tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300049642024-03-07T11:29:37.343-08:00Morrisons in NashvilleThe drama and adventures of Jan and Dan Morrison in their new home--Nashville, Tennessee.J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-71388256498137152252010-06-01T19:20:00.000-07:002010-06-01T19:32:42.190-07:00In the Meantime--Saving East Nashville's Pets<div>At the same time that we were helping with the election, we were fostering and training a slew of four-legged strays. </div><div><br />These lucky pups have all been adopted by wonderful folks in Nashville:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Dotty</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiH59jToEamwgQv4jGoBNOncr0_LvoKbNXnUVz8QpZM8hKjSx6EeCBI0ixeWfBvb4tiKFtagsGJzk708b2luLvHKcqXH-G0Q2xOYvWN7jms1J6SxmwLM2x-Qii6Y-3fJmFCE0/s1600/12432_222621492845_649922845_4308093_2099555_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiH59jToEamwgQv4jGoBNOncr0_LvoKbNXnUVz8QpZM8hKjSx6EeCBI0ixeWfBvb4tiKFtagsGJzk708b2luLvHKcqXH-G0Q2xOYvWN7jms1J6SxmwLM2x-Qii6Y-3fJmFCE0/s320/12432_222621492845_649922845_4308093_2099555_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477997300044132770" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bo</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6CMDVArCW_XHrot7iK8MEgswjM1GodmA_uBXgNPhRLLmKKbTwWBhYlmiigLtahzhGfc_gsPJiqdtJbQVqkHIF2Z6MqoxorjRSQEF-Kt_TiIi76hYdUT7miNupuIFzXYENI9z/s1600/IMG_0026+-+petfinder+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6CMDVArCW_XHrot7iK8MEgswjM1GodmA_uBXgNPhRLLmKKbTwWBhYlmiigLtahzhGfc_gsPJiqdtJbQVqkHIF2Z6MqoxorjRSQEF-Kt_TiIi76hYdUT7miNupuIFzXYENI9z/s320/IMG_0026+-+petfinder+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477997295130551794" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bess</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo2-i7e-t8kxoMVhcLbgCZ4T0oa3i-AFiC1-eZTvB784D_YGtzd1Jrj5NFeRFwEhhkqPibevV2bwX6vTOPa3hNf-1-kThIBA_4X0qbicEUyDIX0JPtIFN1vhY2m-N3xmhIAdZ/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo2-i7e-t8kxoMVhcLbgCZ4T0oa3i-AFiC1-eZTvB784D_YGtzd1Jrj5NFeRFwEhhkqPibevV2bwX6vTOPa3hNf-1-kThIBA_4X0qbicEUyDIX0JPtIFN1vhY2m-N3xmhIAdZ/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477997291271260530" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is our latest, little Neko the puppy.</div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvoWvgcN0p9c7avePY6bJ5I59K2vlvsLxr20Glc-fGUd5oQhJY7m_o2ddbbdG3KfmPJk2Kg7Yo4eqZeOMgMh0YzFC3P-OjEol61YTpS_-7jvpg7QA9yYXWSYEHSVijia1ppj9/s1600/IMG_3444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvoWvgcN0p9c7avePY6bJ5I59K2vlvsLxr20Glc-fGUd5oQhJY7m_o2ddbbdG3KfmPJk2Kg7Yo4eqZeOMgMh0YzFC3P-OjEol61YTpS_-7jvpg7QA9yYXWSYEHSVijia1ppj9/s320/IMG_3444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477997307069722930" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-24940488283523271092010-06-01T19:10:00.001-07:002010-06-01T19:20:46.456-07:00Our MIA Explanation<div>Dan and I got very involved in some exciting political developments in East Nashville. We helped remove our sitting city council (Metro for Nashvillians) representative.<div><br /></div><div>I provided my PR and marketing services to the campaign, which took up every weekend and evening for quite a while.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few photos and links:</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmEPVQHcvdhOSJ13XgaWp-mOj8B8GN8SWcbl8bHgPeERtYD6QMqojXeLIghFQObjwwg3huTz21ew7zmWtR0e5HFHsyaNdICOQGOpwL1so1SmKBhe4Phps7m27Xs7398sfHj8d/s1600/IMG_3052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmEPVQHcvdhOSJ13XgaWp-mOj8B8GN8SWcbl8bHgPeERtYD6QMqojXeLIghFQObjwwg3huTz21ew7zmWtR0e5HFHsyaNdICOQGOpwL1so1SmKBhe4Phps7m27Xs7398sfHj8d/s320/IMG_3052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477995249256951778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefaFRozOBO4jJDRV91mRlL42yJJPkkrBuGGv-ZDbYY6EKJ0qxYD_C3fY0IvtiUqrcgS5AkETAOin3mK1MgOITbNWwdHWKCsbiYzw_hriJqHm7K_BtYLlEZV6TcfGhiFmUS9k4/s1600/32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefaFRozOBO4jJDRV91mRlL42yJJPkkrBuGGv-ZDbYY6EKJ0qxYD_C3fY0IvtiUqrcgS5AkETAOin3mK1MgOITbNWwdHWKCsbiYzw_hriJqHm7K_BtYLlEZV6TcfGhiFmUS9k4/s320/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477995239135326178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSdhzRcdrXY7Da_FqOBlVUoxH2_iEJD1AWPe5GgfOm8NBL4J_HhiX6xPS1liu88U9y3E8sZpztWcC0_jBZzLW6hxCM0q1G7bsaeMUcB49i0-izOpktpHLgbh9kbgqVNQZ9qt3/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSdhzRcdrXY7Da_FqOBlVUoxH2_iEJD1AWPe5GgfOm8NBL4J_HhiX6xPS1liu88U9y3E8sZpztWcC0_jBZzLW6hxCM0q1G7bsaeMUcB49i0-izOpktpHLgbh9kbgqVNQZ9qt3/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477995229142844290" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=11496863">http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=11496863</a></div><div><a href="http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/hollin-bests-murray-unofficial-recall-returns">http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/hollin-bests-murray-unofficial-recall-returns</a></div><div><a href="http://www.wsmv.com/news/21625769/detail.html">http://www.wsmv.com/news/21625769/detail.html</a></div><div><br /></div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-60582251022162945282010-06-01T19:02:00.001-07:002010-06-01T19:10:06.832-07:00And We're Back!<div>We've been MIA for a while--I'll explain more later about what took over our lives for a while.</div><div><br /></div><div>But we're back, picking up where we left off.</div><div><br /></div><div>We fixed the fence after it was smooshed by a falling tree.