tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83033812011-07-08T13:12:54.065-04:00The random ramblings of the hokey Hoskeys...curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-51603197298411692842009-12-30T10:29:00.004-05:002009-12-30T10:57:18.121-05:00Okay, let's see how far I can get--remember, Week 15 picks were canceled due to inclement weather!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><b>BOLD</b> denotes league leader for the week. <table border="1" width="630"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Week 1</td><td>Week 2</td><td>Week 3</td><td>Week 4</td><td>Week 5</td><td>Week 6</td><td>Week 7</td><td>Week 8</td><td>Week 9</td><td>Week 10</td><td>Week 11</td><td>Week 12</td><td>Week 13</td><td>Week 14</td><td>Week 15</td><td>Week 16</td><td>Week 17</td></tr><tr><td><b>George Line</b></td><td>9-7</td><td>9-7</td><td>5-11</td><td>9-5</td><td>5-9</td><td>7-7</td><td>5-8</td><td><b>9-4</b></td><td><b>10-3</b></td><td>6-9</td><td>8-7</td><td>8-8</td><td>7-9</td><td>10-6</td><td>n/a</td></tr><tr><td><b>George Straight</b></td><td>10-6</td><td>9-7</td><td>8-8</td><td>9-5</td><td>8-6</td><td>8-5</td><td>9-5</td></tr><tr><td><b>Curry Line</b></td><td>5-11</td><td>10-6</td><td><b>9-7</b></td><td>3-11</td><td>7-7</td></tr><tr><td><b>Curry Straight</b></td><td>9-7</td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td>10-6</td><td><b>12-2</b></td><td>6-8</td></tr><tr><td><b>Travis Line</b></td><td>7-9</td><td>8-8</td><td><b>9-7</b></td><td>6-8</td><td><b>10-4</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Travis Straight</b></td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td><b>12-4</b></td><td>10-4</td><td>9-5</td></tr><tr><td><b>Russell Line</b></td><td>11-5</td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td>8-8</td><td>6-8</td><td>5-9</td></tr><tr><td><b>Russell Straight</b></td><td>5-11</td><td>10-6</td><td>10-6</td><td><b>12-2</b></td><td><b>10-4</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Donia Line</b></td><td><b>13-3</b></td><td>9-7</td><td><b>9-7</b></td><td>7-7</td><td>6-8</td></tr><tr><td><b>Donia Straight</b></td><td>11-5</td><td>9-7</td><td>11-5</td><td>9-5</td><td>7-7</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-5160319729841169284?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-68162500835848243162009-11-22T19:07:00.002-05:002009-11-22T19:09:34.249-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><div>Here's our very first IMovie. We had a great subject to work with!</div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SswUPUoweXg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SswUPUoweXg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-6816250083584824316?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-70199442676106238622009-10-18T11:00:00.003-04:002009-10-18T11:09:39.727-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><b>BOLD</b> denotes league leader for the week. <table border="1" width="630"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Week 1</td><td>Week 2</td><td>Week 3</td><td>Week 4</td><td>Week 5</td><td>Week 6</td><td>Week 7</td><td>Week 8</td><td>Week 9</td><td>Week 10</td><td>Week 11</td><td>Week 12</td><td>Week 13</td><td>Week 14</td><td>Week 15</td><td>Week 16</td><td>Week 17</td></tr><tr><td><b>George Line</b></td><td>9-7</td><td>9-7</td><td>5-11</td><td>9-5</td><td>5-9</td></tr><tr><td><b>George Straight</b></td><td>10-6</td><td>9-7</td><td>8-8</td><td>9-5</td><td>8-6</td></tr><tr><td><b>Curry Line</b></td><td>5-11</td><td>10-6</td><td><b>9-7</b></td><td>3-11</td><td>7-7</td></tr><tr><td><b>Curry Straight</b></td><td>9-7</td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td>10-6</td><td><b>12-2</b></td><td>6-8</td></tr><tr><td><b>Travis Line</b></td><td>7-9</td><td>8-8</td><td><b>9-7</b></td><td>6-8</td><td><b>10-4</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Travis Straight</b></td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td><b>12-4</b></td><td>10-4</td><td>9-5</td></tr><tr><td><b>Russell Line</b></td><td>11-5</td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td>8-8</td><td>6-8</td><td>5-9</td></tr><tr><td><b>Russell Straight</b></td><td>5-11</td><td>10-6</td><td>10-6</td><td><b>12-2</b></td><td><b>10-4</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Donia Line</b></td><td><b>13-3</b></td><td>9-7</td><td><b>9-7</b></td><td>7-7</td><td>6-8</td></tr><tr><td><b>Donia Straight</b></td><td>11-5</td><td>9-7</td><td>11-5</td><td>9-5</td><td>7-7</td></tr></tbody></table></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-7019944267610623862?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-63615451511773480272009-10-05T21:09:00.017-04:002009-10-18T11:00:02.784-04:00I did it! After all this work, you all BETTER LEAVE A COMMENT below!<br /><p align="right"><i>(not bad for a complete novice, huh?)</i></p><br /><b>BOLD</b> denotes league leader for the week.<br /><br /><table border="1" width="630"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Week 1</td><td>Week 2</td><td>Week 3</td><td>Week 4</td><td>Week 5</td><td>Week 6</td><td>Week 7</td><td>Week 8</td><td>Week 9</td><td>Week 10</td><td>Week 11</td><td>Week 12</td><td>Week 13</td><td>Week 14</td><td>Week 15</td><td>Week 16</td><td>Week 17</td></tr><tr><td><b>George Line</b></td><td>9-7</td><td>9-7</td><td>5-11</td></tr><tr><td><b>George Straight</b></td><td>10-6</td><td>9-7</td><td>8-8</td></tr><tr><td><b>Curry Line</b></td><td>5-11</td><td>10-6</td><td><b>9-7</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Curry Straight</b></td><td>9-7</td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td>10-6</td></tr><tr><td><b>Travis Line</b></td><td>7-9</td><td>8-8</td><td><b>9-7</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Travis Straight</b></td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td><b>12-4</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Russell Line</b></td><td>11-5</td><td><b>11-5</b></td><td>8-8</td></tr><tr><td><b>Russell Straight</b></td><td>5-11</td><td>10-6</td><td>10-6</td></tr><tr><td><b>Donia Line</b></td><td><b>13-3</b></td><td>9-7</td><td><b>9-7</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Donia Straight</b></td><td>11-5</td><td>9-7</td><td>11-5</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-6361545151177348027?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-49922891730327612832009-10-05T07:50:00.004-04:002009-10-05T21:04:33.528-04:00The HTML is taking longer than I thought it would. You remember what the asterisks mean, right?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><u>Week 2 results</u></span><br />George line: 9-7<br />George straight: 8-8<br />Curry line: 10-6<br />Curry straight: 11-5***<br />Travis line: 8-8<br />Travis straight: 11-5***<br />(Steve) Russell line: 11-5***<br />Russell straight: 10-6<br />Donia line: 9-7<br />Donia straight: 9-7<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><u>Week 3 results</u></span><br />George line: 5-11<br />George straight: 8-8<br />Curry line: 9-7***<br />Curry straight: 10-6<br />Travis line: 9-7***<br />Travis straight: 12-4***<br />(Steve) Russell line: 8-8<br />Russell straight: 10-6<br />Donia line: 9-7***<br />Donia straight: 11-5<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-4992289173032761283?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-861492395461351802009-09-29T09:27:00.003-04:002009-09-29T09:32:26.255-04:00Because this reporter has been laid low by the deplorable play of her beloved <a href="http://redskins.com">Redskins</a>, progress on posting the picks has been delayed...<br />However, on a recent trip to the library, we checked out a book with the complimentary title <em>HTML for Dummies</em>, so one of these days, you may find some fancy chart on this page. Stay tuned!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-86149239546135180?