Fear and/or Sanity Restored!

Did y'all watch the rally on tv yesterday? No? Well, it was a pretty good time, let me tell you. Yusuf Islam and Ozzy Osborne and the O'Jays did an amazing mashup of train songs (Peace Train, Crazy Train, Love Train), and there was a giant puppet of Stephen Colbert, and John Legend and the Roots were the backup band. Oh! And Mavis Staples sang with Jeff Tweedy, and the Mythbuster guys had us doing the wave and measuring our collective jump on the Richter scale, and there was some pretty good comedy, too.

This is one of the more attractive photos my buddy Joonsik took of Contractor and I. We managed to find a pretty good spot about halfway (?) back (near sixth street) where the crowd actually wasn't shoulder to shoulder. My camera is still broken so I have nothing to really show for the day except an exhausted voice. And sanity, of course! Sanity won.

For Aunt Carrie..

We finally finished 'em off!

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

The path to our lodge

The dining hall...yummy homemade meals...I'm hoping for blueberry scones like they had last year

An outdoor amphitheater

After leaving Paoli at 2:00 am on Sunday, we finally made it here to south Lake Tahoe at about noon today (Monday)...a lesson in patience for me! It's just as beautiful as I remember it last year, although temps are a little cooler - daytime highs in the upper 40's and nightime lows in the 20's. Getting ready to drift off to sleep to the sound of the crashing waves...that sure beats the sound of traffic on North Gospel St.!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy, Lo Lo!

hiking and horseback riding

Catch of the Day

It only took Joe and Mort 9 hours to catch this beauty (the only one of the day)!

Our First Bear Sighting

On our way back from "The Strip" we came across our first bear of the trip! He was huge and not so happy to have us stalking him, but we did it anyway!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SISTER CARRIE

hope you all have fun on your trip and that all your birthday wishes come true!!!!!

What was Tutu doing at Skinquake?

Lest anyone think Megan has gone the path of a rough and ready biker chick, we thought we'd better post a pic of the recent tattoo. She can be a stubborn little thing, and she was set on honoring Papa in this way. She was quite fearless during the whole procedure! It looks kind of big in this shot, but it really doesn't seem that large in real life. Oh well, there it is...she wanted me to post this!

Where's Mom?

Mom's new Thursday night hang out?

Aloha!

Malaekahana

(This is where I slept last night.)

Waimea Falls

(I later swam in that waterfall.)

Plumeria

(It smells really good here.)

Some beach

(They're everywhere! This is near Haleiwa.)

Yep- Happy Anniversay!!

20 years of marriage today???

Could it really be 20 years for Joe and Sheri?!?! Wow! That went quickly!

Here's to 20 more!!

Spring Break 2011

We are considering a trip to Sante Fe and Taos, New Mexico over Spring Break...possibly going Sunday, March 20 through the 24th or 25th...flying in to Albuquerque and then driving to Sante Fe for a night or two and then to Taos for a couple nights. Anyone else in the family interested?

History, art, nature, good food and wine, unique inns...what could be better?