tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946315466555950542011-07-07T20:43:37.110-07:00Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-77639529791020246282010-07-16T17:38:00.000-07:002010-07-16T18:18:27.571-07:00<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">How I spent my Summer Vacation</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So wife says, come on out I have something for you to do.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TEEAVCZOLvI/AAAAAAAAALA/G6PJzUu9gcU/s1600/P1000859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TEEAVCZOLvI/AAAAAAAAALA/G6PJzUu9gcU/s400/P1000859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494673381788626674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Oh, you want me to fill the ruts in the yard. What made them.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TEEAIf5VgKI/AAAAAAAAAK4/zLANRMXDqEM/s1600/P1000860.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TEEAIf5VgKI/AAAAAAAAAK4/zLANRMXDqEM/s400/P1000860.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494673166369652898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>No Stupid, turn around.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I got some rocks for you to build a wall.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#33CC00;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED-U5eudmI/AAAAAAAAAKg/XXZ2lVWexvs/s1600/P1000861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED-U5eudmI/AAAAAAAAAKg/XXZ2lVWexvs/s400/P1000861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494671180372538978" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">You sure did, do you think you got enough?</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED-FC-u1OI/AAAAAAAAAKY/8ke9iVCYWsc/s1600/P1000867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED-FC-u1OI/AAAAAAAAAKY/8ke9iVCYWsc/s400/P1000867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494670908044793058" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED96A7UF0I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/6Q2o1Cv3gLo/s1600/P1000868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED96A7UF0I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/6Q2o1Cv3gLo/s400/P1000868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494670718515025730" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flower beds kept getting bigger every year.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED9kCpdBVI/AAAAAAAAAKI/rbOZb9V4MKI/s1600/P1000862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED9kCpdBVI/AAAAAAAAAKI/rbOZb9V4MKI/s400/P1000862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494670341019862354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dirt was washing out of the beds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED9XYrTrMI/AAAAAAAAAKA/rVCR7u25qxk/s1600/P1000863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED9XYrTrMI/AAAAAAAAAKA/rVCR7u25qxk/s400/P1000863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494670123594919106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to dig a trench all the way around, and fill it with</div><div style="text-align: center;">stone.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED9FrqcbhI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/f6wNHYYeEQg/s1600/P1000865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED9FrqcbhI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/f6wNHYYeEQg/s400/P1000865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494669819453926930" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED85HH2nJI/AAAAAAAAAJw/SzyzBaLPFDc/s1600/P1000866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED85HH2nJI/AAAAAAAAAJw/SzyzBaLPFDc/s400/P1000866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494669603486735506" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">La Fin, but don't worry, there is enough rocks in the driveway</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">to build another wall.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED8ge0nfxI/AAAAAAAAAJo/6ZymeJ2Idj8/s1600/P1010926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED8ge0nfxI/AAAAAAAAAJo/6ZymeJ2Idj8/s400/P1010926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494669180351774482" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED8KFDBppI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ln7VMRFWNa8/s1600/P1010924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED8KFDBppI/AAAAAAAAAJg/ln7VMRFWNa8/s400/P1010924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494668795475764882" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED7vEz5B5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/xTZlRYauX0g/s1600/P1010927.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TED7vEz5B5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/xTZlRYauX0g/s400/P1010927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494668331555817362" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-7763952979102024628?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-59104018212410716092010-07-16T16:17:00.000-07:002010-07-16T17:05:59.236-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Kristin, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Whatever you do, don't tell Heather &amp; Melanie I found them a neat Christmas present.