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Day 356 - THE Corner. (8/13/2009).So, I'm standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona eating a sausage mcmuffin with cheese... I didn't torture enough people on Facebook with this. After h ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:58:03 -0700

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Day 356 - THE Corner. (8/13/2009).So, I'm standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona eating a sausage mcmuffin with cheese... I didn't torture enough people on Facebook with this. After h ...

Day 355 - NO. (8/10/2009).One doesn't have to look far to find various forms of discrimination...even in the tolerant state of California. LK told me that sign was put there as a warning th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:45:46 -0700

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Day 355 - NO. (8/10/2009).One doesn't have to look far to find various forms of discrimination...even in the tolerant state of California. LK told me that sign was put there as a warning th ...

Day 354 - Lady Kate & Maria. (8/5/2009).Guess who's hand is on my head? I'll give you a hint...it was meant to be rabbit ears, but I was on to her. Quite a hairdoo I'm sporting I just noti ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:48:04 -0700

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Day 354 - Lady Kate & Maria. (8/5/2009).Guess who's hand is on my head? I'll give you a hint...it was meant to be rabbit ears, but I was on to her. Quite a hairdoo I'm sporting I just noti ...

Day 353 - Intrusive. (8/3/2009).I was thinking about a photography exhibit that I saw a while back. It was a collection of photographs where the photographer's shadow was, most-likely by ac ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:41:49 -0700

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Day 353 - Intrusive. (8/3/2009).I was thinking about a photography exhibit that I saw a while back. It was a collection of photographs where the photographer's shadow was, most-likely by ac ...

Day 352 - Schmoo & Trav. (7/28/2009).I find it interesting how we can come to know someone by reading their posts on the Dailies. When I first joined Smugmug I came across some of Schmoo's ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:51:10 -0700

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Day 352 - Schmoo & Trav. (7/28/2009).I find it interesting how we can come to know someone by reading their posts on the Dailies. When I first joined Smugmug I came across some of Schmoo's ...

Day 351 - Greetings from Kearny, NE. (7/21/2009).I never knew stage coaches were this big. Must have been pulled by Clidesdales. I saw this from the highway (RT80) and had to stop and chec ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:01:04 -0700

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Day 351 - Greetings from Kearny, NE. (7/21/2009).I never knew stage coaches were this big. Must have been pulled by Clidesdales. I saw this from the highway (RT80) and had to stop and chec ...

Day 350 - One down, one to go. (7/16/2009).I am amazed at what I found wrong with the RV, mere days before my big cross country trip. One broken shock. One spark plug wire hanging in the a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:02 -0700

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Day 350 - One down, one to go. (7/16/2009).I am amazed at what I found wrong with the RV, mere days before my big cross country trip. One broken shock. One spark plug wire hanging in the a ...

Day 349 - Go West, Young Man. (7/13/2009).I have been busy trying to prep for a cross-country road trip. I am taking my mom with me and we are going meet up with our cousins from Germany, w ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:04:17 -0700

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Day 349 - Go West, Young Man. (7/13/2009).I have been busy trying to prep for a cross-country road trip. I am taking my mom with me and we are going meet up with our cousins from Germany, w ...

Day 348 - Exmore (7/9/2009).Again, I have been thinking about creating a gallery of pictures from just around here (Eastern Shore of VA). It would be a nice way to acclimate to both the are ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:59:13 -0700

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Day 348 - Exmore (7/9/2009).Again, I have been thinking about creating a gallery of pictures from just around here (Eastern Shore of VA). It would be a nice way to acclimate to both the are ...

Day 347 - Lycopene (7/7/2009).As I am getting older, I have been trying to eat healthier. I couldn't have been happier when I saw on the Heinz catsup bottle that it was a good source of Lyc ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:55:33 -0700

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Day 347 - Lycopene (7/7/2009).As I am getting older, I have been trying to eat healthier. I couldn't have been happier when I saw on the Heinz catsup bottle that it was a good source of Lyc ...

Day 346 - Trial by Fire (7/4/2009).I'm back! Or, at the very least, I no longer have the excuse that I have been using for the past year to not take pictures. Yes, I sold my house and the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:00:17 -0700

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Day 346 - Trial by Fire (7/4/2009).I'm back! Or, at the very least, I no longer have the excuse that I have been using for the past year to not take pictures. Yes, I sold my house and the ...

