tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69330792024-03-13T21:17:08.856-05:00Miller's BlogYes. I'm THAT bored.Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-67797643302055160352014-02-07T09:07:00.003-05:002014-02-07T09:13:42.700-05:00My take on the Creationism/Evolution debate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">If you haven't watched the debate, I know that it will be on YouTube for at least a little longer. It's 2.5 hours but definitely worth the watch. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kgvhG3AkI">Click here to watch</a>.</span><br />
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So, for those of you who live under a rock and had no idea, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Ham">Ken Ham</a> (founder of that famous Creationism museum in Kentucky) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nye">Bill Nye</a> ("the science guy") took the opportunity to entertain the world by holding a debate in Kentucky regarding whether Creationism can be considered a viable, modern model for the origin of the species. Since then, I've seen all kinds of rhetoric from both sides. The bible nerds out there giggle at Nye's liberal use of phrases such as "I don't know" and "That's the great mystery" while evolution pundits criticize Ham's use of scripture as his biggest tool for rebuttal. <br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-small;">Disclaimer: FYI...I'm an Evolutionist. My reason is simply that, by its nature, Evolution inherits the same extreme degree of scrutiny required from any scientific process. It doesn't claim to have all the answers <i>right now</i> but tirelessly performs the due diligence required to eventually converge on an unimpeachable understanding of a natural phenomenon. This process has always created a greater resonance within me than the more ethereally ideological approaches.</span><br />
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I'll skip the small talk and move straight on to the point. I really didn't care much for this debate. In fact, I don't really consider it to be much of a debate at all. If I could go back in time, I would probably go back to a week prior and tell Mr Nye that...<br />
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I got the distinct impression that Mr Nye wasn't exactly among friends let alone peers. He was understandably opposed to Mr. Ham but I perceived that he was also somewhat opposed to the audience as well. I'm the kind of guy who pays attention to strange things like that. As you watch it, you'll notice things about the crowd's reactions...the way that Mr Ham's snippy little "But Bill...there's a BOOK that tells us exactly where that came from" comments were always met with agreeable, supportive giggles from the crowd whereas the only way Mr Nye could ever solicit such a reaction was when he would briefly assume the caricature of the nerdy, eccentric, guy with the bow tie whom everyone recognized from TV. In short, I don't think that Mr. Nye was among friends. <br />
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Some points that stood out for me:<br />
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<li>It was clear to me that Mr Ham and his army of sympathetic PhD'd scientists spend a lot of their time finding holes in theories and citing them as weakness. I mean, these guys spend a LOT of time doing this and then memorizing each and every single one of them as a bullet point for later conversation with no regard for the notion that scientific theories aren't just spontaneously generated wholly and completely. Gaps will often exist and for indeterminate periods of time. Science fully embraces the idea of "to be continued", "this spot reserved for future study", and "we don't quite understand this right now". So, how is someone like Mr Nye, an advocate for general science, supposed to prepare himself for such pre-planned assaults on such very specific "chinks" in the armor of some of these scientific theories? I haven't a clue. He's a braver man than I am. </li>
<li>Mr Ham assumed the enviable position of being able to create the rule stick by which the rest of his arguments would be assessed and by which Mr Nye's would be judged. I can't really fault him because Mr Nye let him do it. In the beginning, Mr Ham describes the two different kinds of science: historical science and observational science. (Taken directly from the gospel according to Ham). Long story short, the premise of historical science was that we can't observe what happened in the past and thus science has no dominion over whether we can judge it to be true or false. This being the case, he asserts that scripture is a recording of observed events and thus has merit that is missing in the scientific process. Mr Ham beat Mr Nye with that stick repeatedly throughout the debate. Were it I who was up there, I'd have knee-capped Mr Ham in the beginning but I get the impression that Mr Nye, although being blunt, is also a really nice guy. So, not only is this Ham's turf and (I believe) Ham's audience, but it's also Ham's rule book. </li>
<li> Mr Ham knew exactly what he was going to throw at Mr Nye and, what's more, he wanted the world to see it happen. Hence, the invitation to Kentucky. Again, I posit that had Mr Nye known what kind of scientific chinks were going to be thrown at him that he might have had a different strategy. So...Ham's turf, (I think) Ham's audience, Ham's rule book, Ham's game plan. This is a bit overwhelming when going up against Mr Nye's messages that often come across more as public service announcements than actual arguments. </li>
<li>I will say, though, that Mr Ham was a brave man for trying to stand up to science on science's terms. The idea that some of these scientific theories were questionable using the tenets of the scientific process itself was probably the best move he could have made. It's long been my opinion that when science and religion verbally go head-to-head that nothing will ever be accomplished. How can either side hope to gain sympathy from the other when they both value different things and have completely different rule books determining validity and cogency? Mr Ham at least did this part well by not only being willing to meet halfway but by spanning the entire bridge to meet Mr Nye on the other side. </li>
<li>And, alas, I was not a fan of Mr Nye using the pulpit to twice take a political posture. As just about everyone knows, he continually purports that to believe in Creationism isn't itself a bad thing but to please teach Evolution to children with the premise being that scientifically literate people will be needed in the generations to come to maintain America's scientific and industrial posture. It's a great message and I completely agree. I just think that it was the wrong place and the wrong time. </li>
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So, again, I really don't think that it was much of a debate. I'm glad that Bill Nye is around and is willing to zealously run with the torch of scientific advocacy the way that he does. I'd be lying, however, if I said that I think that anything was accomplished or that either party came out on top.<br />
<br />Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-51187210649479168902012-11-09T21:47:00.000-05:002012-11-09T21:47:35.187-05:00Unseen Charleston: Riverfront Park at Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, so tonight's entry for Unseen Charleston doesn't exactly qualify as "unseen" but it definitely ranks up there among the things that every Charlestonian should see at least once.</div>
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The pictures below are from Riverfront Park in North Charleston. For those of you familiar with the old navy base, you'll know the place that I'm talking about. </div>
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Everyone I know who's ever been there has been during the day. Granted, it's still arguably cool during the day but it really takes on an unbelievable ambiance at night and I think it's something that most people would enjoy. It's one of the Charleston area's hidden gems (and it's free, too). Feel free to peruse some of my images below.</div>
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<br />Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-51388932126088038012012-08-15T03:34:00.000-05:002012-08-22T07:21:25.681-05:00Entry: Why I'm tired of the SAD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Disclaimers:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post only discusses <b>diet</b> and, while acknowledging the exercise/medication/genetics/caloric- restriction components, leaves them for other people to tackle.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post is not intended to provide empirical, formal methods. It will <b>neither</b> present <b>nor</b> cite the science. If you find any interest and/or problems with it, do your own research. That's what I've spent the last 2 months doing. It won't hurt you to do the same. You might learn something in the process.</span></li>
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Sooooo...I started eating differently a couple of months ago. I'm on board the hippy train of whole foods and no sugar. Grass-fed this and free-range that. Lots of bacon and no whole wheat anything. I decided to write this post not as a testament to my new hippy awesomeness but simply as a place that I can send people when they give me grief for my decisions. Chances are, if you're reading this, that means <b>you</b>. <br />
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Now for the "why" part. Long story short....my sister. She radically modified her diet years ago as well as those of her family. She's been tweaking it ever since. She follows this thing called "primal nutrition". The premise is to simply eat as a caveman did (plus a few caveats here and there) since that is likely the road to optimal health as defined and vetted through zillions of years of evolution. One day, I tried to give her my tub of left-over bacon grease (because I love some bacon!!). She explained that the bag of grease I was holding constituted an awful lot of awesome calories and that I should keep it and put some in my smoothies every morning. Sounded kind of...weird...to me. All kinds of warning bells went off in my head. Not only was she advocating my <b>consuming</b> this goop but also doing it <b>regularly</b>. "I refuse to die in my 30s", I thought to myself. <br />
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One random day I decided to google the [supposed] benefits of bacon grease. The yielded results were interesting. That lead to researching coconut oil which lead to researching cholesterol, saturated fats, lipids, and so on and so forth. The rabbit hole was deep and had many steep turns and branches. All the research and trends I had stumbled across coupled with the unassailable state of my sister and her family's health and fitness (including the fact that her older son may be, quite possibly and very literally, the smartest 4th grader in the country) caused some serious interest on my part. They all slurp whole-fat bacon like it's spaghetti and they all sport fat compositions and blood chemistry that is well in the "awesome" range.<br />
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Years prior, I had already blown the eggs-are-bad-for-you myth out of the water. My mind being somewhat more open after that experience, I figured, what the heck!<br />
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What follows represents my current state of mind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One representation of the USDA's food<br />pyramid. This pyramid has changed over time</i><i>.</i></td></tr>
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For those unfamiliar with the propaganda, SAD stands for [the] <b>S</b>tandard <b>A</b>merican <b>D</b>iet. Every American should have heard about the food pyramid by this point in their life. It illustrates what the federal government says should be the focus of your diet. Things to be consumed sparingly are in the small section on top, dietary staples to be considered the bulk of the diet are on the bottom, and everything else is in-between. <br />
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Here is the point where I should probably tell you that I no longer trust the government's judgement regarding their idea of "healthy". I have come to believe that all those "Heart Healthy" labels are a load and so are the foods whose labels boast the use of "healthy" polyunsaturated fats. Regardless, let's put my new-found tree-hugging-hippie opinions aside and ask ourselves one simple question...<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><i><b>Question:</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><i>Why is the bulk of our diet, the [supposedly] healthy foundation of the SAD, also the stuff that is the most processed? </i></span></div>
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By "processed", I'm referring to the degree to which a food does or does not resemble its original form. Man, in his current form "appeared" ~150,000 years ago. Do you think he ate pretzels and loaves? Probably not, considering that agriculture didn't really exist beyond ~7,000 years ago. <br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;"><b>Answer(?):</b></span></i><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i>I don't know. But, given the <b>"my health or their wealth"</b> attitude that I've recently adopted, I'm thinking that it might have to do with the $$$ involved. How much wealth do you think is created when a man walks up to a chicken, kills it, takes it home, cleans/cooks it, and eats it? Now, juxtapose that example with the guy who buys the tractor that harvests the grain and the vehicles used to transport the grain, all of the people employed to turn that grain into bread (and then package it), the logistics companies used to distribute the bread, and the wholesaler who stocks their shelves with it. </i></span><i style="color: blue;">(for anyone who reads economy/business books, the word "wealth" is commonly used; I'm not trying to be an @ss by using it here).</i><br />
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My example obviously isn't perfect. That chicken didn't have to be picked up directly by the consumer. After all, there are similar industries for meat, dairy, and produce. (I'm not going to go there, though). I've coined another phrase...<b><i>"It doesn't pay to live off the land"</i></b>. Regardless of whether I'm a hippie or not for saying so, living off the land doesn't pay. Granted, it pays <b>off</b> for the person doing it, but not for the food industry nor for economy. Want to know something else interesting? Grains are cheeeeeeap. Minimum effort with maximum return. Low production costs coupled with high returns = profit.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: At this point, you should realize that I'm not dealing in trickery or voodoo, here. I'm laying it out on the table and asking you to critically think about what I'm saying and the questions I'm asking. It's your job to interpret and not mine to tell you how to do so. </span></i><br />
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Basic research yields the following results:<br />
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<li>The 20th century saw a dramatic decline in the use of Saturated fats which are now substituted for polyunsaturated and trans-isomer fatty acids ("trans fats").</li>
<li>The 20th century saw a growing emphasis placed on grains and other "empty carbohydrates" over nutrient-dense meats, produce, and dairy.</li>
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Other interesting results:<br />
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<li>The 20th century saw a dramatic increase in mental depression.</li>
<li>The 20th century saw a dramatic and unprecedented increase in heart disease.</li>
<li>The 20th century saw a retarded increase in Diabetes. </li>
<li>Although this bullet is unnecessary and arguably related to other things, I'll leave it here in honor of items such as Alzheimer's, Autism, sexual performance/verility, etc. </li>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: Remember...do the research yourself if you have any questions. These are <b>your</b> rabbit holes to explore. Whether I'm mistaken or not, you owe it to yourself to get educated on these issues. </span></i><br />
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In addition to the wealth generated by the food industry in the 20th century, here are even more interesting results:<br />
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<li>Increased wealth generated by the pharmaceutical industry to combat mental depression.</li>
<li>Increased wealth generated by the pharmaceutical industry to combat heart disease</li>
<li>Increased wealth generated by the pharmaceutical industry to combat high blood pressure</li>
<li>Increased wealth generated by the pharmaceutical industry to combat erectile dysfunction (et al) </li>
<li>Increased wealth generated by the pharmaceutical industry to combat the side-effects of the previous medications.</li>
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<span style="color: purple;"><i><b>Question:</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><i>Why, if this implied correlation is so obvious, is everyone supposedly dumb enough to leave the self-destructive status quo as is? We're not as dumb as we look, you know. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;"><b>Answer(?):</b></span></i><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i>Maybe you guys weren't, but <b>I</b> was! If you would have told me two months and one week ago to go cook something in coconut oil, bacon grease, or whole butter, I'd have told you to pound sand because common sense and conventional wisdom both told me that that stuff will kill my @ss faster than a bullet to the head. I would have had my argument all lined up for you..."satfat = high cholesterol = heart disease = my imminent, rapid, and unavoidable death = puppies dying".</i></span><br />
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I found it surprising that my own preconceptions were so fierce that I had extreme psychological difficulty going against the conventional dietary grain when I started to deviate from it (no pun intended). Seriously? These hippies on the InterWeb were actually trying to convince me that whole-fat pork bacon was good for me! "What a tree-hugging-hippie load-of-cr@p fantasy world they must live in".<br />
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It was then that a switch in my head flipped and I started to recognize something that bore a striking resemblance to <i>classical conditioning</i>. My response was really no different than Pavlov's dog. What's more is that I find that I can't discuss this with just anyone simply because I get slapped down very quickly by that <b>same</b> conditioned response that <b>I</b> used to have.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: At this point, I'm wondering if you're having a similar conversation with yourself in your head.</span></i><br />
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Remember, folks, that man has been around in his present form for ~150,000 years. How did we get to this point? By eating off fatty, bloody animal carcasses, drinking dairy straight from the cow/goat/sheep, plucking colorful fruits and veggies from where we could find them, and so on and so forth. <b>Things like fatty bacon, eggs, and whole, unprocessed milk didn't become "bad for us" until the government said so in the 20th century. </b> </div>
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<i style="color: purple; text-align: left;"><b>Random Question:</b></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">Why on earth would saturated fats be considered bad if they come from the natural animal sources that man has used for food for well over 150 millenia?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">I don't know. But interestingly enough, while saturated fats were being demonized, they were replaced with other artificial fats and oils that allow <b>processed</b> products to live for a very long time on a shelf in either a grocery store or your pantry. What's even more interesting is how ardently the government has tried to prove causality between saturated fats and heart disease. By the way...this is called the <b>Lipid Hypothesis</b>. To date, they can't prove it. It's like the holy grail of food science that nobody has been able to find. I've read several articles talking about how there is "concensus among experts that the link is there and how it's simply 'accepted fact now' " but yet nothing that's definitive and stands up to academic/scientific scrutiny. By the way...guess who gets funded. Is it the researcher who finds against the lipid hypothesis or the one who can find a half-assed roundabout pseudo link that quasi-supports it? The answer may surprise.</span></i></div>
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Take a look at this <a href="http://www.coconutsecret.com/Fat-chart-1.jpg">picture</a>. </div>
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I'll be the first to offer the disclaimer that its whole purpose is to glorify coconut oil. However, the thing that I enjoy about this particular graphic is the last row. That information is unbelievably important and even more so when you consider the rapid decline of American health in the 20th century.<br />
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So, on to the next tangent. Let's take a trip to the doctor to get our cholesterol checked. It's the [supposed] responsibility of every adult to make sure that their cholesterol is in check. After all, it <b>is</b> a killer. (/sarcasm)</div>
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Things you may hear from your <b>doctor</b>...</div>
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<li>Cholesterol is dangerous</li>
<li>You should have a cholesterol value lower than such and such.</li>
<li>Your LDL cholesterol should be lower than such and such.</li>
<li>Your HDL cholesterol should be higher than such and such.</li>
<li>We have statins (cholesterol drugs) ready to prescribe should you need them. </li>
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Things you may hear from a <b>scientist</b> who does the actual research...</div>
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<li>Cholesterol really <b>isn't</b> bad for you. It can be but only in certain extreme, specific conditions. <i><span style="color: #e06666;">Unfortunately, accepting this premise means that its wealth that your doctor won't be building.</span></i></li>
<li>Why are you adding your LDL/HDL values together? That's ridiculous! They're disjoint. You need to be making interpretations based on the structural appearance of the LDL in the blood, observable plaque on the artery walls, and also the LDL/HDL ratio. <span style="color: #e06666;"><i> But don't tell your doctor that. It makes it more difficult to put you in the oh-my-god-you're-gonna-die category and also makes them irrelevant given their inability to perform the procedures that get the real results.</i></span></li>
<li><b>L</b>ow-<b>D</b>ensity <b>L</b>ipoprotein (LDL) isn't cholesterol at all and neither is its <b>H</b>igh-<b>D</b>ensity cousin. It's a transport mechanism <b>for</b> cholesterol. Cholesterol is one of the body's mechanisms for damage control and it is naturally produced, moderated, and stored in the liver.</li>
<li>Don't use statins. If you're even thinking about it, read the fine print (and I'm not kidding here) that says that there's no real proof that they do anything. <span style="color: #e06666;"><i>Alas, don't tell the pharmaceutical industry. That's wealth that they won't generate otherwise and a kick-back that your doctor doesn't get for prescribing it to you. </i></span></li>
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<i>FACT: <b>I</b> had a doctor condescendingly ask me once after I refused a Lipitor prescription: "So what are you gonna do? <b>EAT</b> better??</i></div>
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Let's switch gears and talk about "those people". Yeah...them. You know of whom I speak. The ones who go through life absolutely <b>struggling</b> to eat well enough so that they can lose weight, lower cholesterol, get rid of their chronic case of this or acute case of that. They avoid fats, eat plenty of veggies and grains (made with canola and vegetable oils), consume only the egg whites, and follow the dietary path as well as they can considering how the government has laid it out for them. Why is it so hard for them to be healthy? (Try not to apply stereotypes here regarding genetics, exercise, and medications. Conditioned response, perhaps?). <br />
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<i style="color: purple; text-align: left;"><b>Random Question:</b></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: purple;">Why would nature spend millions of years endeavoring to evolve a creature (man) that would have to struggle to maintain good health? I thought evolution was all about optimally adapting to one's environment and such. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">I don't know. Personally, I don't buy it. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Hypothesis:</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Maybe...just maybe...nature evolved a creature who could easily maintain an optimal state of health given the nutrients available to it over the last few million years. Maybe this creature doesn't know <b>how</b> to process these new artificial oils and food sources. And just <b>maybe</b> this animal came to depend on natural oils, fats, meats, and produce that were available and that didn't have to go through a farmer's combine on its way to this creature's mouth.</span></i><br />
