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Published: 31 December 2008

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I’m working to get up descriptions and pictures of our trip to Turkey in August (again!) and our home trip in October. Both were great fun. For now, here are pictures of the Turkey trip. It’s hard to believe that all of that happened in only 10 days.

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Published: 31 December 2008

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We are having a relatively mild summer this year, but that hasn’t prevented us from spending some quality time at the pool, enjoying the sun and friends. The camp is almost devoid of children, so I guess the adults are going to have to fill in for them. Sadly, we have to say goodbye and best wishes to some good friends who are leaving. Chung Lee has accepted a job in Angola, Frank Staten decided he needed to go too, to keep an eye on Chung. Linda Barton will be heading back to Houston (look out Houston!), and Kevin Bishop will be testing the theory that Bakersfield is as flat as Western Kazakhstan.

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Published: 31 December 2008

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Okay, I know that I’ve occasionally been prone to using gadgets. Some might even say that it is an obsession. Medication might be called for. But hey, toys are one of the things that makes all the waiting in airport lounges and other various places in the world where waiting might be called for, livable. Paperbacks are for wimps.

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Published: 30 December 2008

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As the snow comes down outside, I’m remembering all the birthday celebrations in the past two months. Of course, the most important, was my Dad’s 80th, which we celebrated in early October. It was the first time in way too long that the whole family had gotten together, including Kevin, who has just returned, safe and sound, from Iraq. Pictures are in the photo gallery at http://www.sailor.nu/cpg132/. Also in November was my birthday, and Liz’s. We managed to surprise her for the second year in a row, with lots of friends from here in Kazakhstan. After being surprised with a visit to Arkansas by our good friend Jeannine, as well as a surprise of a new ring in Key West, Liz is getting a little weary of people jumping out at her from around corners and such. Also on our home trip we got to go to Las Vegas to see our good friends Thom and Ant, as well as Key West, to see, well, just about everyone we know from California (if that makes any sense). I’ll try to get some of those pictures up, real soon.