Day 345 - Silent AL (2/20/2009)If you have ever seen the movie CLERKS then there will be something familiar to you about this scene. The movie was filmed in Leonardo, which is pretty close ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:09:53 -0800

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Day 345 - Silent AL (2/20/2009)If you have ever seen the movie CLERKS then there will be something familiar to you about this scene. The movie was filmed in Leonardo, which is pretty close ...

Day 344 - Dirt (2/17/2009)Hello everyone! Yeah, I'm still alive. Thanks to some friendly nudges from friends I have blown the dust off of my camera to see if it still works. I got a cou ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:58:58 -0800

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Day 344 - Dirt (2/17/2009)Hello everyone! Yeah, I'm still alive. Thanks to some friendly nudges from friends I have blown the dust off of my camera to see if it still works. I got a cou ...

Day 343 - Ilprepared (12/06/2008)I guess it has been a while since I have been in the midwest in the winter time. Not exactly my idea of an RV vacation. Although it did snow all day today ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:58:09 -0800

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Day 343 - Ilprepared (12/06/2008)I guess it has been a while since I have been in the midwest in the winter time. Not exactly my idea of an RV vacation. Although it did snow all day today ...

Day 342 - Coffee Break (12/05/2008)I guess you could say that I am taking a coffee break from the hectic reality that I call life. The year is almost over and I still haven't finished my ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:36:35 -0800

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Day 342 - Coffee Break (12/05/2008)I guess you could say that I am taking a coffee break from the hectic reality that I call life. The year is almost over and I still haven't finished my ...

Day 341 - Opening Day (11/01/2008)Today is opening day of Muzzleloader season and it sounds a bit like the 4th of July around here. I am not a hunter but I wanted to participate. I got out ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:07:28 -0800

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Day 341 - Opening Day (11/01/2008)Today is opening day of Muzzleloader season and it sounds a bit like the 4th of July around here. I am not a hunter but I wanted to participate. I got out ...

Day 340 - SMMC, Cape Charles, VA (11/01/2008)SmugMug Mini Convention. I had the pleasure of getting together with John (300m) and Hillary and their families for lunch. It was a pleasure to ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:02:16 -0800

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Day 340 - SMMC, Cape Charles, VA (11/01/2008)SmugMug Mini Convention. I had the pleasure of getting together with John (300m) and Hillary and their families for lunch. It was a pleasure to ...

Day 339 -Brian Hart.Brian was in NJ on business. In fact, he was staying very close to my favorite restaurant, Iberias. We shared some sangria, rodesio and great conversation. I really e ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:05:54 -0700

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Day 339 -Brian Hart.Brian was in NJ on business. In fact, he was staying very close to my favorite restaurant, Iberias. We shared some sangria, rodesio and great conversation. I really e ...

Day 338 -Camera Lazy.At this point, I am certainly not camera shy. I remember seeing this in place of a picture in my yearbook when a picture of someone was not available. I am strugglin ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:18 -0700

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Day 338 -Camera Lazy.At this point, I am certainly not camera shy. I remember seeing this in place of a picture in my yearbook when a picture of someone was not available. I am strugglin ...

Day 337 -Blowout.Having your friends loan you their RV for free so you can try it out: Priceless. Having a blowout on the NJ Turnpike: $615. I always wondered how much it cost when I w ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:55:18 -0700

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Day 337 -Blowout.Having your friends loan you their RV for free so you can try it out: Priceless. Having a blowout on the NJ Turnpike: $615. I always wondered how much it cost when I w ...

Day 336 -Dishwasher.I am on the fence about whether or not I miss having an automatic dishwasher. The nice thing is that now I don't need to have an entire set of dishes just for myself any ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:05:28 -0700

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Day 336 -Dishwasher.I am on the fence about whether or not I miss having an automatic dishwasher. The nice thing is that now I don't need to have an entire set of dishes just for myself any ...

Day 335 -Beetlejuice.All that I could come up with today. The gutters and downspouts were installed today. A couple of hours later it pours. A thunderstorm with hail. After about 3 minut ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:52:18 -0700

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Day 335 -Beetlejuice.All that I could come up with today. The gutters and downspouts were installed today. A couple of hours later it pours. A thunderstorm with hail. After about 3 minut ...

Day 334 - Barn, outside.A view from outside. Everything is done except for the rain gutters and downspouts which will be installed tomorrow.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:51:08 -0700

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Day 334 - Barn, outside.A view from outside. Everything is done except for the rain gutters and downspouts which will be installed tomorrow.