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVSFucZam0aPh_a_yNm8250pBq3mckominSAq_hTxo0L9ylbU42dD5Lpa_cw_8EGr8aMLL1jItlFDYYalgX9tBMtyiRLi8-GxUNJomfATlsI-dp7Z5xirAkJQtk6s-RZN1dRn/s1600/DSC01832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVSFucZam0aPh_a_yNm8250pBq3mckominSAq_hTxo0L9ylbU42dD5Lpa_cw_8EGr8aMLL1jItlFDYYalgX9tBMtyiRLi8-GxUNJomfATlsI-dp7Z5xirAkJQtk6s-RZN1dRn/s320/DSC01832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477992354052891634" /></a><br /><div>Then we finished the deck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC-xNLU7WXcZGZU6hRiFCKlhUe_wlDEkZIbXeJQeKclhNT_C2jN3m6F5DLlRYXZCx1vA99YH_TIMWPVH-TGD1Y9_tCJLVyqBLZFDBHEUZ8vHkPawE39rfflM6TLNGaAhIdAO1/s1600/DSC01830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC-xNLU7WXcZGZU6hRiFCKlhUe_wlDEkZIbXeJQeKclhNT_C2jN3m6F5DLlRYXZCx1vA99YH_TIMWPVH-TGD1Y9_tCJLVyqBLZFDBHEUZ8vHkPawE39rfflM6TLNGaAhIdAO1/s320/DSC01830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477992349663225762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL5Qp9FFpZLlX9D7Gwh3acucRuTGZJDlW2824u7_R_JQYZm9984wJ2koiJkMK4Xt4rydKy0vCgqSLiadrMhYKCNU0x9QvX9EUemBGQ1UG49Xiez_U2r6zSocdhlls0Y3Zqoz0/s1600/DSC01828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL5Qp9FFpZLlX9D7Gwh3acucRuTGZJDlW2824u7_R_JQYZm9984wJ2koiJkMK4Xt4rydKy0vCgqSLiadrMhYKCNU0x9QvX9EUemBGQ1UG49Xiez_U2r6zSocdhlls0Y3Zqoz0/s320/DSC01828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477992339989213314" /></a>We took some time off from all of our house projects because 1) it was tiring and 2) we had lots of other stuff going on.</div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-38064434534276950632009-07-01T09:29:00.000-07:002009-07-01T09:37:09.039-07:00Tree/Fence Situation Still Unresolved<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">We are still in communication with Nashville to determine how best to proceed with the toppled fence situation. Public Works said it was Metro property, Metro Legal said it wasn't. We are appealing with Metro Legal by providing them more evidence and estimates for repair. </div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Here's a better picture of the tree on top of our fence a couple of weeks ago:</div></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LWfPQIhkk_tdnm6t6TnhpGFTTu508G_V4Xka3IZ-NGS3YbCrwQYNr6NoEpho9rnRlr0GMC_zSxnWeADZYnDueKcAJc9pQGlWiMCWReuA9BgQFwJumRdwE1dnP_2tHChsuVDj/s1600-h/tree3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LWfPQIhkk_tdnm6t6TnhpGFTTu508G_V4Xka3IZ-NGS3YbCrwQYNr6NoEpho9rnRlr0GMC_zSxnWeADZYnDueKcAJc9pQGlWiMCWReuA9BgQFwJumRdwE1dnP_2tHChsuVDj/s320/tree3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353530442958452466" /></a><br /><div>Public Works came out today to take down the rest of the tree, which was rotting from the inside out. So, we're still waiting to fix the fence and to replace my beloved cypress...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikHZ6rrVES-IUDvBpdhUq8WqnLTJW1Ohvffs7Y5GqIzIszsJrQ1IkzNlhszFo23Hpzh8cWxt5viTVKJpbdMC46WkUtBeac_uKBK2xRTXqLVIbymNjfIk__NZpyQv4NpvovdxO/s1600-h/tree2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikHZ6rrVES-IUDvBpdhUq8WqnLTJW1Ohvffs7Y5GqIzIszsJrQ1IkzNlhszFo23Hpzh8cWxt5viTVKJpbdMC46WkUtBeac_uKBK2xRTXqLVIbymNjfIk__NZpyQv4NpvovdxO/s320/tree2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353530433660973506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwrQYREvP-p35EYjLxmrYtweWHExz1JzI0aaM0oFr51CO8epK8PcMAAl3B4sBSUQD_CJUsZJDmTr54yElLpofxLlG2aaAigMTeOnsj6X1slTnyd4wV6qZhZS0ZDCc16NpIk-_/s1600-h/tree1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwrQYREvP-p35EYjLxmrYtweWHExz1JzI0aaM0oFr51CO8epK8PcMAAl3B4sBSUQD_CJUsZJDmTr54yElLpofxLlG2aaAigMTeOnsj6X1slTnyd4wV6qZhZS0ZDCc16NpIk-_/s320/tree1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353530417529562306" /></a><br /><br /></div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-33310764439712148352009-06-16T17:19:00.000-07:002009-06-16T17:31:41.577-07:00The deck continues<div>This was the update I was hoping to post--we're making progress on the last part of the deck. We had to build the part of the deck that attaches the back door to the rest of the structure in a different way because of zoning rules. We couldn't build a "permanent structure" at the edge of the property line, so we are building this part as a "temporary structure."</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTupasPuMlbu6dr2GvgJ4F2qTMLkgY-c63abGSHkMBz6tTYe5tZyPqeZhf8t8yFd4UZH_4qyNG0zYx4uVZxRmL-BgTsOi257aX0hX5oT-O6NjdAOiQucG88blBfAPuSQ6DtzVJ/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTupasPuMlbu6dr2GvgJ4F2qTMLkgY-c63abGSHkMBz6tTYe5tZyPqeZhf8t8yFd4UZH_4qyNG0zYx4uVZxRmL-BgTsOi257aX0hX5oT-O6NjdAOiQucG88blBfAPuSQ6DtzVJ/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348085989104946482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiznLDYVHtb1_eyg8NVBFDiw8pNaRnNXraF2xUqES5WZZiXH3RGg35dWddkUJaNUaSg5KaZoIv7NypDD-dmlmPNxpMkZj1jxAdrNo_ukhqqxo5PlsJ56XBcNZv5RW1Z6vnUHo/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiznLDYVHtb1_eyg8NVBFDiw8pNaRnNXraF2xUqES5WZZiXH3RGg35dWddkUJaNUaSg5KaZoIv7NypDD-dmlmPNxpMkZj1jxAdrNo_ukhqqxo5PlsJ56XBcNZv5RW1Z6vnUHo/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348085983285318322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu8pTGHi_sz-wLejYHc8G8rEkY9p_Ou6RQi7qtyUR0DcfyzId0En9_O_Qf3Ns3PUkWuyLAWs3TZp09CdYjNnbKbn65ZK96zA7buECdKOaMdd03XChNYbPcgsk2qFfXL4jAsxH/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu8pTGHi_sz-wLejYHc8G8rEkY9p_Ou6RQi7qtyUR0DcfyzId0En9_O_Qf3Ns3PUkWuyLAWs3TZp09CdYjNnbKbn65ZK96zA7buECdKOaMdd03XChNYbPcgsk2qFfXL4jAsxH/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348085977045479266" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-33476979602831011482009-06-16T16:51:00.001-07:002009-06-16T17:17:31.684-07:00I was hoping to post good news...<div>I was getting ready to post an exciting update about our progress on the deck and our other house projects. But then the storm came today.</div><div><br /></div><div>And now our back yard is destroyed. A tree from across the alley from our back yard crashed down on the fence and my brand new cypress trees and crushed them.</div><div><br /></div><div>The good news is that the tree was not on our property, so there's a chance we aren't responsible for the damage. We will know more tomorrow. Here's the damage:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr4NVH92iZ5fJL202wSa3w3lA2rX1GJAT5dRnkj6tEEtWCYuI2ETkfUSi_JAKXEaW5WixH1pX-HxhDmpVsUN2MphqlPLEwY9ZZo5SfkiapW1bm9ozwmwzv5aaCnl4dShtCTC4/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr4NVH92iZ5fJL202wSa3w3lA2rX1GJAT5dRnkj6tEEtWCYuI2ETkfUSi_JAKXEaW5WixH1pX-HxhDmpVsUN2MphqlPLEwY9ZZo5SfkiapW1bm9ozwmwzv5aaCnl4dShtCTC4/s320/019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348078479418469682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNb3vMn6A3-5i0Aml6l77-g2pSdUdDN5uvfoRtE3Pq4bYg0b_EzjaDiwpqAgio-vyAJG2x9TyDb_NVqU-5FqSGPPp5Ll0eX7-ZBnGkHbRznTn_Y9REmoehY4SgL1zsbkPnBY5/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNb3vMn6A3-5i0Aml6l77-g2pSdUdDN5uvfoRtE3Pq4bYg0b_EzjaDiwpqAgio-vyAJG2x9TyDb_NVqU-5FqSGPPp5Ll0eX7-ZBnGkHbRznTn_Y9REmoehY4SgL1zsbkPnBY5/s320/023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348078474387002018" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-47853018665928938002009-05-06T10:33:00.000-07:002009-05-06T10:35:20.919-07:00Community Action at Work!