Archive for July, 2008

Heroes Run 2008

Saturday, July 26th, 2008
     Mr Gary Patriquin is sponsoring the 2008 Heroes Run in Lockport, IL in honor of CPT Travis Patriquin and service members killed in Iraq.  It will be 9 Aug 2008 at 0800.  It starts at the Lockport High School, 1323 E. Seventh St., Lockport, IL 60441.       You can choose from a [...]

The National Anthem

Saturday, July 26th, 2008
     This was a fascinating way to get the day started at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends.      Personally, I think the ground crew needed to catch it before it hit the ground.  Otherwise, very cool!

Winning an Earthquake

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
     We experienced an earthquake here in our home in Japan last night.  It measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.  Luckily, no one appears to have died in the quake.      Since no one died, I can say I’m glad to have been through it.  Call me insane.  Natural disasters (or natural near-disasters) don’t [...]