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“I can only spread the sail; Thou! Thou! must breath the auspicious gale.” Charles Spurgeon

Highway 60, east of Interstate 25, in New Mexico, west bound driving into winter weather. Two views of the same road. The photos do not do the landscape justice. The vehicle shows up in only one image. Meers Oklahoma, home of an outstanding hamburger.

Our favorite and much experienced teacher, Bertha.Just some of the displaced people enjoying our flapjacks.

We finally get to work in disaster relief, not in chainsaw work, but in the new kitchen that our Arizona chapter just acquired. Although we were not trained in this discipline, we learn fast cooking around 180 pancakes and upwards of 120 burgers. It was a great learning experience and we had fabulous instructors helpingContinue reading “Disaster Relief…”

From high school to marriage, kids, grand kids, from Pennsylvania to West Virginia, to Florida and surviving Hurricane Andrew together, the four of us have lots to talk about. We meet when we can at our favorite pizza joint. We call it our place. None of us can remember why we go there, we justContinue reading “Friends Forever…”

We have driven on this road in Missouri many times and somehow never managed to stop here for “rest.” Way cool as far as rest areas go. Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona have some good ones and also a fair share of bad ones (read stinky).

Pig facts. A cool little travel trailer. Listening to Blue Grass at the fair.

Norm loves the swine. We lived in Miami for nine years and ate our fair share of Cuban sandwiches, but we never thought we would eat them in Pennsylvania.

This is the best way to handle living in Oklahoma. Laugh, a lot, and often.

Our daughter-in -law recently travelled to Italy and knew just the car to rent and just the right wine to drink!

I’m not sure, but I have heard rumors that the state of Oklahoma could be considering a change to this species as the new state bird. This particular bird, a male, I believe, was photographed in Pennsylvania, they have quite a range for such a heavy bird. They are well built and solid, just smellContinue reading “New State Bird?”

A few of the best fed animals in central Pennsylvania.

Michael Jackson dies and it’s 24/7 news coverage. A real American hero dies and not a mention of it in the news. The media has no honor and God is watching Ed Freeman You’re a 19-year-old kid. You’re critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, VietnamContinue reading “A true Hero…”

Philosophy says: Think your way out. Indulgence says: Drink your way out. Politics says: Spend your way out. Science says: Invent your way out. Industry says: Work your way out. Communism says: Strike your way out. Fascism says: Bluff your way out. Militarism says: Fight your way out. The Bible says: Pray your way out,Continue reading “July 13, 2009”

“And a child shall lead them”….He is called the “Cow Whisperer.”

Thanks to our friend Todd, for this great shot of how chess is played in the middle east.

The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It oughtContinue reading

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free…it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson

We travel to Boalsburg to eat and shop in a town that is nearly 200 years old.This is the tavern where we had a nice sit down dinner of soups, salads, sandwich’s and steaks. Built in 1819 by Col. James Johnston and his wife Hannah Bethesda, the Boalsburg Tavern originally catered to town folk andContinue reading “Boalsburg, Pa.”

This is the State College Pennsylvania farmers market. It happens every Tuesday from now till November. They close one whole street downtown for a few hours of good fresh shopping.Just a small sampling of our booty from today’s trip.

“The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” a book by the historian, Gibbon, provides five reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire. Number one, the undermining of the dignity and the sanctity of the home. Number two, higher and higher taxes and the spending of public money for free bread and circuses forContinue reading “America?”

From the Centre Daily Times, Monday, June 1, 2009. “A 7 foot Gumby statue was stolen from a business on the 100 block of North Atherton Street on Sunday while the owner of the store was cleaning, State College police reported. The estimated value of the statue is $250, police say, and it was takenContinue reading “MIA…..”

The Mt. Nittany Inn sits on top of a mountain in Centre Hall Pa. (small hill if you have ever been out west) elevation 1809 feet. I think since being located here the restaurant has burned down twice, the second time was during construction after the first fire. As you can see the view isContinue reading “Nice Place…”

Our beloved step-Dad Bob, Pappy-Bob and known by all his friends as “Hat” went home to be with the Lord. These photos reflect some of his favorite past times. Eating ice cream, with his great-grandson, spending time with his wife Edie, and his favorite flower for one last time here. We will miss him. GodspeedContinue reading “May 12, 2009”

I did some day labor work today helping my Father-in-law with an outside project. Here I am helping my Brother-in-law, Jeff, and as you can see, we are both working hard (really all I did was hold things). It never seems to fail though, when some men are working hard, some women (Norm) are foolingContinue reading “Working, not really…”

“Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.” [Ps. 103:22]

I was talking to a bus driver today – he ferries people from one side of the airport to the other.  He is a Pakistani man and I asked him what type of hours he worked.  He told me he works 6 days a week, 12 hours a day for 1500 dirham per month!  ThisContinue reading “From our friend in Dubai….”

This is the second time in about three years that a rattlesnake has struck out at Norm as she was riding her quad down the trail.  The first time the snake took a swipe and than crawled quickly off the trail into the bush, but not this one. This snake is bigger than the oneContinue reading “Another Snake Story…”

We decided to go to our favorite firing range and blast away a gallon jug, but stumbled across a native of our desert. Norm would not get any closer than this.Just out in the middle of the day catching some rays. Not in the least bit interested in moving on.That is a face only aContinue reading “Yikes…”

I waited for five days to get just the right shot of the wind that blows almost non stop twenty four seven in Oklahoma. The good thing is it was warm weather even while we walked bent over to keep from being blown over. Poor Leo was actually blown from his wheel barrel while waitingContinue reading “Arizona-Oklahoma-Arizona…”

Leo enjoys two of his favorite activities, watching toons from the back of his motorcycle and driving his new jeep.