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So, what do <b>I</b> have to show for all this? I'm not speaking rhetorically, either. I'm talking about me...Jason...personally. After all, I've given up the sugar (including grains, cereals, etc), upped my saturated/monounsaturated fat intake, killed off my [other fat] intake, and eat foods with a minimal amount of processing (which usually means eating locally farmed and grown stuff when possible). I eat loads of bacon and save the grease for my morning smoothies, I eat as many whole eggs as I want, I keep a tub of real butter at my cubicle at work and lick off of it all day, and I sometimes chug coconut oil. </div>
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The result? I haven't lost any fat. Not a single pound's worth. Well...maybe just a couple. It's been very slow. Then again, that wasn't quite the intent. If weight loss is ever going to happen with this new nutrition, it'll take a good while to kick in. I've spent 35 years on the SAD and it's going to take a while for my body to start trusting me. Lord knows I wouldn't mind a pound or two here or there. But again, that wasn't the goal. Also keep in mind that I haven't <b>gained</b> any fat, either. Now, what <b>have</b> I noticed?</div>
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Observations:<br />
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<li>My sleep cycle is awesome! I have no problem going down at night and I have no problems getting up. I stopped using an alarm clock weeks ago.</li>
<li>Whenever I eat the same food that I've eaten for the last umpteen years (grocery store food and restaurant food alike), I can now actually <b>feel</b> what it does to my body over the next few hours and, quite frankly, I don't like it. I have been forced to re-define what my body considers "normal".</li>
<li>My mood is elevated and consistent now. Personal details aside, anyone who knows me knows how huge of a deal this is.</li>
<li>My skin heals faster. No kidding. It's been [accidentally] tested.</li>
<li>My nails are growing significantly faster now. It's actually kind of annoying, but note-worthy.</li>
<li>The bloat is gone.</li>
<li>My joints feel sooooo much better. All this time I took for granted what I thought was "normal".</li>
<li>The perpetual dark rings around my eyes are magically gone.</li>
<li>I'm more resistant to sun burn.</li>
<li>My...umm...bathroom business...umm...yeah.</li>
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<i style="color: purple; text-align: left;"><b>Random Question:</b></i></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Your body will crave a fat, juicy steak. It will also crave a nicely glazed doughnut. Have you ever wondered why your mouth will water when you smell that steak but <b>not</b> when you smell the doughnut? (At least, this is the case for me).</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">I don't know. I do, however, think that it might have something to do with the addictive properties of sugar. And yes, when I say sugar, this includes breads and other grains. I've read that sugar, by <b>some</b> scientists, is considered to be more addictive than cocaine. I don't know if that's true, but I can see the addictive cycle now. I've observed that, after quitting cold turkey, it takes a week (literally, seven days) for sugar withdrawal to kick in for me and 1-2 more day for it to subside. It's been tested multiple times. I also find it interesting that a fat, juicy, fat-loaded steak that is supposedly bad for me will elicit a physical response in my body which begins the digestive process (salivation) but a processed food like a doughnut will not. Granted, there are other counter-examples and this is just me. </span></i></div>
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In conclusion, let me simply reiterate that the 20th century saw more radical changes in fundamental nutrition mandates and also mysteriously saw unbelievable declines in our general state of health. Few things are more relevant than the old saying "you are what you eat". Remember that every cell in your body is affected by everything that you put in your mouth. All that food also has a shelf life in your body. You don't just get rid of it in the bathroom the day after. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>I don't know. What do I <b>now</b> think? I <b>think</b> that in a choice between "my health or their wealth", industry will always choose the latter. I <b>think</b> that animal fats aren't bad for you. I <b>think</b> the government is incorrect in what it thinks is healthy living. I <b>think</b> that industry has too much say in federal policy. I <b>think</b> that the 20th century way of eating will kill us as a species. I <b>think</b> that people need to pay more attention to what they see and experience. But, alas....I could be wrong. What do <b>you</b> think?</i></span></div>
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<li>They get blamed for <b>everything</b>. Seriously, they do. They will get blamed for doing a thing and blamed if they <b>don't</b> do that thing. And, just like being able to take credit for things that have nothing to do with them (ie, capturing Hussein/BinLaden), they get blamed for things that are completely out of their control (ie, gas prices). </li>
<li>They can only win an election by making promises and having no idea if they will be able to keep them. Granted, I think that most politicians are happy to throw campaign promises out the window at the first convenient moment, but at the same time, an honest man could never get the necessary votes because anything short of promising absolutely everything to everyone will make them seem non-committal, weak, and an invariably poor provider for their constituents.</li>
<li>They are given only four years (eight, if lucky) to affect change in a system that has a zillion pounds of inertia behind it. And, on top of that, legislation introduced under one's presidency really doesn't mean much because it can be repealed by the next president (after due process, of course). That's why so many presidents rest on the laurels of "having introduced legislation" for this or that. </li>
<li>They get the "credit" for all of the bad things that have trickled down from previous presidencies. Not only that, but inability to affect radical change on current "hot" issues in as little as a single month in office is seen as an incapability to do so. I'm not kidding. I paid attention this last go-round. </li>
<li>They have the privilege of surviving the presidential candidate rat-race only to spend the next 4-8 years haggling and fighting with congress who, in the end, affects the most change under the influence of corporate campaign finance and polytheism (which basically means that you can never tell just who is who's master in the house and senate).</li>
<li>They are expected to know everything about everything regarding how this country is run at all times. Although this country (as any other) ultimately runs by delegation, they will be blamed for every mistake made by everyone in their chain of command. Granted, assuming blame for the actions of one's subordinates is a good trait, but the hierarchy of the federal government is something I would wish on nobody.</li>
<li>They are expected to be a public figure, on the TV, at natural disasters, during holidays and celebrations, at international conferences, etc, and yet are still expected to get all the <b>real</b> work done behind the scenes. If they spend too much time on TV, then they're not spending the time where it needs to be. If they make a point to spend less time on TV, they're pinged for not being an adequate figurehead for the country. (This goes well with #1.)</li>
<li>They work 24/7. They're bedroom is literally in the <b>same</b> building in which they orchestrate global affairs. There is no concept of a weekend. And yet, every picture of them on vacation playing golf or chopping wood is seen as slackery.</li>
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Sorry...these are all external shots. Internal photography done by talented individuals can be found <a href="http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=149256">here</a>, <a href="http://sympathetic-compass.blogspot.com/2008/08/south-carolina-state-hospital-babcock.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://wardnine.com/2011/03/24/south-carolina-state-hospital-babcock-building/">here</a>. <br />
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Sean, Betsy, John, and my self, spent the last three days up in the Nantahala National Forest. Talk about fun (not to mention a much-needed break from life).</div>
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Ok...so this isn't so much a part of "unseen" Charleston, but it is DEFINITELY old, cool, and something in Charleston that everyone should see if they haven't already. My mom had never been before so it became the perfect opportunity to add this site to my Unseen Charleston series. </div>
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For those who don't know, <a href="http://southerngraves.i-found-it.net/cemeteries/magnoliacemetery.html">Magnolia Cemetery</a> is a walk back through history. It's full of old families, fallen soldiers, and revolutionaries. </div>
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A shot of the <a href="http://millersplace.blogspot.com/2012/04/entry-exploring-unseen-charleston_21.html">railroad track</a>, the <a href="http://millersplace.blogspot.com/2012/04/entry-exploring-unseen-charleston.html">promenade</a> beyond that, and the bridge in the background.</div>
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Magnolia is also home to a rather famous confederate cemetery. I remember one of my high school texts having this same illustration for the poem <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_the_Confederate_Dead">'Ode To the Confederate Dead'</a>.</div>
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FAMOUS NAME: Lockwood</div>
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FAMOUS NAME: Drayton</div>
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Today, I decided to take some exterior shots of probably the coolest looking abandoned building on the entire old navy base. I actually don't know what it used to be. I've heard that several agencies had set up shop here over the years under the invitation of the Navy and that, even before that, it had been the original naval hospital.</div>
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This place would make an awesome set for some kind of horror/sci-fi thriller. It's like 'Silent Hill' but without the soul-eating monsters (although <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_Head">Pyramid Head</a> would probably love it here). It really is a shame that, along with all of the other gems on the old base, it's not long for this world. For those who work on the old base and are curious, it's a block to the northwest of building 198. </div>
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"ROICC: Resident Officer in Charge of Construction - Charleston"</div>
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NOTE: You may have noticed the paper taped to the top-right-hand corner. Ignore what it says. For more information, go <a href="http://3dsp.wikispaces.com/">here</a>. I've actually found all of the ones around the base by accident. </div>
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Today's trip is a little different and probably will not interest anyone as much as my other posts. I enjoyed the heck out the walk and the scenery. It made for a very good couple of hours.</div>
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NOTE: My camera screw-up for the day was accidentally setting it at a ridiculously low resolution. These picture are quite bad simply because they're so small and get grainy quickly when you try to zoom in. Blast it! Oh well. Live and learn. :)</div>
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A couple of weeks ago, I went to explore the <a href="http://millersplace.blogspot.com/2012/04/entry-exploring-unseen-charleston.html">Charleston promenade</a>. Today's route took me close to the same area, just with a different destination. I wanted to determine the potential for getting as close to the pier going to building #2. The plan was to use this decommissioned railroad track heading north to cross the marsh. After reaching the wooded area, I'd try to cross east over to the pier. This was a Hail Mary trip and definitely worth trying. </div>
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Trying to find a place to park my vehicle. This restaurant was not a good candidate. Although notice anything interesting about the sign? Try giving them a call.<br />
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Now's probably a good time to tell you about Bebe's kids. (If you don't get the reference, check <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9b%C3%A9's_Kids">here</a>). I initially wanted to use the apartments just south of the cemetery to park. It had easy access to the track. As I pull up in my car, I notice a crowd of about 6 kids...couldn't be more than 8-years-old each. I park my car and start spraying myself down with the bug spray. The kids see me and walk over and each put their arms out saying how the mosquitoes are just absolutely killing them. After sensing my hesitation to spray poison on some strange kids, they then surround my car, rubbing their hands all over it. They then....and I'm not kidding....open the doors in the back and start trying to go through it. <br />
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...and that's where I ran into the folks who were living there. They had a nice sturdy tent set up. Bikes. Crates. The works. I didn't see them but surmised that there were at least two given the number of bikes parked there. I tip-toed (as if that helps in the woods) trying not to seem like I was snooping or anything.</div>
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A picture of my foot in the water. Notice the strength of the current even though I'm only in up to my ankle? The con of going at low tide was that the water was rushing toward the harbor so it would not have been in my best interest to slip. </div>
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Coming up the other side. Now, I've been told that you don't want to get cut on these shells. This supposedly isn't because they'll cut you deeply, but because they're covered in some bacteria that'll mess you up. One of my dive buddies told me that once when we were diving the Cooper. Anyone know if it's true? </div>
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A view going forth from the other side. And yes...someone HAD hung their clothes up...presumably to dry them (and leave them??). </div>
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The only issue that I had with this area is that it has been heavily trafficked by (what I presume to be) teenagers with nothing better to do than paint graffiti and destroy things. For the remainder of this blog entry, I shall refer to these people as "the punks". <br />
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Another smaller tank that was inset into the ground.</div>
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A strange thing to find here.</div>
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What the top of the tank looked like. Nothing spectacular.</div>
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<br /></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-82931017704545197222012-04-14T20:48:00.021-05:002012-04-15T08:20:31.070-05:00Entry: Exploring Unseen Charleston<div>Today was a real treat for me. I got to kill two bird with one stone. Firstly, I got to indulge my inner explorer (which I so rarely do these days). Secondly, I got to answer some questions that I've had forever regarding an old Charleston relic.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iaG42-cyDn4/T4owgdn8arI/AAAAAAAACQE/2xvUi34dgkc/s1600/aerial.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 177px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iaG42-cyDn4/T4owgdn8arI/AAAAAAAACQE/2xvUi34dgkc/s200/aerial.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446810048490162" /></a>I was interested in checking out what is labeled in the above picture as "Abandoned building #1". You may be wondering just why. Well, for as long as I can remember, whenever I drive over the Cooper River from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston, on the Charleston side of the river, there has always been some weird looking brick building out in the middle of the marsh. It has always piqued my curiosity and jogged my imagination. After doing some digging, I found out that the undeveloped area of land that I would need to walk over to get there is called "The Promenade". More information can be found <a href="http://www.charleston-sc.gov/shared/docs/0/promenade%20workshop%20presentation%20-%20open%20house%20loop.pdf">here</a>. I found out that this used to be the site of the Charleston powder magazine that was built in 1820 and later it was used as the city landfill. The abandoned building I wanted to visit was an old oil terminal built around 1900.<div><br /></div><div>Now...on to the hike.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IdeFp7eNj0A/T4owfkIoOSI/AAAAAAAACP4/Mr0qWH2YvzI/s1600/aerial_2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IdeFp7eNj0A/T4owfkIoOSI/AAAAAAAACP4/Mr0qWH2YvzI/s200/aerial_2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446794616322338" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>This is an aerial shot from Google maps showing the oil terminal.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vGL-l9ZHhRE/T4owVZwSIZI/AAAAAAAACPs/STxpViMdtzg/s1600/P4140017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vGL-l9ZHhRE/T4owVZwSIZI/AAAAAAAACPs/STxpViMdtzg/s200/P4140017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446620031164818" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A random view of the road leading into the area. My car was left parked by the recycling center.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TXR4iWYoPc/T4owU2ORPLI/AAAAAAAACPg/e0aGDYjxT1U/s1600/P4140018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TXR4iWYoPc/T4owU2ORPLI/AAAAAAAACPg/e0aGDYjxT1U/s200/P4140018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446610493258930" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>It's always nice to be able to find a fire hydrant out in the middle of nowhere.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0jiQ9qL61vY/T4owUjc1F-I/AAAAAAAACPQ/oblJRXCkS_0/s1600/P4140020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0jiQ9qL61vY/T4owUjc1F-I/AAAAAAAACPQ/oblJRXCkS_0/s200/P4140020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446605454055394" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>The pipes you see sticking up from the ground are the owner's attempt at bleeding methane from the ground from its days as a land fill.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k_nzI6vLTQM/T4owUeMUaaI/AAAAAAAACPE/m6qA_3QR9gM/s1600/P4140023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k_nzI6vLTQM/T4owUeMUaaI/AAAAAAAACPE/m6qA_3QR9gM/s200/P4140023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446604042627490" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A random shot of the marsh. I sure wish that the marshlands were easier to traverse on foot.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-98dpalV6Zhc/T4owUO_qNLI/AAAAAAAACO8/wZvNCwD2AsE/s1600/P4140025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-98dpalV6Zhc/T4owUO_qNLI/AAAAAAAACO8/wZvNCwD2AsE/s200/P4140025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446599962997938" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A shot of the bridge looking to the southeast. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VHGAE83I9g8/T4owJwji0QI/AAAAAAAACOs/Lh4PzRlW-kk/s1600/P4140027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VHGAE83I9g8/T4owJwji0QI/AAAAAAAACOs/Lh4PzRlW-kk/s200/P4140027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446419993317634" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Is it sad that I know not only which cemetery this is but the names on many of the graves that I can see from here? I've been around Charleston a while.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HrRDK2atsE/T4owJTGU3nI/AAAAAAAACOk/TCni7Qul5zc/s1600/P4140029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HrRDK2atsE/T4owJTGU3nI/AAAAAAAACOk/TCni7Qul5zc/s200/P4140029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446412086140530" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A shot of the building as I approach from the west.The thing that looks like a flagpole on the right-hand side of the picture is actually the mast from a sail boat.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mC61ydG6jy0/T4owIpBzdFI/AAAAAAAACOY/voi7oQsnvRU/s1600/P4140030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mC61ydG6jy0/T4owIpBzdFI/AAAAAAAACOY/voi7oQsnvRU/s200/P4140030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446400792884306" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Another shot of the bridge. You can see some construction/demolition equipment on the right hidden in some trees.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FvxT1yYsG8g/T4owIQZZYnI/AAAAAAAACOI/PEHLMQQISBA/s1600/P4140031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FvxT1yYsG8g/T4owIQZZYnI/AAAAAAAACOI/PEHLMQQISBA/s200/P4140031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446394180952690" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Another shot of the building. </span></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the marsh between here and the building. It was pretty nasty. Fortunately, there was enough solid junk collected in the marsh and the tide had been out for a while. Hopscotch-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ing</span> my way to the building wasn't too difficult. My apologies to the fiddler crabs.</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YW9VSbrjTk8/T4owIGaKssI/AAAAAAAACOA/uV9sCw_jWas/s1600/P4140034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YW9VSbrjTk8/T4owIGaKssI/AAAAAAAACOA/uV9sCw_jWas/s200/P4140034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446391499829954" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>This is the building labeled "Structure #1". It's nothing but broken down brick, concrete and steel beams. Looking at this now, I'm wondering why I didn't climb that chimney and take a shot down into it. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bbt7FgcfMQs/T4ov8wNY9II/AAAAAAAACNw/kIBT6rodZO8/s1600/P4140036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bbt7FgcfMQs/T4ov8wNY9II/AAAAAAAACNw/kIBT6rodZO8/s200/P4140036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446196562097282" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Did I mention that the brick, concrete, and steel beams were on top of a bicycle?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GHrIP8yh6vw/T4ov8eha4qI/AAAAAAAACNo/0fteM9mN7Uc/s1600/P4140037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GHrIP8yh6vw/T4ov8eha4qI/AAAAAAAACNo/0fteM9mN7Uc/s200/P4140037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446191814271650" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>This is a shot of the..."round thing"...between structures #1 and #2. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgolixWGMNU/T4ov8CAkOOI/AAAAAAAACNY/L-rZlw-7wKU/s1600/P4140038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgolixWGMNU/T4ov8CAkOOI/AAAAAAAACNY/L-rZlw-7wKU/s200/P4140038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446184160278754" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Same shot. Just panned to the right a bit. The well thing on the right was a good 12-feet (estimated) in height. The lack of things to stand on in addition to the soggy marsh around it made it a pretty easy decision to leave it alone.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aqsAlqtpxLg/T4ov7kmJkGI/AAAAAAAACNQ/V4xZSBJYiFU/s1600/P4140039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aqsAlqtpxLg/T4ov7kmJkGI/AAAAAAAACNQ/V4xZSBJYiFU/s200/P4140039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446176264851554" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A book of carpeting samples? (Oh...but it gets stranger later on.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D_z31OJPtds/T4ov7c46pOI/AAAAAAAACNE/Q70rpNvVX08/s1600/P4140041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D_z31OJPtds/T4ov7c46pOI/AAAAAAAACNE/Q70rpNvVX08/s200/P4140041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731446174196081890" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>So, meandering over to structure #2. This one was pretty empty with a series of basket ball sized holes in the ground going straight down into the marsh below.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQKTjjDi0hs/T4ovszWKQSI/AAAAAAAACM0/_x6_OZGK23k/s1600/P4140043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQKTjjDi0hs/T4ovszWKQSI/AAAAAAAACM0/_x6_OZGK23k/s200/P4140043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445922526282018" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Looking out the window at "Abandoned building #2".</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FrkUE4FHeUs/T4ovspJCtNI/AAAAAAAACMs/mMMaY6ZEMi0/s1600/P4140044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FrkUE4FHeUs/T4ovspJCtNI/AAAAAAAACMs/mMMaY6ZEMi0/s200/P4140044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445919786906834" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Another "round thing" in the water. The islands look a lot nicer from this vantage. They always look so sterile from the air or the bridge. It's a whole different perspective from down here. Makes me want a boat. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VC1DKB12Fhc/T4ovsfqMUmI/AAAAAAAACMc/QTP3fVmIvnw/s1600/P4140046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VC1DKB12Fhc/T4ovsfqMUmI/AAAAAAAACMc/QTP3fVmIvnw/s200/P4140046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445917241594466" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A shot beneath structure #1.