volleyball

We got to go to the AVP Crocs Tour Cincinnati Open today. Very cool. Phil Dalhausse and Todd Rogers won. Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Tranor did not.

bavaria

Here I am hanging out in Bavaria in July 2007.

fun in köln

Isaiah and Angela with a friend in Köln, July 2001.

heidelberg

Here's what we looked like in February 2001, just a month after moving to Germany. This shot was taken on a streetcar in Heidelberg.

porch

Barb would prefer I leave her alone while she's sitting out on the porch but ... well, I'm a pest.

michelle

Isaiah's girlfriend Michelle.

whippy dip

Barb insisted on a soft serve ice cream ... cone and sprinkles ... and not just sprinkles, a double order of sprinkles.

barb

Barb and I went to Mason's Heritage Festival this evening. It wasn't much but I just enjoy being with her.

angela in kc

Angela spent a couple of weeks with my mom and dad this summer. Here she is with my dad and some of our friends from Germany who happened to be passing through Kansas City (they're just simple country folk).

baking

There's gonna be some good eatin' tonight.

glasses

Angela with one of her new glasses. She's beautiful!

angela

My angel last weekend.

aunt jemima

Some shots from Aunt Flora's Cobbler House named after Flora Saunders who portrayed Aunt Jemima on the pancake box in the 1940's.

street musicians

I don't know why but I have always been attracted to street performers. Here are some of the sights we saw at Findley Market.

pretty flowers

We saw some beautiful flowers at the market yesterday.

findley market

I took my ladies to Findley Market today. Well actually, Angela drove ... first time on the interstate ... not bad.

ayah

Ayah is back from Egypt ... now Angela has another distraction.

veteran

For Barb and Angela ...

A veteran is one who has served in the armed forces, but usually not someone who had a dishonorable discharge. It is especially applied to those who served for an entire career, usually of 20 years or more, but may be applied for someone who has only served one tour of duty. A common misconception is that one had to have either been in combat and/or has retired from active duty to be called a military veteran.

bedhead

My friends Vince and Kristen have a bedhead series. I like it.

dinner

For our 24 year anniversary Barb and I went to Carlo and Johnny last night. It is one of the best steak places I have been to. Great food and even better company. Barb is wonderful.

training class

This is the gang I trained last week. The picture doesn't show it but I'm huge compared to most of them. I always feel odd (more than usual) when I go to Asia.

anniversary

Twenty-four years ago today Barb made me the happiest man on earth!

singapore

I had a good trip (except being away from family) to Singapore last week. It was my third time there but it's always nice.

This time I went to a beach area that is the southern most point on the Asia continent.

And I explored the merlion.