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San Carlos 2008

Posted on March 6, 2008 by admin

Yunuen and I went to San Carlos early Tuesday morning with her parents and our friends from Minnesota Earl and Dee. We stayed at the Hotel Armida in Guaymas. We chose this location due to the limited options – we … Continue reading →

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Jay in Korea ’99

Posted on February 25, 2008 by admin

    I found a picture of my cousin Jay Giraud in Korea in 1999.

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Feijoada and cigars!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by admin

Winter is clearly over – it was hot today. Yun and I had lunch at the Adams’ house with Dave, Vivi, Jason, and Kelly. Vivi made an excellent Brazilian dish ‘Feijoada’. It was really good and one of those meals … Continue reading →

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Winter in Afghanistan?

Posted on February 20, 2008 by admin

Finally got a photo of Liam in Afghanistan – at least that’s where I think he is, but the snow leads me to wonder…

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La Roca

Posted on February 18, 2008 by admin

Dave, Vivi, Yun and I traveled south this afternoon to have lunch at La Roca. This remains one of my favorite places to eat in Nogales. I had chili rellenos and it was really tasty. We shopped around a bit … Continue reading →

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Ping Pong

Posted on February 14, 2008 by admin

Aaron invited a bunch of guys over to his house tonight to play some ping pong. He has a pretty sweet set up in his garage which has me wanting to do something similar with mine. The fluorescent lighting is … Continue reading →

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Soil Sample

Posted on February 13, 2008 by admin

      I met with Ben and Luke this morning for our book group to complete our study of Noll’s ‘Scandal of the Evangelical Mind’. Despite the scandal of the author’s attributing a particular chronology of human history to a 19th … Continue reading →

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Pasta machine!!

Posted on February 13, 2008 by admin

Yunuén and I read an article in Critique magazine a number of months back that planted the seed of pasta making as a fun thing to do together. We happened to be in a store recently that had one, so … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 6, 2008 by admin

this is my first attempt to blog by phone. I am sitting outside in the back yard smoking a Don Kiki – not that impressive for the price. I am quite pleased today, despite having to go to work earlier … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul – Fifty One Years

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

I just made my donation! From TeaParty07.com : Can the media ignore Ron Paul in a two person republican debate? Supporting the Ron Paul candidacy means more now than it ever has before. Huckabee and McCain have very little money … Continue reading →

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