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-23490140885689319232009-09-20T11:57:00.004-04:002009-09-20T12:04:52.725-04:00Okay, folks, we've finally entered the 20th century--<br /><br />Here, at long last, are the weekly results of our lil' picks pool <br />(*** denotes week's leader in that category):<br /><br />George line: 9-7<br />George straight: 10-6<br />Curry line: 5-11<br />Curry straight: 9-7<br />Travis line: 7-9<br />Travis straight: 11-5***<br />(Steve) Russell line: 11-5<br />Russell straight: 5-11<br />Donia line: 13-3***<br />Donia straight: 11-5<br /><br />The co-commissioner congratulates Russell on the palindromic symmetry of his picks results!<br /><br />And yes, I know that there's probably an HTML code to create a table--I'll figure it out one of these days...<br /><br />Keep those comments comin'!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-2349014088568931923?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-84395490873292412242009-04-12T20:32:00.001-04:002009-04-20T12:27:05.647-04:00Isaac has had enough traveling for now, as evidenced by his protest here--<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3456998329/" title="isaacsteeringwheel by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3456998329_63e0b7527b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="isaacsteeringwheel" /></a><br /><br />"If I block the steering wheel, they can't possibly drive another mile!"<br />Although there were some tough moments (a lowlight: screaming down the Hutchinson River Parkway), Isaac did very well on his first road trip!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-8439549087329241224?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-74887453464043007372009-03-02T23:35:00.007-05:002009-03-03T00:02:07.594-05:00Isaac loves his highchair!<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-bea205d04a888ca8" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-15325272900345047552009-03-02T23:23:00.002-05:002009-03-03T00:10:52.780-05:00We had a great time, right in our own front yard!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aCZeR83isiI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aCZeR83isiI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0aod5dYAMOo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0aod5dYAMOo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Plus, there's a two-hour delay tomorrow...thanks, snow!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-1532527290034504755?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-59900401693583959902008-12-24T23:54:00.002-05:002008-12-24T23:57:04.930-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Happy Chanukah, everyone!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3134021071/" title="Isaac1stchanukah by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/3134021071_b821c11b4f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Isaac1stchanukah" /></a><br /><br /><p align="right"><span style="font-style:italic;">The best gift of all, wouldn't you agree?</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-5990040169358395990?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-63531563025626003382008-12-16T14:47:00.010-05:002008-12-24T23:53:59.041-05:00Whew! Isaac has had a busy social schedule in the past 6 weeks...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3114153734/" title="gramps_gram_isaac by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/3114153734_a6f4834d05.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="gramps_gram_isaac" /></a><br />Meeting Gramps and Gram Hoskey<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3114153662/" title="IMG_0258.JPG by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3114153662_3cf6314d1c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0258.JPG" /></a><br />Playing with new friend Griffin<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3114153610/" title="hollyvisitsisaac by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/3114153610_9e93a09207.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="hollyvisitsisaac" /></a><br />Meeting HTFRSDW (don't worry, Isaac, you won't have to learn her "nickname" for several years...)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3113322877/" title="IMG_0296.JPG by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/3113322877_8d544423fc.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0296.JPG" /></a><br />With Granny & "Aunt Karen"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3134020977/" title="H_and_Isaac by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/3134020977_10b14e3db8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="H_and_Isaac" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3134021033/" title="rondo_eleen.JPG by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/3134021033_965d96dcaf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="rondo_eleen.JPG" /></a><br />Smiles from best friends<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3114153770/" title="IMG_0331.JPG by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/3114153770_beba3c294a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0331.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3114153798/" title="081128 My two grandsons by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/3114153798_5a76169c65.jpg" width="382" height="480" alt="081128 My two grandsons" /></a><br />And Uncle Trav, Aunt Amy & Rocket came for Thanksgiving!<br /><br />Keep coming back for more pix!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-6353156302562600338?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-49685295281212041172008-11-27T12:54:00.007-05:002008-12-24T23:30:39.448-05:00There's a reason everyone told us to get enough sleep before the baby arrived. Yes, we now mostly just have time for Isaac/Rondo and his feeding and sleeping schedule! Happily, it has not hindered our photography efforts too severely. <br /><br />So, here are some random photos from the past three weeks with sweet baby Isaac (aka Rondo):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3018550634/" title="isaac and his dad by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3018550634_dc8a7f1a8f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="isaac and his dad" /></a><br />Just after birth<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3046257374/" title="Dodo &amp; Rondo by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/3046257374_a155d09d42.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Dodo &amp; Rondo" /></a><br />Meeting "Granny DoDo" in the hospital (note: Grandma naming rights went to the <a href="http://rocketmills.blogspot.com">first-born grandchild</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3018550410/" title="IMG_0835 by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3018550410_4f99328f99.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0835" /></a><br />Like father, like son<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3017723921/" title="yay! I'm home! by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3017723921_7ae0922f00.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="yay! I'm home!" /></a><br />Finally home!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3055294984/" title="meeting Keishka by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/3055294984_abde43d473.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="meeting Keishka" /></a><br />Meeting the gentlest of the five pets<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3055294968/" title="hello mr. snail by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3055294968_538b504d9f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="hello mr. snail" /></a><br />Playing with new toys<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/3073246696/" title="Hail to the Redskins! by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/3073246696_e542363740.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Hail to the Redskins!" /></a><br />Ready for the Redskins to win!