<div>Dan and I are in the crowd of red shirts at last night's Metro Council meeting. The video quality is so bad, but maybe you can see us in the second row on the far left side. Me with a red shirt over my long-sleeved white collared shirt. Dan in his Lee College tshirt.</div><div><br /></div><div>Go East Nashville! </div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_pLSLHWVy8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_pLSLHWVy8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-22369374633592577982009-04-27T08:07:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:12:58.486-07:00Inspected & Approved!After installing stairs over the weekend, we got the deck inspected this morning and it was approved! We are still making some tweaks. We aren't 100 percent finished, but we're almost there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCb_4fDisAr5gcoXPFcM0sbLaW9mrSYdQWGtG8skkdczxJ63kHzYNYjyh3dEZunT1Tno0_F4_JMTAMWamd9hWB1MMYIOrDZGEMWzqS8yup5i9cGTqwQYswteA5UaJ6T-tIWgU/s1600-h/DSC01762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCb_4fDisAr5gcoXPFcM0sbLaW9mrSYdQWGtG8skkdczxJ63kHzYNYjyh3dEZunT1Tno0_F4_JMTAMWamd9hWB1MMYIOrDZGEMWzqS8yup5i9cGTqwQYswteA5UaJ6T-tIWgU/s320/DSC01762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329389110255376674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNrKlDq6iEikjmsTdLOudVAy5BjwoEdpgsbEtoyLj6bLzXObbqhFcGYmqeVzM0wNnc91jFq6HohbFTRIogrcpA9SLu26YuEbeKEDlvSML3UAYiZasRAf6kyR_b4FNmjm8WJyk/s1600-h/DSC01764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNrKlDq6iEikjmsTdLOudVAy5BjwoEdpgsbEtoyLj6bLzXObbqhFcGYmqeVzM0wNnc91jFq6HohbFTRIogrcpA9SLu26YuEbeKEDlvSML3UAYiZasRAf6kyR_b4FNmjm8WJyk/s320/DSC01764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329389089863919314" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-77463710117122529182009-04-14T10:52:00.001-07:002009-04-14T13:50:45.789-07:00What will I blog about when we finish the deck?I don't know what I will blog about when we finish the deck. We finished the main deck this weekend. Now we need to build stairs and get it inspected. After the inspection, we'll make a few more changes. I know it looks like the deck is sinking on the right corner. It's not. Our yard is so uneven it makes the deck look lop-sided. We have started collecting furniture for the deck. We need a stack of plastic chairs now, so if anyone has any tips on where to get them, let us know!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP8ZeTJRemCR2sMO2HHDFsiS8301usrmm4SrkvzQQIWSw0S7msZpU5dN-f2mPz9IH6FqyhUctvwTqHAHs-H7IjYtyd1TxmUm9REW_QbV3Ffv0RFdIGiEmhLu5xohCh9jm8pi_/s1600-h/DSC01745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP8ZeTJRemCR2sMO2HHDFsiS8301usrmm4SrkvzQQIWSw0S7msZpU5dN-f2mPz9IH6FqyhUctvwTqHAHs-H7IjYtyd1TxmUm9REW_QbV3Ffv0RFdIGiEmhLu5xohCh9jm8pi_/s320/DSC01745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324606973321253090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcCV6MTJXF9ftLgQBhhV5YDY09TscfbyimU39ubYG_aKnHGfndXTVSnKZy13D1pXEnxzGZHdYCRffy2NaqP4NOBHjdFln5TWZOPdz55zKKU0KKrrvR5Hy_srob-lce_tAvSGN/s1600-h/DSC01747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcCV6MTJXF9ftLgQBhhV5YDY09TscfbyimU39ubYG_aKnHGfndXTVSnKZy13D1pXEnxzGZHdYCRffy2NaqP4NOBHjdFln5TWZOPdz55zKKU0KKrrvR5Hy_srob-lce_tAvSGN/s320/DSC01747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324606965850952898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllK6S3sq2IHBSs-bYT-gxFNM7UoHT87ZIxxJc1RpOpXd5-wzkQDoR65TvCcdFNJT63rhqFxfTBfu-rhBcvEiGwqwV_QO6PjefDVQLXjXCINOP2_ikeKc-zMQsrJ95dnGtLsSR/s1600-h/DSC01748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllK6S3sq2IHBSs-bYT-gxFNM7UoHT87ZIxxJc1RpOpXd5-wzkQDoR65TvCcdFNJT63rhqFxfTBfu-rhBcvEiGwqwV_QO6PjefDVQLXjXCINOP2_ikeKc-zMQsrJ95dnGtLsSR/s320/DSC01748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324606963853094370" border="0" /></a>Turns out the whole thing is over 500 square feet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZWrMu7q584sp3f_A2pk-x0CAPvPlZzMnYnlhETTsKoS6hPIPfl_npXsylNc9lFkW-hK8S6-CmCLKqb68hCBwxk1F5lqayl0pT8VF6PdwsPRD5GjZh6bmCcgAB3uA98GPvmu/s1600-h/DSC01753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZWrMu7q584sp3f_A2pk-x0CAPvPlZzMnYnlhETTsKoS6hPIPfl_npXsylNc9lFkW-hK8S6-CmCLKqb68hCBwxk1F5lqayl0pT8VF6PdwsPRD5GjZh6bmCcgAB3uA98GPvmu/s320/DSC01753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324606958502723522" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-87919376205686842732009-04-06T09:41:00.000-07:002009-04-06T09:46:14.166-07:00Deck Updates<div>Dan and I are still hard at work on the deck. We layed the deck planks on about one-third of the entire deck this weekend. Almost all of the pieces are screwed down. We plan to finish by my birthday weekend, so we can celebrate with some neighbors.</div><div><br /></div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleACy3EHxt_3wT_7YCBXVSss13g9WPqyCcihs6-uTzPRgU74lZ5hHDMtf8V7LfpvXeCXcQKcYlIaSNl96_gjj_-d1LaBTYov3i0oAj0bWphLf_97YP5zjIRYdMR3sSeyUqIqy/s320/DSC01740.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321619995335723058" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvglt0Gc2G8KfAsRusjDjH0E5HSFirbV6C7Woame4tgbLWY_h_XapYoddnSz5QxIGhCuOl4VSUExwzURMnZ78yyMhO8mGrYv5h8h8Nf08mjH2mzcd28cguxxI2FgK3cXAxcpQR/s320/DSC01739.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321619988700749522" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuGBXjZZJ3IYS2n1dVocuTYXYneqobPCljtMYyTCQTBM5nmh0wEsD9wUClJFCvs8Qy7LIJ1UY7_rWRnjzPSGbHdoDLgB1cLFCsIDSKcbOt6Pug0HzspJnaw3YzGP46NePWxQq/s320/DSC01744.