Day 333 - Lights! Camera! barn.Yawn. The electric company gave me power on Thursday. I even have my own utility pole too (moving up in the world). The wiring is complete (for now) and re ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:09:59 -0700

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Day 333 - Lights! Camera! barn.Yawn. The electric company gave me power on Thursday. I even have my own utility pole too (moving up in the world). The wiring is complete (for now) and re ...

Day 332 - Watermarked.Leaving my mark :) Finally able to catch up with my postings today...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:20:09 -0700

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Day 332 - Watermarked.Leaving my mark :) Finally able to catch up with my postings today...

Day 331 - Butterfingers.Angel, the contractor who did all of my concrete work, was contracted to restore the brick work on a historic building in Cape Charles. He asked me to take some pict ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:13:32 -0700

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Day 331 - Butterfingers.Angel, the contractor who did all of my concrete work, was contracted to restore the brick work on a historic building in Cape Charles. He asked me to take some pict ...

Day 330 - Leak test: fail.Today's nor'easter gave the rv windows a very thorough test. The passenger side was damp, but it may not be related to the window. The driver's side is gushing in ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:06:05 -0700

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Day 330 - Leak test: fail.Today's nor'easter gave the rv windows a very thorough test. The passenger side was damp, but it may not be related to the window. The driver's side is gushing in ...

Day 329 - Complete wreck.Today was the worst, as far as how exhausted and sore my body is. I spend most of the day running wire for lights and outlets. All I want to do is go to bed...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:48:03 -0700

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Day 329 - Complete wreck.Today was the worst, as far as how exhausted and sore my body is. I spend most of the day running wire for lights and outlets. All I want to do is go to bed...

Day 328 - Height disadvantage.Merlin's perch isn't quite as high as the one in my house. I think he pretends it is higher up than it really is. He is pretty annoyed at the moment, too.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:09:32 -0700

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Day 328 - Height disadvantage.Merlin's perch isn't quite as high as the one in my house. I think he pretends it is higher up than it really is. He is pretty annoyed at the moment, too.

Day 327 - Tower.I was on my way over to watch Derek hit some balls in their batting cage when I noticed all of the color in the sky. I was thinking how great my cell phone reception would ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:27:44 -0700

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Day 327 - Tower.I was on my way over to watch Derek hit some balls in their batting cage when I noticed all of the color in the sky. I was thinking how great my cell phone reception would ...

Day 326 - Footprints.I swept some of the concrete dust into a pile the other day with the intention of getting the dustpan. The dust is from when the workers were cutting the expansion join ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:01:41 -0700

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Day 326 - Footprints.I swept some of the concrete dust into a pile the other day with the intention of getting the dustpan. The dust is from when the workers were cutting the expansion join ...

Day 325 - Pizza and beer, again.This is the third day in a row. I was too tired to make anything for dinner so I pilfered some frozen pizza from L & S's freezer.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:16:08 -0700

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Day 325 - Pizza and beer, again.This is the third day in a row. I was too tired to make anything for dinner so I pilfered some frozen pizza from L & S's freezer.

Day 324 - Master of none.Another "Jack of all trades" episode. Last week I took the side "cockpit" windows out of the RV and brought them to the auto glass shop to be replaced. They were d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:37:42 -0700

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Day 324 - Master of none.Another "Jack of all trades" episode. Last week I took the side "cockpit" windows out of the RV and brought them to the auto glass shop to be replaced. They were d ...

Day 323 - Treasure.I haven't found any buried treasure yet but I have gotten one of these sunsets almost every night since I have been here. The Chesapeake Bay is right behind those trees. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:27:58 -0700

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Day 323 - Treasure.I haven't found any buried treasure yet but I have gotten one of these sunsets almost every night since I have been here. The Chesapeake Bay is right behind those trees. ...

Day 322 - Just Bored.I think the definition of boredom is simply not knowing how to relax. The concrete work finished early today so I decided to take it easy and ride my bike (bicycle) a b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:01:31 -0700

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Day 322 - Just Bored.I think the definition of boredom is simply not knowing how to relax. The concrete work finished early today so I decided to take it easy and ride my bike (bicycle) a b ...

Day 321 - Tired and Bored.I'm the tired one. Another day of hard work. I spent too much time with a shovel today and I am already sore.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:45:44 -0700

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Day 321 - Tired and Bored.I'm the tired one. Another day of hard work. I spent too much time with a shovel today and I am already sore.