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-4968529528121204117?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-54474154788332164922008-11-10T00:28:00.002-05:002008-11-10T00:32:27.509-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_85tELgpGyk8/SRfHJ0u_JzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/I4eP23FDTO8/s1600-h/IMG_0106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_85tELgpGyk8/SRfHJ0u_JzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/I4eP23FDTO8/s320/IMG_0106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266897260821554994" /></a><br /><br /><br />We are thrilled to announce the birth of<br /><br />ISAAC WASYL HOSKEY<br /><br />He arrived at 6:23 pm on Wednesday, November 5th<br />8 pounds<br />20 inches<br />Full head of light brown hair<br />Dark blue eyes<br /> <br />(The baby is named Isaac after Curry's grandfather, whose middle name was Irvin, and great-grandfather,<br />and Wasyl after George's great-grandfather.)<br /><br />(You didn't think we'd REALLY name him Rondo, did you???)<br /><br />We just got home yesterday, so...more photos to come!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-5447415478833216492?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-33405127173622219472008-10-06T00:04:00.002-04:002008-10-06T00:07:44.411-04:00We have such bright, thoughtful friends...they came up with the perfect game for our baby shower!  <div>Here are the finalists--</div><div><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPiXjxdrTtU"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPiXjxdrTtU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object><br /><br />Who would YOU have picked as the winner?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-3340512717362221947?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-60827046516763449802008-09-24T22:07:00.002-04:002008-09-24T22:12:58.181-04:00<div>(x-posted to <a href="http://rita-book.livejournal.com">Rita Book</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div>...and for those few of you who still read this, it's old news, but here goes:<br /><br />WE ARE PREGNANT!<br /><br /><br />Yes, it's finally happened! We are due on November 15th. We haven't found out the gender, but Jorge is convinced it's a boy, and has already picked out what sports the boy will play and which teams the boy will root for.<br /><br />One of those goofy baby countdowns will probably be posted soon!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2886669294_88f4632d20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2886669294_88f4632d20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-6082704651676344980?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-79538069567670734742008-01-16T23:23:00.001-05:002008-01-16T23:49:16.355-05:00Sorry we haven't posted in so long.  We have indeed been traveling...<div><br /></div><div>back &amp; forth to the Cape...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Fb1n4eDgpc&amp;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Fb1n4eDgpc&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; ">to Salt Lake City, to see little Eden graduate... </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/522459668/" title="Eden &amp; Curry by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/250/522459668_0ad978097b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Eden &amp; Curry" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>to Las Vegas, to watch Mom officiate at cousin Dr. Little Rob and Ann's wedding...<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NgPQdQC8UGM&amp;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NgPQdQC8UGM&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>to Mohawk, to celebrate Ron's birthday in July...</div><div><br /></div><div>to Austin, to meet the cutest, sweetest nephew in all the world...</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/1329497658/" title="R laughing on quilt I by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1147/1329497658_e054acfa6e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="R laughing on quilt I" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> to Myrtle Beach, to celebrate Michael &amp; Mia's oceanfront wedding...<br /></div><div><br /> and to Philadelphia, to finish off the year with yet another wedding--cousin Michael-man to Stacy. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/2199151002/" title="Untitled by Curry Rose, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2301/2199151002_2244243562.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="" /></a> <br /><br />Here's to 2008!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-7953806956767073474?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1167005165908787912006-12-23T19:03:00.000-05:002006-12-24T19:19:59.530-05:00(x-posted to <a href="http://rita-book.livejournal.com">reading, yet rocking?)</a><br /><br />Hey, you know how the Denver airport was closed earlier this week?<br /><br />Well, guess where our flight to Albuquerque was routed through?<br /><br />Yes, you guessed it, the Mile High city, or as we now call it, the Mile-Long Line city.<br /><br />As my stepfather told me, airport stranding stories are about as interesting as accounts of wisdom teeth removal and your latest diet, no matter how polite people are in asking about these kind of incidents.<br /><br />However, in the interest of historical "I was there" record, let me just tell you, the Denver Airport on Friday &amp; Saturday was like Purgatory. And not the "Lost" TV show kind of Purgatory either, but the really bad kind. I know, I just angered the "Lost" fans out there, but I'm willing to take that risk.<br /><br />We knew that we were not going to get out of Denver on our original flight to Albuquerque, but we also knew that we had to get to Denver if we wanted any chance of getting to ABQ. Where were we to stay until we could catch a Greyhound bus? As it happens, my cousin, Dr. Little Rob lives in downtown Denver on Market Street, in the ultra-hip Premier Lofts apartment building, across from Coors Field (too bad the season's over).<br /><br />Instead of taking the 9-hour Greyhound trip, we secured a spot on a flight at 11:15 this morning (it later got delayed till 11:50 a.m.). Thinking we were so smart and clever, we arrived at the airport via the express bus at 8:25 a.m. Almost 3 hours early--ha! We waited and waited and waited in the line <i>just to check in</i>...we got up to the front of the check-in line at about 11:10. Along the way, of course, Jorge made friends with everyone in line, wrote down recommended books and websites, and carried luggage for single mothers traveling with small children. Knowing that the line to go through <strong>security</strong> was even <i>longer</i>, the agent bumped us down to standby. Gee, we'd only been "standing by" for 3 hours already. Security line was not as fun as the comparitively delightful check-in line, and we finally sat down at our gate at <b>2 p.m.</b><br /><br />We got <b>really</b> lucky and got the last 2 tickets of standby, and were with Mom and Mark by 5 p.m. (minus the piece of luggage with all of the gifts, but that story ended happily, too).<br /><br />The first thing I said (after symbolically kissing the Albuquerque pavement)? "Sorry we're 20 1/2 hours late!"<br /><br />Now, time to light the Luminarias and celebrate the miracle of Festivus! Merry everything, everyone!<a href="http://rita-book.livejournal.com"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-116700516590878791?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1157426483934371932006-09-04T23:17:00.000-04:002006-09-04T23:23:38.330-04:00<center><h2>Trailer Park cookies</h2></center><br /><i>(so-called because this recipe was discovered by Curry's mom while she was traveling by RV throughout the USA!)