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Hero Dogs and Andy Warhol
Last night we watched the story of Denver, Guide Dog (DVD available at shop.aph.org). “Is he a Hero Dog?” the gc asked. “Yes,” I replied. “A Superhero Dog?” “No, just a Hero Dog.” “Can he fly?” Then this morning, we … Continue reading
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Honest Abe – The Beginning
The fifth of July, and I thought it would be a good day to go visit the Lincoln commemorative sites in Kentucky. First, we stopped at the Lincoln boyhood farm at Knob Creek. Lincoln lived here from the time he … Continue reading
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A Good Old Fashioned Fourth of July
Let’s see: Attended neighborhood 4th of July festival – check Lit sparklers with grandchild in the driveway – check Grilled hot dogs – check Ate watermelon in the backyard with dog – check Watched first stage of the Tour de … Continue reading
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GC Photo Shoot (revised)
In case there are any long-lost relatives following our story through this blog, see the page at right labelled “Photo Shoot Proofs”. The link will only be good through July 2010.
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Toy Story 3 (review)
Grandma and I took the GC to see Toy Story 3 today. I found it rather dark and intense for a children’s movie; “Babe” or “Milo and Otis” it ain’t. The GC was visibly upset during some of the more … Continue reading
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Cheap Fun with Kid in Louisville
Today was a low-cost, but fun-filled day of activities. There is no such thing as a free lunch; we had to burn some gas driving around, and some people would say our consequent carbon footprint was yet another cost, but … Continue reading
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Walking for Epilepsy
This last week GC and I have been collecting donations for the Epilepsy Foundation Fund Drive. This morning, the foundation had their collection and thank you walk at the Louisville Zoo. GC enjoyed this quite a bit. We were disappointed … Continue reading
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You Scream, I Scream
It has been particularly hot here the last few days, and there was some real evidence of this in the Kroger frozen food aisle this morning. They had advertised store brand ice cream sandwiches on sale, and since I had … Continue reading
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History in our Backyard
The suburban subdivision that we live in, as well as several of the surrounding ones, are all built on the former grounds of a huge horse plantation. Amazingly enough, the original plantation mansion still stands in the middle of the … Continue reading
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Farewell, Where the River Bends
Our last day in the Cincinnati-Covington-Newport-Erlanger-Florence-Etc-Etc-Etc area. We had made very good use of the “Kids Eat Free” promotion at the Holiday Inn; I can definitely recommend that. We spent the morning swimming in the hotel pool and then packed … Continue reading
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