Flying. Again.

Waiting in Dalles to fly to Bloomington. One big snafoo so far!

 

 

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Fund Raising in Moran

A beautiful Sunday for a fund-raising event!  Great crowd, great music, great food, wonderful people.  So nice to be part of the Moran Station!

Betsy Rides the Long Ride!

Station 3 Firefighter Chris Betsigner does the station Proud by riding and completing the 208 mile LOTOJA ride from Logan Utah to Jackson Wyoming.  Here he is going through the Hoback RoundAbout with fans cheering him on!!  Momma Riclyn and Baby Braxton with daddy riding by is my favorite image of all!!  What a great way to spend the Saturday night!  Topped off with two 911 calls to follow!  Go Team Go!!

 

 

 

We will NEVER FORGET

Scenes from this morning's Town Square 911 Ceremony.  A day to remember.

Yesterday's Fire

Little excitement here in Jackson Hole yesterday.  Thankfully, a neighbor noticed the smoke.  This 8-plex could have easily been entirely destroyed.  Here is the newspaper article.  Fart Fan Fire

Remember to turn those fans off when you are done in the bathroom!  This is the second bathroom fan fire I have been to this year!

Look for pictures of our 911 ceremony soon.  It was a beautiful day to NEVER FORGET.

Last Night

True or False?
1.  Theory is imprecise and complex?

I close this daily blogging quest with a sense of thankfulness.  I am thankful this class is finished (excluding the odious paper that still must be written).  I am thankful for ALL I have learned.  And I have learned a bunch.  Thankful to have met some awesome people, to have had some great walks around the neighboring country, to be able to spend a glorious weekend with Scott and Stephanie. 

Thank YOU ALL for checking into my site!  It has been fun to see the numbers of viewers go up every day.  I hope checking in has been a worthwhile expenditure of your time. 

Here are some closing pictures; no rhyme or reason.   Answer to the test is at the end of the blog.  Good night, good health, good friends, good wine, good life-moments!

 Scott's Toy

 

The answer to the question is TRUE.  Theory is both imprecise and complex. 

 

Me & Martin!

Remember the beautiful red truck?  This is Captain Martin and Me!

Day 11

Class Dinner!!  Let there crabs!  Very nice meal celebrating a great class together!

Instructor Tom

 Instructor Ed

All you can eat crab

 

Day 10

No post yesterday.  I learned that I needed to change my problem for class - it was a bit of a crisis and significant work load.....so, I did not post last night.  Sorry all.  Here is a  picture of our class.  We lost one class member.  He had to make an emergency return trip home.  One of his firefighters committed suicide.  Such a tragedy.

On a happier note, we are almost finished.  Class graduates Friday morning (I am hoping to graduate), then jump on a plane and think about a 10-12 page report that is required for this class.  Oh my.  What did I get myself into....??!!

It is a Monday, Day 9

Argh.  Today was a Monday, for sure.  Didn't sleep well last night, the alarm clock went off far too early, and the teachers got into even harder topics.  Thanks to a good walk and help from today's birthday boy, I have been able to get refocused.  Panic hit this afternoon and I considered throwing away my "problem" and starting over again.  As said, I have refocused, pulled my wits together, and realize this would be quite the wrong thing to do.  So, tonight, work on homework and my required 10-12 page paper formatted per APA (American Psychological Association) which has all these silly rules about indenting, spacing, using italics, not using italics - really????  This stuff matters?  Check out this PDF at WHO KNEW? It's moments like these when I realize a college education (beyond the token first year I attended) would have really helped me out today!!  I will get through this - and be better because of it!!

Had a great walk after class - although very hot and very humid.  These walks have become mandatory for my sanity after sitting all day.  Went north up a new road and captured these two images.  I also added a few others from the weekend.  Hope your Monday was kinder.

The two-toned home!

A mansion by the Lake.

Happy Birthday Michael!

Today is Mike T's birthday!!  Send him a text, give him a call - happy birthday, dear Husband!!

Day 6 (Friday) & Day 7 )

Thanks to Captain Martin for a ride to the car rental shop on Friday.  This is what it looks like to be a Philadelphia Fire Department Captain!!  Beautiful truck!  Got to Scott and Stephanie's house Friday night around 6pm and discovered the same truck, different color!  Nice trucks!

 

We picked up Janet and all enjoyed a very nice meal at Bristol Harbor.  The evening was just the right temperature, the dinner delicious, and the Mark West wine delicious.  Saturday, Scott's birthday, started off with a great walk along Canadagua Lake, a giant breakfast, ride on the lake, and finished with a feast.  Oysters, shrimp, clams, and lobster along with fresh sweet corn, tomatoes, and a great salad was enjoyed by all.  We sat around a warm fire and watched the full moon rise.  Happy Birthday Scott! 

 

Here are some of the weekend pictures. 

 

 Baxter.  The fat goat.

Future home of VonBacho's Italian Restaurant.......(ask Stephanie!)

The Birthday Boy and his Bride in the Boat!!

What beautiful homegrown tomatoes.

Feast.

Enjoying his birthday with lovely Stephanie!  Thank you both for a fantastic break from campus and spending time together!  Good luck getting back into the swing of work!



Day Five

Theories and statistics.  The X and Y Theories.  Means and modes and bell curves.  Decision making.  Leadership types.  We are in the groove now!!  I have identified "my" theory - Theory Z developed by Japanese author William Ouchi.  Who knew all this kind of thinking has been going on?!!

Tomorrow is a short day.  Car is rented for a get-away to celebrate Mike's brother's Scott's birthday!  It will be so great to hook up with Scott and Stephanie.  I do believe the photograph content is about to get a different look.  There  may be no Day Six posting, with traveling and all.  We'll see.

Tonight's walk took me to the west out into the country.  It is a nice walk but the road has zero shoulder.  A little frightening when cars and trucks go zooming by.  Here are some shots from the walk.

Gees flocking up to fly south.

Emmitsburg Volunteer Department