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321620004596773922" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIWFioyTldLBJhFNGpNvlANc25dCPjJnGsY9n1MmK2ofUAKge1xmTGNfUejU9kCCCKdb3On1mXiJeg9AqD_nDW0hF8QdoO7KjAUEAEtCkINiikDkpfktAegSC9B7OxgZDUEpO/s1600-h/DSC01743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIWFioyTldLBJhFNGpNvlANc25dCPjJnGsY9n1MmK2ofUAKge1xmTGNfUejU9kCCCKdb3On1mXiJeg9AqD_nDW0hF8QdoO7KjAUEAEtCkINiikDkpfktAegSC9B7OxgZDUEpO/s320/DSC01743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321619998984182626" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-39630437256306279462009-03-23T11:59:00.001-07:002009-03-23T12:20:38.873-07:00Dan's Birthday Bash<div>We've been celebrating Dan's birthday for a couple of weeks now, so it's time for the recap:<div><br /></div><div>Friday, March 13 was Dan's official 30th birthday. We got people together at <a href="http://www.rosepepper.com/">Rosepepper </a> and had some delicious margaritas and cheese dip. As if that wasn't enough, we had cake from Whole Foods and drinks afterwards at <a href="http://www.3crowbar.com/">3 Crow Bar</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some highlights:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTNdbHYPEF6CccSxpO0JBrYwy8-mC61BsotPIuKU6TnUL7FRmtT3Z4KHmrlUP9mq5QWcpQfFp6_UGv15PB6df90MlVpF5TCloW_4DslE4K1XpHQmSjkT7MpDpAHAxIsbG6vbo/s1600-h/DSC01653.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTNdbHYPEF6CccSxpO0JBrYwy8-mC61BsotPIuKU6TnUL7FRmtT3Z4KHmrlUP9mq5QWcpQfFp6_UGv15PB6df90MlVpF5TCloW_4DslE4K1XpHQmSjkT7MpDpAHAxIsbG6vbo/s320/DSC01653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316461299475279826" style="text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Dan enjoying his birthday margaritas. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JWV79MkzxJ_fYrzsEvB09h43XSDcolN0Nr1R4-AONfO3W7uVzvsS6OS4Z_-064gSez4w_pTK8PeyvREWmjWlr11t5XhM6xYUk8yEEMjOANbtcoIWhICJE87hMD1zNDphc7fe/s1600-h/DSC01652.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JWV79MkzxJ_fYrzsEvB09h43XSDcolN0Nr1R4-AONfO3W7uVzvsS6OS4Z_-064gSez4w_pTK8PeyvREWmjWlr11t5XhM6xYUk8yEEMjOANbtcoIWhICJE87hMD1zNDphc7fe/s320/DSC01652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316461291263122562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Dan's friends from VU Sociology.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcufSzoFfSYzKkwWjKVUdPxd65s5TWGV53C1kDXBQ5jwbcbJ77XkZH9tNnauE8C7bCgcnw8928qq26KNOok7h5yJJdKEAbNBFaeVE54cC1H9bHXszLx_XOZ_j0CsrNls6HFbA/s1600-h/DSC01647.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcufSzoFfSYzKkwWjKVUdPxd65s5TWGV53C1kDXBQ5jwbcbJ77XkZH9tNnauE8C7bCgcnw8928qq26KNOok7h5yJJdKEAbNBFaeVE54cC1H9bHXszLx_XOZ_j0CsrNls6HFbA/s320/DSC01647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316461288134124050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Our Mizzou friends <a href="http://carakumari.wordpress.com/">Cara </a>and Jack.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgD0ho592wvXHdEXEaF_s4UwdTB7DtpbJQejv5fHPousbndEEczANbP4nIw5Px3zRQ6gbER5lTs1wDUqYtRQ_11rFGXNHDTKWRUnm7E0aBRPiyRJBmW9shlwJMAnBDUVDOdCtq/s1600-h/DSC01646.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgD0ho592wvXHdEXEaF_s4UwdTB7DtpbJQejv5fHPousbndEEczANbP4nIw5Px3zRQ6gbER5lTs1wDUqYtRQ_11rFGXNHDTKWRUnm7E0aBRPiyRJBmW9shlwJMAnBDUVDOdCtq/s320/DSC01646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316461276025522594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Our neighbors <a href="http://tobinkendrakirk.blogspot.com/">Kendra and Toby</a>.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOpHHyUvIl4D41XT7ld4ed57oNcaGfNsGxWERzMug3qWPCzXs4_eJYDOKhoH6Koxf-6QxEPkvdz-rnfX5pQG8bxIFBhhwwD0tVM8XnDkERRJ6-XH13LJGDsWeFlgPrAKyAhR3/s1600-h/DSC01645.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOpHHyUvIl4D41XT7ld4ed57oNcaGfNsGxWERzMug3qWPCzXs4_eJYDOKhoH6Koxf-6QxEPkvdz-rnfX5pQG8bxIFBhhwwD0tVM8XnDkERRJ6-XH13LJGDsWeFlgPrAKyAhR3/s320/DSC01645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316461263131510162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">My coworker and her boyfriend Mary Brenna and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/cscorr">Cliff</a>.<br /></div></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFtL8SeHXOxnApGN_0zvMd83GdQwUOWDGbuasG6R00PTu8Fpk9pJsdxhHtBJTKjwQIXuKs9lKrBnhM8PWdimqfanvGi4dL0WiDn9cOXKZmXrhjOaD7QSTTFNLjyMlMViKiouR/s1600-h/DSC01657.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFtL8SeHXOxnApGN_0zvMd83GdQwUOWDGbuasG6R00PTu8Fpk9pJsdxhHtBJTKjwQIXuKs9lKrBnhM8PWdimqfanvGi4dL0WiDn9cOXKZmXrhjOaD7QSTTFNLjyMlMViKiouR/s320/DSC01657.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316462734019418226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dan's birthday cake.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishyDNWnJSmE1gh6VF2bZ9No7wzjvbZdyTueRfqnBtxEw17EdkpjFe86oZ3JCa6sxUC1VsBod1SOJYHT4O8XudXUmXRiaW14lZouY85NR5QKwAj-RHpfYnRhPRYVo__cfAbX5f/s1600-h/DSC01658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishyDNWnJSmE1gh6VF2bZ9No7wzjvbZdyTueRfqnBtxEw17EdkpjFe86oZ3JCa6sxUC1VsBod1SOJYHT4O8XudXUmXRiaW14lZouY85NR5QKwAj-RHpfYnRhPRYVo__cfAbX5f/s320/DSC01658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316462727562467634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Former and current employees of <a href="http://www.lovell.com">Lovell Communications</a>.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cyp7PI0DGDBQNw9BtiPejNTw_WStf_2k6GO7REU1Jse70JTHxWBsRi2UqVzq3rbeRpZFhGXKDQ_aUoLvTBIEs8QWRln3QyrfHJ56aS2BMPsBsYoNHY4IYrLr3wimC3vlImXU/s1600-h/DSC01655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cyp7PI0DGDBQNw9BtiPejNTw_WStf_2k6GO7REU1Jse70JTHxWBsRi2UqVzq3rbeRpZFhGXKDQ_aUoLvTBIEs8QWRln3QyrfHJ56aS2BMPsBsYoNHY4IYrLr3wimC3vlImXU/s320/DSC01655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316462723736109906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dan solemnly swears to enjoy his cake!<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlQ0d13WGjoQDEkauoHU-J0quVuU34-UnFL3tWHlOu8vg98vT6gKzeCekdz6M5CHoLbp0gKDcfy5kjVeD_ym6qknwXoqVwtkkzOjP5ZP9v7KdNaSNi7fnkzLk5MCPPAjYVi9W/s1600-h/DSC01650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlQ0d13WGjoQDEkauoHU-J0quVuU34-UnFL3tWHlOu8vg98vT6gKzeCekdz6M5CHoLbp0gKDcfy5kjVeD_ym6qknwXoqVwtkkzOjP5ZP9v7KdNaSNi7fnkzLk5MCPPAjYVi9W/s320/DSC01650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316462711905402034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dan's birthday pose.