Tag: travel
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Oh Endeavour, why did you fail me?
When Steve booked his trip, we weren’t considering shuttle launches, but the day he arrived (Friday) we realized there was a launch the next day (Saturday). It happened to be at the same time as the Rays game, so we opted for the Rays game. However, the launch was delayed a day due to lightning…
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Uncle Steve and the Rays
Toren’s latest visitor flew in on Friday, his Uncle Steve (one of Debi’s brothers). He had the joy of waking up to Toren through the night, but has had several chances to hold him and feed him: Last night, Steve and I went to the Rays game. They were ahead until the 7th inning, when…
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Scientology-ville (a.k.a. Clearwater, FL) Tour
Yesterday morning I was reading the local paper when I came upon this story about Scientology (part 1 of 3). Apparently 4 fairly prominent members of the religion have defected over the last few years and the St. Petersburg Times finally got them to agree to be interviewed. The Times is rolling out the interviews…
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Toren at the beach
Toren had his first visit from family on the 13th when his uncle, Brent Robbins, overnighted in Tampa. We went out to Clearwater for dinner and Brent was kind enough to take a photo of our little family – the first with all three of us. It’s not the greatest photo (not Brent’s fault), but…
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everglades, Miami Beach, and someone famous!
Last year we snuck away during our winter break for a quick getaway to Myakka River State Park. This year we opted for a quick weekend getaway to the Everglades. We were waiting to arrange the trip based on the schedule of the contractors who are working on our house. As seems to often be…
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Things I’ve Done…
My sister-in-law posted this on her blog. As I read through the list, I was surprised by the number of things I have done. I don’t usually do these “pass-it-along” blog thingamajiggers, but I thought this might be fun. Anyone done more than I have? My percentage: 67% complete! 1. Started your own blog 2.…
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Thanksgiving with Family
I know most readers of the blog are preoccupied with the puzzle, especially since it looks like it might actually be big news and not just some random household item (just a few more days!). But while that plays out, here’s a little update on recent events. Debi’s family came down to Tampa for Thanksgiving. …
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things to do in Florida
A colleague of mine recently gave me a folder of newspaper clippings of suggestions for things to do in Florida. As I’m not one for keeping newspaper clippings, I created an Excel spreadsheet with all of the activities, and then some. I’m trying to think of a better way to post this online, but for…
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no trip to Iran, a puzzle game instead
I hadn’t mentioned it to many people, but I had a paper accepted to a conference in Iran over the summer and was supposed to travel there next week (I even got my university to pay for most of the trip). I was very excited and was going to come back with thousands of pictures…
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Trip Wrap-up
We made it back to Tampa Tuesday, the 19th, but not without a little trouble. We were scheduled to fly back from Utah on Tuesday, but we were supposed to arrive in Tampa Tuesday night around 10pm, which was exactly when Fay was supposed to hit Tampa (at least, that was the projection Monday afternoon).…