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Day two of the return to work, but it was already Friday!  I wound up working late, but mostly because I spent the last part of the day getting caught up with my fellow workers, and strategizing about how we … Continue reading →

It was actually a pretty great day.  I got to drive my yellow car to work, the gang missed me, I got a fair amount of work done, and we hired a new top-notch employee.  We all celebrated by going … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful dawn when we started packing the car.  Before we knew it, we were on the road (on time!).  The drive to BUF was uneventful, though we were driving on vapors from Keuka to Canandaigua.  Once we … Continue reading →

You would think that I’d be spending my last day at the lake swimming and boating, but really, I spent much of it doing computer work:  I put in some final pictures, wrote a couple of blogs, bought a stock … Continue reading →

A nice easy day today; didn’t go anywhere, barely did anything. The morning started with a two-mile walk.  I’m out of allergy medicine, so it was hard for me to breathe – or talk – while walking with my dad, … Continue reading →

It was so nice to see the Hartke’s over the weekend! We drove to Orchard Park mid-day on Saturday.  The threat of rain was ever-present, but it never actually presented itself.  My dad had warned me that highway 87 had … Continue reading →

Today, we drove through several states on our way back to my parent’s house in Upstate NY. From Boston, we headed Northeast through New Hampshire and into Maine.  Maine is very green and pretty.  We found a seaport town (Kittery) … Continue reading →

This time, the pillows were great, but the mattress was lumpy.  I’m not finding a lot of joy in these East Coast hotels so far.  Are my expectations too high?  At least there was a breakfast and it was good. … Continue reading →

Breakfast was at Starbucks this morning.  I think we all needed coffee.  The barista there seemed to think that we didn’t understand how to order at Starbucks and was talking down at us as a result.  I think he needed … Continue reading →

Yeah, Mystic Seaport day! The day didn’t start off so well. Though the hotel had been advertised online as coming with a continental breakfast, it had none.  We had to go out for breakfast.  Fortunately, there was a Friendly’s across … Continue reading →