</i><br /><br /><center>The cakemix cookie recipe is very simple:<br /> 1 box cake mix<br /> 1 cup dry cereal<br /> 1 egg<br /> 1 stick of butter<br /> <br />Roll into 1-inch balls, place onto ungreased cookie sheet, bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes.</center><br /><br />The original flavor is lemon, using lemon cake mix (extra moist variety if possible) and rice krispies cereal. Also good is spice cake mix and a cup of raisin bran with some extra raisins thrown in, plus a few teaspoons of water added to make it moister. <br />Also try: white cake mix with fruit loops, or chocolate cake mix with cocoa puffs...<br><br /><h3><font color="maroon">YUM!</font></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-115742648393437193?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1156977112562152082006-08-30T18:29:00.001-04:002009-09-23T19:41:49.769-04:00<p align=center><h1><font color="maroon">Fairmont Heights High School Volleyball Schedule</h1></font></p><br /><p align=center><h2><font color="blue">All games are at 5:30 p.m.</font><br /><font color="maroon">HOME GAMES</font> ARE IN <strong>BOLD</strong></h2></p><br />9/05/06 TUES <strong> CENTRAL</strong> <br />9/07/06 THURS @ F DOUGLAS <br />9/14/06 THURS <strong> FORESTVILLE</strong><br />9/19/06 TUES @ SURRATTSVILLE<br />9/21/06 THURS @ CENTRAL<br />9/26/06 TUES <strong>POTOMAC</strong><br />9/28/06 THURS <strong>LARGO</strong><br />10/03/06 TUES @ DUVAL<br />10/05/06 THURS @ FRIENDLY<br />10/10/06 TUES <strong>GWYNN PARK</strong><br />10/12/06 THURS @ FORESTVILLE<br />10/17/06 TUES @ ELE. ROOSEVELT<br />10/19/06 THURS <strong>OXON HILL</strong><br />10/24/06 TUES @ WISE<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-115697711256215208?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1154625706460222032006-08-03T13:21:00.000-04:002006-08-03T13:21:46.483-04:00<b>kalispell memories</b><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/9YgxEzpWa8o"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/9YgxEzpWa8o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>Let's see if this works!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-115462570646022203?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1153928887173626792006-07-03T11:47:00.000-04:002006-07-26T11:58:35.406-04:00Happy news to report--the deal went through, and we closed on the house on June 29th! Anyone needing to know how to close a real estate deal in <strong>10 business days </strong>with <strong>NO REALTOR</strong>, just apply here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-115392888717362679?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1150724077907198742006-06-19T09:31:00.000-04:002006-06-19T09:34:37.943-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/168612786/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/168612786_bef154c2d5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/168612786/">IMG_2500</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Well, the sale isn't complete quite yet...but our landlady offered it to us to buy and we said yes! This the view from the back, with much more grass (sigh...dogs...).</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-115072407790719874?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1124762481741561542005-08-15T21:59:00.000-04:002005-08-22T22:02:48.343-04:00<i>Cross posted to <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/rita_book">Reading, yet rocking?</a></i><br />First of all, <h1><font color="red">Yay, Cardinals!!!!!</font></h1><br />Oh, we are so upset that we couldn't be there for the win...<br />Here's why: <a href="http://www.schoolnotes.com/20743/mrhclass.html">Jorge is now an 11th grade history & government teacher!</a><br><br />He's also the volleyball coach...his school is <a href="http://www.pgcps.org/~fmhts/">Fairmont Heights,</a> which isn't in the greatest neighborhood, but it's okay.<br /><p align="right"><i>Everyone congratulate <font color="red">Mr. Cardinal</font>--oops, I mean Mr. Hoskey!</i></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-112476248174156154?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1123006016367814372005-08-02T14:02:00.000-04:002005-08-02T14:06:56.373-04:00Yes, we arrived safely...the car rattled down Route 95 fairly well, considering that it had an extra half-ton of weight! It was exactly 10 hours, with stops. <br />We were greeted with a UHaul rented by the former tenants, still moving out at 7:45 p.m. We were so thankful that we weren't in motion anymore that we just smiled and shrugged and grilled them for local information as they moved their bikes, spare tires, and piano.<br />Now the cats are exploring the basement, the dogs are woofing at any and all movement on the sidewalks, and we're just trying to <b> keep cool! </b> Let's hear from YOU!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-112300601636781437?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1122860579687079672005-07-31T21:42:00.000-04:002005-07-31T21:42:59.693-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/30132127/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://photos22.flickr.com/30132127_4fb4cdc1ba_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/30132127/">packed pod</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Well...away our stuff goes...we leave tomorrow VERY early. Wish us luck!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-112286057968707967?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1122860336334227332005-07-31T21:38:00.000-04:002005-07-31T21:38:56.353-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/30130207/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://photos23.flickr.com/30130207_99eee7ac84_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/30130207/">deflating penguin</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This was the first step to packing--deflating the huge inflatable penguin that lived in our den. Thanks for the help, guys!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-112286033633422733?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1129390498654249782004-10-07T11:34:00.000-04:002005-10-15T11:39:33.876-04:00(please ignore the "red state" connotations--the "visited states" site wouldn't let us change the color!)<br /><br />Anyway, here's where we were:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedStates/statemap?visited=CTILINIAMAMIMNMTNJNYOHPARISDWIWY"><br/><br /><a href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedstates">create your own visited states map</a><br /><br />Whew! Now we're REALLY tired!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-112939049865424978?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1104688218137797762004-10-06T13:48:00.000-04:002005-06-04T11:38:02.966-04:00So many miles, was it worth it?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/2743496/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos2.flickr.com/2743496_71f39bd1b3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="0929glaciergandc" /></a><br />Yep!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-110468821813779776?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1103987792544023252004-10-05T10:15:00.000-04:002004-12-25T10:16:32.543-05:00We're back! Still getting back to normal. What a trip. Now the photo uploading can begin!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-110398779254402325?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096986485775091662004-10-03T22:26:00.000-04:002004-10-05T10:28:05.776-04:00I knew this "free blog" site was too good to be true... <br />Sorry about the technical difficulties (e.g. not being able to see the weather, etc.). We're working on it! <br />Thanks for your patience!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109698648577509166?