Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

August 27, 2011 // Comments Off

I’m almost to 1100. Picked up 6 today before the heat got to me, and I’ll see about getting the rest tomorrow. It’s only 106 but feels hotter than that. Time to go outside again and fry some eggs on the pavement.

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“Groovin’ on a Sunday Afternoon”

August 21, 2011 // Comments Off

OK, so it was morning, but that’s the song that came into my head when I had to come up with a title for this post. Between yesterday and today, picked up a cool 7 within a few miles of the house. There are some others nearby but I need to get my CRV back from Gillian to go off-road. The Jetta just won’t make it

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“Start Spreading the News”

August 19, 2011 // Comments Off

The family and I just returned from a trip to NY for my niece’s wedding. Had a great time, went sailing 3 times on my brother-in-law’s 34′ boat and even managed to grab a few caches. The sailing was fantastic even though the winds were light. Just being on the water – Long Island Sound – was soothing to the soul. On one trip we took Kellen who got his sea legs rather quickly. Saw some old friends which is always good including one I hadn’t seen in 30 years, did a trip into NYC, ate great food and in short had a nice, but brief visit to my old home turf. Couldn’t live there, but great to visit.

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Kellen Avery Smith 1 year old

July 17, 2011 // Comments Off

Today is Kellen’s first birthday and we had Abigail party at our house for all Gillian and Kyle’s friends and their kids. It was great fun and everyone had a terrific time. It boggles the mind that one year has passed since this great little kid came into our lives.

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Pinetop-Lakeside

May 22, 2011 // Comments Off

Spent the weekend in the White Mountains of East-Central Arizona. The community of Pinetop-Lakeside is a favorite getaway for Valley folks hoping to escape the summer heat. Kyle had a disc-golf tournament and Gillian asked us to come up and hang with her and Kellen. Drove up yesterday morning, did a little geocaching and then had a great dinner at Charlie Clark’s Steakhouse, a local landmark since the 1930s. Went hiking this morning in the Sitgreaves National Forest and then grabbed some more caches. Fergie, who came with us, was a trooper on the hike, and Kellen is just an amazing little kid. Gorgeous area, fantastic weather, and hated to come back down to the Valley and get ready to go back to work tomorrow.

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Keep On Keeping On

April 28, 2011 // Comments Off

I’m not getting out much lately but given that I had the day off I thought I’d grab a few. Got to keep going – need to keep up the 300+ yearly average.

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Back In The Saddle Again

March 19, 2011 // Comments Off

I got off my fat butt and went out near the house and grabbed 6, including a very clever one that took a lot of thought to assemble. Thank you for something completely different.

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Steady As She Goes

March 13, 2011 // Comments Off

I’m not on a pace to get a whole lot this year, and am a little burned out. My searches have only taken place when someone else accompanies me. Today Sharon, Fergie and I spent a couple of hours, picked up 4, ate lunch outdoors at a little place in Carefree, and had a pleasant time. I’m OK with the numbers…for now.

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Kick It Up A Notch

March 6, 2011 // Comments Off

While I’m not Emeril, I did, with the help of Gillian, get cracking on the next level of finds. OK, so it was only 5, but it was 5/5, and it was nice to stay on track and Gillian kept me focused. More today. BAM!!!

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“Time Passages”*

February 26, 2011 // Comments Off

Seven months after he was born, Kellen is starting to come into his own. I love this little boy!.

* Al Stewart is an amazing songwriter – to really appreciate his music one must listen closely.

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