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TEDzEimO7xI/AAAAAAAAAJI/LrqFRLlIzmw/s1600/P1020160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/TEDzEimO7xI/AAAAAAAAAJI/LrqFRLlIzmw/s400/P1020160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494658804724199186" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-5910401821241071609?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-20477954888536053452009-10-27T17:50:00.000-07:002009-10-27T17:57:09.988-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Signs of the times, but, like Alfred E Neuman says</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueWcE2Z2fI/AAAAAAAAAIY/rHoU-LJTy2E/s1600-h/Fightin+Phils.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueWcE2Z2fI/AAAAAAAAAIY/rHoU-LJTy2E/s400/Fightin+Phils.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397448087509260786" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueWUd74OcI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/QZ880y0jq3U/s1600-h/no+Yankees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueWUd74OcI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/QZ880y0jq3U/s400/no+Yankees.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397447956804155842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueWBmd1LCI/AAAAAAAAAII/yg_uwGqkGfI/s1600-h/no+Yankees.jpg"></a><span><span></span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueV7F_k86I/AAAAAAAAAIA/cohJ2Qku3xs/s1600-h/choke.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueV7F_k86I/AAAAAAAAAIA/cohJ2Qku3xs/s400/choke.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397447520880489378" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueVlLuPzGI/AAAAAAAAAH4/S3CIUPNb8GA/s1600-h/Yankee+hat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 302px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SueVlLuPzGI/AAAAAAAAAH4/S3CIUPNb8GA/s400/Yankee+hat.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397447144461290594" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-2047795488853605345?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-36644122288179714452009-10-23T16:33:00.000-07:002009-10-23T17:10:16.838-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b>No, it's not summer in San Francisco, once again it's time for October baseball in Philadelphia</b></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJEjGpdpuI/AAAAAAAAAGw/T2FszrsltOM/s1600-h/IMG_5148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJEjGpdpuI/AAAAAAAAAGw/T2FszrsltOM/s400/IMG_5148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395950673413908194" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJEa5l7EdI/AAAAAAAAAGo/GqhvR47enus/s1600-h/IMG_5147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJEa5l7EdI/AAAAAAAAAGo/GqhvR47enus/s400/IMG_5147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395950532470444498" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJD2OgqlsI/AAAAAAAAAGg/gxr4OnmFjPU/s1600-h/IMG_5167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJD2OgqlsI/AAAAAAAAAGg/gxr4OnmFjPU/s400/IMG_5167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395949902430377666" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJDtUJ42DI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Cif6ACdx3go/s1600-h/IMG_5166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJDtUJ42DI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Cif6ACdx3go/s400/IMG_5166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395949749326633010" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The Dodgers were welcomed by the sweet children of Philadelphia</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJDLznmCnI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/nyBx67mJeAs/s1600-h/IMG_5151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJDLznmCnI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/nyBx67mJeAs/s400/IMG_5151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395949173657176690" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJDBee3NsI/AAAAAAAAAGI/zkWq7xe6ufo/s1600-h/IMG_5143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJDBee3NsI/AAAAAAAAAGI/zkWq7xe6ufo/s400/IMG_5143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395948996184716994" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJAz1-jqdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/3QLtszzIxUY/s1600-h/IMG_5143.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"> </a><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJAz1-jqdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/3QLtszzIxUY/s1600-h/IMG_5143.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJAz1-jqdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/3QLtszzIxUY/s1600-h/IMG_5143.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><div style="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">We brought our snacks</span></div></a></div><div style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></div><div style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJAe2reiUI/AAAAAAAAAFg/ojMdA9EEHIg/s1600-h/IMG_5137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuJAe2reiUI/AAAAAAAAAFg/ojMdA9EEHIg/s400/IMG_5137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395946202361399618" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Even Beth H was tailgatin. (Even though it was in the car, by herself)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI_wqpjG7I/AAAAAAAAAFY/zmCJtj3gZH4/s1600-h/IMG_5133.