Its getting cold, that means more time spent inside. We got the Christmas Tree up, then Corvin decided to decorate himself. Then the fun began… Corvin and I got in a few unicycle rides this month. And also of interest, there was a surprise meeting series called the “Blueprint Series” started at work. They put … Continue reading “November – 2018”
Holidays are what you make of them. We were all busy, so we decided to have our family Thanksgiving late. We all met at Henry and Carol’s house. The plan was an evening to eat and hang out. Of course, its a tradition that we play board games. I learned something interesting today. There is … Continue reading “Late Thanksgiving – 11/24/2018”
After visiting Don Robinson park with Danelle, I wanted to go back and hike the other trail. With this destination in mind, I told Corvin that today’s driving lesson would be driving to Don Robinson to hike. He was up for the adventure and we set out. The weather was supposed to turn to rain, … Continue reading “Don Robinson with Corvin – 11/23/2018”
Corvin signed up for the Webster/Kirkwood Turkey Trot this year. Most of his cross country team was participating in the race. I woke up early with him on Thanksgiving and drove down to the start of the race. We got there early expecting parking to be tight, but 45 minutes early means great parking. It … Continue reading “Turkey Trot – 11/22/2018”
Re-posted from Danelle’s Science Blog. I’ve added some extra photos at the bottom. Winter Field Work Since my research is on winter use of road salt, much of my field work has been completed in the winter. I’ve spent days climbing down storm drains to learn about municipal salt use. This year, the Wednesday before … Continue reading “Ph.D Sampling – 11/21/2018”
I’ve heard from outdoor friends about Don Robinson State park. It has an interesting history from an interesting guy. Don bought land trying to create a place the size of Central Park in New York City. Don Robinson is 800 acres while Central Park is slightly bigger. The hiking trails are supposed to be good … Continue reading “Don Robinson With Danelle – 11/18/2018”
Jason is turning 50 and Jo planned a nice get together to celebrate. We started off meeting at the Venice Cafe. This place started around the time of the City Museum. Every inch of the place is decorated! unfortunately for us, it was November and most of the place was closed. The bar was open, … Continue reading “Jason’s 50th Birthday Party”
I don’t remember how many years we’ve had our sectional sofa, but it has to be getting close to 10 years. Its taken a lot of abuse from the kids. Lots of climbing over and sitting down hard. Eventually some wood broke and it wasn’t providing the support it was supposed to. Furniture is too … Continue reading “Sofa Repair – 11/10/2018”
Today was our 120th Sunset Race. Ten years of going out paddling the second Thursday of the month. Unfortunately, I was very sick that day. There was no way I would be able to paddle, but I drove out with champagne to celebrate before going back home to sleep. Joe in the front and Jo … Continue reading “10 Years of the Sunset Race – 11/8/2018”
Jake and I had not met up in quite a while. We decided to meet early morning and go on a hike. Its always fun to hike with long time friends as there is always plenty to talk about. We started out on the White Bison Trail that goes around the park. During the hike … Continue reading “Lone Elk Hike With Jake – 11/3/2018”