Monday, July 17, 2017

There are too many photos to cover it all, & john mayers song is the only one I could find about coming home...

As far as I can recall, it was around April 30th, 2016 when...
Mom & Dad said we are moving to Spain for a year.
So here we are about to Depart...
They said Spain but they took us to Rome instead!

This is the pool outside our House in Spain, pretty cool.
So my Mom says, let's go to town and buy some lunch meat & cheese for sandwhiches.
It totally Grossed me out...
then our Dad was real proud that we got ID cards.
(whatever)
Thankfully we did finally meet some cool friends
the following weekend they took us to London,
London was really, really nice. I will go back some day.
the boys in Spain are really kind of Bozos.
I juked them so bad!
We also skeed the Alps.
Justin & Luke are really good at that & I'm
pretty good at it too...
Oh yea! Before the Alps we rode camels in Africa,
some place called Morocco.
Luke & Justin sat with the Monkeys
I wanted no part of that!

I thought I read that Princess Grace was the Princess of Morocco at one time,
but my Mom told me Princess Grace lived in Monaco
& we may see that later...(whatever)

Anywaay, I think I am running out of space here so I have to cut it short.
We left southern France yesterday & are now in Paris where we ran 
into PopPop & Nan!
They just happened to be in Town the same time we were!



From Paris my Mom & Dad tell me we are headed to Brussels.
From Brussels we go to Ansterdam...

From Amsterdam we get on a plane & fly Home.

HOME!
I Loved our Trip but you know that old saying?

"It's great to get away, but there is no place like Home"


I can't wait to see my old friends...when we get Home...!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMTCxZUwsyc

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Travel Luggage

In the old days (pre 2001) the luggage you traveled with was a status symbol.
The Skycap took it at the curb & they retieved it @ your final destination.

For us lesser folks we lugged our stuff through the airport,
checked it in & waited 'round the carousel for our bag to drop.
There was no extra charge for checked bags.

Todays world travelers carry their stuff on their person!

This is a pic of friends Sam & Kelly met in Granada.
It was taken the day they departed, headed back to their
home in Seattle.
Can't tell from the photo but I am guessing they are also 
wearing  fanny packs...you agree?


and Yes...I do own a fanny pack!

Friday, July 14, 2017

Reina & crew at the beach...



Reina is not exactly Beyonce or Lady Gaga but I sorta like her Act & enthusiasm...

Philly Sports Talk...


I took a Photo, I took a photo...

What Eagle Loss would you want back?

70% say the 2004 SB, but I say it was the 2002 NFC Championship game
vs TampaBay. Eagles had dominated the Bucs earlier in the season. Gruden,
Tampa's Chuckie Doll
famously said, we could beat the Eagles in the middle of the
Walt Whitman Bridge! and they did...

Chuckies team went on to beat the Raiders in the SB & Chuckie still
stalks our attic!

Another philly sports killer was the "Havlichek stole the ball" moment



And just one more...who can forget Chico Ruiz stealing home in 1964?
The 1964 Phillies' famous late-season collapse, known as the Philly Phlop, was made all the more remarkable by the fact that the Phillies, who missed the pennant by a single game, lost two games in late September on steals of home. The latter and more significant came at home against the Reds, when rookie infielder Ruiz shocked everyone, including his manager, by stealing home with two outs in the top of the sixth and Frank Robinson at the plate. Ruiz's run proved to be the only one in the game as the Reds won 1–0, starting the Phillies on a 10-game losing streak that saw them fall from 6 1/2 games up in the standings to third place, 2 1/2 games out with two to play.
looking at the photo for the 1st time since '64. I'm thinking the Phillies catcher
was looking for a guy running from the Dugout trying to steal home?

But Philly Fans are...? about the future.



Tuesday, July 11, 2017

I know this is corny, but what the hell! I'm older now...

I worked with Vung for a year...Jewell, the smartest guy I have ever met, replaced me...he
was from Boston. A graduate of MIT. He actually volunteered to be where we were.

I really wish I had a photo of Tom Jewell today.

Take & keep photos & videos people...somebody may enjoy the Memories some day...



And I have often wondered about the fate of
Nin te Vung & her family...

Monday, July 10, 2017

IDAHO...

The 14  year old dog got lost last September in IDAHO. That means the dog survived through the
winter in IDAHO which is near Canada where it is Cold in the winter. And snowy...


The Old Dog...


the story


So how come we did not get more photos of the dog?
I bet if she were wearing a Bikini we would get Tons of Photos!

an Old line but good for this Tail...
what is Dog spelled backwards?


Patty Dornisch Beck & the 1st Concert...just in case you did not know who Brett, Kelsea or Lady is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVestLi9Po

Brett was Awesome Mom!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zifgzBOWjU

Mom? how can you not Love Kelsea??


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6nvoMnVhEw
she is Sooo Great!

Thanks for taking us Mom...


You are such a Great Mom!!!

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Three of my Grandkids are supposedly speaking Spanish after a year in Spain...I actually know they do speak Spanish. Their parents are still struggling...


My favorite photo from their year long Trip!

My other favorite photos...

Actually, there are too many phavorite fotos two chewz frum!

I guess my point is...it is not ez to learn a foreign language.
A Confidant means what?
And Confident means u are full of urself?

Can you imagine the people that have mastered Chinese,
Russian, French, German, etc...

How many Foreign Tongues do the Trumps speak?

An Update! These guys will be leaving Spain in a few days...
They will head to Paris.


From Paris, they will go to Brussels...

Which is is in Belgium...from Brussels they will travel to Amsterdam,
which is in the Netherlands.

From the Netherlands they will fly Home on 7/28...a Friday...
Meanwhile Brynn has already started Foreign Language Classes...

Brynn can also say Kapusta, pita hei, ba bushka, nyet, Nazi bastard protesters!
along with 76er's, Phillies, Eagles, Phlyers
And I Love my Mom & Dad!


And she also knows that this is not The Old Crow ...



But it's my Mom & Dad ...
so I just Smile and pretend I like the kiddie boat! Brynn told me...


It's the way things are looking...