Day 320 - Liquid Refreshment.Today, to help out the electrician I picked up some supplies and I installed the meter base and service panel. I have been doing electrical work for more than t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:57:29 -0700

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Day 320 - Liquid Refreshment.Today, to help out the electrician I picked up some supplies and I installed the meter base and service panel. I have been doing electrical work for more than t ...

Day 319 - Pig Mouth.I found this thing hanging in L&S's yard at about chest height.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:20:34 -0700

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Day 319 - Pig Mouth.I found this thing hanging in L&S's yard at about chest height.

Day 318 - Bounder.This kangaroo etching seems to be the theme for the brand of RV I'm in. It's Saturday, I am still keeping busy but I am trying to establish a "weekend pace" instead of t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:59:13 -0700

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Day 318 - Bounder.This kangaroo etching seems to be the theme for the brand of RV I'm in. It's Saturday, I am still keeping busy but I am trying to establish a "weekend pace" instead of t ...

Day 317 - TGIF.I spent most of the day running errands but I did get to play with the shovel again today. My body is starting to feel yesterday's punishment. That's Mikhi. He couldn't s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:37:20 -0700

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Day 317 - TGIF.I spent most of the day running errands but I did get to play with the shovel again today. My body is starting to feel yesterday's punishment. That's Mikhi. He couldn't s ...

Day 316 - September Eleventh.My secret to getting through the day seems to be hard work and avoiding television. It wasn't planned that way but the RV is surrounded by trees so I don't have ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:01:13 -0700

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Day 316 - September Eleventh.My secret to getting through the day seems to be hard work and avoiding television. It wasn't planned that way but the RV is surrounded by trees so I don't have ...

Day 315 - Number two.As it turns out, not everything about RV'ing is glamorous. Holding tank number two was full and needed to be emptied. I have emptied number one several times already b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:28:12 -0700

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Day 315 - Number two.As it turns out, not everything about RV'ing is glamorous. Holding tank number two was full and needed to be emptied. I have emptied number one several times already b ...

Day 314 - Computer, lobster please.I'm still enjoying the novelty of having my wacom tablet mounted inside my desk. I would have set this shot up with a glass of white wine but I was wo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:43:22 -0700

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Day 314 - Computer, lobster please.I'm still enjoying the novelty of having my wacom tablet mounted inside my desk. I would have set this shot up with a glass of white wine but I was wo ...

Day 313 - The Barn.Today the building crew finished the construction of my barn. Troy and his crew (of two) started last wednesday, took the day off on Saturday (tropical storm) and had thi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:31:47 -0700

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Day 313 - The Barn.Today the building crew finished the construction of my barn. Troy and his crew (of two) started last wednesday, took the day off on Saturday (tropical storm) and had thi ...

Day 312 - Time, the enemy.Although I did catch up on sleep finally (10.5 hours!), here it is the end of the day and not a clue for a POD.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:31:34 -0700

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Day 312 - Time, the enemy.Although I did catch up on sleep finally (10.5 hours!), here it is the end of the day and not a clue for a POD.

Day 311 -Homemade desk.Well, so much for relaxing on the weekend. Apparently the mere thought of taking it easy had me up at 2AM, unable to go back to sleep. The storm didn't roll in unt ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:19:34 -0700

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Day 311 -Homemade desk.Well, so much for relaxing on the weekend. Apparently the mere thought of taking it easy had me up at 2AM, unable to go back to sleep. The storm didn't roll in unt ...

Day 310 -Waiting for the storm.I got up at 4 am so that I could meet with the gentleman that is taking care of my well and septic hookups at my VA property. I am parked at Lloyd and Sharo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:04:42 -0700

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Day 310 -Waiting for the storm.I got up at 4 am so that I could meet with the gentleman that is taking care of my well and septic hookups at my VA property. I am parked at Lloyd and Sharo ...

Day 309 - Walmart parking lot, Dover, Delaware.I was told that Walmart was RV friendly, so I am parked in their parking lot to catch a few hours of sleep. It has been such a rough couple ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:50:48 -0700

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Day 309 - Walmart parking lot, Dover, Delaware.I was told that Walmart was RV friendly, so I am parked in their parking lot to catch a few hours of sleep. It has been such a rough couple ...

Day 308 - Cleaners.No appointment nescessary. A clean colony is a healthy colony. I have been so backlogged with sleep lately. Merlin woke me up at 4AM yesterday after working until 10. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:03:14 -0700

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Day 308 - Cleaners.No appointment nescessary. A clean colony is a healthy colony. I have been so backlogged with sleep lately. Merlin woke me up at 4AM yesterday after working until 10. ...