</span></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ok</span>. So, at this point, I figure it's time to make my way over to structure #3 and wrap the visit up. As I approach, looking through the window, I notice some clothes (really????) hanging from the ceiling. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">WTH</span>? So, I call out a few times just in case this place is...."inhabited"...to give them some warning and not to be startled. </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-to7pLPJA6rQ/T4ovr9v82sI/AAAAAAAACMQ/yGuxMeQNqTg/s1600/P4140048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-to7pLPJA6rQ/T4ovr9v82sI/AAAAAAAACMQ/yGuxMeQNqTg/s200/P4140048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445908138941122" /></a>Upon entering structure #3 through a window, I find that it is full....literally a foot-and-a-half from the floor...with junk. And this isn't just ANY junk. It looks as though someone literally took the contents of their house (including many appliances), and dumped it all here. Talk about disappointing. Here I am, hoping to find hundred-year-old stuff and all I find is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">someone's</span> house junk. And I can't help but wonder...I'm standing in a single, elevated, hundred-year-old brick building in the middle of a salt water marsh and there are NO easy ways into this thing without climbing. Just HOW did someone manage to get all this stuff here???</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7RMBtRWciA/T4ovrjU2TQI/AAAAAAAACMI/pcrHyIUa-xM/s1600/P4140049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7RMBtRWciA/T4ovrjU2TQI/AAAAAAAACMI/pcrHyIUa-xM/s200/P4140049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445901045943554" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Weird.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OIhBfqyncZw/T4ovVbDUTrI/AAAAAAAACL8/1nV7Y_CnArs/s1600/P4140053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OIhBfqyncZw/T4ovVbDUTrI/AAAAAAAACL8/1nV7Y_CnArs/s200/P4140053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445520867806898" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>...in NOT cleaning up.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--l4FHTDiu0w/T4ovVHXI4zI/AAAAAAAACLs/5RfYnrqxems/s1600/P4140054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--l4FHTDiu0w/T4ovVHXI4zI/AAAAAAAACLs/5RfYnrqxems/s200/P4140054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445515582235442" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>There were plenty of God books to be found. And although you can't see it in this shot, those are doorknob samples behind that shoe. The heel of the shoe is up against a sample door.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jQ79XPHQe8g/T4ovUo-QZ6I/AAAAAAAACLc/Kdhmy50e9bM/s1600/P4140055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jQ79XPHQe8g/T4ovUo-QZ6I/AAAAAAAACLc/Kdhmy50e9bM/s200/P4140055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445507424806818" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Oh...and did I mention that the previous occupant covered the walls...all 360 degrees of them...with linoleum floor samples? 100+ year-old brick walls decorated like bad kitchens. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0Z4hxpwegA/T4ovUUqv5iI/AAAAAAAACLU/xTW9HpKMYg4/s1600/P4140057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0Z4hxpwegA/T4ovUUqv5iI/AAAAAAAACLU/xTW9HpKMYg4/s200/P4140057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445501974275618" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>1999.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-moP7jPaSRtg/T4ovUPqiX6I/AAAAAAAACLM/hV7qPG6zLJw/s1600/P4140059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-moP7jPaSRtg/T4ovUPqiX6I/AAAAAAAACLM/hV7qPG6zLJw/s200/P4140059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445500631211938" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>An autograph book. High school graduation, perhaps?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Et5_UeCO_zM/T4ovGPIHC6I/AAAAAAAACLA/Nj-UYUakmUA/s1600/P4140064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Et5_UeCO_zM/T4ovGPIHC6I/AAAAAAAACLA/Nj-UYUakmUA/s200/P4140064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445259968646050" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>You know...I've mentioned the God books, but what I didn't mention was the porn. There was plenty of that as well. [Insert politically incorrect jokes here]. Don't worry...I only read the articles.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nzHYvkdkxBA/T4ovF3sZrrI/AAAAAAAACK0/4ytELHaNehk/s1600/P4140065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nzHYvkdkxBA/T4ovF3sZrrI/AAAAAAAACK0/4ytELHaNehk/s200/P4140065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445253678411442" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Anybody else miss this radio station?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5jYCfpS5cTY/T4ovFZJOSUI/AAAAAAAACKo/W1ianfLnRN0/s1600/P4140066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5jYCfpS5cTY/T4ovFZJOSUI/AAAAAAAACKo/W1ianfLnRN0/s200/P4140066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445245477800258" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>It's like someone killed Chewbacca and left him to rot next to the door.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eva02W4BmO8/T4ovFABwyCI/AAAAAAAACKY/sJWVyO7KDz8/s1600/P4140067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eva02W4BmO8/T4ovFABwyCI/AAAAAAAACKY/sJWVyO7KDz8/s200/P4140067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445238735620130" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A Steven Spielberg-esque shot of the harbor.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX6VSCPSoDI/T4ovE3-hV4I/AAAAAAAACKQ/ENHAJ8CGvdE/s1600/P4140068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX6VSCPSoDI/T4ovE3-hV4I/AAAAAAAACKQ/ENHAJ8CGvdE/s200/P4140068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731445236574541698" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Looking through the window at the other structures.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aq8YmoyhUXg/T4ou2XdrlEI/AAAAAAAACKA/o7JMBxZL2YQ/s1600/P4140069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aq8YmoyhUXg/T4ou2XdrlEI/AAAAAAAACKA/o7JMBxZL2YQ/s200/P4140069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444987328697410" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>This is what I used to scurry my way in through a window that was way too high for me to reach.</span></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span><br /></span></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pDyDx5jd7XM/T4ou2JsONZI/AAAAAAAACJ4/bbAN8wYhB1s/s1600/P4140071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pDyDx5jd7XM/T4ou2JsONZI/AAAAAAAACJ4/bbAN8wYhB1s/s200/P4140071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444983631590802" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>One last look back as I left. That last room full of junk was a real image killer for me.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TA8qM_mBGoQ/T4ou1jyF7BI/AAAAAAAACJs/KZIGmzglm9A/s1600/P4140073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TA8qM_mBGoQ/T4ou1jyF7BI/AAAAAAAACJs/KZIGmzglm9A/s200/P4140073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444973455666194" /></a>So, on my way out, I decided to take a romp through what I had labeled above as the "Random wooded area". One of the first things I spot is this track in the mud. Anybody know what kind of creature in Charleston has a paw the size of my hand with claws like that? Well...I couldn't think of any but, seeing as how the full moon wasn't out, I figured I'd go on ahead. I was interested to note several sets of deer tracks. Just in case, I whistled every few minutes so as not to startle anything that might be lurking around in this unlikely stretch of woods.</div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pokQfH3Cyf0/T4ou1dxkteI/AAAAAAAACJc/ah634SzdpOs/s1600/P4140075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pokQfH3Cyf0/T4ou1dxkteI/AAAAAAAACJc/ah634SzdpOs/s200/P4140075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444971842876898" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Thank God for random wood. I would have easily sunk in that mud up to my knee.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/---hBTrU1xfQ/T4ou0081kbI/AAAAAAAACJU/jIpx77Crn7I/s1600/P4140076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/---hBTrU1xfQ/T4ou0081kbI/AAAAAAAACJU/jIpx77Crn7I/s200/P4140076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444960884265394" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>WTH??</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I7r7eL4B-4s/T4ouj3Sre-I/AAAAAAAACJI/LIxo2ZJ94nk/s1600/P4140077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I7r7eL4B-4s/T4ouj3Sre-I/AAAAAAAACJI/LIxo2ZJ94nk/s200/P4140077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444669454973922" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Huh? Talk about layin' the pipe!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9OWx8H81htg/T4oujeHJvpI/AAAAAAAACI8/fhWqRyVauLc/s1600/P4140078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9OWx8H81htg/T4oujeHJvpI/AAAAAAAACI8/fhWqRyVauLc/s200/P4140078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444662695739026" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Ok...what is not captured very well in this pictures is the rope that is hanging around up in the trees. You can see it best on the right-hand side. It's thick rope, too. Like the kind you'd find on the deck of a ship. And long. Talk about long!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SBszSoD9KLY/T4oui5fNBdI/AAAAAAAACIs/d68ZmYlgk28/s1600/P4140080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SBszSoD9KLY/T4oui5fNBdI/AAAAAAAACIs/d68ZmYlgk28/s200/P4140080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444652864505298" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Anyone care to take a stab at just what THIS is supposed to be?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--LasnoMAcBw/T4ouimaXi_I/AAAAAAAACIk/T51AXMX7rsw/s1600/P4140081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--LasnoMAcBw/T4ouimaXi_I/AAAAAAAACIk/T51AXMX7rsw/s200/P4140081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444647743949810" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A...cage? A large one, too. Must be for the werewolf whose tracks I saw earlier.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QlJW9bBVb-U/T4ouiCgSMiI/AAAAAAAACIY/KfxmwTLy0IA/s1600/P4140082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QlJW9bBVb-U/T4ouiCgSMiI/AAAAAAAACIY/KfxmwTLy0IA/s200/P4140082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444638105088546" /></a>Ok...a trash can...up in a tree. At this point I started wondering. With all the rope that looks like it was just casually tossed up in the trees and the various other junk up there, I'm starting to think. Storm surge? Hurricane? Hugo, perhaps? I'm guessing nobody's been around here for a while. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFsPq9AUDdc/T4ouIPXa9LI/AAAAAAAACIM/02wknAe2oYA/s1600/P4140084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFsPq9AUDdc/T4ouIPXa9LI/AAAAAAAACIM/02wknAe2oYA/s200/P4140084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444194880976050" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>That same long-as-heck rope. Some on the ground. Some in the trees.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pCWLeS0LRQw/T4ouHsXo0oI/AAAAAAAACIA/punOcXd8zDE/s1600/P4140085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pCWLeS0LRQw/T4ouHsXo0oI/AAAAAAAACIA/punOcXd8zDE/s200/P4140085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444185486643842" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>That same rope wrapped with...rubber tubing??</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g_9YF32bXj0/T4ouHBs_NgI/AAAAAAAACH0/9c-WkYJzlKE/s1600/P4140086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g_9YF32bXj0/T4ouHBs_NgI/AAAAAAAACH0/9c-WkYJzlKE/s200/P4140086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444174033466882" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>Texas Chainsaw Massacre, anyone?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G5xdqHNL8sg/T4ouGs8PYFI/AAAAAAAACHo/JTB85d7nJHA/s1600/P4140087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G5xdqHNL8sg/T4ouGs8PYFI/AAAAAAAACHo/JTB85d7nJHA/s200/P4140087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731444168460296274" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>A small (and I mean SMALL) portion of chain-link fencing. (Again, probably for the werewolf.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div></i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-An-dWA_gDJA/T4ot7VaampI/AAAAAAAACHc/L-DGrBgXAnI/s1600/P4140091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-An-dWA_gDJA/T4ot7VaampI/AAAAAAAACHc/L-DGrBgXAnI/s200/P4140091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731443973165849234" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span>That rope again. Wrapped around a tree with some...cargo netting??</span></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I took a lot more pictures, but these are the ones that made the final cut. It was a strange day, but well worth it. I got a lot of questions answered. So next time you're you're on the Cooper River bridge heading downtown, take a gander to the right and you'll see what I'm talking about.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-8717755053661892592012-01-19T04:06:00.004-05:002012-01-19T20:37:52.736-05:00Entry: My $0.02 About Oil<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M-vm3f90Vbw/TxiHBPyNfnI/AAAAAAAACGU/C3Qc4LQBAWw/s1600/Print---Public-Service-Social-Welfare-Camp---Drug-Rehab---No-Such-Thing---Heroine.jpg"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekC39PtEHPk/TxiF68THxKI/AAAAAAAACGI/2-97oMtNPp0/s1600/petroleum.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ekC39PtEHPk/TxiF68THxKI/AAAAAAAACGI/2-97oMtNPp0/s200/petroleum.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699452576102597794" /></a><div><i><b>Note:</b> This is an opinion piece. Given the vast numbers of supporters on either side of this argument with equally vast amounts of "supporting data", I'm going to abstain from including graphs, spreadsheets, and statistics. Only my opinion.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I was reading yet another Facebook post today from someone who posted an article that criticized the current administration for killing a measure that would allow the building of a 1,700-mile pipeline from Alberta, Canada straight to Texas.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span>"Building the pipeline would bring over 700,000 barrels of oil per day and directly create 20,000 truly shovel-ready jobs. The Canadian Energy Research Institute estimates that current pipeline operations and the addition of the Keystone XL pipeline would create 179,000 American jobs by 2035."</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div> The article in and of itself is not what caught my attention. Obama this. Obama that. Blame Obama. If you haven't figured it out already, the media likes tension. The media is like those countless forms of bacteria that lives in your intestines. You know it's there but your awareness of its presence and its ability to affect how your brain works are completely ignored. But it IS there and it DOES help you make dietary decisions based on what you THINK you are actually craving. It's a classic cycle. But, at this point, it's rather expected. I mean...it's the media! Ever since the news became a commodity, there's barely a single source out there that can be trusted for a detached, dispassionate delivery. What caught my eye (although to no surprise) was the tone of the comments that followed the post.</div><div><br /></div><div>The comments were what you would expect from the 50% of the population that doesn't want Obama in office. At best, he's simply ineffective. At worst, his refusal to allow the pipeline constitutes a gross dereliction of his duty to provide for his constituents. </div><div><br /></div><div>My opinion is this.....</div><div><br /></div><div>WHO CARES!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>One thing that impressed me about Europe (at least the parts that I saw) was how intimately it embraces renewable energy. A classic example that I give is how, no matter how "podunk" of a town it was that we drove through, there were solar panels EVERYWHERE. Some houses had roofs that were completely constructed from them. It's debatable whether or not wind mills, hydroelectric dams, solar panels, etc are the ultimate answer, but they're a pretty darn good start!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, to the point. I don't like oil. Or, more accurately, I don't like petroleum and I certainly don't like economies that are based on it. My simple reasons:</div><div><br /></div><div><ol><li>There IS only a finite supply. People...believe it or not, this planet is going to have a serious crowding problem soon. And by "soon", I mean potentially in MY generation (and that makes the selfish hairs on the back of my neck stand on end). That means that the population will continue to grow. Greater population equals greater consumption. Period. If you turn the TV off, close the Fox News window on your computer, and actually pay attention to oil companies and their strategies, you'll notice that the oil business ain't as easy as it once was. Companies are having to dig in more places and more dangerously than they ever have before to keep up with current demand. You may think that OPEC and other like organizations are domineering and manipulative with the market, but I PROMISE you that you have no idea just how many strings they're pulling and how they vector every economy on this planet in the direction that they want it to go.</li><li>Petroleum promotes a producer/consumer mentality that is very unhealthy, in my opinion. Like any other market, it is based on "who has the oil" and "who needs the oil". And, I'll spare you the diatribe, but this is where politics comes in. Oil is a political tool. As long as someone else has something THAT important that we absolutely NEED, then governments will always do what needs to be done to protect and compartmentalize those producers, turn a blind eye when necessary to whatever wrongs those producers do, and, if necessary, instigate war under some other pretext in order to protect the flow. (And no..that was not a stab at Bush Jr. Crack the spine on your Encyclopedia Britanica and learn about the relationship between resources and conflict.)</li><li>Petroleum is...well...what's a good word...oh yeah...BAD!!! Basically, the whole process is set up to take millions-of-years-old goo from the ground and transform it into something that can conveniently reside in the same atmosphere that we breathe from. I won't bother getting into the whole Ozone thing. Too hot a topic (pun intended). Personally, the idea of getting cooked by the sun always appealed to me, anyway.</li></ol></div><div>But yet, with all of this, people STILL point fingers at this country's executive whenever any measure isn't taken to secure the future's oil supply. I think it hilarious that your mobile phone, your TV, your computer, hell...just about EVERYTHING electronic will be antiquated and understandably discarded within a few years time BUT...the internal combustion engine...now THAT is a thing of beauty that would just be a shame to get rid of. True...it's a couple hundred years old, but talking with my buddies just wouldn't be the same unless I could discuss my fuel-injected, precision-timed, liquid-cooled, 59-liter, 5,000 horse-power, baby-eating HEMI engine. I mean...really? "So...yeah...you wouldn't believe the torque I get from my 40-AMP electric Duracell power plant. It's truly righteous!". You're right. That didn't sound the same. Best stick with the gas engine. It sounds and feels better. </div><div><br /></div><div>Read my lips. OIL IS HEROIN. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M-vm3f90Vbw/TxiHBPyNfnI/AAAAAAAACGU/C3Qc4LQBAWw/s1600/Print---Public-Service-Social-Welfare-Camp---Drug-Rehab---No-Such-Thing---Heroine.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M-vm3f90Vbw/TxiHBPyNfnI/AAAAAAAACGU/C3Qc4LQBAWw/s200/Print---Public-Service-Social-Welfare-Camp---Drug-Rehab---No-Such-Thing---Heroine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699453783924113010" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>See this picture? This is the world. It is an old woman shooting up whenever it gets the chance. She's been doing it for as long as anyone can remember and she just doesn't wanna quit. Drug dealers have to make a living too, right? In our case, the drug dealers constitute the wealthiest powers in the world and whisper in all of the right ears in order to usurp even the best political intentions. They will sell their drug until every last drop is sold. Not "gone"...but "sold". </div><div><br /></div><div>(By the way...this picture is actually an ad for a rehab center. Kudos for the profoundness of the imagery. I hope that they are able to help a lot of people.)</div><div><br /></div><div>We aren't interested in getting away from the heroin. We're ONLY interested in securing our supply...and, by God, it'd better be CHEAP! It's a constitutional right! It says so in the...well...whatever amendment it is...I forget. But it's there!</div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, what it comes down to is that this country hasn't even TRIED to get away from oil. The media doesn't help. Renewable energy sounds like more trouble than it's worth. No need to talk about the automotive lobby and so on. It's been talked to death and is pretty much understood. Energy companies...auto companies...hell, even governments...they all pay lip service by publishing how many millions of dollars they throw into research each year for our "eventual migration away from fossil fuels". Geezus...really?</div><div><br /></div><div>If we put HALF the effort into getting away from disgusting fossil fuels as we did getting to the moon, we'd be there by now. But no. We simply don't want to. We're happy coughing every day and living under the heals of the world's oil-producing nations. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, again, we haven't even tried. And no, (insert president's name here). I don't blame you.</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. And just so you know, I was RAISED on oil. Oil birthed me, oil nurtured me, oil put me through college. I was born into an <a href="http://www.saudiaramco.com/content/www/en/home.html">Aramco</a> family and I'd be lying through my teeth if I said that that company...the largest petroleum producing company in the world...didn't give me a lot. But, in the grand expanse that is my opinion, it changes little. </div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-45399117562744650542011-11-29T03:19:00.008-05:002011-11-29T08:05:58.527-05:00Entry: Last Flight of the Avenger<div>Tags: Nostalgia, Childhood</div><div><br /></div><div>I spent Thanksgiving over on the left coast with my father and some extended family. Good times, as always. I was fortunate enough to get one last ride in "the boat" before it was put up for sale on <a href="http://redding.craigslist.org/boa/2720511723.html">CraigsList</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCHKCp8R-Mo/TtTPGoCUTkI/AAAAAAAACFg/2WLLb41uIdQ/s1600/PB250238.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCHKCp8R-Mo/TtTPGoCUTkI/AAAAAAAACFg/2WLLb41uIdQ/s320/PB250238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680392742754340418" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>You'll have to understand a little about its history before you can understand this craft's significance to me. This boat (or an identical twin) has been a part of the family longer than I have. I have very fond memories as a youngster zipping across the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> while sitting on the bow with my legs hanging off. The railing made a very convenient seat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F7dZVZLWEkM/TtTPDCbNllI/AAAAAAAACFU/e5Pc5ET7uCk/s1600/PB250231.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F7dZVZLWEkM/TtTPDCbNllI/AAAAAAAACFU/e5Pc5ET7uCk/s320/PB250231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680392681118602834" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Water sports were a bit different in the 70s and 80s (from my limited perspective) given that the beasts of burden that roamed the surface of the water seemed a lot more "robust" (for a total lack of a better word) than their counterparts of today. Today it seems to be all about the kinds of exotic composites comprising the hull and the number of ubiquitous computer processors scattered about the craft maintaining perfect precision between the engine and the control surfaces.</div><div><br /></div><div> <div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R_5FNr1hB6I/TtTPAKsNmEI/AAAAAAAACFI/JwVFIgVYakQ/s1600/PB250230.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R_5FNr1hB6I/TtTPAKsNmEI/AAAAAAAACFI/JwVFIgVYakQ/s320/PB250230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680392631797782594" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This particular craft is a vestige from a time when the goal was simple and the designs purposed towards simply having fun and not necessarily having to wonder how one was going to pay for it. (Have you SEEN how much boats cost today???). Streamlined hull....check. Engine....check. Rudder....check. Go!