Peace and Quiet in Deceptive Weather Saturday, December 09 was not what was promised by all of my various weather apps. On a day when the sun was supposed to make an appearance and it was supposed to be dry, there was a touch of rain in the pre-dawn morning and no sign of the…
There was a lot of bouncing around the week before with work travel, so when Saturday hit, I was ready to unwind. My family, naturally, had Scouting activities that were going to keep them wrapped up for most of Saturday. By now it’s quite clear that when I’m left to my own devices and the…
Many years ago now, my family lived in Houston, TX. We were very into the State Park scene there and we spent a lot of time camping and hiking across the parks of Texas. One of our favorites was Bastrop State Park – K-2986. We hiked there a number of times given that it was…
Some Time Off This past week was Thanksgiving in the U.S. and I decided to take off Monday – Wednesday to pair up with the holidays that were already on the calendar for Thursday and Friday. It made for a good, long stretch out of the office. It also provided the opportunity to get out…
Fun Rottweiler Facts! There are some things that people don’t understand about Rottweilers. Some of those things lead to a prejudice that can be debunked in under 2 minutes with a dog. First off, do you know why Rottweilers and Dobermans were the “Bad Dogs” in all the movies? Docked tails. Yeah. It’s hard to…
About one weekend every month, my house empties out for the weekend. My wife, who is an Assistant Scoutmaster, and our two kids go off on a camping adventure. I stay home to take care of the dogs. That is my story and I will stick to it ThankYouVeryMuch! In any case, I usually take…
Ah That Beautiful Autumn Weather It’s that time of the year where Northeast Ohio reminds us that it’s going to be cold and miserable for a bit. There was a good amount of rain on Saturday and that combined with a myriad of family activities made getting out for an activation impossible. Sunday was a…