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A Year in Review-A Pictorial!
Today's blog is written within the pictures. Select the first picture and then read on by clicking the next photo ...
My day @ Martha's Vineyard!
You'll have to wait for my narrative and pictures. I just got back and I STINK! I cycled part of the Island and it was warm out. Time for a shower than I'll post something here. .....later ...
Who Am I ! ? ...not the philosophical Me!
... the woods. Some of these people, after a difficult winter, gave themselves up and were then sent to certain US states along the coast...Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and many others. Other Acadiens were sent to the Dominican Republic. ...
In the USA for 6 months
2 days in Lake Placid admiring the fall colours. It was raining the afternoon I arrived. I walked around Lake Placid in the rain. Had pizza for supper. Ordered a medium and I had enough leftovers for a week. Don't know what a large would have looked ...
Chocolate lovers Paradise!
... me where he was from I had already sensed that he wasn't a local. He says the easterners (New Yorkers and other local states, plus Ontario and Quebec) are the most arrogant, demanding people. They come into the campground in their ˝ million dollar motor ...
The Eternal Word TV Network-EWTN!
I could say that I had a vision and God lead me to this place. Maybe in some way he did. I'm sure my mom would say that he did. God does have a purpose for all of us. How does this place fit into the grand scheme of things? It's no secret ...
Go Forth and Convert!
... convento walls at Misión Conceptión, still stand tall 250 years later, one of the oldest original stone church buildings in the United States today. Misión San José y Miguel de Aguayo came to be known as the "Queen of the Missions". ...
Our visit to Disney!
This is a little late in being posted, but here it is anyway...out of sequence. We went to Epcot on December 20, Disney-MGM on the 21st and the kids went to The Magic Kingdom on the 22nd while I moved the trailer to the campground from the Resort. ...
Blue...Blue Bayou!
Today I decided to go for a drive to find some swamps. I was tired (what else is new) so I rested a while after lunch then took off for points southwest. The map showed places with interesting names such as Bayou Blue, Houma, Bayou Grand Caillou, ...
The Big Apple
Took a mid-day flight on United out of LAX to JFK on the 31st. It was the first leg of my 'round the world' ticket so I got to sit in Business Class. Sat next to a middle-aged man on the plane traveling on business. We did the usual obligatory ...
Aaarg! Where to next?
On the road again. Check out my travelling partner. I wasn't ready to leave New Orleans. It's one of those places where I found I wasn't there long enough to experience it all. Unfortunately I had to leave as I need sleep. The campground I was at was ...
Evening of Trouble & Beauty
Diana Washington Valdez, veteran El Paso journalist, put her life at risk years ago and never backed off the story which has killed so many: femicide in Juarez that's spreading through Mexico. She and novelist Stella Pope Duarte addressed the issue at ...
Lutheran Power
Pastor Hector and Myrna sheltered us in their church's apartment several days of our Eagle Pass stay. We felt connectedness to them--a sort of congruence that comes when you feel like you're on the same page with someone. Myrna treated us to many ...
Mexico won after all!
Eagle Pass lies on the border, part of the territory that the U.S. robbed from Mexico some years back. But it is 95% Hispanic, Spanish is spoken everywhere--looks to me like Mexico has won the battle in the end by gradually and ...
Our Lady of Refuge
... , because hundreds of illegal immigrants a day would pour across the border, taking advantage of a loophole to get into the United States. Border patrol agent Martin Clark said it astounded him. "There were no unhappy faces ... everyone was trying to ...
Fools, clowns, madmen & wandering mystics
Dinner in Columbus, NM. A potluck with a new community there--members of The Fourth Order, an interfaith non-order of "fools, clowns, madmen, troubadours and wandering mystics" they described themselves, "inspired by the life and teachings of ...
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is Alive....
....and working in a Denny's in Daytona Beach Florida! I took a drive north along Highways 1 and A1A today. The first part of the drive...to Daytona Beach wasn't that interesting. There were two exceptions. The first one was the biking ...
Actually crossing over the International Bridge
I crossed the border sola for the first time recently. Not so many years ago, I had never walked into Mexico. This entry will simply record the experience of crossing from El Paso USA into Juarez MX. For details on each step of the ...
Going Round in Circles!
When we last left off I was wishing everyone a Happy Halloween. I got my fill of chocolate from the Hershey Factory so I skipped Trick or Treating and stayed indoors to play tricks. I got up this morning to go touring. It was a slow ...
To Infinity & Beyond!
I have made it safely to the Kennedy Space Center. I have scouted out the best vantage point to view the Space Shuttle launch tomorrow afternoon. I am making this brief as I want to get up early to see the Shuttle Crawl along at 1 mile per hour towards ...
Holland-Uruguay (3-2), Wedding dress 10!
We woke up in the city that never sleeps. It was a beautiful day. Surprisingly the temperatures here in New York are warmer than in Mexico. New York is struck by a heatwave and they are complaining about the humidity. Well its nothing compared to a ...
Around Yulan and Songluo villages
Route: Yulau - Songluo - Yulau Total Distance: 13 km without backpack Altitude up: 200m Altitude down: 200m It will be a lazy day. Why? Still sore from yesterday, weather unstable and forecast not promissing and a few places to be visited ...
Feeling Hot Hot Hot
Hi guys & Gals How you all doing? It's been a busy few days for us and with temperatures in the 90's (about 31c) it's been quite a struggle at times to get going. It has cooled down now and a bit of rain has hit us but spirits are still high. ...
Reflections on Immigration Justice
After attending the conference "Justice for Immigrants" at New Mexico State University, I returned home reflective and troubled. We attended panel discussions on the forces that drive immigration, on the role of the media in immigration, and also two ...
Miami
Yes crazy as it seems we did fly to Quito from Panama via Miami. It was the only way to do it with our OneWorld around-the-world tickets. Instead of a couple hour flight it took us ALL day! Oh ...
Good Soul/Good work
Jim's a Catholic Worker veteran of a handful of years, giving shelter to homeless families and dinner to whoever shows up at the door. He gave us some of his time and a tour of the operation this Saturday morning, while a group of Confirmation ...
The Final Countdown
... I will visit a couple of friends for one night before heading to Staging the next day. Staging is an orientation in the United States before going to the country for training. On Tuesday, I will go to Philadelphia, where the Staging will take place. I ...
Adopt-a-Farmworker-Family Xmas
This month's project: playing "Santa" to a Farmworker family. When a hometown family sent money to the Border with me to sponsor a needy family (instead of exchanging gifts with each other), I adopted a family of seven: parents, their 15 ...
Food glorious food
Well another big breakfast. french toast, Canadian Ham and oranges & Bannanas. Of course it was all soaked in syrup and butter and sugar etc. If our hosts keep going at this rate we wont be leaving Phili. Today as yesterday was a very sedate pace, ...
44 Days and Counting
Well, I'm just looking at the Travel Log again. I've added a Welcome Picture. This is actually a picture I took on a great night in Waukesha County. I've made little progress in planning and such. I still need to get a few things, such as voltage ...