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vfHeF4TWEm0/TtTO7w6Wr1I/AAAAAAAACE8/wrHJZfqHOm4/s1600/PB250233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vfHeF4TWEm0/TtTO7w6Wr1I/AAAAAAAACE8/wrHJZfqHOm4/s320/PB250233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680392556158299986" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm told by my mother that during our years in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia">Saudi</a>, my little kiddie seat would nestle neatly and nicely below the center console. There was enough space for two people at the helm and plenty of leg room to go around. It's a shame that I have absolutely no memories of that at all. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTnTQVxShik/TtTO3qimkXI/AAAAAAAACEw/DO2tnVU15rw/s1600/PB250254.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fTnTQVxShik/TtTO3qimkXI/AAAAAAAACEw/DO2tnVU15rw/s320/PB250254.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680392485728588146" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The design of the boat was such that a family of three could sleep comfortably in the bow. I'm not just saying that as a bullet point, either. We actually used to. The drill was simple...drive out from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abqaiq">Abqaiq</a> the night before, throw a sheet out across the bow, get some serious Zs, and then hit the water as the sun was just coming up off the horizon. I wish I could remember how to spell the name of the <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ll=25.898125,50.104512&spn=0.008435,0.010664&hnear=Charleston,+South+Carolina+29410&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6">beach</a> that we would park out at because I'm not going to look the fool by trying to guess. Me and Arabic...not so good together. :) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qsKnCYC3_Kk/TtTO0iQ-K2I/AAAAAAAACEk/VkD5o-hRHwE/s1600/PB250256.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qsKnCYC3_Kk/TtTO0iQ-K2I/AAAAAAAACEk/VkD5o-hRHwE/s320/PB250256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680392431967546210" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But, I digress. Dad afforded me one last jog around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskeytown_Lake">Whiskeytown Lake</a> a few days ago. Although 25 years off the assembly line, the boat still shone like a dancer in her prime. I'll never, as long as I live, forget the moment that we cleared the no-wake buoy. My dad gingerly says..."Well...let's see if she'll go". Three seconds later, we're at mach 2 and my hair's on fire. </div><div><br /></div><div>Love ya, dad.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /></div></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-87357123612735419072011-11-15T11:33:00.000-05:002011-11-15T14:25:42.660-05:00Entry: More pictures from Lake Murray<div>These were taken from the Lake Murray trip (previously posted <a href="http://millersplace.blogspot.com/2011/11/entry-my-partial-sunday-on-water.html">here</a>). It's nice to have someone ELSE taking pictures so that I can actually prove that I was in the water with everyone else. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRhQxK1bb6o/TsKxYqRE_2I/AAAAAAAACDY/AM7t8CU6FfU/s1600/391030_137241813045101_100002778498954_132687_1220356983_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRhQxK1bb6o/TsKxYqRE_2I/AAAAAAAACDY/AM7t8CU6FfU/s320/391030_137241813045101_100002778498954_132687_1220356983_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293517661142882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Just me. Ho hum.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q4B5bkiA6zg/TsKxWJq0w0I/AAAAAAAACDM/5N-A8rDxhtY/s1600/384972_137242126378403_100002778498954_132688_1985404534_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q4B5bkiA6zg/TsKxWJq0w0I/AAAAAAAACDM/5N-A8rDxhtY/s320/384972_137242126378403_100002778498954_132688_1985404534_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293474551022402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Just me again...re-seating my mask.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oWhtFx0HFuw/TsKxThuzHyI/AAAAAAAACDA/cajJKxZ4WAc/s1600/380772_137250949710854_100002778498954_132727_180952938_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oWhtFx0HFuw/TsKxThuzHyI/AAAAAAAACDA/cajJKxZ4WAc/s320/380772_137250949710854_100002778498954_132727_180952938_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293429470535458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Group shot!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-89X8yYFPHS4/TsKxP-Ic2JI/AAAAAAAACC0/L_5IA4rFn0A/s1600/379116_137264146376201_100002778498954_132752_1907769153_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-89X8yYFPHS4/TsKxP-Ic2JI/AAAAAAAACC0/L_5IA4rFn0A/s320/379116_137264146376201_100002778498954_132752_1907769153_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293368374843538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">So, the group I was with were a bunch of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_diving">commercial divers</a> in training. It's common for them to deploy into the water from some relatively extreme heights. So, I figured I'd try the 15-foot (roughly) giant stride. The picture is actually higher than it looks.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>]<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gbETLzLZE0/TsKxNDOgHpI/AAAAAAAACCo/BBsbkMsr4fk/s1600/373849_137244176378198_100002778498954_132697_1826755757_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gbETLzLZE0/TsKxNDOgHpI/AAAAAAAACCo/BBsbkMsr4fk/s320/373849_137244176378198_100002778498954_132697_1826755757_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293318202793618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Me. Bottom right.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KJ6uw0L0254/TsKxKBeCaFI/AAAAAAAACCc/mG1PwWfM6nc/s1600/316754_137255096377106_100002778498954_132738_355085761_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KJ6uw0L0254/TsKxKBeCaFI/AAAAAAAACCc/mG1PwWfM6nc/s320/316754_137255096377106_100002778498954_132738_355085761_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293266191476818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Me...back left.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NC9_qoesm7o/TsKxG9D33xI/AAAAAAAACCQ/24b5W7Wl8IU/s1600/310538_137275723041710_100002778498954_132783_1312973710_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NC9_qoesm7o/TsKxG9D33xI/AAAAAAAACCQ/24b5W7Wl8IU/s320/310538_137275723041710_100002778498954_132783_1312973710_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675293213468385042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Diving off the the "No Diving" sign from top of the pontoon. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-87254751092656735212011-11-15T08:41:00.002-05:002011-11-15T08:55:55.623-05:00Entry: So, I received this email today ...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFaEQeC6XuA/TsJsWNzcFMI/AAAAAAAACA8/xnLg8S9GBy4/s1600/Thomas-Jefferson1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uFaEQeC6XuA/TsJsWNzcFMI/AAAAAAAACA8/xnLg8S9GBy4/s320/Thomas-Jefferson1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675217609358578882" /></a>So, I received this email today. It was your standard chain letter delivered in the usual format (in other words, absolutely pregnant with greater-than signs on the left denoting every dirty little e-mail account this thing had touched before arriving in my inbox). <div><br /></div><div>The topic was Thomas Jefferson. The letter starts out by describing Jefferson's intellectual maturation, mentions his broad career, and then ends with a series of choice quotes. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is rare that I propagate chain mail like this but I happen to like this one. <b>And no...I have not diligently checked on the accuracy of the content so I could simply be helping some fool spread nonsense and not even know it.</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b>Resume of Thomas Jefferson</b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>At 5, began studying under his cousins tutor.</li><li>At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.</li><li>At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.</li><li>At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.</li><li>At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.</li><li>At 23, started his own law practice.</li><li>At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.</li><li>At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America" and retired from his law practice.</li><li>At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.</li><li>At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence ...</li><li>At 33, took three years to revise Virginias legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.</li><li>At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.</li><li>At 40, served in Congress for two years.</li><li>At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.</li><li>At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.</li><li>At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.</li><li>At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.</li><li>At 57, was elected the third president of the United States.</li><li>At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's size.</li><li>At 61, was elected to a second term as President.</li><li>At 65, retired to Monticello.</li><li>At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.</li><li>At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.</li><li>At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams</li></ul></div><div> Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to lead us in the future:</div><div><br /></div><div> John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe." </i>~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."</i> ~Thomas Jefferson</div><div><br /></div><div>Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:</div><div><i>"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-41348967739330242472011-11-07T02:55:00.005-05:002011-11-07T07:28:35.105-05:00Entry: My (partial) Sunday On the WaterMore pictures of diving. Again, though, no cool underwater pictures. I don't seem to like diving in places where you can actually see anything. Today's dive was in Lake Murray just outside of Columbia, SC. I was fortunate to be able to go out with some students from the <a href="http://www.internationaldivinginstitute.com/">International Diving Institute</a>. There are no shots of me here as I was the one with the camera all day.<div><br /></div><div>Things I learned today: </div><div><ul><li>Wipe off camera lens after having it in the water. Subsequent surface shots come out kinda blurry if you don't. (Common sense? Yes, I think so!)</li><li>How not to remove a fin from one's foot while still in the water.</li><li>How to turn a dive reel into a giant floating spaghetti monster at 65 feet. </li></ul><div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccFLHeB0LfU/TrfKAQfSruI/AAAAAAAAB-4/rMbY2mCmDPg/s1600/PB060029.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccFLHeB0LfU/TrfKAQfSruI/AAAAAAAAB-4/rMbY2mCmDPg/s320/PB060029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672224361471454946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>The happy couple relaxing in the back.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SERQZMvBdDs/TrfJ96FSn7I/AAAAAAAAB-s/OKtsDkG7534/s1600/PB060031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SERQZMvBdDs/TrfJ96FSn7I/AAAAAAAAB-s/OKtsDkG7534/s320/PB060031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672224321097080754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Kim looking all authoritative.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MzFthhIoqr0/TrfJ6sN5oxI/AAAAAAAAB-g/dSzMFSXMZRk/s1600/PB060033.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MzFthhIoqr0/TrfJ6sN5oxI/AAAAAAAAB-g/dSzMFSXMZRk/s320/PB060033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672224265835488018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>A gentleman whose name I can't recall. I thus dub him "BillysDad". Anyway, I snapped this shot of BillysDad at the helm.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p2yX5IPWQpQ/TrfJ31iifaI/AAAAAAAAB-U/0SDc7WVFObU/s1600/PB060034.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p2yX5IPWQpQ/TrfJ31iifaI/AAAAAAAAB-U/0SDc7WVFObU/s320/PB060034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672224216798363042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>This is BillysDad actually posing. Seriously...I'm not kidding.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rah1miSFVEo/TrfJ0D6Bb6I/AAAAAAAAB-I/89KlP6ZUx5g/s1600/PB060035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rah1miSFVEo/TrfJ0D6Bb6I/AAAAAAAAB-I/89KlP6ZUx5g/s320/PB060035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672224151935479714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Jus' hang'n. </i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FZHbvtcal2I/TrfJw7mSoxI/AAAAAAAAB98/pwQyaQ70Ff8/s1600/PB060038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FZHbvtcal2I/TrfJw7mSoxI/AAAAAAAAB98/pwQyaQ70Ff8/s320/PB060038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672224098165629714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Yes. Out double-decker pontoon boat came complete with water slide. What better accessory for a boat dive is there?</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_4XPA13mDNc/TrfJo3AB1QI/AAAAAAAAB9w/e94j1LdNDtI/s1600/PB060039.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_4XPA13mDNc/TrfJo3AB1QI/AAAAAAAAB9w/e94j1LdNDtI/s320/PB060039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223959492449538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Mike hanging out on top.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4XXKcFcZaAI/TrfJlbyhPNI/AAAAAAAAB9k/hDbweaPsW8Q/s1600/PB060040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4XXKcFcZaAI/TrfJlbyhPNI/AAAAAAAAB9k/hDbweaPsW8Q/s320/PB060040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223900648422610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>I feel like total arse for not remember this guy's name. He's the guy who loaned me his spare fins after I lost one of mine. Total life-saver. </i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--IURnreXgX0/TrfJiFMseAI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/9VFPVlbXMik/s1600/PB060042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--IURnreXgX0/TrfJiFMseAI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/9VFPVlbXMik/s320/PB060042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223843044587522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Billy and Trace looking for the marker buoy that marks the submerged bridge. BTW, it was never found. <:(</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--yUaBxZ7mpM/TrfJea-keCI/AAAAAAAAB9M/P3EqkcFcviM/s1600/PB060043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--yUaBxZ7mpM/TrfJea-keCI/AAAAAAAAB9M/P3EqkcFcviM/s320/PB060043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223780171446306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Random islands.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0BKZ5uvOMEI/TrfJa7BnOZI/AAAAAAAAB9A/-AP2ydG0oRw/s1600/PB060044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0BKZ5uvOMEI/TrfJa7BnOZI/AAAAAAAAB9A/-AP2ydG0oRw/s320/PB060044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223720054667666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Another random island.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-72COdVWBNRs/TrfJXaO7KiI/AAAAAAAAB80/zOL28sLUu8E/s1600/PB060045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-72COdVWBNRs/TrfJXaO7KiI/AAAAAAAAB80/zOL28sLUu8E/s320/PB060045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223659712522786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>The ladies hanging out in the back.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoXNb4dRnME/TrfJUClmghI/AAAAAAAAB8o/09rduFPzpPQ/s1600/PB060047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoXNb4dRnME/TrfJUClmghI/AAAAAAAAB8o/09rduFPzpPQ/s320/PB060047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223601825579538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>A shot of my obnoxiously yellow fin in the water. This is to give an idea regarding visibility. Then again, it doesn't help that this picture was taken while I was in the shadow of the boat.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrBHaf2aLT0/TrfJRs1xpyI/AAAAAAAAB8c/XeWNxsVweLs/s1600/PB060048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrBHaf2aLT0/TrfJRs1xpyI/AAAAAAAAB8c/XeWNxsVweLs/s320/PB060048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223561628100386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Divers in.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1pO6dDIWOl4/TrfJOEfT-oI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/xCuWJ0d2B3g/s1600/PB060049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1pO6dDIWOl4/TrfJOEfT-oI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/xCuWJ0d2B3g/s320/PB060049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223499256855170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>No idea who's in this shot.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c4xgRtgGNPI/TrfJLd8MlDI/AAAAAAAAB8E/4HdZTLWxZU0/s1600/PB060050.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c4xgRtgGNPI/TrfJLd8MlDI/AAAAAAAAB8E/4HdZTLWxZU0/s320/PB060050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223454549283890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Another boat shot.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WwpLIbqD7YU/TrfJGNXt34I/AAAAAAAAB74/_mr9RGhc8QI/s1600/PB060051.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WwpLIbqD7YU/TrfJGNXt34I/AAAAAAAAB74/_mr9RGhc8QI/s320/PB060051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223364201963394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>And another.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-htyaMVOpxCQ/TrfJC8fmlsI/AAAAAAAAB7s/NzPmHzFMgb0/s1600/PB060052.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-htyaMVOpxCQ/TrfJC8fmlsI/AAAAAAAAB7s/NzPmHzFMgb0/s320/PB060052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223308132030146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Dive 1 complete. Time for surface interval. </i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vUuF4PjjYdA/TrfI_uSh0_I/AAAAAAAAB7g/zo8SyH_ZE-c/s1600/PB060053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vUuF4PjjYdA/TrfI_uSh0_I/AAAAAAAAB7g/zo8SyH_ZE-c/s320/PB060053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223252779488242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Kim, regaling us with stories of past diving glories whilst imparting wisdom from immeasurable experience.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b7ygLqp8_Y0/TrfI8IFIieI/AAAAAAAAB7U/DLs7M3QBkVI/s1600/PB060054.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b7ygLqp8_Y0/TrfI8IFIieI/AAAAAAAAB7U/DLs7M3QBkVI/s320/PB060054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223190983150050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Mike: "Where are the pole dancers?"</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ6MTAS3DQQ/TrfI45nt-aI/AAAAAAAAB7I/quZfZ-Mm1tY/s1600/PB060055.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SQ6MTAS3DQQ/TrfI45nt-aI/AAAAAAAAB7I/quZfZ-Mm1tY/s320/PB060055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223135562070434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>"Yes, Mr. camera man? Can I help you?"</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aHxwH3oIa3c/TrfI1Dd9ryI/AAAAAAAAB68/-MpRh0IEiCg/s1600/PB060056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aHxwH3oIa3c/TrfI1Dd9ryI/AAAAAAAAB68/-MpRh0IEiCg/s320/PB060056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223069486034722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Actually not what it looks like, hilariously enough.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlVK5RDM12E/TrfIxmRe0pI/AAAAAAAAB6w/Ghr2QNCr9Ys/s1600/PB060057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlVK5RDM12E/TrfIxmRe0pI/AAAAAAAAB6w/Ghr2QNCr9Ys/s320/PB060057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672223010109444754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>"I'm just gonna sit here on my slide and...not slide. By the way, where's the fried chicken?"</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TQFLOxzJ9U/TrfIuynCJwI/AAAAAAAAB6k/3bK8lUSXgp0/s1600/PB060059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TQFLOxzJ9U/TrfIuynCJwI/AAAAAAAAB6k/3bK8lUSXgp0/s320/PB060059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222961881458434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><i>"Cap'n Morgan, sir."</i></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NtaIsl2-BfI/TrfIrSTxSrI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/Ukm_YpmrxrI/s1600/PB060060.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NtaIsl2-BfI/TrfIrSTxSrI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/Ukm_YpmrxrI/s320/PB060060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222901671119538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>In the water again.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MdpGHrNcS-E/TrfIogxHzYI/AAAAAAAAB6M/_1feLkbkZ-U/s1600/PB060061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MdpGHrNcS-E/TrfIogxHzYI/AAAAAAAAB6M/_1feLkbkZ-U/s320/PB060061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222854012718466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Waiting for stragglers.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4HJGOt5jkI/TrfIlVwhyTI/AAAAAAAAB6A/rXHb3YH-GFE/s1600/PB060062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4HJGOt5jkI/TrfIlVwhyTI/AAAAAAAAB6A/rXHb3YH-GFE/s320/PB060062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222799517829426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Shot of the bottom at 20 feet.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vg134yfZhOE/TrfIiWWXjMI/AAAAAAAAB50/Ru7Lzyd7Ths/s1600/PB060063.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vg134yfZhOE/TrfIiWWXjMI/AAAAAAAAB50/Ru7Lzyd7Ths/s320/PB060063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222748136934594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Shot of my dive buddy at 20 feet. The murk is actually do to silting, not the water being that nasty</i></span>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ok. Time for some history. Something you should know about Lake Murray and the <a href="http://www.lakemurray-sc.com/lakemurrayb25.html">role it played in the Doolittle Raid</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8k7sGo6cV7s/TrfIftPaBZI/AAAAAAAAB5o/XwngPujQl-Q/s1600/PB060064.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8k7sGo6cV7s/TrfIftPaBZI/AAAAAAAAB5o/XwngPujQl-Q/s320/PB060064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222702742144402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Remnants of spent munitions found on the bottom. Stood next to air tank for scale. </i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Her: "Hey, honey. How was your day?"</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Him: "Great. Found a WWII bomb in the lake."</i></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sTLWyZ4v-qk/TrfIdE3bKEI/AAAAAAAAB5c/VJDc3KCOigk/s1600/PB060065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sTLWyZ4v-qk/TrfIdE3bKEI/AAAAAAAAB5c/VJDc3KCOigk/s320/PB060065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222657544398914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Another picture of the bomb.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ab_-m7GYnyQ/TrfIaNKm5dI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/9IxE6c74xbk/s1600/PB060068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ab_-m7GYnyQ/TrfIaNKm5dI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/9IxE6c74xbk/s320/PB060068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222608232736210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>A portion of a detonator that I found.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kH1Er_GD6OY/TrfIVfIMKjI/AAAAAAAAB5E/CEBy6pmdapY/s1600/PB060069.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kH1Er_GD6OY/TrfIVfIMKjI/AAAAAAAAB5E/CEBy6pmdapY/s320/PB060069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672222527155087922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Organizing everything after returning from the dives.</i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-26216912987111691232011-10-26T05:42:00.012-05:002011-10-26T05:56:48.273-05:00Entry: A Saturday on the water<div>Spent Saturday on the Water with the folks from Charleston SCUBA. Learned a lot of lessons from the last experience. I have come to find that <b>Dimenhydrinate</b> (Triptone, Dramamine, etc) is my drug of choice for motion sickness. <b>Meclizine</b> (Bonine, Dramamine-Non-Drowsy, etc) obviously didn't do it for me last time.</div><div>The water was exceptionally murky that day so I don't really have any underwater pictures to share. Be prepared to be underwhelmed with my selection. ;)<br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88l5wc0rtM0/Tqfliy_7raI/AAAAAAAAB4w/ZQ2qTOXqFmw/s1600/PA220004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88l5wc0rtM0/Tqfliy_7raI/AAAAAAAAB4w/ZQ2qTOXqFmw/s320/PA220004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667751042037296546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Steve, one of our dive masters. Yes, we had two that day.</i></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jGHduBVJzME/TqflgARa1FI/AAAAAAAAB4k/Y9RrY4u3ESM/s1600/PA220005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jGHduBVJzME/TqflgARa1FI/AAAAAAAAB4k/Y9RrY4u3ESM/s320/PA220005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750994060694610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A random shot of the Sullivan's Island light house over Dave's head. He ended up being my dive buddy for this excursion.