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Here’s yet another shot of beautiful downtown Haines. Not a tourist trap in sight. We really liked that little town. Its background isn’t bad either.

No post yesterday. I don’t remember why, so let’s skip the excuse this time. No complaints from Anon, at least.

Spent the day quietly at home. I replaced the front brakes on the Suburban, but I’ve come to the conclusion that they need to be bled. That will probably happen tomorrow morning. LRN2 has volunteered to help! If that doesn’t work, I’ll call all the money I’ve spent lost and put it in the shop for brakes (along with all its other problems). That’s what I thought I did last time, but the thieves at Midas managed to screw up everything they touched. I discovered too late that they’re under investigation by the state people responsible for investigating such things. Never again.

I also took the Miata and the Honda to the gas station. Also sat in the jacuzzi for a while. Also signed timecards. That’s about the sum total of my accomplishments for the day.

Our dinner and evening with our friends Jim and Kathy was very nice. LRN4 and I really enjoyed ourselves.

We’ll finish tonight with some recent food violence: beef jerky robbery. This is way worse than banana burglary. And to think that a barber – one of America’s trusted hair-care professionals – is responsible. My confidence has been shaken. I may never get another haircut.

See you on Monday.

Here’s the grand prize in a raffle run by the local radio station in Haines. It may not look like all that much, but it’s certainly worth more than twenty-five bucks. A hundred? I’m not so sure. Part of my famous Machinery series. Really.

Quiet day. I’m counting ’em down until the holiday weekend, which starts less than 24 hours from now. Four days off, nice weather expected, a few pleasant things to do, a little work to get done (I probably should finally replace the brake pads and bleed the brakes on the Suburban, and pretty much every car could use a wash) (plus who knows what LRN4 has in mind?), and plenty of relaxation.

We’re going over to the home of our friends Jim and Kathy on Friday afternoon for barbecue and fun. I’m looking forward to it. LRN2 is also going to try to crash a community college debate class that day. I guess if he can talk his way into it, he’ll be well positioned to pass the class. We’ll see what happens.

There are a few other things going on, none of which I can remember at the moment. Maybe tomorrow.

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See you tomorrow.

Here’s LRN4 standing in front of our cruise ship. Picture taken in Ketchikan. Or Juneau. Or maybe San Francisco. Or somewhere else.

Blogger’s picture publishing is working again today. Their monthly “upgrade” must be over.

Not much to talk about tonight. Happy birthday to LRN3, though! I hope it was a great day. Sounded like it when I spoke with him this evening.

LRN2 and LRN4 went to the Lardville city council meeting this evening for a Duty to God requirement for LRN2. Sounds like it was entertaining, in a sick, politician way. Yuck.

For those Loyal Readers who aren’t interested in working as state fair carnies, I offer this: train-driving monkey. Now that’s a career you can stick with.

See you tomorrow

Here’s a twofer – the Ketchikan, Alaska lighthouse with a bald eagle sitting on top of it. We took a boat tour of the harbor there and saw lots of bald eagles. Pleasant little tour, too. Part of my famous Bird series.

Blogger’s refusing to add pictures to blogs via FTP again, so I have to do it by hand. Stupid Blogger.

No post Friday. No excuse. Fortunately, not even good old Anon noticed, so no harm done.

Nice weekend – it was quite hot and we spent a lot of time in the pool. LRN2 and LRN4 got back from dropping LRN1 off at school on Saturday afternoon, a few hours earlier than expected, which was nice. It was pretty quiet around here while they were gone. I like quiet, but too much of a good thing can be bad. So I’m glad they’re back.

Not much else new. LRN1 reports that it’s great to be back into his routine. He likes his house and his roommates and his classes and his job, so there’s not much to complain about. He’s run into several friends from last year – says it happens like that for the first week of the semester and then you never seem to see them again. I wonder why.

I’ve found an excellent opportunity for any Loyal Readers who might be looking for work – be a carny! The possibilities are limitless. I know I’m applying.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s part of the pretty little village of Haines, Alaska. At least I think that’s what it is. Anybody recognize it?

Anyway. I’m home alone today. LRN1 is back to school as of this morning, and LRN2 and LRN4 went with him to help him get settled. Also to drop him off. They’ll be back on Saturday evening. The Suburban ran well for them and their trip was uneventful, except for having to turn back to retrieve LRN1’s computer. Dang. I would have enjoyed that thing.

Quiet evening. I went for dinner to the Chinese buffet restaurant we’ve been thinking of trying. It was actually pretty good, which is about a 50/50 chance for Chinese buffets, in my vast experience. Not necessarily gourmet, but a pretty good meal. And the price was reasonable.

No posts Tuesday and Wednesday. I had meetings and just couldn’t get to the computer. I need to get serious about my blogging again. Sorry about that, Loyal Readers.

I’ve been listening to a couple of new podcasts. The first is Everything Creative, part of the Mormon Radio channel. It’s supposed to be a podcast about creative people – artist types. I started out with low expectations, not being too much of an art lover (other than Great Art, of course).

It turns out to be very interesting, though, because of its unique twist: the person interviewed this week has to find and interview next week’s subject. Kind of like an interviewing chain letter.

If I remember it right, they started with a painter, who interviewed an architect, who interviewed an Egyptologist, who interviewed an NBA basketball player, who interviewed a professional organizer. Or something like that. I have no idea where it’s going next, but I love it. Very creative.

I’ve also been listening to the Biography Podcast. Another good one. This one has the same host every week. He interviews writers of interesting biographies. They talk about both the subject of the biographies and the process of researching and writing the books. Fascinating and recommended.

And there’s not much else to talk about. So we’ll end with today’s food violence news: They’re cracking down on lunchboxes. Those things have been known to kill people!