Category Archives: Travel

Chicago Half Marathon 2008 – Saturday Night

Posted on September 13, 2008 by dave

This was the weekend where it rained in Biblical quantities. The rain started Wednesday, and did not stop until after Sunday. Vast chunks of the Chicago Metro area were flooded. Yet we had a race to run… Sara, Bette and … Continue reading →

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Triathlon 2008 — Race, snack, and Vincent: a post-race party

Posted on July 18, 2008 by dave

We arose early, to grab some coffee and fruit and headed out at 7 to the race site. We found Sara there by phone. Sam was in an early wave, and was in the water by the time we got … Continue reading →

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Triathlon 2008 – Carbo Loading at Al Vento

Posted on July 18, 2008 by dave

Up in Minneapolis to visit Sam and Karin and cheer them on at the Lifetime fitness triathlon. We arrived Friday from a series of thunderstorms thru Wisconsin, and the weather in Minneapolis was gorgeous, but real hot and humid. We … Continue reading →

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Bette’s Birthday 2008 – Green Zebra, Condo

Posted on July 5, 2008 by dave

At the Green Zebra we got a little of everything. Yes, it is loud and expensive, and yes, you may hit White Castle on the way home, but it was all good… We had some beignets. We had two orders … Continue reading →

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Bette’s Birthday 2008 – Hyatt, Tri-Delta

Posted on July 4, 2008 by dave

For her birthday, Bette wanted to go to the Green Zebra, a nouveau-vegetarian restaurant in River West Chicago. We heard about it, seen on Check Please, and talked about with friends, none of whom had anything bad to say. Sign … Continue reading →

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Rosebud, Indy and Tosa

Posted on May 26, 2008 by dave

Sara and Ryan gave us a gift certificate for $25 for the Rosebud Cinema Drafthouse last year. We finally got around to using it at the 4PM show of “Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull“. (The certificate … Continue reading →

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JavaOne 2008 San Francisco CA – Monday

Posted on May 5, 2008 by dave

JavaOne is the big Java technology show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. FSC sent me there with two guys from work, John and Joe to scope things out. We caught a limo from work at 9:30A and … Continue reading →

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Jen and Brian @ ATL

Posted on April 13, 2008 by dave

We flew this weekend to Atlanta to attend Jen and Brian’s wedding. Jen is Sarah’s friend from Camp Seafarer (New Bern, NC) and we have kept in touch all these years. Her mom and stepdad are great people — we … Continue reading →

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Passport Renewal

Posted on April 2, 2008 by dave

We got our passports almost 10 years ago. Sarah was still around and we needed them to go to Jamaica. Sarah had hers, of course, from Australia. After my tour of duty in Edmonton, we figured now was the time. … Continue reading →

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Sanibel 2008 – Fun Alone

Posted on March 31, 2008 by dave

Sam and Karin left. Wednesday 26 March Wednesday 26 March Everglades Day trip. Four segments. Boat Ride. Nature Walk. Lunch. Airboat ride. Wednesday 26 March Thursday 27 March Yoga with Grethe. Friday 28 March Try to finish off the food, … Continue reading →

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