Day 307 - RV Bathroom.In case anyone is wondering how I maintain hygine while living in this thing :)

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:28:29 -0700

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Day 307 - RV Bathroom.In case anyone is wondering how I maintain hygine while living in this thing :)

Day 306 - Happy Labor Day.I have been celebrating profusely. Well, the labor part anyway.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:23:03 -0700

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Day 306 - Happy Labor Day.I have been celebrating profusely. Well, the labor part anyway.

Day 305 - To go.The best thing about morning is now mobile. Back at home (back in my driveway) and the cats are visibly happy.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:32:01 -0700

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Day 305 - To go.The best thing about morning is now mobile. Back at home (back in my driveway) and the cats are visibly happy.

Day 304 - Recovery.Poor Mikhi and Merlin were totally freaked out by the RV trip to Stacey and Matt's place. About an hour after the engine was shut off Merlin came staggering out of hiding ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:29:20 -0700

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Day 304 - Recovery.Poor Mikhi and Merlin were totally freaked out by the RV trip to Stacey and Matt's place. About an hour after the engine was shut off Merlin came staggering out of hiding ...

Day 303 - Shake, rattle & roll.Sorry I have been MIA the past couple of days. I had a wedding to go to on Saturday (congrats Ray & Robyn!) and Stacy and Matt were kind enough to let me park ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:28:30 -0700

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Day 303 - Shake, rattle & roll.Sorry I have been MIA the past couple of days. I had a wedding to go to on Saturday (congrats Ray & Robyn!) and Stacy and Matt were kind enough to let me park ...

Day 302 - Too far behind the eight ball.My workshop is a disaster and I don't have time to clean it up. The bedroom door on the RV had some water damage and it wouldn't close. I have b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:43:05 -0700

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Day 302 - Too far behind the eight ball.My workshop is a disaster and I don't have time to clean it up. The bedroom door on the RV had some water damage and it wouldn't close. I have b ...

Day 301 - Still trying to get ahead.It's been a long day - got up at 4:45 and hopfully I will be in asleep by midnight. Made more good progress...1 week before I drive the RV down to VA (Ea ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:52:06 -0700

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Day 301 - Still trying to get ahead.It's been a long day - got up at 4:45 and hopfully I will be in asleep by midnight. Made more good progress...1 week before I drive the RV down to VA (Ea ...

Day 300 - RV GuestAmy is my first guest since I have moved (moving) into the RV. She even brought dinner, macaroni and vodka sauce - yum! I have not been overly creative with photography ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:08:34 -0700

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Day 300 - RV GuestAmy is my first guest since I have moved (moving) into the RV. She even brought dinner, macaroni and vodka sauce - yum! I have not been overly creative with photography ...

Day 299 - Gentle evening sun.I noticed the evening sun shining through the rail posts on my deck. I thought I would play around with the light. This is the first one I took and the highlig ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:37:45 -0700

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Day 299 - Gentle evening sun.I noticed the evening sun shining through the rail posts on my deck. I thought I would play around with the light. This is the first one I took and the highlig ...

Day 298 - Mad scientist at work.I think I will only have room for 3 monitors in the RV, which is ok - the fourth one barely gets used :) Part of the fun for me is going to be designing and ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:32:44 -0700

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Day 298 - Mad scientist at work.I think I will only have room for 3 monitors in the RV, which is ok - the fourth one barely gets used :) Part of the fun for me is going to be designing and ...

Day 297 - Fun with mirrors.And with photoshop, of course :) I am almost a day behind with posting. I have been crazy busy with running around, fixing stuff and moving my things into the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:21:12 -0700

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Day 297 - Fun with mirrors.And with photoshop, of course :) I am almost a day behind with posting. I have been crazy busy with running around, fixing stuff and moving my things into the ...

Day 296 - Pizza and beer.I took this last night with the intention of doing some nice photoshop work on the pizza this morning. Merlin woke me up at 3AM and I couldn't go back to sleep. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:23:04 -0700

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Day 296 - Pizza and beer.I took this last night with the intention of doing some nice photoshop work on the pizza this morning. Merlin woke me up at 3AM and I couldn't go back to sleep. ...

Day 295 - Camping.We're still in my driveway, but this is our first night in the RV. Got the satellite hooked up (so I can watch the nature channel) and moved enough stuff in to have dinner ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:01 -0700

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Day 295 - Camping.We're still in my driveway, but this is our first night in the RV. Got the satellite hooked up (so I can watch the nature channel) and moved enough stuff in to have dinner ...

