by simpleDesigns | Oct 12, 2008 | Birding, Family, Friends, Travel, Vacation
Tina and I are finally home. In the course of the last week, we experienced 85 degree temps in Orlando and 45 degree night temps in Indiana. Thursday, we drove a long 600+ mile day, itching to sleep in our home bed after 6 weeks in the camper. Traveling north, we...
by simpleDesigns | Oct 3, 2008 | Family, Friends
Just got back from graduation and Jeff was awarded 2 special awards. He was the recipent of the Salutatorian Award, i.e. 2nd highest GPA in his class and was awarded the “Course Directors Award for Photography”, i.e. the student that exemplifies the best...
by simpleDesigns | Aug 25, 2008 | Birding, Family, Friends, Travel
We are getting ready for our first long trip in some time. We may on the road for up to 6 weeks, as we travel south to visit friends and family, do some birding along the gulf coast and attend our son Jeff’s graduation from Full Sail University. Labor Day...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 25, 2008 | Birding, Cycling, Friends, Travel, Vacation
We got back from a wonderful week in California and Nevada. Wine tasting in Napa, Stage 2 finish of the Tour of California in Sacramento and a couple of days in Vegas were the reasons for the trip, and there were several additions that made the trip magical. I was...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 8, 2008 | Friends, Travel, Vacation
Hope everyone had a wonderful and joyous holiday season and a great New Years weekend. Tina and I grabbed a last minute flight to join some friends for a dive trip in Cozumel. Several of the days were spent watching our first real Mexican winter storm…...
by simpleDesigns | Dec 11, 2007 | Friends
A friend asked me if I thought climate change was a real threat? He pointed to an article at http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/ countering the idea and went on to suggest that: “…the issue (in my mind) is whether there is a political agenda and/or an...