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphnI_XiThRGyAI5eytMiKQa1xBaAvBfr1BA7VU15gi9iP21c2rqjcGZ0Mf03b_ECOIr8UkJOtC3RepgirzkG1rbN0XX3bR6ZXmECTX0836ulFzd1HnAfKgISIIJaAAgfH2amf/s1600-h/DSC01648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphnI_XiThRGyAI5eytMiKQa1xBaAvBfr1BA7VU15gi9iP21c2rqjcGZ0Mf03b_ECOIr8UkJOtC3RepgirzkG1rbN0XX3bR6ZXmECTX0836ulFzd1HnAfKgISIIJaAAgfH2amf/s320/DSC01648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316462698406774338" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Our friend <a href="http://clickinaround.blogspot.com/">Laura</a>, who we know so many ways...</div><div><br /></div></div></div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-57175513629950804852009-03-09T14:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:33:16.474-07:00Another Foster DogWe've been in charge of another foster dog for the last couple of weeks, Bo. He is a monster and we'll be glad to see him find a home (where he doesn't destroy things).<div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI08epWlMzHB8pO4PimlJlJGdHcL6FG2dvO0cqOIU_LxqLabgdQsNQYeg-pSkoa1ng4_8mk-u2KmMjam-OGBCSOELmSP4rnwMYox3qqBbrEFEk6ibaGK53mIs71Lb0JIR62_Fk/s320/DSC01634.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311301283179171442" /><div><br /></div><div>He does have one very redeeming quality, though, he loves to play with Hubble.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMF_W7cS5eTwAiujmDHrf6gTlQClJnMxyffSa29AZbDp30g9lDqIanVTJrOii2XcOtEjWiuWniPQ8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-38182628760132344002009-03-09T14:12:00.001-07:002009-03-09T14:16:50.492-07:00Deck Update--Long Overdue<div>Our update on the deck is long overdue. We have been making GREAT progress, and with the time change on our side we can really get things done.<div><br /></div><div>Check it out:</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO_hCy6o7X0A42V0wTXqbkHf0ampGKuzf7FN_zplrSjE9TeOeL8RHS53GVmdRp0yOQRurZxGC8MS0Qmz0NckunLoNaSpQiLj02h9MM0YgYE9fpJ_NBBKPgn5hyphenhyphenhd2lVTUrcma/s1600-h/DSC01641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO_hCy6o7X0A42V0wTXqbkHf0ampGKuzf7FN_zplrSjE9TeOeL8RHS53GVmdRp0yOQRurZxGC8MS0Qmz0NckunLoNaSpQiLj02h9MM0YgYE9fpJ_NBBKPgn5hyphenhyphenhd2lVTUrcma/s320/DSC01641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299694526785954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCprz1VJ-JAG8bQCKAqmOK9vKWzieU9aDtRpCReLFYRQQipp1J6zijY3kEPz_fCvhW7KY-wJCzigZjWH6nHEdhXO6ZC-T21eNX-NGwh8FgMKc1bEdobt6kP1GjmPBHCH1cH7y3/s1600-h/DSC01642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCprz1VJ-JAG8bQCKAqmOK9vKWzieU9aDtRpCReLFYRQQipp1J6zijY3kEPz_fCvhW7KY-wJCzigZjWH6nHEdhXO6ZC-T21eNX-NGwh8FgMKc1bEdobt6kP1GjmPBHCH1cH7y3/s320/DSC01642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299690797822674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33kczYCCVLMlGybdpG1BkrOaY9Lsuxs9_5_cxzkXmhoo5-BEL5pCdg9cHGdnWtGJeIT47rV0cd5yxNfcBVmhpV19q-nVZFM-RouakJF4FvXKl8LXfA4cL0FYSQe9Vy_Bi5Jbk/s1600-h/DSC01643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33kczYCCVLMlGybdpG1BkrOaY9Lsuxs9_5_cxzkXmhoo5-BEL5pCdg9cHGdnWtGJeIT47rV0cd5yxNfcBVmhpV19q-nVZFM-RouakJF4FvXKl8LXfA4cL0FYSQe9Vy_Bi5Jbk/s320/DSC01643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299682852915074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWvOxN6GuUkAYHK1kcJ5PW-bnaFwjmX_h0V8hkc5Z7Q6knXktk1wkwgtmR0r5hqm6VS94AKWcw63Hj-Onl0u2HwuT-_Bg30L7AiiNGlISWDsC9XM5bsMxQx4CqudQR_9Q6K79/s1600-h/DSC01644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWvOxN6GuUkAYHK1kcJ5PW-bnaFwjmX_h0V8hkc5Z7Q6knXktk1wkwgtmR0r5hqm6VS94AKWcw63Hj-Onl0u2HwuT-_Bg30L7AiiNGlISWDsC9XM5bsMxQx4CqudQR_9Q6K79/s320/DSC01644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299675708237138" /></a><br />Next, we nail in all of the joists you see here. Then, we lay the decking! Woohoo!J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-15933500296695934652009-02-02T11:01:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:12:50.852-08:00Another ProjectDan and I have to be "do it yourselfers" if we want to do anything to our house. That's the way it works with things need to get done and you can't pay someone else to do them.<br /><br />This time, we decided to replace the kitchen floor. It has been creaking, popping and generally not sticking to the layer underneath it. So we ordered some new flooring and ripped up the old stuff Friday night.<br /><br />Then the fun started. Turns out, there was been a leak in the dishwasher for months, maybe. The wood under the flooring was all wet and starting to warp.<br /><br />We have been actively drying out the floor (thanks to three borrowed fans) and are waiting for the water to all come up. It will take another day or so, but it's getting there.<br /><br />So, we have no kitchen for about a week. We have a microwave and a fridge, but that's it.<br /><br />Here is the progress:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aTNnMmcpGpu47xr-1_94yn7qZPPojZM478UtwUKUYogYt1VZcoJkf_ZPQJy80ptl8FdiFlFnnnu-jbP-Cz9hOCu4t50TGn2HPcqa5Bwif8fYdFRmn0hXNOmptxhfg8k3WU4m/s1600-h/DSC01623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aTNnMmcpGpu47xr-1_94yn7qZPPojZM478UtwUKUYogYt1VZcoJkf_ZPQJy80ptl8FdiFlFnnnu-jbP-Cz9hOCu4t50TGn2HPcqa5Bwif8fYdFRmn0hXNOmptxhfg8k3WU4m/s320/DSC01623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298279688780235010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzab40wVXVHyAk1fYNsBDXUGzrl_SoEjad89rzRXHaYWjpLfzgFDyRLr4tHbpn-ER4O1Krpf2oCv6Sa_92IS2s5YFqg3mpBOh7VqgSg5w1f_oz2p2vGCX6L1oYF9lIpAVoBFb/s1600-h/DSC01624.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzab40wVXVHyAk1fYNsBDXUGzrl_SoEjad89rzRXHaYWjpLfzgFDyRLr4tHbpn-ER4O1Krpf2oCv6Sa_92IS2s5YFqg3mpBOh7VqgSg5w1f_oz2p2vGCX6L1oYF9lIpAVoBFb/s320/DSC01624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298279697957247778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV9c4y2KjdJkp8hJZnjKva7ligdhos6a-C7aJwNyY3YPPeNeCpakTZO8_oe4kfPzJeFwI8NvMGyq1ruEQN-x8ptJSx8LRPZalRvEYzs_6qwJJawhQaC9KNGFJzkkWcNM7gWBt/s1600-h/DSC01631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV9c4y2KjdJkp8hJZnjKva7ligdhos6a-C7aJwNyY3YPPeNeCpakTZO8_oe4kfPzJeFwI8NvMGyq1ruEQN-x8ptJSx8LRPZalRvEYzs_6qwJJawhQaC9KNGFJzkkWcNM7gWBt/s320/DSC01631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298278459562013330" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-13431017287423981612009-02-02T10:58:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:01:17.689-08:00This time it was Hubble...What's a weekend without a trip to the emergency vet AGAIN? This time, it was Hubble.