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... our car. Using the truck route meant we went through some of the less desirable areas of Detroit. I can't remember when I've seen so many burned buildings but at least the fire hall was in tact.

We lunched at a Tim Horton's that Dave Hunter's I75 book recommends and tonight we ate at a Korean restaurant we could walk to from our hotel. It was buffet where we cooked at our table over a charcoal grill. We were the only non-Korean folks there!

I think we'll sleep well tonight!

This was our 5th anniversary trip. Each year we take a vacation of some sort to celebrate our anniversary and avoid all the Thanksgiving craziness. This year we choose to go on a western caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Valor.

Saving money is our mantra this year. We're halfway through building a new ...

... per person per day. Fish limit – 2 per day, all the Bluegill you can eat. The camp store is open until 8PM – unusual for this time of year.

Looking at the TV stations – we were amazed. Kentucky Educational TV (KET) has at least 10 learning channels here – several for children, several for adults.

Joke of the day: Ok – with my dad from Kentucky and Dave born in Kentucky, we have to sign off with ...

Leaving for KL in 6 days, monsoon season i know, but. Plan on spending Christmas and New Year in Malaysia before heading north to Thailand after getting a visa in Penang. Anyone out there care to share a Tiger somewhere in the peninsula drop me a line.
Wherever enjoy your trip to s/e asia!
Polesana

... called Cincinnati South Rose Garden, but it's actually in Crittenden, Kentucky, and about a half hour south of Cincinnati. It's a pretty nice park, but I'm afraid we might not sleep a lot, since the railroad tracks run RIGHT behind our site - and the freight trains rumble through frequently, always blowing the required long-long - short-short blasts on the whistle as they go by the ...

... professors, etc,--stuff like that. Of course, I wasn't going anywhere near Boston on this particular flight at the beginning of a semester. Not that I've flown up to BC at the start of any semester, but whatever. At least I'd been to Mike's Pastry on their lists.

On lift-off I was struck by the guy next to me...as the plane started shooting down the runway, I noticed he set aside his magazine, folded his hands, closed his eyes, and his lips started moving. He ...

... design. Went for one semester. Then I ran out of money, though, and came home." She shrugged a bit. "And then I had the baby....... Now I am studying massage therapy. I only work part-time. They are good about scheduling people here. All in all, life is going good."

After lunch, it was back in the van. We continued to move right along and by mid-afternoon we were approaching the bridge over the Mississippi River that would get us into Missouri ...

... 8217; as they say."
President Mac Christensen addressed those attending the reception, describing what it takes to move this group. "Two chartered airplanes today and another on Saturday, when our orchestra will join us in St. Louis. Eleven buses, four semi trucks, security teams, stage crews, travel coordinators. And my job is to sign the checks…"


Dr. Mack Wilberg, director of the Choir and Orchestra, expressed his gratitude ...

... on the charts. The numb** of recordings he has made with Telarc alone is unprecedented.

Speaking to the Choir prior to leaving Salt Lake, Director Craig Jessop acknowledged his deep respect for the work of the Cincinnati Pops und** the direction of Erich Kunzel. “It is a huge honor,” Jessop said, “to have the opportunity to share the stage with such a renowned organization.”

At the rehearsal Friday morning in Cincinnati, the Choir ...

... shop was in an industrial area but when we left our GPS took us through what seemed to be the urban center of Indianapolis. As we neared the highway on ramp we learned that it was closed due to road work. We weaved over I70 for what seemed like days as the GPS routed us back to the same stupid exit ramp. Okay, we live close to Baltimore, I know what its like to get lost in "the hood", but getting ...