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Vegas

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One of our new customers makes really big dump trucks.  Here’s me standing on one at the Mining Expo in Las Vegas earlier this week.

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DNC recap

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All in all,  the convention was very low impact on us.  Our neighbor was locked out of her uptown office all week, which she seemed to enjoy.   We took the train uptown Wednesday night.  The night of Clinton’s speech … Continue reading

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DNC Day One

It poured last night,  so we did not venture out.   I can report greatly reduced traffic on the commute home last night.    I think many of the locals have fled the madness. We will go uptown tonight and … Continue reading

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First Day of School

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Ava was so excited for the first day of school that she put herself to bed last night half way through the Ga Tech / Va Tech game.  Unprecedented.     She is going for full days this year for the first … Continue reading

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Atlanta Weekend

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Great Atlanta weekend spent mostly poolside at Brookhaven.    Dave and Yoshi were in town for DragonCon, and Ava got to have a sleep over party with Lexi on Sat night.               Heres a … Continue reading

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Yard Work

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Art Camp Day 1 – good production

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She calls this “Lucy the Giraffe”

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Pop Music

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Spontaneous Pop Music performance at the Smoothie King video

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Ava pics

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My uncle Vann is a master at capturing the spirit of a person on camera. Here’s his take on Ava…

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Fireworks SSI

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Forgot to post the standard ava-watching-fireworks-while-slurping-on-oversized-icecream-cone  shot.   Here it is            

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San Diego fireworks, straight to the finale

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I’ve been advocating this for years and San Diego finally (accidentally) did it.    Shoot everything you got one after the other,  skip the intro, give us a full finale.    Looks like a supernova occurring on board one of the yachts. … Continue reading

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On the highway

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First Tennis Racquet

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We were inspired by the Wimbledon matches so Ava and I decided to go out and hit some balls.  She pointed out that mommy’s racquet is too big,  so we bought her an appropriate size weapon.   By the time … Continue reading

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Train Travel Observations

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Ava and I took the train to Raleigh to visit with Mom this weekend.  My first proper rail trip in the US that I can remember.   I was pleasantly surprised.   Some notes 1.   A wedding had just … Continue reading

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Gas in SC

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Rode the golden gate bridge at sunrise

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Now off the see the final round and then catching the red eye home.   Mrs. Harris has a crush on Graeme McDowell,  so we are pulling for an Irish threepete.

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San Francisco, Argentina

Mrs. Harris just pointed out to me that when one types “San Francisco” into weather.com,  it gives you a forecast for San Francisco, Argentina.   So I have packed wayyy to many pairs of shorts for this trip.    It … Continue reading

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USGA versus long putters?

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Thursday / Friday pairings feature a threesome of long putters                         Is the USGA sending us a message that this club is not welcome and will some be banned? … Continue reading

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Olympic picks the “wrong” champion

US Opens at Olympic club are known for picking the wrong champion.   Choose for yourself.    Olympic Club winners are as follows 1955 – Jack Fleck *  (unknown beating venerable 4 time champion Hogan) 1966 – Billy Casper (Beating … Continue reading

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US Open – Olympic Club …

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  In 1998, Stanford grad and Tiger Woods classmate Casey Martin was a struggling new tour player that qualified for the Open at Olympic.   Martin famously rode a golf cart in tour events due to a birth defect in his leg.   … Continue reading

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