Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
Mark Twain
I could add something, but its not really necessary……
Kid photos
JMan bags his first bear!
Crouching tiger….eat your heart out.
Colonel Sanders…..
Vermont Trip
We returned to VT for some leaf peeping. Our destination is the October Country Inn, 362 Upper Road, Bridgewater Corners, VT.
Lunch on the way in Woodstock VT. J and I went for a little walk afterwards.
October Country Inn
The boys
View from the hill behind the inn.
This little structural gem is in the middle of our room. Pity it’s no chromed! However, the knot in the middle might cause a few issues!
Supper/dinner at the local pizza joint which had a fine supply of locally brewed Long Trail. The seasonal Pumpkin Ale complete with sugar and cimminum rimmed glass was wonderful. After pizza we all played darts….well, mostly we hit the wall around the dartboard!
JMan lounging outside the pizza place.
Bed by 9pm. Breakfast at 8:30am. The coffee and scones were wonderful. After saying goodbye to our inn keepers Chuck and Edie we went for a hike on the Appalachian Trail. At some point I would like to hike more of it, but it was sure nice to hike a little.
South to Georgia! Next time we’ll get there!
Long Trail Brewery
Bike on a barn
On the road home we spotted this sign. Seems fitting for a fine Irish import like meself!
Quechee Gorge.
Grain
Geek Squad
While in NJ we decided to upgrade Jess’ moms laptop. The old one was approximately ten years old and I believe my current iPhone has more ram!
We visited the local Best Buy (first mistake) on Thursday evening. After a brief conversation with what seemed like a two year old we decided on a mid level machine that would get the job done and allow room to grow.
The next mistake was asking the Geek Squad to transfer the data off the old PC including all Outlook Express address information. We also bought Office and a printer and were told that it would take no more than a few hours to set everything up.
Jess returned that same evening with old PC and was reassured we’d be all set by noon or so the following day. The idea was to get the machine set up then head back to MA.
Friday came and went and after a visit and several phone calls to the store we were told that the Microsoft server was not responding and they could not register Office. Also, they said “we don’t know how to move over the Outlook Express addresses”. My fist thought was “Google it”. After all you are the experts and we are paying for this service! Figure it out! Those first and second mistakes were really hitting home.
Jess went over to the store again and picked up the machine, keep on mind it’s now Saturday! We set to the printer which was not set as the default which was also requested, I Googled how to get the express data out, did that and imported it into Outlook, got the machine up on the network, changed the password, added an Outlook shortcut to the home screen (something that the Geeks said was not possible!), sent and received a few test email, printed, scanned and Bob’s your uncle.
Hopped in the car and headed north. So the score on Geek Squad is fairly low. My advise is avoid Best Buy and stay away from the Geek Squad.
Poster in-route from NJ. No, I’m not driving!
March madness day 4
Day 4 was another train ride in NY.
After a short cab ride we emerged in Time Square
On the way down 45th to lunch we passed Jacobs!
Lunch was at 5 Napkin Burger on the corner if 45th and 9th.
Yet another acoustically challenged resturant! However, the food coming out of the kitchen looked good. Here’s my avocado ranch burger….tastes as good as it looks.
After lunch we walked back the two block to the Minskoff Theater and the Lion King. Everyone that has seen this show says its great so we were really looking forward to it. We were in row K on the aisle. If Dickie Rock was on stage we’d be getting wet for sure!
Simply put this is the best live show I have every seem. The sets, costumes, acting and everything else is out of the world. I can’t imagine the back stage work that needs to go into pulling the show off…..wow, did I say wow.
Photography is not allowed in the show and I was a good boy and did not shoot any pictures. The following is a life like model of Rafiki in the lobby.
Here’s Jess and GMan.
It’s all about the Lion. This one is about 15′ wide.
If you get to NY just go see this one.
After the show we wondered around Time Square for a bit.
Pano of Time Square.
Happiness is having to pick which Starbucks to go to! I needed a fix so we picked this one.
Jess found another gem in the “Little Pie Company.
This is one of those just out if the way, but close enough to walk too places. I had the apple pie and again it tasted as good at it looks.
JMan and his Oreo Cup Cake.
GMan and his Oreo.
Prior to another cab ride a fellow student from the BAC tapped me on the shoulder and said “where do I know you from”! Odd how you can be in one of the busiest cities and someone picks you out of the crowd. Apparently Jared and I were in Structures 2 together!
Four in a slightly bigger cab.
March madness days 1, 2 and 3
March madness brought us to Jess’ parents in NJ. Here’s a running stream of activities.
Day 1.
Time to Kilm.
Day 2.
New York trip.
4 in a Prius!
Yellow Cab.
FAO Swartz.
The Promised Land.
The Central Park Zoo.
Last known photos of JMan.
Back in Central Park.
Day 3.
The Liberty Science Museum.
Avatar Exhibit.
Link Shack model.
The boys.
Character models.
Prop gun.
Giggle switch!
Jess and GMan in the Touch Tunnel.
JMan and light wall.
Liberty State Park.
The entire NY sky line and more.
Remember when.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day we all had green bagels.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.
Tooth Fairy
JMan lost his first tooth this am!
Snowboarding
Last night was GMans final snowboarding lesson. As usual I got to the mountain early and snagged a few tables. The place was quite so I got in many no lift line runs.
The kids showed up at 4 and after lessons we had appetizers from the resturant to round out another successful lesson season.
GMan and I went back out and continued boarding till 9:30. All in all it was a great afternoon/evening.
GMan in the Cider Shack
Polar stack
How many years apart are these?
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