“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.” – Oscar Levant
Friday, September 16, 2011
Day Two 2011 Cabin Trip
Another long day. We made it to our regular stop in Grand Island, Nebraska. It was a good driving day with clouds all the way and only brief rain. It has been cold on our stops to walk the dogs.
We heard that a pack rat has invaded the cabin and done some “damage”. Not sure what that means yet. Crap. Just what we need, walking into a cabin that stinks of rodent pee. We’ll find out soon enough.
Tomorrow is a short day. We drive through about 3/4 of Nebraska, then through Cheyenne to Laramie where we will do some shopping before driving in to the cabin. We should get there between 2 and 3 tomorrow afternoon. Will post again after settling in and let you know how it is going.
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Posted under: Cabin News • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 09/16/2011 at 05:56 PM
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Day One 2011 Cabin Trip
We left the house at 7:15, and again at 7:20 (I had forgotten the power cord for my computer). Rainy weather through all of Pennsylvania. We are in Elkhart, Indiana, so have gotten through 3 states! Burgers for dinner. The animals are all antsy, so we’ll go walk them soon. Then, a good night’s sleep before we are off early tomorrow.
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Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 09/15/2011 at 06:31 PM
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Annual Migration
We are about to embark on our annual migration to our mountain cabin in Colorado. We drive about 20 minutes south to I80, then 1750 miles west to Laramie, Wyoming, then 40 minutes south to the cabin in Colorado. We know all the stops along the way (pee, eat, sleep). We will be taking the 3 dogs and 2 cats, and the whole routine is going smoother this year—we’ve had lots of practice.
I’ll try to blog along the way and at the cabin. But, if you really want to keep track of our adventures, be sure to follow Lynne’s blog at http://www.rickandlynne.com/lynne. She has turned it into a “membership only” blog because of the spammers and in order to know who is following her daily posts. Membership is easy, just send an email asking for membership and she’ll grant it. You will be rewarded by her fantastic photography and insightful commentary.
Posted under: Cabin News • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 09/14/2011 at 06:11 PM
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Hurricane Preparedness
Posted under: New Jersey • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 08/26/2011 at 07:01 PM
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
The “One Term” Party
I’m lobbying to create a new political party. There is already a “T” party, and I’d like to see an “OT” party. That stands for “one term”. Members could be liberal or moderate or conservative. They could be like me, socially liberal and fiscally conservative. It doesn’t matter, the diversity would benefit the party.
What makes this party unique is the pledge from each member running for a public office. The pledge that states they will serve only one term if elected, and not run for a subsequent term.
This would ensure we get people in office who use their skills, intellect, and beliefs to benefit their constituents and the country rather than their own egos and political careers.
If you were not motivated by the desire to be reelected, you might actually have the ability to do what is “best” even if it is not popular. A large group of OTs might be able to fix entitlements, cut budgets, raise taxes, and do the other obvious and necessary things that the current crop of career and ego motivated pols can’t do.
Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 08/09/2011 at 06:59 AM
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