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096744792534947992004-10-02T15:10:00.000-04:002004-10-02T15:29:49.066-04:00Tripometer this morning: 4,889.5 <br />Here we are at the <a href="http://www.austinpubliclibrary.org">Austin Public Library</a>...no, not the one in Texas! We actually stopped in town to visit the <a href="http://www.spam.com">Spam Museum</a>--yum! <br />This library is a BRAND NEW building, set right on a pond, and is gorgeous! Curry got all of the architect's info and George took plenty of pictures to show Martha when we get back to Eastham, all too soon. <br />Also today, we stopped in cute little Blue Earth, Minnesota, where George made a spectacle of himself, walking down the middle of Main Street taking pictures of the beautiful brick buildings. We stopped in the Rainbow Food Co-op, recommended by <a href="http://www.darwilliams.net">Dar Williams </a>in her book <em>The Tofu Tollbooth</em>, and bought tons of good road trip snacks (no SPAM, however). <br />Yesterday, we drove through our last of the "side roads"--we saw Mount Rushmore (or the "Big Head Presidents" as George calls it), but before that, we marvelled at the <a href="http://crazyhorse.org">CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL</a>! Curry's mom, Donia, wrote a novel (as yet unpublished) that features the memorial prominently in the plot, and she would have plotzed if we had come all this way and NOT gone to see this magnificent and ambitious (that's an understatement) sculpture in the mountain. We said a sad goodbye to high elevations and gorgeous views and drove down into flat Minnesota, where the folks are friendly and the portions are plentiful! Tonight: Gary, Indiana!<em></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109674479253494799?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096565137167464122004-09-30T11:22:00.000-04:002004-09-30T13:47:59.273-04:00Tripometer: 3,862.3 <br />Word of explanation: we were "off the grid" for the past several days and were unable to update the blog online...and we have also been unable to upload pictures for a while... <br />However, we kept up a "low tech" version of the blog (otherwise known as Curry's diary/journal), so SCROLL DOWN to catch up on our adventures! <br />(updating this from the <a href="http://redlodge.com">Red Lodge, Montana</a> library--one of the Carnegies!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109656513716746412?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096567824145719702004-09-29T23:48:00.000-04:002004-09-30T14:12:54.686-04:00Odometer: 3434.8 <br />Camping is hard work! It took us 3 hours to break down camp, which put us a little behind schedule. Curry cried several times at the thought of leaving this beautiful place, which will soon look very different, as Pete and Robin have sold the lower part of their property and will move the current buildings "up the hill" closer to the pond. <br />However, we will <strong>NOT</strong> miss the fear of bears (this fear was much stronger in Curry; practically non-existent in George). <br />After going to a bronze gallery (expensive but beautifully made pieces from local resources) and getting a mini-tour of the workshop there, we headed to Seeley Lake in search of <a href="http://www.deercountryquilts.com">Deer Country Quilts</a>, a cute and nationally renowned quilt store right on Route 83. Along the way, we went to Montana Artisans Center, which we heard about on the very cool local station, <a href="http://www.montanaradiocafe.org">Montana Radio Cafe</a>, Kalispell's answer to the Cape's own <a href="http://www.womr.org">WOMR</a>. The artisans center was <em>not</em> a gift store as we'd thought, but a custom wood furniture maker who gladly showed us around his showroom (everything here was very expensive, too--it costs a lot to have beautiful surroundings!). Route 83 runs through Flathead National Forest and a Montana state forest as well. <br />We were lamenting the fact that Cody, Wyoming (our destination) seemed so far away when we noticed a shortcut. It said, "Garnet Ghost Town=18 miles." Forgetting the Jesuit priest's advice and our own experience taking the extreme offroad route in Pine Ridge, we bravely started down the "shortcut." It was a skinny logging road that wound through a University of Montana experimental forest (whatever THAT is...). We climbed up the mountain (in the Garnet range of the Rockies) and enjoyed fantastic views (as it seemed like we were driving off the edge of the world!). The <a href="http://www.garnetghosttown.org">Garnet Ghost Town</a> had an admission fee, so we just lingered in the parking lot, reading the signage and letting the dogs have a breather. Up the path came the couple driving the only other vehicle in the lot, a pickup truck from Austin. We struck up a conversation and found out that they are new full-time RV-ers and one of the books that inspired them to choose the lifestyle? <strong><a href="http://www.steelesonwheels.com">STEELES ON WHEELS</a>!!! </strong> They were so excited to meet a "character" from the book that they took a picture of Curry (although we might have sensed that they wished they'd met Travis, instead, who features much more prominently in the book; Mom always liked him best). These new RV-ers have already been to the Arctic Circle--check out their travels on their <a href="http://www.bobandkathysrv.com/">website</a>! <br />After getting back on the highway after our 2-hours-out-of-the-way shortcut, we did the math and realized that we'd never make Cody at a decent hour. So here we stay in Columbus, Montana, not horribly far from our original destination, and we plan to get an early start tomorrow!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109656782414571970?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096566295580760552004-09-28T23:38:00.000-04:002004-09-30T13:44:55.580-04:00<strong>Another gorgeous morning</strong>, with us waking up to a beautiful sunrise over the mountains and anxious dogs at the gate of the pen. Everyone except George went for a walk on the property, discovering a small colony of buildings made from reclaimed wood and recyled farm structures (a few old chicken coops, for example). Jadwiga pup, lightning rod for bodies of water, discovered the pond that Curry remembered from her trip to Pete & Robin's property ten years ago. <br />Enjoyed a delicious breakfast of turkey bacon, eggs, and bread. Thanks, George! <br />Shopped in very cute <a href="http://whitefishchamber.com">Whitefish</a>--nice little stores...pottery & jewelry & some touristy stuff, plus a Wiccan lady on the outskirts of town who sells organic hot dogs during the summer. <br />Drove the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glac">Going to the Sun road</a>--East and back again just in time to enjoy a GORGEOUS sunset--as if Montana's big sky were saying a sweet goodbye to us and reminding us why we should return as soon as possible!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109656629558076055?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096565884905738612004-09-27T23:26:00.000-04:002004-12-28T18:53:15.006-05:00We're <em>finally here</em>! Curry still thinks this is the prettiest part of the country...when we can finally upload pictures, you can judge for yourself. <br />Woke up stiff from camping out on the cold ground (well, under a tent). The dogs slept fairly well (once they stopped woofing at every little sound in the forest) in Pete & Robin's dog pen. <br />Ate at the Avalanche Creek Cafe, although a downscale-looking diner/casino (they're everywhere here!) called Nickel Charlie's was recommended to us. It's the "cute" versus "authentic" schism that has been prevalent during this entire trip. <br /><a href="http://www.flatheadcountylibrary.org/index.asp">Library</a> was <strong>too busy</strong> for us to check email/update blog, so we went back to our campsite and chilled out. Wanted to watch the REDSKINS game, and we needed to do our laundry, so we did both at the IMPERIAL cleaners and laundromat, the best laundromat ever. There were well-kept bathrooms, an available TV, a Baskin Robbins across the street, and oh yeah, clean washers and dryers. Jean, the friendly laundromat worker (laundress?), terrorized Curry and amused George with stories of bear sightings and encounters. Once the laundromat closed (Jean kept it open till our dryer cycle finished), we drove to City Brew to try to check our email...the bad news is, they didn't have computers. The good news is, they had a TV--two very young construction workers were watching something--NOT the game. They were so genial that they gladly switched the channel, although they had <em>no</em> interest in the game. They seemed curious about us, though, and also tried to scare us with bear stories. By the time the coffeehouse closed, the Redskins were rallying (yes! they made the 2-point conversion!) and we quickly headed over to the first bar we could find, the VFW in downtown Kalispell. It was empty except for some ski-bum-looking 20-somethings, friends of the bartender. We got there in time to watch Coles make a spectacular catch as time ran out, but stayed for a game of pool (George won) and some Moose Drool (the local beer, out of Missoula).