Water Break

Water Break
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It is perfect weather to be hanging outside watching practice.

Football Practice

Football Practice
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Some drills to start the season.

Morning Xbox

Morning Xbox
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They only get video games on weekends during the school year. They are playing nicely for once. No actual tackling yet. We have flag football practice later today and a hike in the works for Sunday.

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark
Flash: Dreampop
Film: Kodot Verichrome

Laying around

Laying around
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The boys catching a movie during a rainy Sunday.

Night Out

Night Out
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Had a baby sitter and went to dinner with Nicole and 6 friends in old town last night. Had a great time eating, drinking and laughing at Columbia Firehouse. The weather was perfect for an after dinner beer at Pat Troys.

School Lunch

I went to school today and had lunch with the boys. Sam's lunch time starts about 15 minutes before Dylan's, so I was able to sit with Sam's friends before moving over to Dylan's table. Lots of good conversations with the little grade schoolers. One girl at Dylan's table told me that her Mom is in the Airforce and flies the Vice President around. She also mentioned that the new Vice President comes up to the cockpit and says hi when he comes on board while the old one didn't ever say hello.

I guess Dick was too busy working on the Death Star plans to say hello to his crew. Way to go Joe...

Takin the bus today

Takin the bus today
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In heading to school to have lunch with the little munchkins today. They are showing their purple today as well.

Me at 46

Me at 46
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Another School Year Starts


It was a good morning to start school again and from all accounts, they both had a successful day.

Round Three

Round Three
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Only the 3rd round of the year but a 79 is pretty respectable. Perfect day for golf. About 80 and really sunny. I may stop playing for the year to preserve an under 80 round for the year.

Last Days

Last Days
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This is the last weekend that the pool is open and it was a little chilly out there i must admit. We are inside now watching football and eating cheese.

2nd Grade

2nd Grade
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The boys got their class assignments today and reconnected with all their little friends. They both seemed excited about their teachers and classmates. School starts on Tuesday.

Green Roof

Green Roof
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ACS is installing a green roof on the Hach building which is right next to and pretty much level with my office in the Othmer building. The work has just begun but in a couple months it will be a lush, green park of sorts. A big improvement over the tar and asphalt surface currently there.

Where Did I Come From

We read the book to them last night and man was that uncomfortable. Sam kept touching the boobs on the naked woman drawing and Dylan kept saying how disgusting it was during the part explaining how the egg and sperm meet. I'm sure we will have to read it to them a few more times in the coming months but then they can just have it to giggle about be themselves.

My Friend

My Friend
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With a long 6 days in Boston in having a tasty greygoose martini before dinner with the fabulous wso staff. It's been miserable outside but I've been able to stay dry with all my meeting being in a skyway/shopping mall connected series of hotels here in the back bay. I'm missing the family pretty good right now and hope the shuttle is flying on time tomorrow. I already looked at the train but even the Acela is a 6 hour trip.

Beehive

Beehive
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Getting some fusion jazz at a Boston club. Good for a cold and rainy night. It's good to get 0ut a little.

Wake Up Call

Wake Up Call
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I got an errant wake call this morning at 5:30am but snapped this picture of the sun coming up before going back to bed until 7am.

Boston

Boston
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One day down at the ACS meeting and everything is going well. I'm staying in tonight and doing the room service thing. Need to conserve energy for a few receptions and dinners to come.

Hi Ya!


Boys got back to Tae Kwon Do today for the first time in a month or so. Too much traveling this summer. Now they are back learning how to kick my ass. All they really have to do is chop me at the knee and I'm done. Don't tell them.

I uploaded the final group of pictures from the Santa Fe trip on Flickr. It's a bunch of shots stuck together in no particular order. Got some good and bad, including pictures with me in them. Now that doesn't happen that often.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/homerclees/sets/72157624616799137/

Santa Fe Pictures

I was able to upload most of the Santa Fe pictures to flickr to today. Only have a few left I will probably get to tomorrow. I put them into sets that make sense.

Pecos National Monument: Cool Indian Pueblo and Spanish mission.

Glorietta National Monument: Gettysburg of the west

Black Canyon Trail: Hiked to 8600 feet in the Santa Fe National Forest

Bandelier National Monument: Indian cave dwellings in a big canyon.

Today was pretty kind of cool and rainy, which was a big change from the last few months. It felt good. Saw a tree in Old Town yesterday that had most of it's leaves turning yellow and falling. A little odd in August but a sure sign that the seasons are changing.