<br /><br />Apparently, the dogs got into the composter some time yesterday. We noticed the lid was off Sunday morning and put it back on as soon as we noticed. It hasn't been closing well these days due to a previous attempt to pry it open by a neighbor's visiting pet. We thought we got it covered up before anything bad happened. We thought Maddie got into it, so we poured peroxide down her throat to make her vomit anything that she may have eaten. But we never suspected that Hubble would be on the wrong end of this deal.<br /><br />Luckily, it's winter so there's not actually any compost in the composter. It's just leaves and food waste until it warms up. Apparently Hubble got into the coffee grounds that had been pulled out of the bin.<br /><br />At the time it was scary, but now it seems comical. If you know Hubble, you know he's pretty high energy anyway. Imagine Hubble after popping a couple of doses of speed. He couldn't walk straight and just vibrated with his eyes and ears twitching constantly.<br /><br />Once we got to the vet, the worst was over and he was fine. We just had to keep him hydrated so he could process the rest of the caffeine. I felt so bad for him. He about had a heart attack at the vet he was so jittery. He followed me around the rest of the night he was so scared of whatever was happening to him.<br /><br />Poor guy. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGm6ElukhcH-klswCGGISTXFx2cBr2BppkrmYxK3A9MSI7tQakQq03NHddcPGEycD0otY-EkeV8g56-6Zx_wrtsqzRvVu0eJ15GgS28pU-KN3jcgoA5izEwNhlX5BRqXzttbj/s1600-h/DSC01618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGm6ElukhcH-klswCGGISTXFx2cBr2BppkrmYxK3A9MSI7tQakQq03NHddcPGEycD0otY-EkeV8g56-6Zx_wrtsqzRvVu0eJ15GgS28pU-KN3jcgoA5izEwNhlX5BRqXzttbj/s320/DSC01618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298276855098467074" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-82597000918894496452008-12-18T11:17:00.000-08:002008-12-18T11:22:35.901-08:00My own LOLcatsThis is my own version of <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/">LOLcats </a>with my friend Whitney's cat. Maybe you'll see it on <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/">the site</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLc3XMJjcjbHe62OI_P8n8-_8N5Sdwr3BDc3vilR6cM2cXdJxwLtq1P66PcgWi-r7RIDI0e_GHskNplj6KOhFLMZ-mqlI6ap3m1RSJr7GrKRakb-iC1mlfTRl4IobDhuzO5UNV/s1600-h/IMG_3411+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLc3XMJjcjbHe62OI_P8n8-_8N5Sdwr3BDc3vilR6cM2cXdJxwLtq1P66PcgWi-r7RIDI0e_GHskNplj6KOhFLMZ-mqlI6ap3m1RSJr7GrKRakb-iC1mlfTRl4IobDhuzO5UNV/s320/IMG_3411+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281212636835100146" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-50426391966583830112008-12-10T11:03:00.000-08:002008-12-10T07:47:27.761-08:00More BrugesAh Brugges, how we would have liked to stay. Brugges is a little piece of history with its cobblestone streets and Medieval architecture. It's a beautiful little town. Again, our goal was to drink as much beer as possible while we were in Belgium. If you are not already aware, Dan loves beer. And I love Belgian beer. So this whole stop was a win-win for both of us. We saw a sight, has some beer. Saw a sight, had some beer. Here's a little taste:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdKe4rXSd2Vnd2M5hlcmiFqp6cf4HGb5faIrWyvsv4PvSEammo10hyphenhyphenYIpfwjQBTcHM5wRxfSh2cFR5_Nbi5zw5rOTd2wSnHr5pvV3-EBHup1pOZL52nYJMcyFvlG219pCG2Y8/s1600-h/DSC01430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdKe4rXSd2Vnd2M5hlcmiFqp6cf4HGb5faIrWyvsv4PvSEammo10hyphenhyphenYIpfwjQBTcHM5wRxfSh2cFR5_Nbi5zw5rOTd2wSnHr5pvV3-EBHup1pOZL52nYJMcyFvlG219pCG2Y8/s320/DSC01430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272379660766886610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBEF_FGNqJgxj1k2DHw19mB1iLv-r5kUCk-FQ-ST-3V_a0_Su_kvUxK0tV_0O1nms5-rFLbKB58yIgK9pmuPdGOjmudYc1lyfGy36dfTmLNI12bB1mhj-Pp9dhGrq_WVVxtui/s1600-h/DSC01431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBEF_FGNqJgxj1k2DHw19mB1iLv-r5kUCk-FQ-ST-3V_a0_Su_kvUxK0tV_0O1nms5-rFLbKB58yIgK9pmuPdGOjmudYc1lyfGy36dfTmLNI12bB1mhj-Pp9dhGrq_WVVxtui/s320/DSC01431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272379658047733618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q9zhave6UUjf9-HNRgic7lAz5WL35xkxSPh6OZ05v5eqL3d7-z7jGgVR5hRzII-12LeYFlKPoGJqZrZoseWQIQ6gkca9_adY1htA23aHxeuV1EAUqMdWEfEWQmFqX4aeal9n/s1600-h/DSC01432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q9zhave6UUjf9-HNRgic7lAz5WL35xkxSPh6OZ05v5eqL3d7-z7jGgVR5hRzII-12LeYFlKPoGJqZrZoseWQIQ6gkca9_adY1htA23aHxeuV1EAUqMdWEfEWQmFqX4aeal9n/s320/DSC01432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272379648516484786" border="0" /></a>This is the oldest pub in Bruges. It has been in operation since its opening in 1515.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RCXh8ucYnJYaJm2ya8BBiz_6NUyqYX1QEbMmXNqwaht1ZFRETiO8pQNlGoqYGp6H9CTOqPULGv5w4SCYZimXwwq7-u-0Nd03AAc6Gw5TdoWSgGhSsZJfJfWevdqX6uV5uA7r/s1600-h/DSC01434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RCXh8ucYnJYaJm2ya8BBiz_6NUyqYX1QEbMmXNqwaht1ZFRETiO8pQNlGoqYGp6H9CTOqPULGv5w4SCYZimXwwq7-u-0Nd03AAc6Gw5TdoWSgGhSsZJfJfWevdqX6uV5uA7r/s320/DSC01434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272379644323150818" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a dog sitting on a bar stool in the bar. I don't know why this was cracking me up so much, but it was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt_osU5o1L_GuxRfAIIlHS1ModsjgPT8dvG5uVJSw2JW7CkSq3NB2N1sr0pYA0hLg_NGjoPMZBhehZTcYVUxBdKjQ5tSX9vy4ja-hhtdq9ds2ifuf5_XCNhYbYorkfwelUXOM/s1600-h/DSC01428.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt_osU5o1L_GuxRfAIIlHS1ModsjgPT8dvG5uVJSw2JW7CkSq3NB2N1sr0pYA0hLg_NGjoPMZBhehZTcYVUxBdKjQ5tSX9vy4ja-hhtdq9ds2ifuf5_XCNhYbYorkfwelUXOM/s320/DSC01428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272379669180765810" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-55303116437299912752008-12-09T15:22:00.001-08:002008-12-10T07:39:32.766-08:00On to BrugesBruges is a lovely town. It has become quite a popular tourist destination for Europeans on "holiday." The town hasn't changed much since the 16th Century, making it like a little trip into the past.