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Keen shoes

May 25th, 2008 Russell 1 comment

We just bought new shoes. I guess it was a matter of time before we had to admit to ourselves that slip on Vans might not be the best option for nature walks and hikes when we’re out on our travels. Oh well.
We happened to be in our new favorite store last week [...]

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New places to see…

May 25th, 2008 Russell No comments

So as I sit here at 0830 UTC, May 25th 2008, in the JPL Space Flight Operations Facility, preparing and triple checking everything on the Deep Space Network for the PHOENIX lander’s final hours of flight to the polar surface of Mars, I can’t help but wonder … where should we go camping and how [...]

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The Tent Fiasco

May 25th, 2008 Russell No comments

So, we ordered a tent from CampingStation.com, a site we whole heartedly recommend you AVOID at any cost. Which is a shame, it was a very very sweet tent. It was a very large, family “town home” style tent, with 4 separate rooms, each with their own exterior doorways. Was a great [...]

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What to say?

May 25th, 2008 Russell No comments

So this is my first post to this blog. To any blog. Now that I’ve got it all setup and semi-tweaked to how I think I want it to work … I’m all out of ideas of what I want to actually say. Gotta love that. I guess I can do the obligatory “why is [...]

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