Month: March 2005

Today, for the first time since well before Linda's surgery at the end of August, I went fishing.I was a little disappointed.I probably should have left work earlier, or just not gone at all. But it was such a beautiful day -- sunny sky, temperature in the 70s -- that I really felt the urge to fish.So I ran by home to get my gear, [...]

We're home -- the vacation is over.I enjoyed this trip, but it was a lot more stressful than I expected. I realize that I brought some of it on myself, but certainly not all. I'm just glad to be back.Saturday was a very eventful day. We spent Friday night at The Old Schoolhouse Inn in Benham. It was exactly what its name implied.Formerly the community [...]

Ahhh … how did we live before the Internet? I write this from Benham, Kentucky, in Harlan County, middle-of-nowhere. There are access numbers for the city of Harlan, but that apparently is a long-distance call from here. And at 50 cents a minute, it’s not worth the long distance fees to post from here.So this entry is being composed off-line and will be posted when [...]

We finally got out of Nashville and made it to our hotel in Lexington, Ky., after stops at Burger King in Columbus, Wal Mart in Seymour and the Citgo gas station and truck stop at the Waddy/Peytona exit off I-64 between Louisville and Frankfort.The hotel is Sheraton Suites, and awesome. It's a 3-1/2 star facility, which is probably two more stars than I'm used to. [...]

Isn't it peculiar how much work one has to get done in order to take time off work?As our family prepares to depart on a small vacation to finish off spring break week, I find myself doing twice the work. Isn't that more akin to cramming for final exams than a vacation?Anyway, I have started this blog to share some of my thoughts and adventures. [...]