<br /><br />Here's one of the windmills that surround the city:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN9NIEwWONUbS3JVYIaGtRkCqrLKXBkC4OCMUNZLXMPGQ5tAwKova5LllfrGmoXMQZ-5APHajzQQLOlt-xADoDnIe0kKb6P9p4mhAffzuYOIbRDWbtysalhkGavnt-TxpdOo1/s1600-h/DSC01426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN9NIEwWONUbS3JVYIaGtRkCqrLKXBkC4OCMUNZLXMPGQ5tAwKova5LllfrGmoXMQZ-5APHajzQQLOlt-xADoDnIe0kKb6P9p4mhAffzuYOIbRDWbtysalhkGavnt-TxpdOo1/s320/DSC01426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277936098983676626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4AL7dyk4YyNvmASgmJxwVQmKEFMMDr51mi99QvSs5S7QBpo2XheHDOUdE8zjQXug4SpXLKJubY_ZsMNlsp63iCKUx63IZmWD8kpzDlLCLzY4Lc3oP-r7zZJ4-iTeGGFU2A_m/s1600-h/IMG_1480.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4AL7dyk4YyNvmASgmJxwVQmKEFMMDr51mi99QvSs5S7QBpo2XheHDOUdE8zjQXug4SpXLKJubY_ZsMNlsp63iCKUx63IZmWD8kpzDlLCLzY4Lc3oP-r7zZJ4-iTeGGFU2A_m/s320/IMG_1480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277936090115940274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapSTtk7NzW5ZfoalNBPgtsheuNoi8lX3J8kDAMq8tMNKNrAaInWYi2V-LvxbHxsYYUQiw5f47lJRaEBbu17ZBgGTeYXQk6NVEpiob03g0-XEeecQzCIZ2LOVHZEDqf_9OORZd/s1600-h/IMG_1481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapSTtk7NzW5ZfoalNBPgtsheuNoi8lX3J8kDAMq8tMNKNrAaInWYi2V-LvxbHxsYYUQiw5f47lJRaEBbu17ZBgGTeYXQk6NVEpiob03g0-XEeecQzCIZ2LOVHZEDqf_9OORZd/s320/IMG_1481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277936083316124434" border="0" /></a><br />This is the life. Sitting on a bench and looking out over a canal. I could live here...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFeIcTy9H4LUh-paI59DeNCLp0h3nuI4x-eaDgqpzigh9Ybr2MKETspZKTmsXAuEHOnRCcNSZ6cBRZUIVkHEQKv2_t18q_Dw_FjgoFi68XxYeBUN6ZAiDdlKjTsGkkAtJMX7M/s1600-h/IMG_1496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFeIcTy9H4LUh-paI59DeNCLp0h3nuI4x-eaDgqpzigh9Ybr2MKETspZKTmsXAuEHOnRCcNSZ6cBRZUIVkHEQKv2_t18q_Dw_FjgoFi68XxYeBUN6ZAiDdlKjTsGkkAtJMX7M/s320/IMG_1496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277936079291922674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9kmkFfV7xpHUtIK_2o2e7TcpFJvyV9qAmAoX06S13zFqZMGC0DNQ21lq7xvm5xNFzHQFFW5bdTHALDIBJzLdTqXvJgLTQoy9voSIBDNg_bljOAnnnPpuKMqRdXZKYu8mtPKJ/s1600-h/IMG_1499.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9kmkFfV7xpHUtIK_2o2e7TcpFJvyV9qAmAoX06S13zFqZMGC0DNQ21lq7xvm5xNFzHQFFW5bdTHALDIBJzLdTqXvJgLTQoy9voSIBDNg_bljOAnnnPpuKMqRdXZKYu8mtPKJ/s320/IMG_1499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277936070234016434" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-28425834293457659982008-12-09T15:14:00.001-08:002008-12-09T15:21:16.415-08:00Deck UpdatesSlowly, we are making progress on our deck. It's not going to be perfect, but hopefully no one will crash through and injure themselves. That's the ultimate goal, really.<br /><br />We have posts in the ground. After this picture we taken, we completed the process of framing the exterior.<br /><br />You know you wanna come over and help....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R3-YmFzMZDL98hj72XIW8D6GdP11d_JX-7hhxAktLKnxVr9CGjjizYtOwV-ljG0LPN_4YjtEE6TmtF9DOpJVCkK0D6S-rqJM7q0gU6wZ5Qdl50DsYfX4FHfBPjvjsqI4VFAP/s1600-h/DSC01554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R3-YmFzMZDL98hj72XIW8D6GdP11d_JX-7hhxAktLKnxVr9CGjjizYtOwV-ljG0LPN_4YjtEE6TmtF9DOpJVCkK0D6S-rqJM7q0gU6wZ5Qdl50DsYfX4FHfBPjvjsqI4VFAP/s320/DSC01554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277933369040657746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmzbNIuznzqWV4R43p5-PdoFkkmYaSKo1wQhwMZMxBr1ObD5peCMbap0ouZMZwGIYA9LllvTW1Az-F9pY516tXlRjS9vZdDi2IVt-h-jJ0d5Nz2Ol7w_Z_AcvGpnH08Ou0VzQ/s1600-h/DSC01537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmzbNIuznzqWV4R43p5-PdoFkkmYaSKo1wQhwMZMxBr1ObD5peCMbap0ouZMZwGIYA9LllvTW1Az-F9pY516tXlRjS9vZdDi2IVt-h-jJ0d5Nz2Ol7w_Z_AcvGpnH08Ou0VzQ/s320/DSC01537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277933364550105234" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-77369417278692781452008-11-24T15:54:00.000-08:002008-11-24T16:00:44.221-08:00On to BelgiumTo continue the European vacation story, we went from Rotterdam to Brussels for one night. We were told that was all we needed to see Brussels. It's dirty, known for its high crime and didn't have much scenery. Our main goal was to find Belgium beer, chocolates and waffles. And that's what we did!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb_MkdDKubl7dmyTV-L47oHePJcyapBV23zir6UnJ5UOZzBlJnJI9kNQLxgqYZE-Dc75W2sLGaEWVbNwVoU-0NJlvvaySZojTFD06nDTxs_fi_pkratE7KS8Hr94jWFF6PFG4/s1600-h/DSC01409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb_MkdDKubl7dmyTV-L47oHePJcyapBV23zir6UnJ5UOZzBlJnJI9kNQLxgqYZE-Dc75W2sLGaEWVbNwVoU-0NJlvvaySZojTFD06nDTxs_fi_pkratE7KS8Hr94jWFF6PFG4/s320/DSC01409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272378282224856002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHwF3-y7ec2qEJYoQY64WB1iIAJrGbGjnTuhn20TBiwPootqm-iutkx_S0TBOVHZHaqwNeACoUdgVwBZIzXh6FDnLJBH7aZC-AWTqdFjIltsw5zvxViKEvSAU1SVjD0SvY5YR/s1600-h/DSC01421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHwF3-y7ec2qEJYoQY64WB1iIAJrGbGjnTuhn20TBiwPootqm-iutkx_S0TBOVHZHaqwNeACoUdgVwBZIzXh6FDnLJBH7aZC-AWTqdFjIltsw5zvxViKEvSAU1SVjD0SvY5YR/s320/DSC01421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272377886420478898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEjZvzSljVVtsuJ7TQqpwGZnfmmCbhC3ee219V9FBcwrXK230ZCqKB_aUVwrPmMDbCew_OPYOokeQjWg9Kz2haoPcQDtRF0oihs6ThuNFux1lWAs8Hr1jpyLrCKa2AQXbSjCw/s1600-h/DSC01420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEjZvzSljVVtsuJ7TQqpwGZnfmmCbhC3ee219V9FBcwrXK230ZCqKB_aUVwrPmMDbCew_OPYOokeQjWg9Kz2haoPcQDtRF0oihs6ThuNFux1lWAs8Hr1jpyLrCKa2AQXbSjCw/s320/DSC01420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272377881526066914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph_J_7t9uHFXsKHr9Urk_xscPRx9D-ReMR8XmITEiLvxmFBRJ9IG5HFEWV4LL-uliNxUhB9G7YLK67H0BTNKUQZk1K66vNuXRNSjQ_n66eMQvzJqjA8rzLtReby44yhwHAinV/s1600-h/DSC01416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph_J_7t9uHFXsKHr9Urk_xscPRx9D-ReMR8XmITEiLvxmFBRJ9IG5HFEWV4LL-uliNxUhB9G7YLK67H0BTNKUQZk1K66vNuXRNSjQ_n66eMQvzJqjA8rzLtReby44yhwHAinV/s320/DSC01416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272377874680130770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSt6-BaW_t7aCqF7jUJvdQ3Hf4A2mwJNLtJMOchdFHxs3gUQ-ZgBw1d5M8cu4DUWPjrEXK5HFWRTS7Ek0xa_faKeGoLgMKuUlIKxLa_4ROT1AfkY1BivsAH438sUykzlSdUxO/s1600-h/DSC01415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSt6-BaW_t7aCqF7jUJvdQ3Hf4A2mwJNLtJMOchdFHxs3gUQ-ZgBw1d5M8cu4DUWPjrEXK5HFWRTS7Ek0xa_faKeGoLgMKuUlIKxLa_4ROT1AfkY1BivsAH438sUykzlSdUxO/s320/DSC01415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272377872573759266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFoLQ0lRXUkQeDB4o_1kIxKCcS1kHfEDyh_q1tcquISICZEUEA07PeeoIztZtA-EB_Ogm7wEDNh4h_5xQd9NDtLCKlScylXIbVGzOkDl3p11gNXWbc0yE-nzAwnM8IHw7uAR6/s1600-h/DSC01414.