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I’m finishing up my quick trip back to Kansas - I really like to spend more time than two days, but my schedule just didn’t work out this time. But I still had a ton of fun at my Science Alumni meetings, checked out old family haunts, and at least yesterday, enjoyed some warm weather: […]

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Sunday, the Cable Labs Small Market Conference started bright and early - 8:00 AM. Which for me, on a Sunday, definitely is bright and early. The Small Market sessions were quite good - it’s nice to hear from MSOs (Cable Operators) our size - we’re not a big guy like Comcast or Cox.
I conferenced until […]

Read: Another Great Colorado Mountain Day »

Today was one of my special Colorado days. Spent the morning shopping in Larimer Square - I definitely contributed to the downtown Denver economy. I then headed up to the Highlands - our former neighborhood of a long time ago. It is now the most wonderful hip little artistic happening place. I did lunch al […]

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Mom and I had a great time in Colorado - and we certainly luxuriated in its unexpectedly warm weather. Ahhhh….
Below are several pics taken through out the trip.
Mom wheezing but smiling at the top of Loveland Pass - The Continental Divide:

Moi at the Loveland Pass summit.

Mom at Garden of the Gods - […]

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Sunday, I started the long journey home from Winfield to Anchorage (with a two date work stop in Seattle): The first stage of the journey was the drive from Winfield to the Wichita airport. The drive usually takes about an hour. So, it should have been a simple task to plan ahead in order to […]

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I’m in Kansas for my annual alumni meetings at Southwestern which start tomorrow. I spent this afternoon geocaching and also drove through Grenola where our family ranch was located. The day was gorgeous - nothing beats late Fall in the Flint Hills.
Time to subject my vast readership to this year’s collection of Kansas photographs.
A classic […]

Read: Visiting the Kansas Family Roots and Geocaching »

This afternoon at 2:00 PM, Scott and I pilgrimaged to Groundspeak, the parent organization/sponsor of Geocaching. The Lily Pad is located here in Seattle. On Friday afternoons, they open up, by appointment, to geocachers who want to visit.
The visit was a real treat. We were taken on a tour, chatted with employees who are as […]

Read: Pilgrimage to Geocaching Headquarters! »

Last Thursday, the Ski Boy and I, while still in Sun Valley, decided to do a geocache atop 9,000 ft. Mt. Baldy - the ski resort mountain. We chair lifted our way to the top - it’s such a long haul that two different chair lifts are required.
We had a fabulous lunch at the top […]

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Today was a typical epic travel day from Anchorage to just about anywhere in the Lower 48. The Ski Boy dropped me off at the Anchorage Airport this morning at 6:30 AM. I pulled up to the always fabulous Cedar Sport Hotel in Truckee, CA at 7:00 PM this evening. The only thing I’d eaten […]

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It’s been a whirlwind week. The Ski Boy and I arrived home from the Bay Area very late last Tuesday night. I turned around and got back on a plane Sunday afternoon to wing my way south to Portland for business.
So, as I type I’m in Portland. It’s been twenty years since I’ve been here […]

Read: Golden Gate Geocaching »