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109656588490573861?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096214913403725942004-09-25T23:56:00.000-04:002004-09-26T12:08:33.403-04:00Odometer: 2, 144.5 <br />Today we went "off the grid," quite literally, when we left Lamoine and Ully and went in search of the site of the Wounded Knee massacre. We looked around the cemetery there and talked to a teenager who sold us some "arts and crafts." The visitor's center there was closed, and left to our own devices, we turned down a road that was barely navigable for a 4-wheel drive, let alone a Ford Focus wagon with an X-Cargo on top and 200 lbs. of dog inside! <br />After what seemed like forever, we arrived at the <a href="http://www.redcloudschool.org">Red Cloud Indian School</a>, run by the Jesuits. It is the premier school on the reservation, but as Phil, one of the Jesuit teachers who we met on the grounds told us, it still has a long way to go. Along with Phil we met two volunteer teachers, who get free room and board in exchange for a small teacher's stipend. "It's a great place to be if you don't know what you want to do with your life!" one of them told us. When we told them of our extreme Fear Factor-like route that we took to get there, Phil laughed, and gave us what might be the second major quote of this trip: <br />"Just because the road is there doesn't mean it's on the map!" <br />Well said. <br />After leaving the school, we went to our final destination in South Dakota, the town of Pine Ridge. This was disappointing, as it is a VERY depressed little village. We were hit up for money twice, just getting gas. It was a sad eye-opener, but it was important for us to see what is really happening to many folks on the reservation. <br />After gassing up the car, off we went towards Route 212, which took us through the rest of South Dakota, a corner of Wyoming, and here in southeast Montana. <br />Tomorrow, we will arrive in our ultimate destination: KALISPELL! <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109621491340372594?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1103989275712559982004-09-24T23:42:00.000-04:002004-12-26T14:09:58.166-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/1029106/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://photos1.flickr.com/1029106_f51fe9f842_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/1029106/">IMG_0694.JPG</a> <br />Here's Angie, who seems to be Kyle, South Dakota's mother hen. Her tiny Mexican Indian food hut is located conveniently on the main road through the Lakota reservation; across the street from the restaurant is a large school, which ensures business from children and teens in the town. Angie helped so many folks and gave out so much advice during our brief meal at La India Bonita that when people said her name to thank her, Curry thought that they were calling her "Auntie." Without Angie, we would have never discovered the wonderful UPO and Lamoine and Ully. Truly one of the singular quirky moments we've had on this trip, so far! <br /><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style=""></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-110398927571255998?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096214028481132912004-09-24T23:41:00.000-04:002004-12-25T10:09:45.126-05:00Today at about 5 p.m., we pulled into Kyle, South Dakota, after driving through the amazing Badlands National Park. We wanted to go to the Lakota Cultural Center (or whatever it's called), but it was closed. In the same parking lot, however, was La India Bonita, where Angie, the owner, exclaimed, "Where have you guys been? We've been waiting all day for you!" We enjoyed a very inexpensive "indian taco" (open-faced, on frybread) and watched as most of the small town's residents came in and out of the cafe. We struck up a conversation with Angie, who kicked into networking mode (truly, she seems always to be in that particular mode--she knows everything about everybody) when she learned that we were looking for a place to stay. "Oh, you need to stay at <a href="http://www.uporanch.com">UPO</a>. Let's call Lamoine!" She sent us down a dirt road and at the big UPO sign, we turned down the lane into a beautiful 80-acre farm, with horses, dogs, cats, and a very friendly bed-and-breakfast couple. UPO, we later found out, is an acronym for "Unique Personal Options," and it certainly was as advertised. Lamoine Pulliam, Ed. D. is a Lakota Sioux indian who runs a Veterans program at the <a href="http://www.olc.edu">Oglala Lakota College</a>. Ully, his German-born wife who came to South Dakota as an exchange student and never left, teaches middle school in one of the reservation's schools, in Manderson. We rode along with Lamoine to feed the horses and then watched a spectacular sunset, finishing off the evening sitting with the ranch's other guests, sipping tea and telling stories...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109621402848113291?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1096039158507957932004-09-24T11:11:00.000-04:002004-09-24T11:19:18.506-04:00Odometer: 1,846.3 <br /><a href="http://searchmitchell.com">Mitchell, South Dakota </a>is another typical Western town, with a historic Main Street and small, safe neighborhoods. We visited the world's only <a href="http://www.cornpalace.com">Corn Palace </a>this morning on our way out of town. Mmmmm...corny! <br />After another night of Motel 6's hospitality, we had two interesting "lost and found" experiences: <br />1)Curry's earring went missing <em>("It was just here a second ago!")</em> and was only discovered hanging off of her wrist, attached to her watchstrap, after several minutes of looking, when she was gesticulating wildly with her hands. <br />2)George's beloved coffee travel mug was left on the car roof as we were getting ready to go to Bette's Diner, but when we parked in front of the diner--wow!--the mug was still on top of the car! <em>(a testament to Curry's smooth driving, perhaps?)</em> <br />Off to Wall and Pine Ridge!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109603915850795793?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095990735478692652004-09-23T21:49:00.000-04:002004-09-23T21:52:15.476-04:00Well, we decided to take a scenic route, not remembering that a scenic route loses most of its value after the sun goes down...anyway, check out the <a href="http://ycllib.sdln.net">Yankton, South Dakota library website </a>for a glimpse of where we are driving through right now...and once again, we find ourselves in a library at closing time, so off we go!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109599073547869265?