast one…
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Europe Trip – day 14 – at sea
Our last day on the cruise was at sea as we were traveling from Katakalon (Katakolo) back to Venice. I woke up around 6:00 am and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I headed up to the library to do some work. The ship seemed empty at that time – a few people were in…
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Europe Trip – day 13 – Katakalon Greece
We didn’t have to get up as early this morning as our excursion met at 8:15, so we got up at 7:15, which was right about the time I felt like I had slept enough (Toren too). After a quick breakfast, we got our tour bus stickers got on our bus. We drove straight to…
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Europe Trip – day 12 – Mykonos Greece
Our third stop in Greece was in Mykonos, a Greek island famous for its white buildings with accented roofs and doors, beaches, and night life. We arrived early (7:00 am) and had to meet for our excursion at 7:15. We struggled to get up as Toren woke up repeatedly through the night and only made…