Tree Hugger Friend

My Buddy, Rod, saw his picture and sent me this email:

The Buluga whale you pictured in your blog is quite the specimen of mother
nature at work. What a beauty. But, it is an endangered species because
the Sunday night Keystones (I can remember 12 last Sunday) are being
replaced with low-carb Rum and Coke Zero. If there is anything that can
motivate a person to lose weight, it is having his a photo of his bloated,
drunken body posted on the frickin internet...thanks buddy.

You just feel better knowing you can make a difference in someone's life.

Central States Fair

Mary, Tyler and I went to the Fair on Sunday. This is an annual event for us. We went for the Indian Taco. No Vendors were selling them so we settled for a brat (which wasn't very good) and a Philly Cheese (that was good) but cost $7.00 smaker roonies! We watched a Rock Band perform instead of "The Amazing Ted", musician, comedian and magican. He was a no show. Here is a picture of my friend Rod. He is really "Big" into sports. I have honored him as the 1st really bad photo I have posted. I let him know I was going to do it and he was very open about it. This picture was taken on a very nice Bahamian day. As you might guess, they had a Swim-Up Bar. Since Rod doesn't know how to post as flattering picture of me you will not see any. Rod is the true "Party Animal." There is not much you cannot get him to go along with. You put a couple drinks in him and make a suggestion, next thing you know, you can be anywhere from 90 feet below the surface to sky diving. He is available for parties. Click on the photo for a blown up version.

What a vacation!

We just returned from a cross country trip. Started out in Rapid City and traveled as far east as Monroe Ohio. We had a family reunion at my sister Laura''s and if you haven't told her thanks send her a note. We spent the first night playing music, singing and talking well into the night. Terry honored us with a fireworks display that would do a small town proud. On our way back to South Dakota we stopped at Lisa's and spent a day and a half reminding ourselves why we are not farmers. It's about the work not the smell. We continued our journey back via Omaha and spent almost two days with one of the best families one could meet. Dave, Karen, Samantha and Honda Lee flew in from Langley AFB to see their daughter Kristen get engaged. The new "to-be" member, AJ, will make a fine addition and bring some musical talent to the family. Thanks for such a good time everyone!

Adventure through life