The new Narrows Bridge. Some of you may not know this, but if you’ve ever heard of “Galloping Gertie” … this was the original before if fell apart. They have over the last few years, added another section to this bridge. A total seperate bridge positioned next to it. It used to be 2 lanes [...]
Archive for July, 2007
One reason why I’m glad I moved away from WA
Posted in The Great Outdoors on July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Welcome Home GAPP Students & Staff!!!
Posted in Alyssa & Germany on July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
***At 7:35 pm the phone tree finally branched to my house. Apparently the kiddos decided to call home individually,but not all. SOOOO, alot of the messages were repeated, us parents handled the phone tree anyway The message: They were north of Milwaukee, still needed to stop and eat, but pick us up at [...]
One down…one to go!
Posted in Alyssa & Germany on July 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
*It’s 7:45 am CDT. Thanks to the phone I’m now awake after being up past midnite The plane left Paris at 1:40 pm which is 25 minutes late, but they’re enroute to Chicago and that’s a good thing!!!
Flight 1411 - Hamburg to Paris is complete! So far only a 10 minunte delay…and they are scheduled to depart on [...]
T-26 hours and counting down…
Posted in Alyssa & Germany on July 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Whooooo HOOOOOOO!!!
Alyssa will be home tomorrow! Yes it is July 12th already! Time goes by so quickly these days and they really seemed to drag as I was growing up…oh well! Guess I’m just having too much fun these days.
For those of you who would like to keep track of the flights, here’s the info:
Air [...]
Check Point Charlie
Posted in Alyssa & Germany on July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, July 9th…A trip to Berlin. Some of the stuff to see was Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall.
Checkpoint Charlie
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Allied Checkpoint Charlie. The Allied checkpoint as viewed from the GDR checkpoint (June 1986)
Checkpoint Charlie as tourist attraction. Viewed from what was the American sector, the ersatz cabin has been [...]
Crazy Alaska people…
Posted in The Great Outdoors on July 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Notice how close the cattle prod is…not that it’s gonna save him but…it might help.
Freedom…It doesn’t just happen!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
(copied from the Green Bay Press Gazette online)
Posted July 4, 2007
Guest column: Freedom is never free
By Mark Gungor
Guest columnist Freedom doesn’t just “happen.” It never has. If freedom is to be carried on from generation to generation — if our children and our grandchildren are to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today — [...]
Effective today – New outragious & strange laws…ouch!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(July 1) – Virginia is for lovers, or so the state slogan has declared since 1969. Starting today, Virginia also will be the home of the $3,000 traffic ticket. (OUCH!!) In an effort to raise money for road projects, the state will start hitting residents who commit serious traffic offenses with huge civil penalties.
The new [...]
