Monthly Archives: September 2009

Aah, a good nights sleep

Posted on 09/15/2009 by RLW3

If you read the last few posts, you can imagine how tired I was at work yesterday! Last night, I went to be shortly after getting home from work last night and slept through till this morning. It is amazing … Continue reading →

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I’m so smart!

Posted on 09/14/2009 by RLW3

We got into Kansas City at 1:30 A.M.! At least that was an hour earlier than the night, er, morning before! We drove one car into Nashville: our SuperCrew pickup. Normal people would just drive the same car home! But, as … Continue reading →

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A tornado’s view of Nashville

Posted on 09/13/2009 by RLW3

I planned to get into Nashville at midnight… But we left NJ an hour late… and I didn’t expect the hours worth of stop and go traffic when we left D.C. … So, we got into Nashville at 2:30 A.M.! This … Continue reading →

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Hopefully, a part of history

Posted on 09/12/2009 by RLW3

We said goodbye to my family early this morning and headed off to Nashville, TN by way of Washington, D.C. You might say “Isn’t that a little out of the way?” Not if you want to take part in what … Continue reading →

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Legalized theft!

Posted on 09/11/2009 by RLW3

If you want to know what kind of economic model is being taught to our children, buy college textbooks. It is legalized theft! The universities and the NY textbook publishers have been steadily working for years to eliminate parent’s options and … Continue reading →

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Feeding the government pig

Posted on 09/10/2009 by RLW3

This post might belong on my culture blog… I’ve got a few things that I have to get off my chest… Since we arrived on the East Coast, we have been paying through the nose to drive on the dang … Continue reading →

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I don’t heart NY

Posted on 09/09/2009 by RLW3

We went to NY city today. I wanted to see where my oldest daughter lived and worked when she did her internships with Donna Karan and Vera Wang during the summer of her senior year. I have often heard people … Continue reading →

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Hurdle #2 crossed

Posted on 09/08/2009 by RLW3

We drove into Philadelphia today to visit Drexel. First, we took some paperwork to the admissions office to complete my son’s file.. “Oh, we don’t get those.” “Who does?” “The athletic department.” Over to the athletic department… “Oh, these go … Continue reading →

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Treasure in the boondocks

Posted on 09/07/2009 by RLW3

I lived in Southern California for 31 years. The LA area is theme park Mecca with at least 4 major amusement parks: Magic Mountain, Knott’s Berry Farm, Disneyland and Universal Studios. I am not a theme park kinda guy… About a … Continue reading →

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The first hurdle is cleared

Posted on 09/06/2009 by RLW3

Sending a child off to attend college is a fearful thing for many, if not most, Christian parents. Today’s universities are very effective indoctrination centers for secular culture. We know friends who have sent their children off to school as Bible believing Christians only to … Continue reading →

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