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Entries from October 2007

Southern California Fires Oct. 22, 2007

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

This is a satellite image of the fire areas taken on Tuesday, October 22. I’ve pointed out the location of Santa Barbara to assure our friends that we, personally, are not in any danger. There are fires in Santa Barbara County (which is why the national media keeps mentioning Santa Barbara), but the real impact [...]

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Gautemala Bound

October 21st, 2007 · 6 Comments

The decision has been made and the tickets have been bought. This year, Harriet and I are headed to Guatemala for our annual November vacation. Based on our minimal investigations, Guatemala meets all of our criteria: good food, lots of color, cultural sites, and inexpensive.
It will be one of our least grueling travel experiences, at [...]

Tags: Gautemala · travel

I’ve Reached My Goal

October 21st, 2007 · 7 Comments

After several years of losing weight the old fashion way (diet and exercise), this month I reached my goal. I’m somewhere between embarrassed and proud of this “after” picture taken for my testimonial. I don’t think that my self image is still stuck on “jolly fat guy”, but this picture of “fit Alan” still looks [...]

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