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-huswMlqnEvw/Tqfld2dKxWI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/2GJGrGYzwlg/s1600/PA220006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-huswMlqnEvw/Tqfld2dKxWI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/2GJGrGYzwlg/s320/PA220006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750957065880930" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Random shot of Sally, Phil, and a couple others.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hx6hATlngeo/TqflbDZ8nHI/AAAAAAAAB4M/aGmfg1il_pg/s1600/PA220007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hx6hATlngeo/TqflbDZ8nHI/AAAAAAAAB4M/aGmfg1il_pg/s320/PA220007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750909002423410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>If you zoom in, you can see the Morris Island light house in the background over the jetties.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CE9Oo_ytCpY/TqflY-3i1KI/AAAAAAAAB4A/x2sHuso9uyw/s1600/PA220008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CE9Oo_ytCpY/TqflY-3i1KI/AAAAAAAAB4A/x2sHuso9uyw/s320/PA220008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750873424647330" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Another shot of the jetties. (Exciting, eh?)</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jdPuxkLqwMM/TqflV-yC5sI/AAAAAAAAB30/xrChZaXUyzg/s1600/PA220009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jdPuxkLqwMM/TqflV-yC5sI/AAAAAAAAB30/xrChZaXUyzg/s320/PA220009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750821861975746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sullivan's Island light house again.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mKbOLnJl02U/TqflSoIcEzI/AAAAAAAAB3o/qEwxIK-RSlQ/s1600/PA220010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-mKbOLnJl02U/TqflSoIcEzI/AAAAAAAAB3o/qEwxIK-RSlQ/s320/PA220010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750764242277170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A view of Charleston as we leave.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJXN_IA0fY8/TqflPgcemWI/AAAAAAAAB3c/aDUKgMELNpM/s1600/PA220014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJXN_IA0fY8/TqflPgcemWI/AAAAAAAAB3c/aDUKgMELNpM/s320/PA220014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750710639237474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is the most uncomfortable sleeping pose I have ever seen. it apparently worked for David, though.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7q9i94zWIdU/TqflMOaWVFI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/PObXHq8cr3s/s1600/PA220015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7q9i94zWIdU/TqflMOaWVFI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/PObXHq8cr3s/s320/PA220015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750654258861138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Looking for the wreck.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7F0fQJbpAZE/TqflIwqVzrI/AAAAAAAAB3E/c7Bi8lhXRpE/s1600/PA220021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7F0fQJbpAZE/TqflIwqVzrI/AAAAAAAAB3E/c7Bi8lhXRpE/s320/PA220021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667750594733264562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A shot of my fin (with the red filter on the camera) to give you an idea of how murky it was that day. </i></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-77564900673722495932011-10-17T03:48:00.002-05:002011-10-17T07:17:22.271-05:00Entry: Diving at the Springs<div>Drove down to<a href="http://www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com/"> Ginnie Springs</a> this weekend to work on my cavern diving certification. My buddy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mikeblitch">Mike</a> was the instructor for the event and did an absolutely awesome job. Again, I brought my underwater camera and, although the result are a tad better than last time, they are still kinda blah at best. (Still don't have a red filter or strobe.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRzd7CYNcjU/TpwXhoWkIJI/AAAAAAAAB20/ExoTw7vddSA/s1600/PA150023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRzd7CYNcjU/TpwXhoWkIJI/AAAAAAAAB20/ExoTw7vddSA/s320/PA150023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664428297860423826" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A shot of the first location.</i></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i21dC31tGNc/TpwXfDuUwjI/AAAAAAAAB2o/98aPApSuE9I/s1600/PA150024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i21dC31tGNc/TpwXfDuUwjI/AAAAAAAAB2o/98aPApSuE9I/s320/PA150024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664428253668229682" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The water above 'the ballroom' (a really nice cave that is blocked off at the bottom by a large grate).</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9aep_X863y4/TpwXcJa8PHI/AAAAAAAAB2c/RwvxVDHpmZs/s1600/PA150025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9aep_X863y4/TpwXcJa8PHI/AAAAAAAAB2c/RwvxVDHpmZs/s320/PA150025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664428203657935986" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Another shot of the ridiculously clear water.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKXoFrRaSdk/TpwXZR8EkgI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/RIhU2kF-bfQ/s1600/PA150028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKXoFrRaSdk/TpwXZR8EkgI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/RIhU2kF-bfQ/s320/PA150028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664428154404770306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Did I mention that Saturday was the day when every USF frat decided to hit the springs?</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q3URYYYbCVA/TpwXWLaFcvI/AAAAAAAAB2E/UUzJuLD02UE/s1600/PA150029.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q3URYYYbCVA/TpwXWLaFcvI/AAAAAAAAB2E/UUzJuLD02UE/s320/PA150029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664428101112001266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Veronica and Tom (the other students in the course) gearing up.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-369nMHz0oRU/TpwXTK3YxZI/AAAAAAAAB14/fxdN-MjXPVw/s1600/PA150036.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-369nMHz0oRU/TpwXTK3YxZI/AAAAAAAAB14/fxdN-MjXPVw/s320/PA150036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664428049426859410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Me, underwater, setting a primary tie-off before entering the ballroom.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aa5lgud_Jzs/TpwXPU9cvBI/AAAAAAAAB1s/zSN6MumS3pM/s1600/PA160038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aa5lgud_Jzs/TpwXPU9cvBI/AAAAAAAAB1s/zSN6MumS3pM/s320/PA160038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427983417162770" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Me, entering the ballroom. Does it seem dark in there? It's darker than you think.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7uUK0fN0n1c/TpwXMk5YA3I/AAAAAAAAB1g/6mX-jjAoDuQ/s1600/PA160040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7uUK0fN0n1c/TpwXMk5YA3I/AAAAAAAAB1g/6mX-jjAoDuQ/s320/PA160040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427936155435890" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A view from inside the cave.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vq20ahNSVqw/TpwXJSepOjI/AAAAAAAAB1U/UKJQaHPBaBM/s1600/PA160046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vq20ahNSVqw/TpwXJSepOjI/AAAAAAAAB1U/UKJQaHPBaBM/s320/PA160046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427879671872050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The aforementioned grate that sits ~60 feet.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uvSbHV1RRPo/TpwXGqdc_9I/AAAAAAAAB1I/ulB0RgQglWM/s1600/PA160048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uvSbHV1RRPo/TpwXGqdc_9I/AAAAAAAAB1I/ulB0RgQglWM/s320/PA160048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427834569719762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My sitting in front of the grate looking all sexy.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UgGkJukhSVs/TpwXDhUKOZI/AAAAAAAAB08/kUAOuaROYrE/s1600/PA160053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UgGkJukhSVs/TpwXDhUKOZI/AAAAAAAAB08/kUAOuaROYrE/s320/PA160053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427780575213970" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hello, there!</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hh1nF30yOK0/TpwXAmzakdI/AAAAAAAAB0w/m4ZSD9DoUWY/s1600/PA160057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hh1nF30yOK0/TpwXAmzakdI/AAAAAAAAB0w/m4ZSD9DoUWY/s320/PA160057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427730508878290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You can see a light from a diver in the cave below and you can see where the spent breathing gases percolate through the rock up to the surface above. </i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zeDwssqOG5k/TpwW80FeSZI/AAAAAAAAB0k/fUvUHd3_X9I/s1600/PA160059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zeDwssqOG5k/TpwW80FeSZI/AAAAAAAAB0k/fUvUHd3_X9I/s320/PA160059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427665354803602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike swimming out of the ballroom.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCqlfj0Yqhg/TpwW5v1xXXI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/l0bUf7jZHUE/s1600/PA160065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCqlfj0Yqhg/TpwW5v1xXXI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/l0bUf7jZHUE/s320/PA160065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427612675595634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>No surprise here!</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r0KgqCR1jRM/TpwW2NdtVhI/AAAAAAAAB0M/2j7IYWReH08/s1600/PA160067.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r0KgqCR1jRM/TpwW2NdtVhI/AAAAAAAAB0M/2j7IYWReH08/s320/PA160067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427551908255250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>One of the points-of-entry into our diving area on day two.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3JytYwfr30/TpwWzYO5uaI/AAAAAAAAB0A/6-rchNSHrhc/s1600/PA160071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3JytYwfr30/TpwWzYO5uaI/AAAAAAAAB0A/6-rchNSHrhc/s320/PA160071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427503259335074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Going through some line drills before getting wet.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4FmxWAeshj4/TpwWwKTl_mI/AAAAAAAABz0/2TyDDPhXzPE/s1600/PA160075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4FmxWAeshj4/TpwWwKTl_mI/AAAAAAAABz0/2TyDDPhXzPE/s320/PA160075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427447981309538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just a picture of myself chill'axing on the surface. This was my first excuse to operationally use my doubles tanks. They ain't light!</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GbSAAxiKpHI/TpwWtbM2h8I/AAAAAAAABzo/nBLqn0Hyzdw/s1600/PA160082.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GbSAAxiKpHI/TpwWtbM2h8I/AAAAAAAABzo/nBLqn0Hyzdw/s320/PA160082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427400976828354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A random crevice that we did not explore. </i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AFKQWOfqtdg/TpwWov5kbMI/AAAAAAAABzc/mFfRctlKKvk/s1600/PA160089.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AFKQWOfqtdg/TpwWov5kbMI/AAAAAAAABzc/mFfRctlKKvk/s320/PA160089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427320633748674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I really don't know what this is a picture of. It's either Tom or Veronica and I think we're coming out of Devil's Ear.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlNqO3e_J18/TpwWllSA7TI/AAAAAAAABzQ/7ErhLs_JZPU/s1600/PA160091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlNqO3e_J18/TpwWllSA7TI/AAAAAAAABzQ/7ErhLs_JZPU/s320/PA160091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427266243882290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A shot of Veronica after one of our dives in Devil's Ear.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xjl8na-BlxI/TpwWiu2I6VI/AAAAAAAABzE/xT9WFP45g_0/s1600/PA160101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xjl8na-BlxI/TpwWiu2I6VI/AAAAAAAABzE/xT9WFP45g_0/s320/PA160101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427217271712082" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike recovering the reel at the mouth of Devil's Eye.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f5NW0gnuLg0/TpwWgNO1sEI/AAAAAAAABy4/SuGtU-0BHsI/s1600/PA160104.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f5NW0gnuLg0/TpwWgNO1sEI/AAAAAAAABy4/SuGtU-0BHsI/s320/PA160104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427173888766018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike, Tom, and Veronica.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dDfY1g-96Jg/TpwWcbsKrFI/AAAAAAAABys/SHe89EPFSBU/s1600/PA160105.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dDfY1g-96Jg/TpwWcbsKrFI/AAAAAAAABys/SHe89EPFSBU/s320/PA160105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427109050395730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tom and Veronica.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zulYItZ37Ks/TpwWaLCfGfI/AAAAAAAAByg/7Xvm0icmc7Q/s1600/PA160106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zulYItZ37Ks/TpwWaLCfGfI/AAAAAAAAByg/7Xvm0icmc7Q/s320/PA160106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427070220868082" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Me, do'in my thing. </i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P1NOEt3-euY/TpwWXbrJNHI/AAAAAAAAByU/HMPon_-XGIc/s1600/PA160108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P1NOEt3-euY/TpwWXbrJNHI/AAAAAAAAByU/HMPon_-XGIc/s320/PA160108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664427023146759282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike, do'in HIS thing.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tIRzJXhTAfs/TpwWU9c3PHI/AAAAAAAAByI/jC7oGbLkNA8/s1600/PA160111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tIRzJXhTAfs/TpwWU9c3PHI/AAAAAAAAByI/jC7oGbLkNA8/s320/PA160111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664426980674059378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This was just inside the entrance at the bottom of Devil's Ear. "PREVENT YOUR DEATH. GO NO FURTHER." This is followed at the bottom by "THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS CAVE WORTH DYING FOR. DO NOT GO BEYOND THIS POINT."</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G0ecXCWU4Hg/TpwWR1q2GeI/AAAAAAAABx8/PETfrMehlQU/s1600/PA160114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-G0ecXCWU4Hg/TpwWR1q2GeI/AAAAAAAABx8/PETfrMehlQU/s320/PA160114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664426927045614050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The obligatory shot of myself behind the sign.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaOaZ_9iIbM/TpwWOZDVcFI/AAAAAAAABxw/F7rQa9pj3po/s1600/PA160115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaOaZ_9iIbM/TpwWOZDVcFI/AAAAAAAABxw/F7rQa9pj3po/s320/PA160115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664426867824095314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A shot of some other random diver coming through. Without these lights that we carry, it is literally pitch black.</i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y2VSogRcb8U/TpwWK6Xp8EI/AAAAAAAABxk/W82na5W3yKM/s1600/PA160117.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y2VSogRcb8U/TpwWK6Xp8EI/AAAAAAAABxk/W82na5W3yKM/s320/PA160117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664426808048218178" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A shot of some spent breathing gas on the ceiling of the cave. Looked kinda neat. Was weird sticking my head in. </i></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdElAeDyGpY/TpwWHbPNVEI/AAAAAAAABxY/Tq4Wcvqg8oM/s1600/PA160119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdElAeDyGpY/TpwWHbPNVEI/AAAAAAAABxY/Tq4Wcvqg8oM/s320/PA160119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664426748151682114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A shot of the percolating gases above the caves pictured above. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, it was an awesome experience! It was great diving with such great people who had such an abundance of experience. I learned a lot about methods of streamlining. Need to get shorter hoses at some point for most of my stuff. Also need a lot more practice with the doubles. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All in all, it was fun! :)</div></span></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-66819552503336228842011-09-19T03:49:00.000-05:002011-09-19T09:55:29.455-05:00Entry: Discover SCUBA weekend<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Had another great day doing the Discover SCUBA things with the folks over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Diving-Institute-LLC/256813671138">IDI</a>. This month I was privileged to have my buddy David with me, back from Germany no less. </div><div><br /></div><div>I strapped on my doubles and got wet for the first time. It was....an experience to say the least. :) Gotta go back next month and try it with a bare back plate as opposed to the nice OMS harness that I had it on. </div><div><br /></div><div>We didn't have any proper cameras so I snapped a few with my iPhone(TM). <div><br /></div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW7kOET35fc/TndXLpHlUJI/AAAAAAAABxQ/hTUDPC1QMM8/s1600/326616_2427305085543_1339024464_32842877_1475982208_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW7kOET35fc/TndXLpHlUJI/AAAAAAAABxQ/hTUDPC1QMM8/s320/326616_2427305085543_1339024464_32842877_1475982208_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654083714714783890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Who is that masked man?</span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rm7LgmOGeQM/TndXIZ9oYfI/AAAAAAAABxI/ej5dOGwgquk/s1600/291601_2427298485378_1339024464_32842868_1821890723_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rm7LgmOGeQM/TndXIZ9oYfI/AAAAAAAABxI/ej5dOGwgquk/s320/291601_2427298485378_1339024464_32842868_1821890723_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654083659106902514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >David, waving to his crowd of adoring fans.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NTQxX8-OBs/TndXE4uSBRI/AAAAAAAABxA/eqvpgRcgPnY/s1600/174939_2427294085268_1339024464_32842859_1370553021_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5NTQxX8-OBs/TndXE4uSBRI/AAAAAAAABxA/eqvpgRcgPnY/s320/174939_2427294085268_1339024464_32842859_1370553021_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654083598644544786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Yeah...I guess it's kinda hard to smile under the water</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div>Stay tuned for details about next month's exciting adventures in Discover SCUBA.</div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-47529158743097990612011-09-09T15:33:00.041-05:002011-09-09T16:22:51.058-05:00Entry: Germany, Day 7<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">This was an awesome way to finish off this vacation. We took a road trip out to check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest">Black Forest</a>in beautiful <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Triberg,+Germany&hl=en&sll=32.930579,-80.003183&sspn=0.129384,0.220757&vpsrc=0&t=h&z=11">Triberg</a>. This forest is supposedly the place from the Hansel & Gretel fairy tale. If I were an author or independently wealthy, I would so have a house in this little town. It is easily one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. It also supposedly has two cuckoo clocks that are vying for the largest in the Guiness book of records. And, after today, I NEVER wanna see another cuckoo clock as long as I live.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxpLUlFCEzQ/TmqAN02NtDI/AAAAAAAABw4/_5eY3O4FGtQ/s1600/P9090498.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxpLUlFCEzQ/TmqAN02NtDI/AAAAAAAABw4/_5eY3O4FGtQ/s320/P9090498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650469657502397490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The day started off well. :)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_mwWnbukpgY/TmqAHGCuL0I/AAAAAAAABww/itN6okeGZik/s1600/P9090508.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_mwWnbukpgY/TmqAHGCuL0I/AAAAAAAABww/itN6okeGZik/s320/P9090508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650469541859176258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Squirrel!!!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EhLmHK5nkaU/Tmp_9syZ3rI/AAAAAAAABwo/PJSSKEXfmAk/s1600/P9090511.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-EhLmHK5nkaU/Tmp_9syZ3rI/AAAAAAAABwo/PJSSKEXfmAk/s320/P9090511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650469380461026994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >No swimming.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y37UBWG2WZE/Tmp_1t4gyMI/AAAAAAAABwg/0eP-m861WuU/s1600/P9090513.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y37UBWG2WZE/Tmp_1t4gyMI/AAAAAAAABwg/0eP-m861WuU/s320/P9090513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650469243316127938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Shoulda brought my swim trunks.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88o2Qc8uAvg/Tmp_rv3EDFI/AAAAAAAABwY/YYMLQTvoNQk/s1600/P9090515.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88o2Qc8uAvg/Tmp_rv3EDFI/AAAAAAAABwY/YYMLQTvoNQk/s1600/P9090515.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88o2Qc8uAvg/Tmp_rv3EDFI/AAAAAAAABwY/YYMLQTvoNQk/s320/P9090515.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650469072048229458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Wow.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-88o2Qc8uAvg/Tmp_rv3EDFI/AAAAAAAABwY/YYMLQTvoNQk/s1600/P9090515.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N5gZm5oSfws/Tmp_fCvjRTI/AAAAAAAABwQ/MmvlR0qTHrA/s1600/P9090520.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-N5gZm5oSfws/Tmp_fCvjRTI/AAAAAAAABwQ/MmvlR0qTHrA/s320/P9090520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650468853778695474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Awesome.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QJiiMdxdkno/Tmp_XOqhILI/AAAAAAAABwI/zBP_MlsWnZo/s1600/P9090522.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QJiiMdxdkno/Tmp_XOqhILI/AAAAAAAABwI/zBP_MlsWnZo/s320/P9090522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650468719539855538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Back shot.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y4vFGpPKyZs/Tmp_P2kIR9I/AAAAAAAABwA/eiGzzUCbZXA/s1600/P9090523.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-y4vFGpPKyZs/Tmp_P2kIR9I/AAAAAAAABwA/eiGzzUCbZXA/s320/P9090523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650468592811526098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Seriously wanted to jump in.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CjoZk0NThyM/Tmp_Cgzwt9I/AAAAAAAABv4/T7Se91mAg60/s1600/P9090524.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CjoZk0NThyM/Tmp_Cgzwt9I/AAAAAAAABv4/T7Se91mAg60/s320/P9090524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650468363633211346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh and Georganna.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrBhodjQLBI/Tmp-z61VCtI/AAAAAAAABvw/XLWfZrL12Sg/s1600/P9090528.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrBhodjQLBI/Tmp-z61VCtI/AAAAAAAABvw/XLWfZrL12Sg/s320/P9090528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650468112921070290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Forgot what this actually said. They had lots of stuff carved into the rocks.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1jlUrJ8cJek/Tmp-q4JuIFI/AAAAAAAABvo/F6EHIm6VUqg/s1600/P9090530.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1jlUrJ8cJek/Tmp-q4JuIFI/AAAAAAAABvo/F6EHIm6VUqg/s320/P9090530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650467957582471250" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-halhCMpfI1k/Tmp-ibpLvNI/AAAAAAAABvg/o-wOndDktgw/s1600/P9090534.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-halhCMpfI1k/Tmp-ibpLvNI/AAAAAAAABvg/o-wOndDktgw/s320/P9090534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650467812490853586" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr3AW5FWYmQ/Tmp-YVqweNI/AAAAAAAABvY/EmAOCVQXTN8/s1600/P9090536.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr3AW5FWYmQ/Tmp-YVqweNI/AAAAAAAABvY/EmAOCVQXTN8/s320/P9090536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650467639088150738" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0QwsIa79YEs/Tmp-OuIJFgI/AAAAAAAABvQ/pRjt5uW82eU/s1600/P9090542.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0QwsIa79YEs/Tmp-OuIJFgI/AAAAAAAABvQ/pRjt5uW82eU/s320/P9090542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650467473855157762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I could live here.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ngvVA_JRv6A/Tmp-F7UVpTI/AAAAAAAABvI/8y7gh0dm5uo/s1600/P9090545.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ngvVA_JRv6A/Tmp-F7UVpTI/AAAAAAAABvI/8y7gh0dm5uo/s320/P9090545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650467322777150770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ick. Shame.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_-f3TsC8VoU/Tmp96SNSWcI/AAAAAAAABvA/o17pt4Y6Eb8/s1600/P9090552.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_-f3TsC8VoU/Tmp96SNSWcI/AAAAAAAABvA/o17pt4Y6Eb8/s320/P9090552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650467122763160002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Best ice cream ever.