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Let me explain the pictures at the top. From left to right: 1.) February of 2010 with Archbishop Nicolas Djomo of the Tshumbe Diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A group of us visited the Bishop to see … Continue reading →

Hurricane Irene is tearing through the Bahamas and is headed for the East Coast. It was originally suppose to hit Hispaniola. One of my contacts in Haiti made this comment: “Irene was headed for Haiti but when the eye got … Continue reading →

Sadly, we have had to make a decision regarding our two beagle puppies, Augie and Basie. For a number of reasons, the situation wasn’t working out. Augie and Basie are pure bred. Their father is from champion show dog stock … Continue reading →

The news out of Japan is very depressing to me on an emotional level. With our involvement with the Haitian based organization, Mercy & Sharing, we have first hand appreciation of how devastating a natural disaster of this magnitude can … Continue reading →

We are in Vientiane, Laos. About one year ago we were in Cairo, Egypt. Here on our hotel TV in Laos we get international CNN and BBC. We are watching what is going on in Egypt. It is somewhat sobering … Continue reading →

We are now living at the mercy of two of the cutest little pups on the planet.

We loved Sparty. The best way to get over the loss of a dog is to get another one. We decided to get Augie (who was born on July 28th) from a very reputable breeder. It turns out that Augie … Continue reading →

The last two days I’ve been working on a platform for a bench that will be situated near where Sparty was buried. My son, Matt, built the bench out of oak. I wanted a platform to that the bench wouldn’t … Continue reading →

We miss Sparty tremendously. We have contacted a beagle breeder in New Jersey to secure another puppy. The breeder had a web feed on the day the mother gave birth to her litter. On July 28th a male beagle puppy … Continue reading →

Today wasn’t such a good day for the favorites in the Tour De France. They rode on cobblestones. My post about Oudenaarde tried to convey how difficult cobblestones can be. The tour will smooth out and shake out but today … Continue reading →