. . .a little rain must fall.

Hard to believe my nephew's wedding is two weekends past already. How does that old saying go? Time flies when you're having fun? Sure, I'll buy that (and I want that Florida swamp land too). Time flies regardless, having fun or otherwise really doesn't seem to be a factor. Anyway the ride to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area was exceptional, the bike acting up on the way to the wedding was also exceptional (more than that I best not say). The ride home...

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Saturday (Aug. 2, 2008) was devoted to the wedding of my nephew but there were a lot of details needing attention before the ceremony. Important stuff like finding a wedding card, signing the card, shoving some cash in it, getting the names right on the envelope, and yes: remembering to take it with us which I forgot but we resolved that a couple hours later.

My family, not unlike many has no charter membership on dysfunction. So sister (mother of the groom) was dreading extended...

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My parents experienced the "Great depression", saw winds blow the topsoil of their folks farms away, knew the feeling of leaving the table not satiated, dealt with government imposed rationing and were part of the struggles and sacrifices endured by numerous societies. I cannot comprehend what that experience must have been or the changes to their perceptions of life. But as the offspring of parents who experienced that dramatic life changing era I was reared with the "Great depression"...

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Several weeks back I planted a seed. It was a suggestion to my brother that we take our bikes and spend a couple weeks in September touring and visiting extended family in Arizona. He said it was something he really wanted to do but considering he's working less hours right now was hesitant to make the expenditure. Within a couple days we were talking maybe it could be done if we camped rather than stayed...

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Part of last week was going to be spent sight seeing not far from home. We planned to fasten the kennel to the luggage rack (it would have been the true test of how much Haley loves rides) and spend a couple days visiting the “International Peace Gardens” and touring a bit in Canada. Well, it didn't happen. Janice needed downtime. Our sight seeing became unfocused gazing into space from the back deck.


Haley did get a longer bike ride test though. The bike beckoned, temperatures...

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