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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta – October 6, 2022
Photos from a successful balloon chasing morning! With Pat at the helm, she nailed the landing zone location!
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Back to the Past
After 43 years as a consulting hydrogeologist, it dawned on me that I had/have lost touch with geology. I had the extreme good fortune to have had both an excellent primary education in the Catholic schools and then in (of … Continue reading
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Changes and Adventures – 1969
The move to Newburgh was truly an adventure. It was the summer before ninth grade. I was 13 years old, and Dad Hagar and I convinced Mom that going to a Catholic all boys school was not in the best … Continue reading
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Tom and Becky had Nothing on Us (Chapter 3)
Lots of “firsts” in LaCrosse. I went to my first concert; Herman’s Hermits. I fell in love, or something similar, for the first two or three times. I made my first efforts to dance. It was square dancing and since … Continue reading
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Tom and Becky had Nothing on Us (Chapter 2)
LaCrosse, Wisconsin was an idyllic place for a kid in 1966. The Mississippi River on the west side of town; Grandads Bluff on the east side of town; parks everywhere that they would flood for ice skating in winter and … Continue reading
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Tom and Becky had Nothing on Us (Chapter 1)
In mid-1966, there were about 3 months between the end of the North Dakota job and my Dad’s next assignment near LaCrosse Wisconsin. We traveled east and visited all of the relatives until I am pretty sure they were ready … Continue reading
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Christmas 2017
As an engineer and scientist I am not a huge believer in luck. Luck is just the occurrance of a highly improbable event. It is with that thought that I am extremely thankful to have spent the last 62+ years … Continue reading
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So This is Christmas … sorry John and Yoko
Christmas is one of those holidays that I always have mixed emotions over. I made a few lists. Some items may appear on more than one list demonstrating my conflicted thoughts. Some of the longer bullets approach rants. I prefer … Continue reading
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