Day 294 - Wired...for satelliteJust a silly picture to show you all what I will be doing tomorrow. Wiring the RV for satellite (not running away to join the circus). Thanks for all of th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:59:52 -0700

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Day 294 - Wired...for satelliteJust a silly picture to show you all what I will be doing tomorrow. Wiring the RV for satellite (not running away to join the circus). Thanks for all of th ...

Day 293 - Power Grab.This stuff really isn't as strong as I thought it would be. I'm exhausted again today. I am not used to all of this physical labor in the humidity. It is a good tir ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:49:09 -0700

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Day 293 - Power Grab.This stuff really isn't as strong as I thought it would be. I'm exhausted again today. I am not used to all of this physical labor in the humidity. It is a good tir ...

Day 292 - RV having fun yet.That title annoys me but in kind of a fun way. It's not everyday that I get to use a monkey wrench on a motor vehicle. I find it amazing that the raw sewage out ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:12 -0700

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Day 292 - RV having fun yet.That title annoys me but in kind of a fun way. It's not everyday that I get to use a monkey wrench on a motor vehicle. I find it amazing that the raw sewage out ...

Day 291 - Dead tired.I'm the tired one, fyi. Big packing day and RV cleaning day. Fortunately I had some help (thanks Mom, Adrian, DJ & Amy). One of the cats is responsible for the dead ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:54:47 -0700

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Day 291 - Dead tired.I'm the tired one, fyi. Big packing day and RV cleaning day. Fortunately I had some help (thanks Mom, Adrian, DJ & Amy). One of the cats is responsible for the dead ...

Day 290 - Professional Edition.As you can see on the left, it was the standard edition that I bought. On the right is an aftermarket upgrade. In an effort to simplify my life I decided t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:08:21 -0700

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Day 290 - Professional Edition.As you can see on the left, it was the standard edition that I bought. On the right is an aftermarket upgrade. In an effort to simplify my life I decided t ...

Day 289 - Archival Media.Time to stop hoarding (raw) photos on my hard drives. I ordered MAM-A dvds for archiving. They are supposed to be reliable and long lasting. We'll see. I better ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:47:57 -0700

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Day 289 - Archival Media.Time to stop hoarding (raw) photos on my hard drives. I ordered MAM-A dvds for archiving. They are supposed to be reliable and long lasting. We'll see. I better ...

Day 288 - Yesterday's News.I am still pretty tired today. We did a lot of walking yesterday and I had pizza, which always makes me tired the next day. I decided not to delete this one an ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:08:53 -0700

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Day 288 - Yesterday's News.I am still pretty tired today. We did a lot of walking yesterday and I had pizza, which always makes me tired the next day. I decided not to delete this one an ...

Day 287 - Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA.I went to a Smugmug Dailies mini-convention at ESP. Hosted by Hillary and in attendance were Matt Pilsner, Lindsay, John Williamson (c ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:22:29 -0700

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Day 287 - Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA.I went to a Smugmug Dailies mini-convention at ESP. Hosted by Hillary and in attendance were Matt Pilsner, Lindsay, John Williamson (c ...

Day 286 - Cassie.Amy's black lab Cassie had to have surgery today to remove some mast cell tumors. She first got them in 2004. I was pretty much against surgery because I figured she wou ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:42:09 -0700

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Day 286 - Cassie.Amy's black lab Cassie had to have surgery today to remove some mast cell tumors. She first got them in 2004. I was pretty much against surgery because I figured she wou ...

Day 285 - Backup-cams are cool.They make it look like you really know how to drive a big rig and it keeps you from running anyone over. I guess you all are in for some RV related PODs for ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:02:34 -0700

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Day 285 - Backup-cams are cool.They make it look like you really know how to drive a big rig and it keeps you from running anyone over. I guess you all are in for some RV related PODs for ...

Day 284 - I can't drive 55!I love to "hack" as in trying to figure something out without instructions. Then I like to get a book and see how well I did. It looks like I did a pretty good ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:21:30 -0700

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Day 284 - I can't drive 55!I love to "hack" as in trying to figure something out without instructions. Then I like to get a book and see how well I did. It looks like I did a pretty good ...

Day 283 - RV there yet?Yep. I'm in the driver's seat of my new temporary home. Lloyd and Sharon were kind enough to lend me their RV so that I can move myself and my cats in. Now they go w ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:11:14 -0700

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Day 283 - RV there yet?Yep. I'm in the driver's seat of my new temporary home. Lloyd and Sharon were kind enough to lend me their RV so that I can move myself and my cats in. Now they go w ...

