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Debbie has been in Miami Since late April, training to fly the B747-400, a new high-tech airplane. On June 26, 2010, she passed her check ride in the simulator, and received her new rating. In order to get to that point, there were many hours of study, exams, and work in the classroom and in the simulator. Ten weeks is a long time to be away from home, and Debbie will be very happy to return home to Denver for a few days of rest and relaxation before she begins flying again.
Cindy, John, Liam, and Miles recently visited Ireland. Here are Miles, Cindy, and Liam where they stopped for lunch along the Howth Loop Trail, overlooking the Irish Sea. Ireland is such a beautiful country, and Howth is particularly so.
The man in the center of this photo is my dad. The little child beside him--that would be me. There is also my mother and my two elder brothers.
My dad had a favorite greeting, (please bear with me on the spelling, because I am unsure of it):
How's your corporacity seem to be negatiating?
To which, we were expected to respond:
In a supreme state of unsophisticated felicity.
It meant, simply:
How are you?
I am fine.
I hope that everyone who reads this is in a supreme state of unsophisticated felicity.
Herb called out in a voice filled with excitement: Get the camera and come see this!
(Some may consider us a low-key family, but we tend to become enthusiastic about this kind of thing.) There was what looked like an earthworm on steroids crossing our front walk, headed for the damp shadows under the Japanese yews. It was definitely a worm, not a small snake. For comparison, that's Herb's shoe, which measures about 12 inches long. On close examination (down on my hands and knees), I could see the worm's little round mouth. I did not examine the other end.
You know, I really do think I should have studied Biology.
This place doesn't have a name as far as I know, but it seems like it ought to be called "The Green Grotto." It's a place along Blue River Road in south Kansas City where a stream of water trickles over a limestone ledge.
Blue River Road is really a nice drive; it winds along between the river and the rocky ledges, and in places there are tree tunnels. The foliage is so rich and green after the rainy spring.
