Blogs from United States, North America - page 6855

As everyone in America not living in a cave is probably aware, Hurricane Katrina arrived on the doorstep of New Orleans on August 29, 2005. The crazy luck is that if Katrina had arrived 24 hours later than she did, we would have already been well on our way to our trip around the world. Instead, because of the capricious winds of fate, we became evacuees (or refugees, or whatever politically-incorrect name you want to give it). Here's our story... As Shan and I toiled at our final week of work, we were aware that a storm was churning in the Gulf, but at that time it was supposed to hook hard after crossing over Florida and boomerang back into Florida a second time. Friday night Shan and I celebrated our newfound employment status (or lack ... read more

With a couple interviews scheduled for Thursday, today was more of a catch up day for the family and I. I installed a really cool curvy shower rod that gives me 3 feet of more room in my shower. I also installed two new faucets in the kitchen for my mother. God, she was happy...I've never been much of a plumber, but we all think I did a pretty good job. I got a little help from Riley, who happens to be pretty handy with a wrench! I had a couple problems with my deposit for my class in Prague. My bank won't authorize payment because its from a different country. I will have to wire the funds over to Prague tomorrow. What a hassle... ... read more

Hey everyone. How long has it been? Quite awhile and we have done so much, so this will probably be a lengthy blog. So here it goes: After we left Bellingham we found our way to Mt. Rainier. What a beautiful place. We stayed on the Sunrise side and stayed for 3 days. The first day we hiked 9 miles and did some ridge running. That was fun. It was very hard hiking, but fun. The next day we hiked to the summit of Dege Peak which was only 4.2 miles and an easy hike. We then left the Sunrise side and headed to Ellensburg, WA. The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute is located there with Washoe and her friends so I had to go. It was absolutely amazing! We sat through a lecture and then ... read more

Just wanted to give a quick hello and put at least something up on the blog. Very quick recap over last few weeks- *Nashville.........I admit it, I like a little bluegrass *New Orleans..........Can't belive the images on TV after just visiting there, very sad. *Memphis..............Graceland.....yeaahhh (imagine being said by the boss from Office Space).....uummm.....(ok, back to my own voice)....cool to see, but the whole time I'm thinking, "Maybe they need to put the King away for a little while." *Chicago (with my dad)......Wrigley Field, enough said. *Notre Dame.............Touchdown Jesus inspried me. Great campus. *New York................second home *Week long, buddhist retreat in Barre, Mass. ..............life changing, the silence almost scared me away. Amazing experience. I am continually blown away looking back over the past couple of years and seeing how this jou... read more

Ok so I know I missed more than a few days but I have made it back to LA safe with only a little drama.The pics will be up in a few days or so To see the Pics go to www.homepage.mac.com/dsiplin Bye Dax... read more