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15th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHR
... Bristol (that includes the dragstrip and the round track). We were able to go downtown Chicago this time, and see Wrigley field (baseball) and check out the Navy Pier and Lake Michagen.....so I have downloaded pictures this time and will try to keep up, but really hard to do when you have a ****** internet signal......well that's it for now, we head to Norwalk, Ohio after this (never been there) so until then CYA down the ...
18 Hours before departure
... at 5:30 tomorrow afternoon, stopping in Vancouver (4.5 hours) for a 3.5 hour layover while I transfer to a Philippine Airlines flight to Manila (14 hours). Then I have 1:10 to get off the plane, get through immigration, get my baggage, get through customs, buy some pesos, then take a cab to the commuter airport and check-in and board my flight to Tacloban. I really hope the flight to Manila arrives early as previous flights have.
More to come!
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Paris
... as terminal 3 and runway 34R. After getting settled in our smoking room and finding no ashtrays I went out to the hall and asked a maid for a couple which she was able to give me. Bob started to complain on how hot the room was and of course the air conditioner was not working due to it being cold out. I was able to get a maintenance guy to come up and turn on the air and in a few minuets the room began to cool off. I decided to let Bob unwind after his shock and relax for a ...
Off to a Conference…..IN AMERICA!!
... Nicole and I rolled ourselves out of there and got ready for the opening session of the conference.
To save you all the details, the conference was really good. It had over 400 students from all across the country. There were many excellent sessions that I attended on leadership and leadership training, and I certainly learned a lot that I can take back with me to apply at RIS. Mission accomplished. On the last night of the conference, I headed to a nearby ...
Joyful Joliet :)
... show went really well, and I was proud of my cast and crew! Clearly a new leaf has turned.
On the way out of town, we drove right by the old prison. I made the guys slow the van down so I could get a picture. I don't really know the full history of Joliet Prison, mostly just that it house some seriously bad guys. I think it's more interesting for ...
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