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Checking through some coins I recovered in a court case 
 

Me testing out my AWESOME gift from the Shadow Lady! 
 

Here's me in Guatemala, signing for a truck, doing a map recon with Jack, the team leader... I was the driver of the second vehicle, a Mazda Pickup that actually was pretty nice. 
 

Me at a roadside stand in Guatemala.   It was hot and sunny, but I had a good time anyway.
 

 
  I'm in the stairwell of a vegetable market... the smells were incredible!

Bartering for a vest... they actually had one that fit me! 
 

Taking notes.  We rotated through the team as to who was the official note-taker 
 

'Outback Jim'

I'm helping Juan fix his irrigation system on his pea farm...  
 

I dug a trench, then redug it deeper...  
 

 
In Cotzal, there was an internet cafe... so I updated my "briefly" page...

Picking Corn.

It was very hot and sticky, but it felt good to be helping out. 
 

Francisco is the Evangelical Minister for the families at La Esperanza. 
 

Spending time with the kids was the most fun... 
 

They never got tired of it... 
 

 
  It will be a long, long time before I forget my experience with the folks at La Esperanza

I had a great time! 
 

This German expatriate watched the Super Bowl with us... he rooted for Pittsburg, but we didn't hold it against him.
 

  I enjoyed driving the truck... the folks who rode with me said I did well, so at least I didn't do badly enough so that they didn't feel like they needed to be nice!  :-)
 

 
Snowshoeing up near Snoqualmie Pass... it was a lot of fun!

Standing in the Pass.  We walked around in the fresh snow... it was a very nice day! 
 

Ready for a Spring Training game in Peoria, AZ..  
 

 
You can see the field in my glasses...

Snowshoeing up in the Mt St Helens National Monument 
 

 
The shadow Lady was out of town, so I sent her this picture to remind her what I looked like... :-)

A a Jacksonville Suns game, the drink we got turned our tongues blue... 
 

Looking cool...
 

St Augustine Light. 

I'd seen it several years before I actually went to go visit it. 
 

Three Amigos... it'd been a while since the three of us were all in one place...

Its been even longer for the four of us (including my sister) to be in one place! 
 

Fixing a broken chain...  
 

The Shadow Lady thought it'd be funny to catch me coming out of the "recycling center"... 
 

Adrian Beltre knocked a foul ball into our section, and I beat out a pregnant lady to get it!  :-) 
 

If you don't crank, you don't get any...

Paying my dues on the ice cream churn... 
 

No, not about to sneeze... I'm showing off my skills at making a grass harp 
 

At a Mariners - er, Pilots - game. 
 

Up in Chinook pass - it was a VERY fun hike! 
 

I was a bit sweaty, but I had a good time 
 

Driving on the highway...  
 

My mom finally got to see Mt St Helens without clouds...  
 

"Welcome to the family"...

I was so nervous, I stood out in the lobby and greeted everyone as they came in. 
 

Waiting for the bride...  
 

I was BLOWN AWAY... :-) 
 

The new couple...  
 

Heading out in the limo 
 

Heading to Iceland 
 

At an overlook at Thingvellr, a natural amphitheater where the vikings formed the world's first parliament, the Altthing. 

They met here to elect leaders, argue cases, and settle disputes - sometimes peacefully, sometimes not.
 

Standing above Gulfoss - Gold Falls.   
 

The steam in the background is rising out of Geisir, the Geyser that gave all other Geysers their name. 
 

Standing on the rooftop viewing area of the  Saga Museum.

The Sagas were the journals of the early Vikings who  settled Iceland.  Their stories of conquest and exploration date back to more than 1000 years ago, to a time before they left to discover Iceland itself.
 

The Mid Atlantic Ridge rises off the ocean floor, and crosses right through the island country of Iceland. 
 

 
I went to a Red Sox game with a cutie!

 
  A Self-Portrait to get send to the Shadow Lady.  This is right after I got moved to a new location at work... after we got married, they wouldn't let us be anywhere CLOSE to the same department.

Another one. 
 

Setting up the Taj Mahal, the name the cousins gave our tent.

 
 

Making a castle... 
 

They made the moat and the wall around the castle... 
 

It was a lot of fun! 
 

I have fans!  :-) 
 

At the dentist.

Not the funnest thing I've ever done...

Driving to Leavenworth for a weekend away from work. 
 

Walking home from the bus stop one day, I decided to take a picture and send it to the Shadow Lady 
 

It was fall, and I was trying to catch some of the color...  
 

The Turkey is done! 
 

PORT!  :-) 
 

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