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Here’s Loyal Reader Number Two on our hike through the grove of big trees at Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

Wonders of Blogger, as you can probably guess, since the above picture was taken at the campout on Friday. We had a great time – the park was beautiful (respectable fall colors and spectacular Sequoias), the weather was great (warm and sunny during the day and chilly at night), the company was nice (we went with our friends the Crocketts), the trailer worked fine (the battery was a little weak that last morning, but that’s because the nearly empty propane bottle became the completely empty bottle sometime during the night and the fan ran non-stop for an undisclosed period of time), and the food was excellent (including a really great dutch oven dinner, taken from a crock pot recipe for French Dip). We may make that park a fall camping tradition. We may also make Big Sur a spring camping tradition. No summer camping traditions yet. We need to check out some new campgrounds too.

We have yet another new Loyal Reader! Let’s all give a hearty Morrowlife welcome to Erica, Loyal Reader Number Thirteen’s Loyal Spouse. She signed up during last week’s trip to Michigan (trip details coming Real Soon Now). Send us a picture, Loyal Reader Number Twenty-Five, and you’ll have your own Very Special Morrowlife Day. In the meantime, you can bask in the warm glow of seeing your name right over there on the right, on the actual internet!

Life is back to normal. See you on Monday.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number Five and a friend. LRN5’s the one on the right there. Photo courtesy of … umm … I have no idea who. I found it on Loyal Reader Number Four’s computer, though, so maybe it’s courtesy of her. So thanks a lot, whoever you are.

Has morrowlife disappeared?

Nope. I’ve just been out of town and then had my Wednesday evening meetings last night. Right now, we’re on our way out the door to Calaveras Big Trees State Park for a weekend campout.

So there have been no posts. We’ll be home on Saturday afternoon, so I’ll plan to use the Wonders of Blogger to catch up.

See you then.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number Twelve smiling for the camera a couple of months ago.

Wonders of Blogger today. I didn’t get hooked up to the internet until this (Saturday) morning. I wasn’t sure I’d make it at all.

Greetings from Michigan! I’m having a really nice time visiting with my family here. My mom was surprised to see me. Pleasantly, I hope. I attended my first bridal shower this morning, for my nephew Joe’s bride-to-be, Jen. Everybody had a nice time. We had a nice brunch, played games (I didn’t win, in spite of the slight advantage I got by copying other partygoers’ papers), and opened presents.

Took a short nap in the early afternoon and then got ready for Loyal Readers Numbers Sixteen’s and Eighteen’s Halloween party. Lots of family members were there and we had lots of fun. Tomorrow morning it’s early church and then back to Royal Oak in the evening for my mother’s birthday party. I’m not sure what’s on tap for Monday, but I am sure it will be enjoyable.

And then I fly home on Monday evening. I should get home shortly before midnight. Tuesday ought to be a sleepy day at work. Sigh.

That’s about it for tonight. Love to the family. See you on Monday.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number Two a couple of years ago being viciously attacked by a small flock of highly-dangerous birds. Shades of Hitchcock. That other guy there was desperately trying to scare those bad boys away, but with little success. Scary situation.

Another night of short shriftness. It’s already 10:00 and I’m doing a little traveling over the extended weekend, so I must rest. Trip description in an upcoming post when I have more time. Friday and Monday posts may not happen – it depends on the availability of an internet connection. You have been warned.

Good commutes in both directions again today – slightly less than par morning and night. I didn’t drive the Miata at all this week – it looked like it might rain every day. It did rain a little early in the week, but the last couple of days turned out quite nice, especially today. Sigh. Next week looks pretty good too, so I might get to do a little open-air motoring then.

Although I’m working an extremely short week next week. As mentioned above, I won’t be returning to work until Tuesday, and I’m taking Thursday and Friday off for a little family camping trip. Bloggage will definitely be non-existent those days. I fear for the mental health and stability of my Loyal Readers under such conditions. When you have two dozen people (well, in reality not all of the Loyal Readers are very loyal, but there are at least a few, anyway) depending on your keen insights and biting wit every weekday, you have Certain Responsibilities. Try to survive, Loyal Readers. I’ll be back.

But not for now. See you either tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday.

Here are Loyal Readers Numbers One and Two and several strangers at an organ concert. LRN2 played shortly after (or possibly before) this picture was taken.

Quick post tonight – I have to leave for my meeting in 22 minutes.

The commute time finally shortened up a bit today – both ends of the trip were about five minutes under par (defined as 120 minutes), including the stop for gas and a car wash this morning. It’s about time is all I can say – it seems like there’s been a problem every morning for weeks.

Otherwise, situation normal. The house has gotten quiet these past few days. We had been hoping to see Loyal Reader Number Twelve’s first step before she left but, alas, it was not to be. She was really close but not yet ready to risk it. I hope her parents let us know when it happens.

I’ve been listening to more old-time radio shows. As mentioned before, I’m particularly enjoying Nero Wolfe with Sidney Greenstreet. Today I heard a couple of old Blondie shows – they’re almost always fun but the quality of many of the recordings is bad enough that I end up skipping them out of frustration at not being able to understand what anybody is saying. I heard several Jack Benny shows this week too – they’re all pretty good. He wasn’t a caricature of himself back then like he became after the start of the television era. Less corny, more funny. I have several other shows waiting to be heard, and there are hundreds if not thousands more available on the internet. One of the best places to find them is on the Internet Archive. It’s also a good place to find books, although probably not as good as Gutenberg. In fact, it’s a good place to find a lot of cool stuff. Like this. Or this.

Time to go. See you tomorrow.