Category Archives: Journal

Keeping track of what’s going on.

The Big Week Begins

After having traveled down from the high country yesterday, I started this week in Boulder with a lunch with my friend Kate down in Denver, and it gave me a chance to drop by the old neighborhood. It all looks … Continue reading

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Back in the High Country

I started my milestone trip to Colorado with an early flight, for which Bob kindly took me to the airport. I drove strait up to the mountains. On the way up, I-70 had some major slow points which turned out … Continue reading

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Fathersland

In my last full day in Colorado, I decided to venture out to the eastern plains where my father grew up, and where my father, grandfathers, and great grandfather farmed. Getting out there a ways east of Denver I have … Continue reading

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A Swim in the Sea

Today was fairly active. I got up early to walk around and take some pictures in the early morning light. I was nice being out when there weren’t so many people around. I think I was able to get some … Continue reading

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Wonderful, generous meals

We’ve eaten at a few local restaurants to sample the local cuisine. One, Paşa Bey Kebapçisi was well rated by Yelp, so we checked it out. We ordered the house specialty Pasa Kebab, and said yes when asked if we … Continue reading

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More Fun In Turkey

A fun but leisurely day began with a nice breakfast, followed by some quality chill time at the hotel pool. Later in the afternoon, we made a our way via a circuitous path to the Antalya yacht harbor. We walked … Continue reading

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A Distant Adventure Begins

My adventure to Turkey began with a very long 13.5 hour non-stop flight to Istanbul. I switched over to a domestic flight and ended up in Antalya Monday evening. Everything went smoothly for me, but the friend who I planned … Continue reading

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LA Fun

In the midst of 1 1/2 weeks of travel all across the country and back for work, I zipped down to LA for the weekend for a quick couple of days of sightseeing with some friends that had never been … Continue reading

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Monterey and Point Lobos

I had a business trip to the Monterey area. I had forgotten how beautiful it is around there. I guess I haven’t been down there since my more active diving days. I managed to make a quick side trip to … Continue reading

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Christmas

It’s hard to believe another Christmas has rolled around already. This year it was a very quiet, peaceful, and uneventful day. The upside is that this is the second year in a row that I wasn’t sick for the holidays. … Continue reading

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