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI_wqpjG7I/AAAAAAAAAFY/zmCJtj3gZH4/s400/IMG_5133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395945408858102706" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">We even had the youth of today on our side. (Uh Oh, we're in trouble)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI_QDehekI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/sKNjrAxBGDo/s1600-h/group+world+fin+champ+pic.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI_QDehekI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/sKNjrAxBGDo/s400/group+world+fin+champ+pic.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395944848587061826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI_DkpBKrI/AAAAAAAAAFI/hbh0TO3zDKs/s1600-h/P1010677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI_DkpBKrI/AAAAAAAAAFI/hbh0TO3zDKs/s400/P1010677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395944634151152306" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The New and Improved Dodgers and Fox Sports and Aunt Sue and everybody else that picked the Dodgers, forgot 1 thing. - Like Lady "O" says</b></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SuI-ZwoUeMI/AAAAAAAAAFA/MSE5iV46cMc/s400/baby+o+world+fin+champ.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395943915814942914" /></span></span><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-3664412228817971445?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-89771719906847572972009-09-12T16:29:00.000-07:002009-09-12T17:25:53.534-07:00My latest adventure was the Friday before Labor Day. Roger and I did a 2 mile swim around Governors Island. For those of you that aren't geography majors, the island sits in NY harbor between Manhattan and Brooklyn.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwxHrUqBeI/AAAAAAAAAEI/jKsnI-lyWpI/s400/IMG_3375.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380729662759110114" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sqw4uuGr0LI/AAAAAAAAAEY/OGD3jZVzpEw/s400/GI3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380738030102106290" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We jumped off the back of the Water Taxi at the start. Manhattan is in the background.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Below is a shot of the island. The white, round building on the left is an air vent for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. The tunnel was somewhere below where we were swimming.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sqww-SKuTRI/AAAAAAAAAEA/hTydHnfisVo/s1600-h/IMG_3362.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sqww-SKuTRI/AAAAAAAAAEA/hTydHnfisVo/s400/IMG_3362.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380729501387738386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwxOudg1I/AAAAAAAAAD4/7pf_CuQt27M/s1600-h/P1010665.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwxOudg1I/AAAAAAAAAD4/7pf_CuQt27M/s400/P1010665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380729277125591890" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The low round building is Castle Williams. It was built in the early 1800's to protect the harbor. The thing just to the right, is the Statue of Liberty. (In case you went to school in Idaho)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwnARz1QI/AAAAAAAAADw/91gBhB0gW_U/s1600-h/P1010658.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwnARz1QI/AAAAAAAAADw/91gBhB0gW_U/s400/P1010658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380729101448631554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwQj3e9tI/AAAAAAAAADo/Wq0g64GAsYQ/s1600-h/P1010673.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwQj3e9tI/AAAAAAAAADo/Wq0g64GAsYQ/s400/P1010673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380728715864897234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwwQj3e9tI/AAAAAAAAADo/Wq0g64GAsYQ/s1600-h/P1010673.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sqwv_XM-dzI/AAAAAAAAADg/4upYGnPkKsQ/s1600-h/P1010664.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sqwv_XM-dzI/AAAAAAAAADg/4upYGnPkKsQ/s400/P1010664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380728420407605042" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We could also see the Brooklyn Bridge. The water was 75, but, it was the choppiest water I ever swam in, probably because of all the boats and wind.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After very carefully watching the women, I practiced getting changed under my towel. I think the girls are better at it. They don't fall down.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwvXk_ffII/AAAAAAAAADY/9tcah0_ln1Q/s400/IMG_3378.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380727736914377858" /><div><br /></div><div>Missing from the picture, above the Staten Island Ferry is the site of the World Trade Center.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwvXHFqcSI/AAAAAAAAADQ/NyqikfQy7pc/s1600-h/P1010668.JPG"><img style="text-align: right;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SqwvXHFqcSI/AAAAAAAAADQ/NyqikfQy7pc/s400/P1010668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380727728887197986" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-8977171990684757297?