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KcvgTedLRaY/Tmp9tnSSdZI/AAAAAAAABu4/J6ZzB9NSUHg/s1600/P9090553.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KcvgTedLRaY/Tmp9tnSSdZI/AAAAAAAABu4/J6ZzB9NSUHg/s320/P9090553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650466905082983826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >"I only see a couple of old people."</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVfkCD30kjY/Tmp9k3_kB4I/AAAAAAAABuw/-oq4szSdnvM/s1600/P9090556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVfkCD30kjY/Tmp9k3_kB4I/AAAAAAAABuw/-oq4szSdnvM/s320/P9090556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650466754949023618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >One of the local churches.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wxGlPX9TjrQ/Tmp9XurIzgI/AAAAAAAABuo/G12Fto03Ud8/s1600/P9090566.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wxGlPX9TjrQ/Tmp9XurIzgI/AAAAAAAABuo/G12Fto03Ud8/s320/P9090566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650466529109134850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Nice organ!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L7rvkOPqg1M/Tmp9JnDwMfI/AAAAAAAABug/Dq8WyOLWPkY/s1600/P9090565.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L7rvkOPqg1M/Tmp9JnDwMfI/AAAAAAAABug/Dq8WyOLWPkY/s320/P9090565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650466286546727410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Even small town podunk churches are awesome!!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bAlCfIf9ZU4/Tmp83gsHAYI/AAAAAAAABuY/zoJxUXsoaK0/s1600/P9090581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bAlCfIf9ZU4/Tmp83gsHAYI/AAAAAAAABuY/zoJxUXsoaK0/s320/P9090581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650465975599300994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I could live there, too.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3IZ4iJXWK7g/Tmp8upTN-fI/AAAAAAAABuQ/d_h-UV4Y9gc/s1600/P9090584.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-3IZ4iJXWK7g/Tmp8upTN-fI/AAAAAAAABuQ/d_h-UV4Y9gc/s320/P9090584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650465823291996658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >One of the many Jesuses that we've seen.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tFmjQOUUEVI/Tmp8kZciJRI/AAAAAAAABuI/YwespfEazAQ/s1600/P9090587.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tFmjQOUUEVI/Tmp8kZciJRI/AAAAAAAABuI/YwespfEazAQ/s320/P9090587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650465647237408018" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c2sDIe2kQNc/Tmp8ZYtk-AI/AAAAAAAABuA/FQc-n5YXDdw/s1600/P9090590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c2sDIe2kQNc/Tmp8ZYtk-AI/AAAAAAAABuA/FQc-n5YXDdw/s320/P9090590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650465458061899778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Umm. How?</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h7HEqGdv1n4/Tmp8NzvFmoI/AAAAAAAABt4/lY-NWUk935g/s1600/P9090602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h7HEqGdv1n4/Tmp8NzvFmoI/AAAAAAAABt4/lY-NWUk935g/s320/P9090602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650465259157559938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lots of cuckoo clocks.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7-8ZTMr0YSI/Tmp8FCKoYhI/AAAAAAAABtw/rl6BX8rmRzw/s1600/P9090604.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7-8ZTMr0YSI/Tmp8FCKoYhI/AAAAAAAABtw/rl6BX8rmRzw/s320/P9090604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650465108412359186" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQ3Ya6wmse8/Tmp74kB-NpI/AAAAAAAABto/Qaz3VF3qJls/s1600/P9090616.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQ3Ya6wmse8/Tmp74kB-NpI/AAAAAAAABto/Qaz3VF3qJls/s320/P9090616.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650464894164547218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >This was kind of disturbing. The dude's legs turn into horns.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LDx-WskQ7sI/Tmp7vYKmsnI/AAAAAAAABtg/s3s7iDnzr_Q/s1600/P9090621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-LDx-WskQ7sI/Tmp7vYKmsnI/AAAAAAAABtg/s3s7iDnzr_Q/s320/P9090621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650464736360706674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh hiding after I asked her to stand back for a picture.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KkJCIp05h24/Tmp7jGtD_HI/AAAAAAAABtY/brF_pkVmQFM/s1600/P9090638.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KkJCIp05h24/Tmp7jGtD_HI/AAAAAAAABtY/brF_pkVmQFM/s320/P9090638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650464525514964082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Gummi penis, anyone?</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ecrk-3jqO4U/Tmp7ZMHqO0I/AAAAAAAABtQ/U4QTy9UYsKk/s1600/P9090646.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ecrk-3jqO4U/Tmp7ZMHqO0I/AAAAAAAABtQ/U4QTy9UYsKk/s320/P9090646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650464355170007874" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTtsZbN9lUs/Tmp7QeUz4xI/AAAAAAAABtI/f0m1L2BaLSw/s1600/P9090650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTtsZbN9lUs/Tmp7QeUz4xI/AAAAAAAABtI/f0m1L2BaLSw/s320/P9090650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650464205438182162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Georganna milking the ketchup.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hPpxVNuSDHI/Tmp7DjETYRI/AAAAAAAABtA/_39BFFhNCic/s1600/P9090656.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hPpxVNuSDHI/Tmp7DjETYRI/AAAAAAAABtA/_39BFFhNCic/s320/P9090656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650463983372820754" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xtgjghCTi-k/Tmp65BoeglI/AAAAAAAABs4/I_L-jYecwVs/s1600/P9090659.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xtgjghCTi-k/Tmp65BoeglI/AAAAAAAABs4/I_L-jYecwVs/s320/P9090659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650463802599047762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >These dudes turned their store into a giant cuckoo clock.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cuF2bQVHUsQ/Tmp6qDNgqZI/AAAAAAAABsw/S_Nyu0MhblQ/s1600/P9090668.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cuF2bQVHUsQ/Tmp6qDNgqZI/AAAAAAAABsw/S_Nyu0MhblQ/s320/P9090668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650463545324775826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Biggest one I saw all day.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EmYasClhzaU/Tmp6fM5hjRI/AAAAAAAABso/SJQzYEW5DuU/s1600/P9090678.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EmYasClhzaU/Tmp6fM5hjRI/AAAAAAAABso/SJQzYEW5DuU/s320/P9090678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650463358946741522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh eating her Black Forest cake (which apparently originated in this village).</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kztX7347yqM/Tmp6T01Y7uI/AAAAAAAABsg/oDw4CV5F4hI/s1600/P9090683.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kztX7347yqM/Tmp6T01Y7uI/AAAAAAAABsg/oDw4CV5F4hI/s320/P9090683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650463163508387554" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s3E1rDcfcS4/Tmp6IT9yRBI/AAAAAAAABsY/5V0W93HEJic/s1600/P9090685.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s3E1rDcfcS4/Tmp6IT9yRBI/AAAAAAAABsY/5V0W93HEJic/s320/P9090685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650462965706671122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Singing in the car?</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsUhBTWoOIs/Tmp5-2NlSJI/AAAAAAAABsQ/Mhxd6PqDVS8/s1600/P9090689.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsUhBTWoOIs/Tmp5-2NlSJI/AAAAAAAABsQ/Mhxd6PqDVS8/s320/P9090689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650462803101042834" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t-mPuozbv8o/Tmp52AQmFsI/AAAAAAAABsI/dngrlZQWb9I/s1600/P9090699.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t-mPuozbv8o/Tmp52AQmFsI/AAAAAAAABsI/dngrlZQWb9I/s320/P9090699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650462651179210434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Random castle.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-59900819717717167762011-09-08T13:48:00.015-05:002011-09-08T14:19:22.772-05:00Entry: Germany, random pics<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Here are some random pics that didn't make it into any of the other stuff that I've posted thus far.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8sBAcLftLM/TmkS6bRzQ_I/AAAAAAAABsA/AV2CvyECL0k/s1600/P1010486.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-Y8sBAcLftLM/TmkS6bRzQ_I/AAAAAAAABsA/AV2CvyECL0k/s320/P1010486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650068002477130738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Nice bod!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkJ7OKlduic/TmkSJGLhMfI/AAAAAAAABr4/89uMjn1VpNI/s1600/P1010487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkJ7OKlduic/TmkSJGLhMfI/AAAAAAAABr4/89uMjn1VpNI/s320/P1010487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650067155000046066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yep...I'm a cut, yodeling, bad-*ss.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/---RG3IRHsK0/TmkR-O0pK_I/AAAAAAAABrw/rhfmTXkiuEE/s1600/P1010488.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/---RG3IRHsK0/TmkR-O0pK_I/AAAAAAAABrw/rhfmTXkiuEE/s320/P1010488.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650066968341457906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >This was the mother of all steins. It wasn't the biggest, but it was a crystal horn with some seriously intricate sterling silver all over it. It was quite impressive.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1s3qSbiF3TA/TmkRx-Pz3vI/AAAAAAAABro/dGftdoQwYCU/s1600/P1010490.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1s3qSbiF3TA/TmkRx-Pz3vI/AAAAAAAABro/dGftdoQwYCU/s320/P1010490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650066757733572338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Just hang'in. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cQ9jxqBD5AU/TmkRkMg8CjI/AAAAAAAABrg/05dJiT8tHrQ/s1600/P9080493.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cQ9jxqBD5AU/TmkRkMg8CjI/AAAAAAAABrg/05dJiT8tHrQ/s320/P9080493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650066521045338674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yes....I fly 4,000 miles so that I can eat at Chili's. Don't judge.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-knbSSGYQG7k/TmkRa54VM-I/AAAAAAAABrY/lBQ4nJxhXrw/s1600/P9080494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-knbSSGYQG7k/TmkRa54VM-I/AAAAAAAABrY/lBQ4nJxhXrw/s320/P9080494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650066361424360418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy">C-5 Galaxy</a> on the Rammstein flight line. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qj6ULsW5oS4/TmkRT4-BhpI/AAAAAAAABrQ/hEGtGcDR6ek/s1600/P9080495.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qj6ULsW5oS4/TmkRT4-BhpI/AAAAAAAABrQ/hEGtGcDR6ek/s320/P9080495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650066240920716946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A series of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III">C-17 Globemasters</a>.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sab_JL-tPSE/TmkRNDwP3AI/AAAAAAAABrI/YgASMBxFfks/s1600/P9080496_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sab_JL-tPSE/TmkRNDwP3AI/AAAAAAAABrI/YgASMBxFfks/s320/P9080496_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650066123556641794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A few Globemasters and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kc-135">KC-135</a> in the very background.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O-7elvMn3yc/TmkRBRab8eI/AAAAAAAABrA/waJEJegIymo/s1600/P9080497.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O-7elvMn3yc/TmkRBRab8eI/AAAAAAAABrA/waJEJegIymo/s320/P9080497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650065921064825314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The track and football field behind the dorms.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KVVvyfRvV3M/TmkQ1GD0yNI/AAAAAAAABq4/Ua9sezllwYA/s1600/P9080500.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KVVvyfRvV3M/TmkQ1GD0yNI/AAAAAAAABq4/Ua9sezllwYA/s320/P9080500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650065711858763986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The dorms. Very nice accommodations. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RILjEqdEhVc/TmkQq2RAJaI/AAAAAAAABqw/aO-MUZ9qypc/s1600/P9080501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RILjEqdEhVc/TmkQq2RAJaI/AAAAAAAABqw/aO-MUZ9qypc/s320/P9080501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650065535820375458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Apparently, having covered motorcycles is pretty common here in Germany.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mWtwG5Y2OqI/TmkQBPeQElI/AAAAAAAABqo/HzT8moDOFYo/s1600/P9080502.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mWtwG5Y2OqI/TmkQBPeQElI/AAAAAAAABqo/HzT8moDOFYo/s320/P9080502.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650064821032325714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Something isn't right here.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fznIB3B3-D8/TmkPsWT7tJI/AAAAAAAABqg/t0OGjYkwtUs/s1600/P9080503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fznIB3B3-D8/TmkPsWT7tJI/AAAAAAAABqg/t0OGjYkwtUs/s320/P9080503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650064462090843282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Awwwwww, yeah!!</span></i></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-66069178447506299262011-09-08T10:20:00.056-05:002011-09-08T11:11:56.129-05:00Entry: Germany, Day 6<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">We went to check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Nanstein">Burg Nanstein castle</a> that overlooks Lanstuhl and gives a great view of the Rammstein airfield. Apparently, a paranormal group went to the grounds a few years ago to do an <a href="http://tuscaloosaparanormal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=59">investigation</a>.<div><br /></div><div>This was, bar none, my favorite castle yet. It wasn't prettied-up for the sake of the tourists and there were no guides to tell you what you could and couldn't do. They were raw ruins with a ton 'o history including cannon balls stuck in the walls and dungeon-like catacombs.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTgNRgjFWA0/Tmjmq5XSlpI/AAAAAAAABqY/n69xn_c9nSE/s1600/P9080517.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTgNRgjFWA0/Tmjmq5XSlpI/AAAAAAAABqY/n69xn_c9nSE/s320/P9080517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650019357163689618" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zmYUaqljFWI/TmjmiLfuK3I/AAAAAAAABqQ/_zyr4w7QvVw/s1600/P9080518.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zmYUaqljFWI/TmjmiLfuK3I/AAAAAAAABqQ/_zyr4w7QvVw/s320/P9080518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650019207412067186" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nMTnPKNrsn4/TmjmaaEGSdI/AAAAAAAABqI/tgTn1nFeKEI/s1600/P9080521.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nMTnPKNrsn4/TmjmaaEGSdI/AAAAAAAABqI/tgTn1nFeKEI/s320/P9080521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650019073883785682" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k7i-uu1oTxU/Tmjl5znRKjI/AAAAAAAABqA/ThBF0fHG6VM/s1600/P9080522.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k7i-uu1oTxU/Tmjl5znRKjI/AAAAAAAABqA/ThBF0fHG6VM/s320/P9080522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650018513806502450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yes...it's sideways. I failed to rotate before uploading and am feeling too lazy to do anything about it.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8XXMO8QOkfs/TmjlttCRlQI/AAAAAAAABp4/3Abqbv4LldI/s1600/P9080531.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8XXMO8QOkfs/TmjlttCRlQI/AAAAAAAABp4/3Abqbv4LldI/s320/P9080531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650018305882297602" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jK7RzXFHdmU/Tmjlj0yXtZI/AAAAAAAABpw/MbVJ79sDEUA/s1600/P9080539.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jK7RzXFHdmU/Tmjlj0yXtZI/AAAAAAAABpw/MbVJ79sDEUA/s320/P9080539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650018136164382098" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ANgDIjB-H8E/TmjlYWtEDrI/AAAAAAAABpo/x4hegxzNWaQ/s1600/P9080541.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-ANgDIjB-H8E/TmjlYWtEDrI/AAAAAAAABpo/x4hegxzNWaQ/s320/P9080541.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017939110497970" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yLurXMOCAVw/TmjlK2aMY2I/AAAAAAAABpg/yclsc-CgYdg/s1600/P9080530.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yLurXMOCAVw/TmjlK2aMY2I/AAAAAAAABpg/yclsc-CgYdg/s320/P9080530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017707103118178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yep...this one's sideways too. This was the vicious attack dog.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9L7mUt_5hr4/TmjlDM5aKnI/AAAAAAAABpY/O8TekbeFxro/s1600/P9080549.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9L7mUt_5hr4/TmjlDM5aKnI/AAAAAAAABpY/O8TekbeFxro/s320/P9080549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017575700671090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I was interested how they built the castle INTO the mountain's foundation. The problem is that it's all clay and you can literally brush indentions into the clay with your finger.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sW2_6xZs5po/Tmjk8MtIsHI/AAAAAAAABpQ/6iTSgZL9IfA/s1600/P9080550.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sW2_6xZs5po/Tmjk8MtIsHI/AAAAAAAABpQ/6iTSgZL9IfA/s320/P9080550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017455390109810" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SNqnhP5E4iw/Tmjk03MaE2I/AAAAAAAABpI/VfXsfr0IOKo/s1600/P9080551.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SNqnhP5E4iw/Tmjk03MaE2I/AAAAAAAABpI/VfXsfr0IOKo/s320/P9080551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017329356608354" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kmh7kGfO_ds/TmjkoU8lVbI/AAAAAAAABpA/1b0GZlvvty4/s1600/P9080553.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kmh7kGfO_ds/TmjkoU8lVbI/AAAAAAAABpA/1b0GZlvvty4/s320/P9080553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017114005001650" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vDx8uROsX9g/Tmjkd_d-KUI/AAAAAAAABo4/O8bgAjz-kXo/s1600/P9080556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-vDx8uROsX9g/Tmjkd_d-KUI/AAAAAAAABo4/O8bgAjz-kXo/s320/P9080556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016936440768834" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZszZoKG3UVo/TmjkVrr5XYI/AAAAAAAABow/Oh1TnoL2v4U/s1600/P9080558.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZszZoKG3UVo/TmjkVrr5XYI/AAAAAAAABow/Oh1TnoL2v4U/s320/P9080558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016793691512194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Into the catacombs we go.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HL7iKV5PM98/TmjkMQuQDFI/AAAAAAAABoo/rw3YxM0H-5Q/s1600/P9080559.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HL7iKV5PM98/TmjkMQuQDFI/AAAAAAAABoo/rw3YxM0H-5Q/s320/P9080559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016631834807378" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XoCUPf6ldck/TmjkD931hzI/AAAAAAAABog/3v1dIWpWH-A/s1600/P9080561.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XoCUPf6ldck/TmjkD931hzI/AAAAAAAABog/3v1dIWpWH-A/s320/P9080561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016489335785266" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D0ep8EYSsgQ/Tmjj6td1fBI/AAAAAAAABoY/uaGbafO5IMw/s1600/P9080565.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D0ep8EYSsgQ/Tmjj6td1fBI/AAAAAAAABoY/uaGbafO5IMw/s320/P9080565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016330312940562" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bVwagJZItBU/TmjjxKz3wWI/AAAAAAAABoQ/UbI1ANT_ijA/s1600/P9080567.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bVwagJZItBU/TmjjxKz3wWI/AAAAAAAABoQ/UbI1ANT_ijA/s320/P9080567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016166391300450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A great shot of Ashleigh and Curtis taking a picture through a grate.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNIC2I0MBNs/Tmjjn6vAfdI/AAAAAAAABoI/LBq811UJdEI/s1600/P9080571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNIC2I0MBNs/Tmjjn6vAfdI/AAAAAAAABoI/LBq811UJdEI/s320/P9080571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650016007457111506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Georganna leaning over the castle wall.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rALa4EDp23Y/Tmjjgi-f48I/AAAAAAAABoA/3cppA5oBNRI/s1600/P9080572.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rALa4EDp23Y/Tmjjgi-f48I/AAAAAAAABoA/3cppA5oBNRI/s320/P9080572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650015880820548546" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XaAqyV8e-0A/TmjjUlNkJhI/AAAAAAAABn4/WNT6jgvdBT4/s1600/P9080575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XaAqyV8e-0A/TmjjUlNkJhI/AAAAAAAABn4/WNT6jgvdBT4/s320/P9080575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650015675262182930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh contemplating mortality.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-szrDzrdU1fk/TmjjLZ3EvmI/AAAAAAAABnw/X37LKT-wPKM/s1600/P9080578.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-szrDzrdU1fk/TmjjLZ3EvmI/AAAAAAAABnw/X37LKT-wPKM/s320/P9080578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650015517596237410" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pURO9B7pWbE/TmjjBqI21mI/AAAAAAAABno/sjT4UbX99CU/s1600/P9080579.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pURO9B7pWbE/TmjjBqI21mI/AAAAAAAABno/sjT4UbX99CU/s320/P9080579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650015350167098978" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qu-rKT-_iK4/Tmji42RxhKI/AAAAAAAABng/Gd6kDS8XJro/s1600/P9080582.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qu-rKT-_iK4/Tmji42RxhKI/AAAAAAAABng/Gd6kDS8XJro/s320/P9080582.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650015198806901922" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EXUiFezgDjc/TmjivsZEMyI/AAAAAAAABnY/Pt8wmmtKvF8/s1600/P9080583.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EXUiFezgDjc/TmjivsZEMyI/AAAAAAAABnY/Pt8wmmtKvF8/s320/P9080583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650015041534309154" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wq2Uaxb4pY/TmjioZCROgI/AAAAAAAABnQ/uZ5wQoSprt0/s1600/P9080584.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wq2Uaxb4pY/TmjioZCROgI/AAAAAAAABnQ/uZ5wQoSprt0/s320/P9080584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650014916079335938" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3sRzgKyncZ8/Tmjieb6I93I/AAAAAAAABnI/K18lI9mSsO8/s1600/P9080586.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3sRzgKyncZ8/Tmjieb6I93I/AAAAAAAABnI/K18lI9mSsO8/s320/P9080586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650014745051854706" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kQuNkJ6MnP8/TmjiVr3lFBI/AAAAAAAABnA/Ob4yDTZt4GM/s1600/P9080588.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kQuNkJ6MnP8/TmjiVr3lFBI/AAAAAAAABnA/Ob4yDTZt4GM/s320/P9080588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650014594717258770" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ierQpzzCZoI/TmjiLqKHrrI/AAAAAAAABm4/pdatGCA9gnk/s1600/P9080590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-ierQpzzCZoI/TmjiLqKHrrI/AAAAAAAABm4/pdatGCA9gnk/s320/P9080590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650014422459461298" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ksNu2m-fVmw/TmjiDe_wllI/AAAAAAAABmw/pwJ59XB6dQM/s1600/P9080591.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ksNu2m-fVmw/TmjiDe_wllI/AAAAAAAABmw/pwJ59XB6dQM/s320/P9080591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650014282024261202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A great shot of Rammstein airfield.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yKJoxzQ6wc/Tmjh4fpFNKI/AAAAAAAABmo/Wj7cHyWdj0o/s1600/P9080593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yKJoxzQ6wc/Tmjh4fpFNKI/AAAAAAAABmo/Wj7cHyWdj0o/s320/P9080593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650014093219017890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh taking a picture of me as I contemplate MY mortality.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SLfUdoWWCf4/TmjhoHJDPVI/AAAAAAAABmY/5IiYmt4OufA/s1600/P9080598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SLfUdoWWCf4/TmjhoHJDPVI/AAAAAAAABmY/5IiYmt4OufA/s320/P9080598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013811764313426" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rs0hlhnON7s/TmjheIAF-QI/AAAAAAAABmQ/_7eeN8NrCfU/s1600/P9080600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-Rs0hlhnON7s/TmjheIAF-QI/AAAAAAAABmQ/_7eeN8NrCfU/s320/P9080600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013640196487426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I think it's neat that they had grass and plants growing on the roof of the castle.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XC_rzTqZfzA/TmjhVuFuXWI/AAAAAAAABmI/8ff24x7eGz0/s1600/P9080603.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XC_rzTqZfzA/TmjhVuFuXWI/AAAAAAAABmI/8ff24x7eGz0/s320/P9080603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013495801830754" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywqn6EXbGlg/TmjhLamBxKI/AAAAAAAABmA/ex8l1bmfbcA/s1600/P9080604.