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... cheats" these athletes have come up with over the years, and what gets done by the officials to counter them. For example, the temperature of the bobsled runners is taken before and after the race to ensure no artificial heat has been applied to them. And, each runner is rubbed 5 times with 900 grit sandpaper to remove any potential lubricating substances... It was also interesting to find out that these tracks have a built in cooling ...

... to find total satisfaction in this. He had what I thought was my dream life. But, (and this must be a sign of my aging... great) I also started to think about all the wonderful things he has sacrificed, like personal connections with people, friends, and your family. I still think about this balance between roots and wings and am now convinced that the best life must in fact be, a balance. <br><br>The people I ...

... A bag of clubs and a sweet big boy go-cart. Spend the weekend at a golf resort or send dad out for the day of a solid uninterrupted 18 holes of pure joy and ...

I spent Thanksgiving with my Dad and Judene in Marysville Washington. We had a big, wonderful family dinner with their neighbors - two doors down. One of their family traditions is making gingerbread houses, so Judene and I got in on the activities and built one for Scott, since he did not get to join us.

... how vertical the surroundings are, this would be a boon for the walker. A short walk took us to Deception Falls. Another series of cascades over granite and a geologically intriguing hard turn to the right in the middle of things. I'm not sure ...

... Pike Market, waterfront and more, and around Green Lake on day two (and that in broad sunshine). The weather here is just as unpredictable as in New Zealand :o) Today I'm off by bus to San Francisco, where I'll be staying with another HC member starting tomorrow, probably for a day or two, before moving on to LA...

Testing, testing, one two three...we are at T-minus 3 days and counting until the big European adventure. Spent today taking care of items needed for trip, last minute errands, putting everything in order prior to departure. Being gone for 5 weeks seems significantly trickier than, say, one week. Very excited - flying out on the 27th, will get into Milan at the crack of dawn on the 28th. Not sure how often we'll be able to update this, but we'll try...

... of discussion in our free ranging conversations. Her husband found enough additional stops for me (wine stops in California, ancient aboriginal sites around the Four Corners area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona that I must make before leaving the US for Europe) that I may never leave the US. After lunch, since the rain had abated, although it remained cloudy and threatening, we went for a tour. We circumnavigated the top of Queen Anne Hill for the quintessential ...

Before we begin, we present you with these observations: Country music stations have the strongest signals...possibly in the world. Wherever we are in the US, there will be at least one country station coming in full throttle. If alien beings are picking up radio signals from earth, their introduction to mankind will be through the sounds of Willie Nelson and the Judds. NPR has the weakest signal. Also, towns throughout the NW, even if its population is ...

A month ago, I emailed all our friends and family in my contact list and asked them to "send TWO (or more) suggestions for must-see places and things to do around North America. Any places you've been or wish you could go to that are "not to be missed" while we're rolling around the states?" We got a lot of GREAT responses and I promised that I would compile them to share with everyone. Well, it's a bit raw but I did organize it by state. So here goes. And if you didn't get a ...