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-15595090673916809942009-08-28T16:25:00.000-07:002009-08-28T16:57:35.840-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sphu08DpWkI/AAAAAAAAACA/ppgHET4w4ug/s1600-h/P1010631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sphu08DpWkI/AAAAAAAAACA/ppgHET4w4ug/s320/P1010631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375168011020360258" /></a><br />This is a famous statue from the Copenhagen Airport. Not sure where they got the Phillies statue. Maybe somone can explain why everything posts from the bottom - up in this Blog.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SphuPdIMMZI/AAAAAAAAAB4/YoAX3BCV9l0/s1600-h/P1010631.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sphq8O34zZI/AAAAAAAAABw/-Bx9_i2ZeeM/s1600-h/P1010642.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/Sphq8O34zZI/AAAAAAAAABw/-Bx9_i2ZeeM/s320/P1010642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375163738283888018" /></a>When we got there are tickets weren't at the window. As it turned out, a friend of the Reid's was at the game and his name was Harrison. They gave him our tickets by mistake. Beth H was ready to go home before we got in. It took them about 20 minutes to figure it out.<div><div><br /><div>The Eagles managed to win but they really sucked. The food was good though. We had chicken wings, sausage and peppers, pulled pork, sundaes, cookies, beer,wine soda, snapple. All in all, it was fun.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br />It was our first trip to the new stadium. As you can see it is right next to the home of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>F'N</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b> World Champions.</b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SphpYZYPQsI/AAAAAAAAABg/pdy_FG5-Nt0/s1600-h/P1010639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SphpYZYPQsI/AAAAAAAAABg/pdy_FG5-Nt0/s320/P1010639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375162023117013698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SphoKQQAXyI/AAAAAAAAABY/7mqm4B9Zisc/s1600-h/P1010643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SphoKQQAXyI/AAAAAAAAABY/7mqm4B9Zisc/s320/P1010643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375160680636768034" /></a><br />Yes, It's hard to believe, but this is the second blog this year. We went to the Eagles game last night. One of us was dressed for the occasion. Note the cool green sneaks. I don't know if you remember number 81, but, that is my T.O. jersey. It's always a topic for conversation.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-1559509067391680994?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-40061260096171162062009-08-24T17:09:00.000-07:002009-08-24T17:14:55.683-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SpMs3L3y2_I/AAAAAAAAABQ/IVW0LCFZbkI/s1600-h/P1010632.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SpMs3L3y2_I/AAAAAAAAABQ/IVW0LCFZbkI/s400/P1010632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373688106974370802" /></a><br />Yes, we finally did it. After much coaxing and painstaking searching we have found a picture to hang on our wall next to KOPJC. We were traveling through a shop in Gdansk Poland when this beauty caught our eye. I hope you enjoy it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-4006126009617116206?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794631546655595054.post-73960860709908697652008-10-07T17:36:00.000-07:002008-10-07T17:55:42.920-07:00<p align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwA8nrq9SI/AAAAAAAAAAo/AwcgUEXMRZQ/s1600-h/Thorncrown+Chapel,+Eureka+Springs,+AR++8-06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254575906678830370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwA8nrq9SI/AAAAAAAAAAo/AwcgUEXMRZQ/s320/Thorncrown+Chapel,+Eureka+Springs,+AR++8-06.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s1600-h/flyin+hawiian.jpg"></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">I thought this picture would be a good way to kick off my journey into the blog world. Presented to the left are the Lewis Fearsome Foursome. If you see them coming put your 'muffs on.. they're quite loud! Also, watch out because any move could flare their short tempers.</span></div><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s1600-h/flyin+hawiian.jpg"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></a> </p><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Disclaimer: These characteristics may not pertain to each Lewis sis. (just most of them)</span><br /></span><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s1600-h/flyin+hawiian.jpg"></a> </p><div><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s1600-h/flyin+hawiian.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254579086856810770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px" height="237" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s320/flyin+hawiian.jpg" width="151" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s1600-h/flyin+hawiian.jpg"></a> </p><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A little shoutout to the flyin' hawiian, Shane Victorino. GO PHILS - beat the Dodgers!</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /></div><div><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S6EdLt4OfkU/SOwD1uxL8RI/AAAAAAAAABA/MJAQBnvbP4U/s1600-h/flyin+hawiian.jpg"></a> </p></div><p align="left"><br /> </p><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2794631546655595054-7396086070990869765?l=unclerayfrompa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Uncle Ray From PAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902668636652938467noreply@blogger.com6