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywqn6EXbGlg/TmjhLamBxKI/AAAAAAAABmA/ex8l1bmfbcA/s320/P9080604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013318769919138" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AzfdmCbt-6Q/TmjhCh58LgI/AAAAAAAABl4/GPWoYwDAvoA/s1600/P9080606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AzfdmCbt-6Q/TmjhCh58LgI/AAAAAAAABl4/GPWoYwDAvoA/s320/P9080606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013166113664514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Couldn't get Curtis to look up.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1wiW_Qc0hs/Tmjg6s6YuUI/AAAAAAAABlw/xeq65AJkc7Y/s1600/P9080607.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1wiW_Qc0hs/Tmjg6s6YuUI/AAAAAAAABlw/xeq65AJkc7Y/s320/P9080607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013031629371714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Escher would love this place.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oepy1i33ZEc/TmjgxMik_7I/AAAAAAAABlo/MnOdOCJvTtI/s1600/P9080609.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oepy1i33ZEc/TmjgxMik_7I/AAAAAAAABlo/MnOdOCJvTtI/s320/P9080609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650012868320755634" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pIceN4EthNM/TmjgosEurRI/AAAAAAAABlg/yfuL03KCC0U/s1600/P9080610.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pIceN4EthNM/TmjgosEurRI/AAAAAAAABlg/yfuL03KCC0U/s320/P9080610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650012722166672658" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xDBD9Aq1mE8/TmjggiXST0I/AAAAAAAABlY/zaKaYzdBenA/s1600/P9080611.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xDBD9Aq1mE8/TmjggiXST0I/AAAAAAAABlY/zaKaYzdBenA/s320/P9080611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650012582121197378" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Az1PL0288dg/TmjgWAI1oZI/AAAAAAAABlQ/9Y-JJIIaYQU/s1600/P9080613.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Az1PL0288dg/TmjgWAI1oZI/AAAAAAAABlQ/9Y-JJIIaYQU/s320/P9080613.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650012401135100306" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X37C2KRfZ8E/TmjgMjpTKbI/AAAAAAAABlI/sDgNQElsIBk/s1600/P9080614.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-X37C2KRfZ8E/TmjgMjpTKbI/AAAAAAAABlI/sDgNQElsIBk/s320/P9080614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650012238867802546" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_M2jHSUH-Yw/Tmjf_YtRNJI/AAAAAAAABlA/EgLwFrsU-Q4/s1600/P9080617.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_M2jHSUH-Yw/Tmjf_YtRNJI/AAAAAAAABlA/EgLwFrsU-Q4/s320/P9080617.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650012012593362066" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uqoWM7jHfWw/Tmjf2xjne6I/AAAAAAAABk4/ZBrG_wQbKNk/s1600/P9080619.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uqoWM7jHfWw/Tmjf2xjne6I/AAAAAAAABk4/ZBrG_wQbKNk/s320/P9080619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650011864644942754" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EFARsyFzvLo/TmjfugK-3EI/AAAAAAAABkw/wOEgWPVs5ms/s1600/P9080620.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EFARsyFzvLo/TmjfugK-3EI/AAAAAAAABkw/wOEgWPVs5ms/s320/P9080620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650011722539260994" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E2U_CQOZ5w/TmjfnAsCIGI/AAAAAAAABko/wjn16365QJ0/s1600/P9080621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E2U_CQOZ5w/TmjfnAsCIGI/AAAAAAAABko/wjn16365QJ0/s320/P9080621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650011593828868194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >This drove me crazy. I want to bring a bulldozer back some day and dig out all of the parts of the castle that had collapsed.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FLThYB3E9ww/TmjffoRHLAI/AAAAAAAABkg/MWhQoaz1Oe0/s1600/P9080623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-FLThYB3E9ww/TmjffoRHLAI/AAAAAAAABkg/MWhQoaz1Oe0/s320/P9080623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650011467014417410" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLD92aTzFNc/TmjfTYqE0VI/AAAAAAAABkY/PYHWRu9j1qw/s1600/P9080626.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-mLD92aTzFNc/TmjfTYqE0VI/AAAAAAAABkY/PYHWRu9j1qw/s320/P9080626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650011256665723218" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BqY0S0EcwoA/TmjfIlzXN3I/AAAAAAAABkQ/LomIVdGCQvA/s1600/P9080629.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-BqY0S0EcwoA/TmjfIlzXN3I/AAAAAAAABkQ/LomIVdGCQvA/s320/P9080629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650011071215777650" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Y-5oDpDN8k/Tmje9q9iYOI/AAAAAAAABkI/kNC9acVZCt0/s1600/P9080630.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Y-5oDpDN8k/Tmje9q9iYOI/AAAAAAAABkI/kNC9acVZCt0/s320/P9080630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650010883622068450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >This plaque labels everything that you can see from this vantage.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jcaG0rAHT0Q/Tmjemu2H1iI/AAAAAAAABkA/sMEBeprTJbw/s1600/P9080632.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jcaG0rAHT0Q/Tmjemu2H1iI/AAAAAAAABkA/sMEBeprTJbw/s320/P9080632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650010489527719458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >"1595"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-gagxjKKjc/Tmjeb7rTDaI/AAAAAAAABj4/slPu7UUEzjs/s1600/P9080633.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-gagxjKKjc/Tmjeb7rTDaI/AAAAAAAABj4/slPu7UUEzjs/s320/P9080633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650010303993417122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >You can clearly make out at least two cannon balls still lodged in this wall which is pock-marked with impacts from a siege that occurred 400+ years ago.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-12449623096749528182011-09-07T16:37:00.052-05:002011-09-07T17:23:04.303-05:00Germany, Day 5<div>Alright. Today was castle day. I'm not going to comment on every picture. </div><div><br /></div><div>Firstly, the shots from the resort this morning. Yes...those are the alps. This place lacks insects. Slept with the...well....I would say "door" open, but pretty much the whole side of the room opened up. It was a good night. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-loc7aE5JalQ/Tmfsn2QL1dI/AAAAAAAABjs/xldOARksinQ/s1600/P9060466.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-loc7aE5JalQ/Tmfsn2QL1dI/AAAAAAAABjs/xldOARksinQ/s320/P9060466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649744426882029010" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JD-dtY5QNiA/TmfscoCm5oI/AAAAAAAABjk/UAqUfQqLr-M/s1600/P9060468.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JD-dtY5QNiA/TmfscoCm5oI/AAAAAAAABjk/UAqUfQqLr-M/s320/P9060468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649744234088425090" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zPEMNSSGuaM/TmfsV00FyKI/AAAAAAAABjc/vdsg7Ejg_cs/s1600/P9060469.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zPEMNSSGuaM/TmfsV00FyKI/AAAAAAAABjc/vdsg7Ejg_cs/s320/P9060469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649744117258111138" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WcXWg843ewI/TmfsOWW4yjI/AAAAAAAABjU/50tzwtBZyfA/s1600/P9060470.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WcXWg843ewI/TmfsOWW4yjI/AAAAAAAABjU/50tzwtBZyfA/s320/P9060470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649743988823476786" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU01LRYMBXs/TmfsCSGCWeI/AAAAAAAABjM/H6KHX1lPSqc/s1600/P9060471.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU01LRYMBXs/TmfsCSGCWeI/AAAAAAAABjM/H6KHX1lPSqc/s320/P9060471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649743781520628194" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEoXY4FCl0/Tmfr6NjitBI/AAAAAAAABjE/mT5ujbsmSwA/s1600/P9060474.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEoXY4FCl0/Tmfr6NjitBI/AAAAAAAABjE/mT5ujbsmSwA/s320/P9060474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649743642863252498" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BLI7LhVgybY/Tmfrq_6fzZI/AAAAAAAABi8/0LPxYku3TeQ/s1600/P9060482.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BLI7LhVgybY/Tmfrq_6fzZI/AAAAAAAABi8/0LPxYku3TeQ/s320/P9060482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649743381503397266" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-thaA4uY86z4/Tmfrc-phN_I/AAAAAAAABi0/vjoewBUg9OU/s1600/P9060484.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-thaA4uY86z4/Tmfrc-phN_I/AAAAAAAABi0/vjoewBUg9OU/s320/P9060484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649743140645582834" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-baYO23IoUiw/TmfrRv0FpDI/AAAAAAAABis/e0D1KYSyVdA/s1600/P9060485.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-baYO23IoUiw/TmfrRv0FpDI/AAAAAAAABis/e0D1KYSyVdA/s320/P9060485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742947684820018" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uKmnlp-12Q/TmfrKayqBpI/AAAAAAAABik/gxF1DdfKqHM/s1600/P9070493.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2uKmnlp-12Q/TmfrKayqBpI/AAAAAAAABik/gxF1DdfKqHM/s320/P9070493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742821782587026" /></a><br /><div>We headed out to check out some of the castles.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nF8kViHbR7k/TmfrA64xbMI/AAAAAAAABic/ej9Iyx9mFE0/s1600/P9070506.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nF8kViHbR7k/TmfrA64xbMI/AAAAAAAABic/ej9Iyx9mFE0/s320/P9070506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742658599480514" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0p2m-lBf5IY/Tmfq5Qm19GI/AAAAAAAABiU/F-XkiYAkgcg/s1600/P9070509.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0p2m-lBf5IY/Tmfq5Qm19GI/AAAAAAAABiU/F-XkiYAkgcg/s320/P9070509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742526990906466" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKAWnOCRNGc/TmfqwdPfjKI/AAAAAAAABiM/7mILwonE8O8/s1600/P9070518.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eKAWnOCRNGc/TmfqwdPfjKI/AAAAAAAABiM/7mILwonE8O8/s320/P9070518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742375763807394" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D9av8_Ueq1I/TmfqmV2tmZI/AAAAAAAABiE/BnufOOaIWug/s1600/P9070516.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D9av8_Ueq1I/TmfqmV2tmZI/AAAAAAAABiE/BnufOOaIWug/s1600/P9070516.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D9av8_Ueq1I/TmfqmV2tmZI/AAAAAAAABiE/BnufOOaIWug/s320/P9070516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742201982130578" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ryKwk8q1xSU/TmfqciMginI/AAAAAAAABh8/JZr2lIy4RFM/s1600/P9070519.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-ryKwk8q1xSU/TmfqciMginI/AAAAAAAABh8/JZr2lIy4RFM/s320/P9070519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649742033496083058" /></a><br /></div><div>We started with <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Hohenschwangau">Schloss Hohenschwangau</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N6HOI1pGJlQ/TmfqQKOcaiI/AAAAAAAABh0/KdM3HgwdT9g/s1600/P9070522.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xFgQylcuSBk/TmfogP_2UvI/AAAAAAAABg8/ryEupN10SF8/s320/P9070545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739898307367666" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGtGflCPkwc/TmfoXD80qyI/AAAAAAAABg0/zwXl7LVb6es/s1600/P9070547.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qGtGflCPkwc/TmfoXD80qyI/AAAAAAAABg0/zwXl7LVb6es/s320/P9070547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739740454628130" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kwJBHW4hpPk/TmfoOt7QDII/AAAAAAAABgs/SbfqBjf39eM/s1600/P9070551.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kwJBHW4hpPk/TmfoOt7QDII/AAAAAAAABgs/SbfqBjf39eM/s320/P9070551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739597103500418" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0L5ncaOIgdw/TmfoFnhhjoI/AAAAAAAABgk/QoIIJ9r1vDM/s1600/P9070554.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0L5ncaOIgdw/TmfoFnhhjoI/AAAAAAAABgk/QoIIJ9r1vDM/s320/P9070554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739440766160514" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KrrYedHwkxk/Tmfn7Xim6WI/AAAAAAAABgc/ypigvTsOo74/s1600/P9070556.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KrrYedHwkxk/Tmfn7Xim6WI/AAAAAAAABgc/ypigvTsOo74/s320/P9070556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739264677046626" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxy1vU1mx18/TmfnzoMgBAI/AAAAAAAABgU/uRM880ukjOs/s1600/P9070557.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxy1vU1mx18/TmfnzoMgBAI/AAAAAAAABgU/uRM880ukjOs/s320/P9070557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739131708769282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Living on a prayer</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >This was the most beautiful lake I've seen since.....ever. It reminded me of the lake at the end of 'Band of Brothers' that the Major was swimming in. I want!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Mo-nUhI7Cw/TmfnsJBrY1I/AAAAAAAABgM/020_S1O08xE/s1600/P9070559.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Mo-nUhI7Cw/TmfnsJBrY1I/AAAAAAAABgM/020_S1O08xE/s320/P9070559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649739003082793810" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tS_GjxE38Ow/Tmfnj4esyiI/AAAAAAAABgE/q7Q_ReTxkVw/s1600/P9070564.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tS_GjxE38Ow/Tmfnj4esyiI/AAAAAAAABgE/q7Q_ReTxkVw/s320/P9070564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649738861202164258" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4RjbLitd-J0/TmfnaG4n66I/AAAAAAAABf8/7YvXfvfz3GI/s1600/P9070568.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4RjbLitd-J0/TmfnaG4n66I/AAAAAAAABf8/7YvXfvfz3GI/s320/P9070568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649738693270301602" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xpa9l6ZJlc/TmfnSkHjiUI/AAAAAAAABf0/3WvSO0x-L0k/s1600/P9070572.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xpa9l6ZJlc/TmfnSkHjiUI/AAAAAAAABf0/3WvSO0x-L0k/s320/P9070572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649738563678603586" /></a><br /></div><div>We then made our way to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle">Schloss Neuschwantstein</a>. This castle was used as a major reference for the Disney castles. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-USZ5FBfma3c/TmfnKweympI/AAAAAAAABfs/5-wfy_9Z_Xk/s1600/P9070575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-USZ5FBfma3c/TmfnKweympI/AAAAAAAABfs/5-wfy_9Z_Xk/s320/P9070575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649738429558332050" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJZILcF837g/TmfnDmZMRnI/AAAAAAAABfk/oOSxT0XAHVQ/s1600/P9070576.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJZILcF837g/TmfnDmZMRnI/AAAAAAAABfk/oOSxT0XAHVQ/s320/P9070576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649738306591409778" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DOEDDYDWNcU/Tmfm6NixadI/AAAAAAAABfc/5mUWvaLDw-k/s1600/P9070580.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HjwidsWmhEA/TmflZutgGnI/AAAAAAAABeM/l2gLlPrmOf4/s320/P9070614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649736487757945458" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0FtB495fjHo/TmflSkqgxWI/AAAAAAAABeE/czMLDdrahd4/s1600/P9070616.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0FtB495fjHo/TmflSkqgxWI/AAAAAAAABeE/czMLDdrahd4/s320/P9070616.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649736364801967458" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VclenmRDdEE/TmflKvW0lmI/AAAAAAAABd8/AaRwx-KK37A/s1600/P9070617.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-VclenmRDdEE/TmflKvW0lmI/AAAAAAAABd8/AaRwx-KK37A/s320/P9070617.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649736230233216610" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0jPZXnzwH5I/TmflCqEuHgI/AAAAAAAABd0/LNeQbN8Pfcw/s1600/P9070618.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0jPZXnzwH5I/TmflCqEuHgI/AAAAAAAABd0/LNeQbN8Pfcw/s320/P9070618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649736091376164354" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pebwQuHHLiM/Tmfk6chmdQI/AAAAAAAABds/MVMfu-laX4o/s1600/P9070619.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pebwQuHHLiM/Tmfk6chmdQI/AAAAAAAABds/MVMfu-laX4o/s320/P9070619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649735950300247298" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And back to Rammstein!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pfUTZ-D9is0/TmfkxEu0vOI/AAAAAAAABdk/YZYHTCWKfaM/s1600/P9070622.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pfUTZ-D9is0/TmfkxEu0vOI/AAAAAAAABdk/YZYHTCWKfaM/s320/P9070622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649735789294435554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I had to get a picture of this dude's fro-hawk. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5TnOGstJzE/TmfkqtJBThI/AAAAAAAABdc/NAAIJgiqVVA/s1600/P9070623.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5TnOGstJzE/TmfkqtJBThI/AAAAAAAABdc/NAAIJgiqVVA/s320/P9070623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649735679882645010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The first receipt I've ever had from using a bathroom</span></i>.</div></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-633590770105301322011-09-07T15:02:00.073-05:002011-09-07T16:34:56.568-05:00Germany, Day 4<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">The first part of today was spent walking around historic Prague and then heading back to Deutschland to check out Dachau.<div><br /></div><div>So, after waking up, we walked down the street in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=prague&hl=en&t=h&z=10&vpsrc=0">Prague</a> to check out the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge"> Charles Bridge</a> and see what was on the other side. By the way...it was absolutely awesome to visit a former soviet state!</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jFPUvE4f8eU/TmfbgWR4LbI/AAAAAAAABdU/WRPz4M91NsI/s1600/P9060265.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jFPUvE4f8eU/TmfbgWR4LbI/AAAAAAAABdU/WRPz4M91NsI/s320/P9060265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649725606342438322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Our hotel.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8RY-I8JEFCc/TmfbZMDthnI/AAAAAAAABdM/vXhaDG7QIp4/s1600/P9060268.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8RY-I8JEFCc/TmfbZMDthnI/AAAAAAAABdM/vXhaDG7QIp4/s320/P9060268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649725483339581042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Interesting. This was with the walking zombies exhibit.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6G21ECl2NG8/TmfbS4qXwHI/AAAAAAAABdE/G6QginN-AVc/s1600/P9060270.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-6G21ECl2NG8/TmfbS4qXwHI/AAAAAAAABdE/G6QginN-AVc/s320/P9060270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649725375053807730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ummmm. :)</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Ga4rXJntl4/TmfbL17h35I/AAAAAAAABc8/cGtOw-G4Xiw/s1600/P9060274.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Ga4rXJntl4/TmfbL17h35I/AAAAAAAABc8/cGtOw-G4Xiw/s320/P9060274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649725254061383570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh in Prague.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IjVS9lkzyZI/TmfbBDnyrHI/AAAAAAAABc0/Dc5FrD6B2Qg/s1600/P9060282.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IjVS9lkzyZI/TmfbBDnyrHI/AAAAAAAABc0/Dc5FrD6B2Qg/s320/P9060282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649725068758133874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Looking back on the entrance to the Charles Bridge.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YmkQF9j3WFY/TmfazzEsAGI/AAAAAAAABcs/2oKf7J4_q4s/s1600/P9060283.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YmkQF9j3WFY/TmfazzEsAGI/AAAAAAAABcs/2oKf7J4_q4s/s320/P9060283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649724840977629282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Zoom in and check out the dudes chained up behind the bars.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TfkdXQznjYk/TmfaoY_y8FI/AAAAAAAABck/btavveL65zk/s1600/P9060289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TfkdXQznjYk/TmfaoY_y8FI/AAAAAAAABck/btavveL65zk/s320/P9060289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649724644999229522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A view of the river through Prague.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TJE4h9krj4Q/Tmfad3r9phI/AAAAAAAABcc/fPc0alX2mxs/s1600/P9060290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TJE4h9krj4Q/Tmfad3r9phI/AAAAAAAABcc/fPc0alX2mxs/s320/P9060290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649724464258983442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The four of us on the bridge.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LiEPatcswHY/TmfaTo7A0SI/AAAAAAAABcU/ZsmNppEq8Rs/s1600/P9060294.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LiEPatcswHY/TmfaTo7A0SI/AAAAAAAABcU/ZsmNppEq8Rs/s320/P9060294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649724288496881954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A view of Prague from the bridge.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AVxaORhed2A/TmfaIdj7SPI/AAAAAAAABcM/jHqqSbvdSrU/s1600/P9060296.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 86px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AVxaORhed2A/TmfaIdj7SPI/AAAAAAAABcM/jHqqSbvdSrU/s320/P9060296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649724096468699378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A nasty panoramic view of the river.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9w94wCwTDUE/TmfZ7RFvJsI/AAAAAAAABcE/mEMj35Qnw3k/s1600/P9060297.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 82px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9w94wCwTDUE/TmfZ7RFvJsI/AAAAAAAABcE/mEMj35Qnw3k/s320/P9060297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649723869782550210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Another bad panorama.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CoBP62L3CCg/TmfZpKfFewI/AAAAAAAABb8/IAptkRa0MD8/s1600/P9060298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CoBP62L3CCg/TmfZpKfFewI/AAAAAAAABb8/IAptkRa0MD8/s320/P9060298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649723558772177666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yet another bridge shot.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2pSHAF95l2g/TmfZfX8OuiI/AAAAAAAABb0/x1lumObXtEI/s1600/P9060300.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2pSHAF95l2g/TmfZfX8OuiI/AAAAAAAABb0/x1lumObXtEI/s320/P9060300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649723390585387554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Jesus with Hebrew writing. Interesting.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KrURw3j2P7o/TmfZUTpYYBI/AAAAAAAABbs/vzUkDM_meus/s1600/P9060304.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KrURw3j2P7o/TmfZUTpYYBI/AAAAAAAABbs/vzUkDM_meus/s320/P9060304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649723200454025234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Walking off the other side of the bridge into downtown Prague.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CEKX-6BQsVU/TmfY-YA7Y9I/AAAAAAAABbk/jYt-ku4ci0Y/s1600/P9060311.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CEKX-6BQsVU/TmfY-YA7Y9I/AAAAAAAABbk/jYt-ku4ci0Y/s320/P9060311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649722823669408722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >We skipped this. <:( I will return!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6XIc-bIqEj0/TmfYySFXq-I/AAAAAAAABbc/eCgfvYymPNs/s1600/P9060323.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6XIc-bIqEj0/TmfYySFXq-I/AAAAAAAABbc/eCgfvYymPNs/s320/P9060323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649722615918996450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The three of them were arguing over the map whilst I was taking a picture of the chick on the wall behind them.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D4ZIVe4JX04/TmfYo4MlBQI/AAAAAAAABbU/L5lTrdpIvhA/s1600/P9060326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D4ZIVe4JX04/TmfYo4MlBQI/AAAAAAAABbU/L5lTrdpIvhA/s320/P9060326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649722454351086850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Prague town hall.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mI8qMhHDU04/TmfYgwVL-ZI/AAAAAAAABbM/Bjt545p3M54/s1600/P9060330.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mI8qMhHDU04/TmfYgwVL-ZI/AAAAAAAABbM/Bjt545p3M54/s320/P9060330.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649722314800757138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Just awesome.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNtZVIPbki8/TmfYX_lJBaI/AAAAAAAABbE/LGAzZ3pz-Z4/s1600/P9060335.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HNtZVIPbki8/TmfYX_lJBaI/AAAAAAAABbE/LGAzZ3pz-Z4/s320/P9060335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649722164275381666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Random church.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EVLaHaEUS4c/TmfYOCSeQrI/AAAAAAAABa8/bLadU7zZh8Q/s1600/P9060339.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EVLaHaEUS4c/TmfYOCSeQrI/AAAAAAAABa8/bLadU7zZh8Q/s320/P9060339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721993203696306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Random square.