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095960118504631372004-09-23T13:21:00.000-04:002004-09-23T13:21:58.503-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/542104/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/542104_200eac0aa4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/542104/">being there coffee house</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style=""><br />Right now I (Curry) am sitting in what might be the coolest place in Iowa--the Being There Coffee House on First Avenue North in Altoona.<br />It is a one-room establishment with a full espresso bar and 4 beers on tap. The walls are painted mustard yellow with literary and musical quotes painted in maroon on the walls. There's a cool mural painted by Tim Wirth on one of the walls. He's a friend of a friend of the owner, but look out for big things from this Picasso-inspired artist!<br />When I walked in, I was immediately greeted with this quote from Wilco's _Summerteeth_:<br />"Let's turn our prayers<br />into outrageous dares<br />and mark our page<br />in a future age."<br />(which might well be the mission statement of this road trip and blog!)<br />The owner, Kara is really sweet and cool. She started the coffee house about 3 months ago and is still building up a clientele, but the coffee house has a HUGE set of fans in my parents, who come here almost everyday for the good food, nice company and, of course, the WI-FI!<br />George has already sampled the espresso many times over and is currently asking each new customer who walks in 1)who they're planning to vote for in November and 2)what they do here in Altoona and where they live. Can you tell he misses social interaction by being cooped up in the car all day?<br />By the way, try to guess the inspiration behind the coffee house's name? Hint: I already mentioned it once in this post.<br />Hey, if you're ANYWHERE in Iowa, get over to BEING THERE right now, order up the breakfast casserole, and tell Kara and Corey we say hi!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109596011850463137?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095958072075530922004-09-22T21:47:00.000-04:002004-09-23T12:52:25.883-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541499/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/541499_17e742a929_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541499/">mom &amp; curry &amp; quilt</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Here we are in our "intermediate" destination, Altoona--temporary home to <a href="http://www.steelesonwheels.com">Mom and Mark Steele</a>. For the past two summers, they've worked at the <a href="http://www.adventureland-usa.com">Adventureland Amusement Park </a>and had a great time hanging out with all of the other RV-ers/amusement park workers after their shift.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109595807207553092?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095958752665808642004-09-22T17:59:00.000-04:002004-09-23T13:01:21.936-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541498/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/541498_050e75847d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541498/">north liberty cakepans</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This is the circulating cakepan collection at the <a href="http://northlibertylibrary.org">North Liberty, Iowa library</a>--famous (at least, to Curry) for its great youth services, especially teen services. <br />Anyway, library patrons can check out these cute cakepans just like books! (this photo only reflects a small portion of their collection!) <br />We just came from cute Davenport, Iowa, 1/4 of the "Quad Cities." We stopped into a cool coffeehouse, Theo's, on Brady Street (sorry, they don't have a website yet).<br />Altoona awaits!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109595875266580864?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095958492149133052004-09-22T13:53:00.000-04:002004-09-23T12:54:52.150-04:00Odometer this morning: 950 <br />We had our first bad driving experiences today-- <br />1)Horrible backup at the border between Indiana and Illinois--sandwiched between tons of trucks on I-80/90--not fun. <br />2)As Curry was passing a Consolidated Refrigeration 18-wheeler on the left side, she noticed that the truck driver's arm jutted out of his cab with his middle finger sticking up. Thinking that he had some sort of problem with the way she was passing him, she moved behind him into his lane, thus allowing him (presumably) to do as he wished. Once our car had moved into the truck's lane, however, he threw on his brakes, as a final insult (for what, we had no idea). We would have chalked up his behavior as just another trucker making his own entertainment had he not been so ANGRY. Making us stop short was not just annoying, it was dangerous, and if he was doing it to us, it was probably not his first time, so we picked up our cellphone (I knew it would come in handy at some point...) and dialed the toll-free number printed on the back panel of the trailer. George calmly reported the incident and the truck's ID number to the operator. <br />So, HERE'S TO YOU, Consolidated Refrigeration driver #R35023. Next time you want to behave like a jerk behind the wheel, we suggest you do it in a vehicle that DOESN'T HAVE YOUR IDENTIFICATION ON IT! <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109595849214913305?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095957159229762872004-09-21T19:51:00.000-04:002004-09-23T12:35:04.356-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541492/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/541492_80dc5881cc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541492/">Coldwater library</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">This is the Coldwater, Michigan library, photo taken at dusk...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109595715922976287?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095811016441833732004-09-21T19:45:00.000-04:002004-09-23T12:30:43.466-04:00<span style="font-family:courier new;">Starting the morning with a delicious breakfast at Denny's with Steve Russell, we headed out I-90 West through Buffalo and Erie, Pennsylvania, stopping for gas in a tiny town called Girard, Pennsylvania, whose entire pet population hangs out at the local gas station (pic to follow, we hope).</span> <br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Here we are in lovely </span><a href="http://brnlibrary.org"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Coldwater, Michigan</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">, population 13,000 (as of press time, George had not learned the tax rate yet). The library has a ton of links about this cute little historical town, and that's where we have been generously allowed to update this blog...we've only got 8 more minutes till they close! Anyway, check out the link above for pics of their sweet Victorian houses that line the main road (Highway 12, Chicago Street).</span> <br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Curry had a nice conversation with Reference Librarian Heidi, whose ancestor was a Massachusetts Bay Colony resident, back in the day. Curry recommended Eastham Library's genealogical collection...</span> <br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Okay, I (Curry) know how it feels to have someone stay past their welcome on a public library computer, so...SIGNING OFF till tomorrow!</span> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109581101644183373?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1098116276664023632004-09-21T08:17:00.000-04:002004-10-18T12:24:26.780-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541488/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/541488_4f7bfd9cd2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/curryrose/541488/">Russell</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/curryrose/">Curry Rose</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p style="">Here's the infamous Steve Russell looking way too cheerful for this early in the morning. Or maybe he's just ebullient at the thought of putting down the Red Sox...