Day 282 - All in a days work.I went over the lawn again today with a lower setting. This time it only took an hour and a half. There were some flat spots that I could go full speed on. Go ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:45:31 -0700

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Day 282 - All in a days work.I went over the lawn again today with a lower setting. This time it only took an hour and a half. There were some flat spots that I could go full speed on. Go ...

Day 281 - I think we're going to need a bigger...lawnmower.Now that the wheat has been harvested this lot has been completely overgrown with all kinds of stuff. The grass is almost up to ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:01:39 -0700

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Day 281 - I think we're going to need a bigger...lawnmower.Now that the wheat has been harvested this lot has been completely overgrown with all kinds of stuff. The grass is almost up to ...

Day 280 - Low light fowl.Back in VA again. A change of scenery is always good for recharging creativity. Unfortunatly my creative ideas required daylight. So, I went to go check out the e ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:40:19 -0700

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Day 280 - Low light fowl.Back in VA again. A change of scenery is always good for recharging creativity. Unfortunatly my creative ideas required daylight. So, I went to go check out the e ...

Day 279 - Food agression?Since I have put the cats on a raw food diet, Merlin has a tendancy to growl when he eats his food. At first I thought it was pretty funny, thinking that he must re ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:21:38 -0700

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Day 279 - Food agression?Since I have put the cats on a raw food diet, Merlin has a tendancy to growl when he eats his food. At first I thought it was pretty funny, thinking that he must re ...

Day 278 - Little sunset.The Oceanic Bridge over the Shrewsbury river is known locally to have some absolutely amazing sunsets. I went over the bridge many years ago and was completely stunn ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:44:33 -0700

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Day 278 - Little sunset.The Oceanic Bridge over the Shrewsbury river is known locally to have some absolutely amazing sunsets. I went over the bridge many years ago and was completely stunn ...

Day 277 - Big.This is the largest size paper that my photo printer can handle, aside from the roll. Sorry for the lame picture, but I was out of ideas and I didn't want to have to resort ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:35:53 -0700

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Day 277 - Big.This is the largest size paper that my photo printer can handle, aside from the roll. Sorry for the lame picture, but I was out of ideas and I didn't want to have to resort ...

Day 276 - Suburban Buffalo.With the rising costs of fuel, could this be a creative transportation alternative?

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:52:03 -0700

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Day 276 - Suburban Buffalo.With the rising costs of fuel, could this be a creative transportation alternative?

Day 275 - Nostalgia.That's me on the left. When the US hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Olympics we kind of went a bit crazy. I submitted this silly shot to the local newspaper and it ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:18:34 -0700

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Day 275 - Nostalgia.That's me on the left. When the US hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Olympics we kind of went a bit crazy. I submitted this silly shot to the local newspaper and it ...

Day 274 - South Street Seaport.I took my dad into Brooklyn today to have lunch with our cousins from Holland. This is the first time I have met them and I am really pleased to be related to ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:53:13 -0700

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Day 274 - South Street Seaport.I took my dad into Brooklyn today to have lunch with our cousins from Holland. This is the first time I have met them and I am really pleased to be related to ...

Day 273 - Mowing machine.Every gym should have one. My dad is visiting and I had about 10 minutes before Amy got here so we could eat dinner. So I blanked my mind and decided to do the f ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:31:54 -0700

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Day 273 - Mowing machine.Every gym should have one. My dad is visiting and I had about 10 minutes before Amy got here so we could eat dinner. So I blanked my mind and decided to do the f ...

Day 272 - Merlin's table.I really don't play pool anymore anyway. At some point during a game he would jump up and attack the balls. He is also fascinated by where they go after they are s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:59:39 -0700

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Day 272 - Merlin's table.I really don't play pool anymore anyway. At some point during a game he would jump up and attack the balls. He is also fascinated by where they go after they are s ...

Day 271 - Your daily dose of color...Or not. Especially when I just started reading another book on B&W. Thanks Kathleen (krea8ive) for the recomendation, btw. I went to the MoMA in NYC ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:44:34 -0700

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Day 271 - Your daily dose of color...Or not. Especially when I just started reading another book on B&W. Thanks Kathleen (krea8ive) for the recomendation, btw. I went to the MoMA in NYC ...

