It's true.  I am running for the office of President of the United States as an Independent.  I feel I am the perfect candidate to offer true change without the radical views offered by the normal politicians.

If you don't believe me then check out the news coverage. Now that's sweet.!

Wow what a summer!  I am finally getting some time to work on the web site. 

I have just finished uploading over 300 new photos to our flickr account so you can browse these in the Media section of our site at your leisure.  I was surprised to find so many photographs were still on the camera.

Paintball is a sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with paint filled, breakable, gelatin paintballs usually shot from a carbon dioxide or compressed air powered "paintball marker".   This was our first time playing paintball and it was a blast.   Read all about it here, and check out the photos of our primitive camping.

Hey dude..   I have to get one last jab at ya before we battle this weekend... 
Take a look at my movie presentation of what I believe will happen.   Clint Eastwood would be me of course...

Our 4th of July was pretty cool this year, literally.  Camping for the week of the 4th of July was cool, wet, sunny, exciting, and fun.

Geesh.  How long has it been since we posted anything to this website.  (May 12, 2008 )
So here is a long overdue recap of what we have been up to for the last couple months.

   For those of us anxiously waiting for the prices to drop on the HDTV sets this is a good option.  Check out how to get some free money as an incentive to switch to HD today.

I just received this email and laughed. 

Funny church bulletins.

I get asked this question monthly, sometimes more.  "What software can I buy that can do (fill in the bank)?"  Almost always I have replied with a question.  "Why do you want to spend money when you can do (fill in the blank) with (blank) for free?  So here are some of my favorite free Windows software packages, their use, and what can it replace that you currently have.

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What a week.  Sidewalk is poured, and cement is cured.  Everything looks great except something is missing.   Flowers, blocks, and lights..  Oh My!

Here we go again. 

Ever since we moved 2 years ago we have wanted to redo the front of the house.   One evening shortly after we returned from vacation Mark and I were standing outside looking at the house and planning what we were going to do to spruce it up a little.  Dad made the mistake of going for a motorcycle ride and was not home so we just started kicking and hammering... one hour later the sides of the handicap ramp were down and Dad returned home....       

Is the last year for the Cooper Stadium.  Built in 1931, it was renovated to its present configuration in 1977 and seats 11,000 in a single deck grandstand with an additional 4,000 overflow bleacher seats.   The Columbus Clippers played the Durham Bulls at the first 2008 Dime-A-Dog night.

Our Vacation. 

Update:  It's all posted now...   Use the paging controls at the bottom of each page to navigate.

This is a journal of our travels.  A 7 day Caribbean Cruise to Grand Turk, San Juan, and St. Thomas along with our drive, and a brief stop at the River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.  Each day is a new page on this blog post so enjoy at your leisure.  When you would like to check out all our photos head on over to The Media / Photographs.

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Mark was approaching his 40th birthday and I wanted to do something special for this mile stone!  I started searching in June 2007 trying to find some place to go for a short vacation.  I looked at Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Florida, Phoenix and a few other cities.  Since this was a surprise trip and money could not disappear in large sums or else Mark would find out, I finally chose a cruise!  What other trip could I plan that would include lodging, food and entertainment for one price!!!

UPDATE:  Nathan is better!

Nathan has a troubling illness.  His upper right abdomen has been hurting since Tuesday evening.

Wendy wanted a new camera before we leave to go on vacation this week. She asked for my opinion and help picking out a camera. This is what we came up with.

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