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109811627666402363?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095809754694167852004-09-20T22:18:00.000-04:002004-09-23T12:28:09.366-04:00Here we are in George's old stomping grounds (well, not too far past them...). <br />After driving 275 miles with our new black "belly straps" (rubber bungee cords) flapping so loudly that it sounded like tiny manic tap dancers were on our roof, we figured out a better way to build an X-Cargo strap, and--ahhhh--relative quiet. <br />We're staying in the <a href="http://http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=1299">Motel 6 </a>right off of the New York State Thruway. It took a seemingly inordinate amount of time to check in because the computers went down right as we arrived. No matter, George struck up a conversation with the night desk worker, who we learned has a son in middle school. By the finish of our check-in transaction, we learned 1) the boy gets detention a little too often, and that's stressful on a mother, and 2) the late bus schedule for the North Syracuse School District isn't what it should be. <br />George's WONDERFUL best friend from college, Steve Russell, was supposed to meet us here tonight to play a little cribbage with George, but somehow he was convinced that we were in the Days Inn, so he got a little lost. We'll meet him <img src="www.flickr.com/photos/541488.jpg"alt="Russell" />for breakfast tomorrow...tomorrow, when we hope that the dogs will calm down enough to eat a little something! <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109580975469416785?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095706513422644002004-09-20T14:55:00.000-04:002004-09-20T14:55:13.423-04:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=506237" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/506237_t.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="allpacked.JPG" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=506237">allpacked.JPG</a>,<br /> originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/99095995@N00/">Curry Rose</a>. </span></div>This is it--day 1 of this crazy road trip.<br />Tonight: East Syracuse, New York.<br />Stay tuned, and wish us luck!<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109570651342264400?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095545338038827832004-09-18T18:08:00.000-04:002004-09-18T18:08:58.036-04:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=483623" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/483623_t.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="bestcircusdogs.JPG" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=483623">bestcircusdogs.JPG</a>,<br /> originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/99095995@N00/">Curry Rose</a>. </span></div>Here they are--our faithful and loyal travel companions...<br />...will they be able to all lie down at the same time in the back of the car?<br />...how do three dogs share two windows?<br />...exactly how much dog food are we bringing on this trip?<br />Stay tuned!<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109554533803882783?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095208470531553212004-09-14T20:29:00.000-04:002004-09-16T14:03:39.396-04:00All of you blogfans are wondering, so when are they leaving, and where are they going? <br />We leave Monday, September 20th. And here's where we're headed! <br /><img src="http://images.wildernet.com/graphics/montana/maps/nfp_mt_area.gif" alt="example" /> <br />Where we're staying is between the Flathead National Forest and Glacier National Park. Can't wait!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109520847053155321?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095126576335476882004-09-13T21:44:00.000-04:002004-09-13T21:54:09.756-04:00Yes, we made it another year. <br />The 7th anniversary is the WOOL anniversary (or COPPER or DESK SET anniversary, depending on what Hallmark pocket calendar you've got your hands on...). Not wanting to go the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050307/">Hepburn-Tracy movie</a> route, George and I each independently decided to go with WOOL. Not only that, but both sweaters are <font color=red>RED! </font> His: a classic wool crewneck. Hers: a luxurious CASHMERE shawl. <br />So when you see two nattily, sanguinely dressed married people, you'll know that you've met your bloggers. <br />Photos may follow...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109512657633547688?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095071355274381962004-09-13T06:26:00.000-04:002004-09-13T06:57:09.250-04:00Not only did our wonderful neighbors, Paul & Annie, sell us their old x-cargo for a very low price, Paul came over and helped George learn how to get it onto the car. <br />AND they loaned us their propane cookstove, <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005OU9D.01-A2QUBZRFQD7A2Q.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Example" />thus surely saving us dozens of dollars... <br />AND they're going to take care of Euchere and Sopalali while we're away... <br />Having good neighbors ROCKS!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109507135527438196?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095037255719521482004-09-12T23:58:00.000-04:002004-09-12T21:00:55.720-04:00Well, here we are on the eve of our 7th anniversary! We're starting this blog to record our trip to Montana (and back) and maybe share some photos and thoughts along the way. <br />Anything goes, so let's get going!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109503725571952148?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095040668251186352004-09-12T21:57:00.000-04:002004-09-12T23:02:06.236-04:00<a href="http://dceiver.blogspot.com/">The DCeiver</a> is my blogger role model. You DC denizens--don't miss it! <br />I'm also a member of <a href="http://fabluece.blogspot.com/">Fabluece</a> . That and a dollar will get me a cup of coffee.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109504066825118635?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095127200726573422004-09-12T21:28:00.000-04:002004-09-13T22:03:21.250-04:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=417111" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/417111_t.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="true love kiss" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=417111">true love kiss</a>,<br /> originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/99095995@N00/">Curry Rose</a>. </span></div>I just can't get over how beautiful this wedding was, nestled in the mountains around Charlottesville (right next to Shenandoah National Park), underneath an arbor festooned with flowers grown by Anne's mother and friends!<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109512720072657342?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303381.post-1095038384711272992004-09-12T21:19:00.000-04:002004-09-12T21:22:30.546-04:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=417097" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/417097_t.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Anne's big entrance" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=417097">Anne's big entrance</a>,<br /> originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/99095995@N00/">Curry Rose</a>. </span></div>A week ago today, our friend Anne Peterson married Corey Chamberlain, and here it is--the best entrance I have ever seen by a bride!<br clear="all" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8303381-109503838471127299?l=curryandgeorge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>curry, george, or both...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01044158845620943068noreply@blogger.com0