Day 270 - Turning wrenches.For some reason I was just reminiscing about my past life as a mechanic. I was going for the motor-oil look on my hands but that didn't work out. Let's just pr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:31:32 -0700

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Day 270 - Turning wrenches.For some reason I was just reminiscing about my past life as a mechanic. I was going for the motor-oil look on my hands but that didn't work out. Let's just pr ...

Day 269 - Yellow wonder.I had a visit with Amy's dogs this evening so they could relieve themselves. I used to call Rocky here the yellow wonder sarcastically because he was so clumsy. Now ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:45:41 -0700

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Day 269 - Yellow wonder.I had a visit with Amy's dogs this evening so they could relieve themselves. I used to call Rocky here the yellow wonder sarcastically because he was so clumsy. Now ...

Day 268 - Cat's eye view.Merlin loves to stare at me from up there. I was kind of wondering what it looks like from his point of view.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:12:11 -0700

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Day 268 - Cat's eye view.Merlin loves to stare at me from up there. I was kind of wondering what it looks like from his point of view.

Day 267 - My little treasures.It is really amazing what these two will do for a treat. So much like the dogs they grew up with. Its also amazing at the depths that I will go to to get a PO ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:00:44 -0700

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Day 267 - My little treasures.It is really amazing what these two will do for a treat. So much like the dogs they grew up with. Its also amazing at the depths that I will go to to get a PO ...

Day 266 - Black and white eye.Driving home from Leesburg yesterday I spotted some hay bales along the way. I never realized how cool they were up close and personal. I found this picturesc ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:20:08 -0700

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Day 266 - Black and white eye.Driving home from Leesburg yesterday I spotted some hay bales along the way. I never realized how cool they were up close and personal. I found this picturesc ...

Day 265 - Home at last.I certainly am getting my money's worth from my Pelican camera case. I had to stand on it so that I could see over the fence during the game. I finally got the baseb ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:48:10 -0700

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Day 265 - Home at last.I certainly am getting my money's worth from my Pelican camera case. I had to stand on it so that I could see over the fence during the game. I finally got the baseb ...

Day 264 - Photography in progress.Last night's game was called off because the field was too wet to play on. This is great for me because now I get to shoot at least one game in sunlight, e ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:11:38 -0700

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Day 264 - Photography in progress.Last night's game was called off because the field was too wet to play on. This is great for me because now I get to shoot at least one game in sunlight, e ...

Day 263 - Size doesn't matter.I was told that this ball field was pretty strict with who could and could not be on the field during play. I wasn't worried since I am used to getting carte b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:40:52 -0700

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Day 263 - Size doesn't matter.I was told that this ball field was pretty strict with who could and could not be on the field during play. I wasn't worried since I am used to getting carte b ...

Day 262 - Free room.I feel like I left for vacation and forgot to say goodbye. Derek's little league team made it to the state championships, but I wasn't able to make it to the first two d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:17:48 -0700

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Day 262 - Free room.I feel like I left for vacation and forgot to say goodbye. Derek's little league team made it to the state championships, but I wasn't able to make it to the first two d ...

Day 261 - Hyper Aqualand.I bought this watch in 1995 specifically for scuba diving. Back then I was diving pretty much every weekend and I could download depth and temperature profiles from ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:11:35 -0700

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Day 261 - Hyper Aqualand.I bought this watch in 1995 specifically for scuba diving. Back then I was diving pretty much every weekend and I could download depth and temperature profiles from ...

Day 260 - Baby's got blue background.I was looking at a picture of someone today and noticed that the background had some light blue tinting. That got me thinking for some reason. If I ill ...

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:10:45 -0700

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Day 260 - Baby's got blue background.I was looking at a picture of someone today and noticed that the background had some light blue tinting. That got me thinking for some reason. If I ill ...

Day 259 - Still no score.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:37:55 -0700

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Day 259 - Still no score.

Day 258 - Life of an indoor cat.I have a feeling they are going to enjoy "farm living". I will too as soon as I can keep the "Green Acres" theme song out of my head for a week straight.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:33:33 -0700

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Day 258 - Life of an indoor cat.I have a feeling they are going to enjoy "farm living". I will too as soon as I can keep the "Green Acres" theme song out of my head for a week straight.

Day 257 - Black beans.In my house this is a major component in burritos, and anything else even remotely Mexican. Hell, I'll even slather these onto a hot dog.

nobody@smugmug.com (aktpics) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:02:58 -0700

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Day 257 - Black beans.In my house this is a major component in burritos, and anything else even remotely Mexican. Hell, I'll even slather these onto a hot dog.