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To a friend who turns supposedly 40.

I was just reminded of my conversation with a much admired pastor, philosopher and mentor. I was explaining to him that when I turned 35 I really stopped thinking what my age was. Or may I further explain- thinking about my calendar age. I know I have a pancreas but I really am not dwelling [...]

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Oh no, a Dell?

My wife is quite techy. Actually she enlightened me in the world of computers as newlyweds. I went the way of the Mac because of my field of work which in that era was audio editing. But my wife stayed as a “PC” user. All I can say is that whenever I have acquired a [...]

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Goodbye Gate Cottage.

My wife went to our alma mater today to pay a visit and sort of an homage to the loss of Gate Cottage, a beautiful building nestled in the North Georgia mountains. Gate Cottage was literally the gateway to Toccoa Falls, a must see in Stephens county, Georgia and this building burned down two days [...]

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Five years ago: an emerald crater lake and a La Avelina ice cream.

Five years ago we were in the motherland and enjoyed the natural beauties of the Andes mountains. In this picture my wife stands before the emerald crater lake of Quilotoa. On this trip to Quilotoa I was already victim of trying to eat all I could of the delicious foods of my childhood. From [...]

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Quito patrimonio y grandes memorias

A city in a valley surrounded by snow capped mountains, some of them active volcanoes. The homeland of my beloved mother, a land where my wife fell in love with and a city that will be turning 474 years old.A lot of stories and memories can be gathered from those days. The culture, the songs [...]

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Fernando meet my wife’s fried chicken

The impact Fernando Torres made off the bench this weekend was obvious. The show in The FanZone was great and the fried chicken my wife made was “para chuparse los dedos.” This is part of the Good Stuff Network!!!

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Welcoming the cold

It is mid November and the temperatures are finally decreasing. Northeast Georgia gets cold this time of the year from what I can remember. This area of the country gets some beautiful colors during fall- the leaves have been exceptionally bright this year. My wife even though a northern born woman is not too fond [...]

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Upgraded to a hybrid

This is week 2 1/2 of my latest upgrade to a hydrogen hybrid. With the help of my father-in-law we have converted my Honda CRV to a Hydrogen hybrid. This has given me great results without having to purchase a small and uncomfortable hybrid car.  A big factor in my decision- Gas prices, emissions and [...]

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Kick off

The start of the English Premier season gave us quite a few goals. From artistic curlers by Mikel Arteta against a badly positioned Paul Robinson in a 2-3 loss to Blackburn, to an inaugural goal by Samir Nasri in Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over West Brom.
The overly cautious draws were not present this time. The closest [...]

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My mother-in-law sent me this one.

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