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zFBmqFdZCWY/TmfYFrimmGI/AAAAAAAABa0/PNt0FdNumK8/s1600/P9060340.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zFBmqFdZCWY/TmfYFrimmGI/AAAAAAAABa0/PNt0FdNumK8/s320/P9060340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721849658382434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yes. Ashleigh found Harry Potter in Prague.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRiBY8NuA5s/TmfX-UV6mKI/AAAAAAAABas/VTVioP5yH5U/s1600/P9060342.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRiBY8NuA5s/TmfX-UV6mKI/AAAAAAAABas/VTVioP5yH5U/s320/P9060342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721723172067490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Another random church.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j-EJV6m1pl4/TmfX1HJD4ZI/AAAAAAAABak/Iyi8_3ElGEY/s1600/P9060344.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j-EJV6m1pl4/TmfX1HJD4ZI/AAAAAAAABak/Iyi8_3ElGEY/s320/P9060344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721565009666450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Czech by birth, southern by the grace of God!!!!!! (Be sure to read the writing on the door.) Seriously...we were very surprised to find this vehicle parked next to a million-year-old church in historic Prague.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7nohFp6fcNg/TmfXuJjJuUI/AAAAAAAABac/-wDPlADNhMA/s1600/P9060346.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7nohFp6fcNg/TmfXuJjJuUI/AAAAAAAABac/-wDPlADNhMA/s320/P9060346.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721445396887874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Beefcake!!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iwNFtYS1Gic/TmfXkeR-H8I/AAAAAAAABaU/r842Y98h5X4/s1600/P9060347.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iwNFtYS1Gic/TmfXkeR-H8I/AAAAAAAABaU/r842Y98h5X4/s320/P9060347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721279163277250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >No idea what this is. We took so many pictures of historic doors on random buildings it's hard to keep them all straight.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OIvnyrxhokM/TmfXbuAuX0I/AAAAAAAABaM/CGKLrBM_XLg/s1600/P9060348.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OIvnyrxhokM/TmfXbuAuX0I/AAAAAAAABaM/CGKLrBM_XLg/s320/P9060348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649721128767086402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Inside some random church. VERY nice!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PGR39enXafY/TmfXRHyg0qI/AAAAAAAABaE/Uu_KSc89KEk/s1600/P9060357.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PGR39enXafY/TmfXRHyg0qI/AAAAAAAABaE/Uu_KSc89KEk/s320/P9060357.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649720946708239010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Back on the bridge.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aelHyANH4tc/TmfW8VO5qAI/AAAAAAAABZ8/PW-z4KqBR1s/s1600/P9060359.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aelHyANH4tc/TmfW8VO5qAI/AAAAAAAABZ8/PW-z4KqBR1s/s320/P9060359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649720589539715074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Some place where random people left locks and such chained to this grate. I'll have to look this up later. (Gotta love the handcuffs.) </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bgQGOI30Pu8/TmfWyNHWVOI/AAAAAAAABZ0/IXfljkMtMqo/s1600/P9060361.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-bgQGOI30Pu8/TmfWyNHWVOI/AAAAAAAABZ0/IXfljkMtMqo/s320/P9060361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649720415561864418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I like this for one reason. It's covered in Jesus stuff but has the all-seeing eye adorned at the very top.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nqvG6XG-h40/TmfWnrA8eoI/AAAAAAAABZs/FigIJX-3pNs/s1600/P9060363.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-nqvG6XG-h40/TmfWnrA8eoI/AAAAAAAABZs/FigIJX-3pNs/s320/P9060363.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649720234609506946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Comrade Ashleigh.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u6Wb0dSps1U/TmfWfBP1ZRI/AAAAAAAABZk/vS6YGH19dxk/s1600/P9060365.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u6Wb0dSps1U/TmfWfBP1ZRI/AAAAAAAABZk/vS6YGH19dxk/s320/P9060365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649720085958714642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >THIS is why I need a SMART car.</span></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b7mISa3PslE/TmfWYIixxzI/AAAAAAAABZc/rnHLq7r2yAI/s1600/P9060367.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b7mISa3PslE/TmfWYIixxzI/AAAAAAAABZc/rnHLq7r2yAI/s320/P9060367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649719967658133298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Skipped this, too. :(</span></i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QZtbWt1d1gU/TmfWQxOHjyI/AAAAAAAABZU/nApBY1ZKrYs/s1600/P9060368.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QZtbWt1d1gU/TmfWQxOHjyI/AAAAAAAABZU/nApBY1ZKrYs/s320/P9060368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649719841138380578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Nice!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vdJNL-nSf0/TmfWF_rklpI/AAAAAAAABZM/mvYAju620ek/s1600/P9060369.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vdJNL-nSf0/TmfWF_rklpI/AAAAAAAABZM/mvYAju620ek/s320/P9060369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649719656041453202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The US embassy. Of the three embassies we passed, this was the only one with heavy security and bomb units screening every car that went by.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h973FbMWChs/TmfV8OmSynI/AAAAAAAABZE/EpTbtlOEwdY/s1600/P9060372.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h973FbMWChs/TmfV8OmSynI/AAAAAAAABZE/EpTbtlOEwdY/s320/P9060372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649719488247155314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Carrot Top doing pushups with moobs.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H6ocDWLM9wA/TmfVxtczIoI/AAAAAAAABY8/02B2LlEAPBA/s1600/P9060373.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H6ocDWLM9wA/TmfVxtczIoI/AAAAAAAABY8/02B2LlEAPBA/s320/P9060373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649719307550270082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I need this teddy bear.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mr-FXjLA_x0/TmfVltLHd6I/AAAAAAAABY0/bGsyfF6zb5A/s1600/P9060375.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mr-FXjLA_x0/TmfVltLHd6I/AAAAAAAABY0/bGsyfF6zb5A/s320/P9060375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649719101317674914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >European bacon is simply awesome!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DY6sbc_bbEk/TmfVIM4FTYI/AAAAAAAABYs/zM6bRRgwHsg/s1600/P9060377.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DY6sbc_bbEk/TmfVIM4FTYI/AAAAAAAABYs/zM6bRRgwHsg/s320/P9060377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649718594431700354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Need some hangover chips?</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kjB5B4J9vCk/TmfU8_uyvuI/AAAAAAAABYk/uDWIFr5nr-M/s1600/P9060378.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kjB5B4J9vCk/TmfU8_uyvuI/AAAAAAAABYk/uDWIFr5nr-M/s320/P9060378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649718401924513506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >YES!!!!!!!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><div>After we left Prague, we took a drive down to see the Dachau concentration camp. As much as many would disagree with me, I think that this is the kind of thing that everyone should see at least once in their life. From this point on, I won't be doing any more joking in this post. BE WARNED....THESE ARE PICTURES OF A WWII CONCENTRATION CAMP. </div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cImwLI2HJYs/TmfUzVVVQRI/AAAAAAAABYc/j70N--AuOhs/s1600/P9060379.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cImwLI2HJYs/TmfUzVVVQRI/AAAAAAAABYc/j70N--AuOhs/s320/P9060379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649718235924611346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A site map.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWASITIJr30/TmfUpUDGKTI/AAAAAAAABYU/cyrnHVEf0o8/s1600/P9060386.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XWASITIJr30/TmfUpUDGKTI/AAAAAAAABYU/cyrnHVEf0o8/s320/P9060386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649718063780997426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is where the train brought the new people in.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t3AemJ6FFug/TmfUgKXXVYI/AAAAAAAABYM/ooSoJA6uS6I/s1600/P9060389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t3AemJ6FFug/TmfUgKXXVYI/AAAAAAAABYM/ooSoJA6uS6I/s320/P9060389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649717906562831746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >"Work makes you free". I've always wanted to stand before this gate in person. It's a testament to human cruelty. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VO_vb3AWzmk/TmfUTY_UhWI/AAAAAAAABYE/kPgXwxm3jD0/s1600/P9060410.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VO_vb3AWzmk/TmfUTY_UhWI/AAAAAAAABYE/kPgXwxm3jD0/s320/P9060410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649717687150216546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I'd always heard that the difference between the Nazies and every other nation was that the Nazies actually DOCUMENTED all of their war crimes. This is a ledger of new "guests".</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-jxA9IoFMU/TmfUMb6Tt1I/AAAAAAAABX8/8YJgTSNNHvw/s1600/P9060412.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-jxA9IoFMU/TmfUMb6Tt1I/AAAAAAAABX8/8YJgTSNNHvw/s320/P9060412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649717567675414354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Each inmate had to wear a patch that clearly depicted what class of societal "undesirable" they fit in to.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V7P_sGklrHQ/TmfUFw9OW3I/AAAAAAAABX0/7UPV5rFHnd0/s1600/P9060414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V7P_sGklrHQ/TmfUFw9OW3I/AAAAAAAABX0/7UPV5rFHnd0/s320/P9060414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649717453065706354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >I was amazed at how close the residential area of the local town was to the camp.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4A8VEF7v8Rg/TmfT8IGPLmI/AAAAAAAABXs/G1vgN6WbNlA/s1600/P9060415.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4A8VEF7v8Rg/TmfT8IGPLmI/AAAAAAAABXs/G1vgN6WbNlA/s320/P9060415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649717287478832738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A picture of a night's roll-call as portrayed by a prisoner.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QLpUW-9b-3w/TmfTv_HPukI/AAAAAAAABXk/7QUUqKfZ1Zs/s1600/P9060420.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QLpUW-9b-3w/TmfTv_HPukI/AAAAAAAABXk/7QUUqKfZ1Zs/s320/P9060420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649717078908713538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A monument.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErVXY6Z6PGI/TmfTlabapaI/AAAAAAAABXc/GHY7WeTvKxo/s1600/P9060421.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ErVXY6Z6PGI/TmfTlabapaI/AAAAAAAABXc/GHY7WeTvKxo/s320/P9060421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649716897262511522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >A model of the camp.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QW-wZhyLviQ/TmfTH1mKCPI/AAAAAAAABXM/48VWiNXfkDA/s1600/P9060424.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QW-wZhyLviQ/TmfTH1mKCPI/AAAAAAAABXM/48VWiNXfkDA/s320/P9060424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649716389159241970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The bedding area.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xI5W_ScxCSc/TmfS-EGfryI/AAAAAAAABXE/cqC1-fjlqo8/s1600/P9060430.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xI5W_ScxCSc/TmfS-EGfryI/AAAAAAAABXE/cqC1-fjlqo8/s320/P9060430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649716221254283042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Each side of this road used to be lined with the housing units. These are the original trees.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZwyUuscvJE/TmfSwsYNFtI/AAAAAAAABW8/_z0UrrIYNY8/s1600/P9060426.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZwyUuscvJE/TmfSwsYNFtI/AAAAAAAABW8/_z0UrrIYNY8/s320/P9060426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649715991547811538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashleigh and Curtis taking a picture of the Jewish monument from inside the prisoner living quarters.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vpeEVYAgdaU/TmfSmye_9fI/AAAAAAAABW0/UL7y61nvqjI/s1600/P9060432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vpeEVYAgdaU/TmfSmye_9fI/AAAAAAAABW0/UL7y61nvqjI/s320/P9060432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649715821388232178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Catholic memorial.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q58xhkQWjbY/TmfSd4c-a9I/AAAAAAAABWs/vG0TCZGdewM/s1600/P9060429.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q58xhkQWjbY/TmfSd4c-a9I/AAAAAAAABWs/vG0TCZGdewM/s320/P9060429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649715668371532754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Bathing area.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aGp-HZFx1E4/TmfSVooJiQI/AAAAAAAABWk/vffD2yRgTNM/s1600/P9060435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aGp-HZFx1E4/TmfSVooJiQI/AAAAAAAABWk/vffD2yRgTNM/s320/P9060435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649715526684477698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Jewish memorial.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szyIHMVW7O8/TmfSKo7lLdI/AAAAAAAABWc/tJRrSAA4K-U/s1600/P9060440.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szyIHMVW7O8/TmfSKo7lLdI/AAAAAAAABWc/tJRrSAA4K-U/s320/P9060440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649715337787420114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The protestant memorial.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cfXkgTn40jc/TmfSAldUx9I/AAAAAAAABWU/sTLg3IYCkTs/s1600/P9060442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cfXkgTn40jc/TmfSAldUx9I/AAAAAAAABWU/sTLg3IYCkTs/s320/P9060442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649715165056518098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Russian Orthodox memorial.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q3VSZCEh-HA/TmfR0eX2esI/AAAAAAAABWM/R07uVG0u-uo/s1600/P9060444.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q3VSZCEh-HA/TmfR0eX2esI/AAAAAAAABWM/R07uVG0u-uo/s320/P9060444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649714956996082370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >No description required.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POZtNzhgZYc/TmfRruHCHUI/AAAAAAAABWE/rN69lGqYBJI/s1600/P9060445.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POZtNzhgZYc/TmfRruHCHUI/AAAAAAAABWE/rN69lGqYBJI/s320/P9060445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649714806601686338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >You know what these are.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0UAhnLMSRc/TmfRgKDrilI/AAAAAAAABV8/pvBo2QzACUk/s1600/P9060446.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0UAhnLMSRc/TmfRgKDrilI/AAAAAAAABV8/pvBo2QzACUk/s320/P9060446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649714607945386578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ditto.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whqjvoSZeRk/TmfRYOXWwjI/AAAAAAAABV0/0Nx6Yn87ido/s1600/P9060448.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whqjvoSZeRk/TmfRYOXWwjI/AAAAAAAABV0/0Nx6Yn87ido/s320/P9060448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649714471662699058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The showers. Sorry...my battery was about to die and I couldn't use a flash.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHE4XxFjvz8/TmfRP2-czMI/AAAAAAAABVs/tSfo4OpP7IA/s1600/P9060449.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OHE4XxFjvz8/TmfRP2-czMI/AAAAAAAABVs/tSfo4OpP7IA/s320/P9060449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649714327945268418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Literally translated..."shower".</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZTEbbjQySw/TmfQ_MPf4iI/AAAAAAAABVk/u6Z6i1bLP3Y/s1600/P9060452.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZTEbbjQySw/TmfQ_MPf4iI/AAAAAAAABVk/u6Z6i1bLP3Y/s320/P9060452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649714041596142114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Jewish memorial.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xAEaMZ0Spbc/TmfQvB2b5AI/AAAAAAAABVc/9gKejAjNtVA/s1600/P9060454.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xAEaMZ0Spbc/TmfQvB2b5AI/AAAAAAAABVc/9gKejAjNtVA/s320/P9060454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649713763928761346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >"Pistol Range".</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K0_gxqI3pQU/TmfQntcIQFI/AAAAAAAABVU/hhO1stHbrcI/s1600/P9060455.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K0_gxqI3pQU/TmfQntcIQFI/AAAAAAAABVU/hhO1stHbrcI/s320/P9060455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649713638190628946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >"Execution range with blood ditch".</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vd9SzgfqE6g/TmfQe-zsP-I/AAAAAAAABVM/Lkhr-dOH3L0/s1600/P9060456.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vd9SzgfqE6g/TmfQe-zsP-I/AAAAAAAABVM/Lkhr-dOH3L0/s320/P9060456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649713488234037218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Grave.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FmQd4HW3gLg/TmfQXfYtcJI/AAAAAAAABVE/XfZwEw8OIqs/s1600/P9060457.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-FmQd4HW3gLg/TmfQXfYtcJI/AAAAAAAABVE/XfZwEw8OIqs/s320/P9060457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649713359540285586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ashes were dumped here in this hole.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AMACgj1klt0/TmfQNhruCbI/AAAAAAAABU8/wTq6EGp3Lm8/s1600/P9060458.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AMACgj1klt0/TmfQNhruCbI/AAAAAAAABU8/wTq6EGp3Lm8/s320/P9060458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649713188358195634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The whole building.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8AAN0dVBCgU/TmfPtcg1XmI/AAAAAAAABUs/7ixgGP8CP44/s1600/P9060459.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8AAN0dVBCgU/TmfPtcg1XmI/AAAAAAAABUs/7ixgGP8CP44/s320/P9060459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649712637214547554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Barbed wire lining the bank of the stream.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After we left the camp, and much to my surprise, we headed to the <a href="http://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/">Edelweiss</a> resort. All I can say was that staying at a resort in the German Alps......NICE!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTh7tJR3jWk/TmfPhtjZ_uI/AAAAAAAABUk/RXSSPRl7vMk/s1600/P9060460.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTh7tJR3jWk/TmfPhtjZ_uI/AAAAAAAABUk/RXSSPRl7vMk/s320/P9060460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649712435630309090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >The big ol' freak'in beer bong that the next table was checking out.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LtdUCntXLEE/TmfPUJbXy9I/AAAAAAAABUc/tPSi09DUEl0/s1600/P9060462.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LtdUCntXLEE/TmfPUJbXy9I/AAAAAAAABUc/tPSi09DUEl0/s320/P9060462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649712202594634706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ramdom chicks kept showing up wearing towels.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The adventure continues tomorrow. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933079.post-6085474753290684162011-09-07T14:43:00.012-05:002011-09-07T15:02:26.132-05:00Germany, Day 3<div><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">(Sorry for the delay in posting. Internet access has been spotty at best.)</div><div><br /></div><div>This was pretty much a travel day. We got late start due to GPS "malfunctions" and had some issues navigating our way around <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=prague&hl=en&sll=32.930579,-80.003183&sspn=0.129384,0.220757&vpsrc=0&t=m&z=10">Prague</a>. We made it though and had a fun drive to boot. (Kudos to Curtis for being an awesome sport).</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xhNRomfzzVc/TmfLB08B6nI/AAAAAAAABUU/BJCVJOyHJS0/s1600/P9050229.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xhNRomfzzVc/TmfLB08B6nI/AAAAAAAABUU/BJCVJOyHJS0/s320/P9050229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649707489810311794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">A random picture on the wall at the Best Western that we stayed in. By the way...this BW in Prague was better than most NICE hotels back in the states.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IK9BhFylx3c/TmfK6dPngzI/AAAAAAAABUM/1Lp4j5LSkYE/s1600/P9050239.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IK9BhFylx3c/TmfK6dPngzI/AAAAAAAABUM/1Lp4j5LSkYE/s320/P9050239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649707363190932274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Since dog signs seem to be part of this trip's theme...</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adwBgXiSMhc/TmfKxVFInkI/AAAAAAAABUE/ywFv2CS7sLo/s1600/P9050245.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adwBgXiSMhc/TmfKxVFInkI/AAAAAAAABUE/ywFv2CS7sLo/s320/P9050245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649707206380658242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">That's a wheelchair ramp??</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kBvRu5tTDs/TmfKpd76UGI/AAAAAAAABT8/9TIIz5KzBw0/s1600/P9050243.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5kBvRu5tTDs/TmfKpd76UGI/AAAAAAAABT8/9TIIz5KzBw0/s320/P9050243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649707071318937698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Went to some hole-in-the-wall in Prague. Had some hella-good food. The girls are getting very used to drinking these things called "Rattlers'.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-whCGao63qeU/TmfKbc6EdDI/AAAAAAAABT0/WjVbMq9xuGU/s1600/P9050250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-whCGao63qeU/TmfKbc6EdDI/AAAAAAAABT0/WjVbMq9xuGU/s320/P9050250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649706830524609586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Yet another dog sign.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4okSwNQL93A/TmfKTynFvWI/AAAAAAAABTs/4d27MhjgiA0/s1600/P9050251.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4okSwNQL93A/TmfKTynFvWI/AAAAAAAABTs/4d27MhjgiA0/s320/P9050251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649706698911628642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Hard to see. The little sign talks about handicapped access but yet there are only stairs. We surmised that should the button be pushed, a midget army would quickly manifest and carry you up the stairs.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zve950jBKR0/TmfKJ-RJaOI/AAAAAAAABTk/TEfX8MamAOE/s1600/P9050253.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zve950jBKR0/TmfKJ-RJaOI/AAAAAAAABTk/TEfX8MamAOE/s320/P9050253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649706530242128098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">This was a monument memorializing the "victims of communism". I called them the "naked zombies".</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QR71vuK08-Y/TmfKA16KJSI/AAAAAAAABTc/lVqEsZM45ec/s1600/P9050254.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QR71vuK08-Y/TmfKA16KJSI/AAAAAAAABTc/lVqEsZM45ec/s320/P9050254.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649706373379400994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Do we have Mutant Mass in the states?</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LCiF13DclGo/TmfJ6AIvzWI/AAAAAAAABTU/ROOLxbgA54o/s1600/P9050255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LCiF13DclGo/TmfJ6AIvzWI/AAAAAAAABTU/ROOLxbgA54o/s320/P9050255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649706255865859426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Something I love about Europe thus far is nobody bends over backwards to make sure that you're dumb self isn't going to fall out of a window. The window here is actually 4 stories up and has no screen or net. Great for taking pictures.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D54bI-ZtqrI/TmfJxRVlOrI/AAAAAAAABTM/hmp4J5iO4vQ/s1600/P9050263.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/-D54bI-ZtqrI/TmfJxRVlOrI/AAAAAAAABTM/hmp4J5iO4vQ/s320/P9050263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649706105864272562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Again...no screens. Ashleigh hanging out the window to get a picture of our street.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jason C. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09627358815797937687noreply@blogger.com2