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFoLQ0lRXUkQeDB4o_1kIxKCcS1kHfEDyh_q1tcquISICZEUEA07PeeoIztZtA-EB_Ogm7wEDNh4h_5xQd9NDtLCKlScylXIbVGzOkDl3p11gNXWbc0yE-nzAwnM8IHw7uAR6/s320/DSC01414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272377866883489506" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-44356248042023807402008-11-24T10:48:00.000-08:002008-11-24T10:58:56.712-08:00Bittersweet PartingAs you may recall from <a href="http://morrisonsinnashville.blogspot.com/2008/09/september-29-2008-who-is-sonic-ive-had.html">a previous post</a>, we were fostering a dog named Sonic. He is a great guy (except for his superhuman ability to climb chainlink fencing). He is just old, which is why it was so hard to find him a home. Everyone wants a puppy. Everyone but me, that is. I am a huge advocate for adopting adult animals instead of getting a puppy or kitten, which is why we tried to find Sonic a home.<br /><br />Well, it worked. Sonic is going to a new home today to meet his new friends. He will only come back if things don't work out for him there. Otherwise, he will have a new cat roommate and will make his new home feel very safe.<br /><br />We will miss him. Goodbye Sonic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcpLU3D2IMw4LbmdZPrS3iaLMPa3a4MeRGX-FmGmzFr3t_JGbagvEikjS0cQKIkT_rhy_jmEZ9t2Sre7qL6TvpdHEPQd4Zt3FecGT_dznIu5Wws5GPcleBDQoGtAqXnF5nOI6/s1600-h/sonic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcpLU3D2IMw4LbmdZPrS3iaLMPa3a4MeRGX-FmGmzFr3t_JGbagvEikjS0cQKIkT_rhy_jmEZ9t2Sre7qL6TvpdHEPQd4Zt3FecGT_dznIu5Wws5GPcleBDQoGtAqXnF5nOI6/s320/sonic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272300455067983410" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-77466212829302757342008-11-03T11:03:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:07:05.533-08:00Tiniest Spook You Ever Did SeeOur <a href="http://themusicianandthegeek.blogspot.com/">neighbors </a>had a baby last week, and she is about the cutest little thing. She was only 4 lbs. 10 oz. because she was early. No one anticipated that she would need a Halloween outfit, so I jumped into action on Thursday and brought them a Halloween onesie to the hospital.<br /><br />Here is the tiniest spook you ever did see:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://themusicianandthegeek.blogspot.com/2008/11/wink-and-spook.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrAl4cQgjyGalr1d5Rm0PHdWdXM94goCoCxRd805WdatJ1ZoCbprTxeE1szBHSvrbzWfckimL89BxU3mWmpcUPkhEE9EIgGnobjFYzJrjX-oN7x_fgQv5YtnsWkHClpi2Ln6w/s320/2989169095_07a6851afb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264509600119567234" border="0" /></a>Notice the rolled up sleeves so it would fit.<br /><br />Congrats Matt and Ariana!J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-68035703232013860792008-11-03T08:59:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:00:44.233-08:00Rotterdam, The NetherlandsOn our European trip, we spent about half of our trip in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. It is the second-biggest city in The Netherlands and is the largest port city for the country. It has a unique history that I thought would bore me when I arrived. But I was pleasantly surprised.<br /><br />Rotterdam was essentially destroyed in WWII. Because it served as a major port to Northern Europe, the Nazis destroyed it to control the import, export and transportation. So the city was rebuilt almost from scratch in the 20th Century. Almost all of the buildings you see in this picture were build after the war. This photo was taken from the <a href="http://www.euromast.nl/english/index.html">Euromast</a>, the tallest building in Rotterdam.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67AA_bJillC_f6Qz_Nrx0FSf6t3XJUlwt2JsYvPRPkNnszdkOpFInWscD4y0qoPwUvNiKf-XKC_XjKUuEuC5RLlY4kgib_3GgU-K6wJWhpv9uctiCUoN345KygeR4eOzn0S4n/s1600-h/IMG_1410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67AA_bJillC_f6Qz_Nrx0FSf6t3XJUlwt2JsYvPRPkNnszdkOpFInWscD4y0qoPwUvNiKf-XKC_XjKUuEuC5RLlY4kgib_3GgU-K6wJWhpv9uctiCUoN345KygeR4eOzn0S4n/s320/IMG_1410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264498741807297330" border="0" /></a><br />You get to sit in the "crow's nest" and spin around to see a panoramic view of the city. We took a little video so you could hear some Dutch:<br /><br /><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="425" height="381"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dropshots.com/dropshots.swf?p=1&u=http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/231351/20080821/033330.flv&l=http://www.dropshots.com/redcurls417#date/2008-08-21/03:33:30&d=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><embed src="http://www.dropshots.com/dropshots.swf?p=1&u=http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/231351/20080821/033330.flv&l=http://www.dropshots.com/redcurls417#date/2008-08-21/03:33:30&d=1" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="381"></embed></object><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:8;" ></span></center><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTIyNTczODU3OTc5MyZwdD*xMjI1NzM4NTk3ODg2JnA9MTI1MjEmZD*mbj1ibG9nZ2VyJmc9MSZ*PSZvPTIwZjEwYjY4ZTJjODQ5NDM4OGY3NDNhNDBmNDMxYTdl.gif" border="0" width="0" height="0" /><br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjU3MzgzNzI1MTMmcHQ9MTIyNTczODM3Nzc2MyZwPTEyNTIxJmQ9Jmc9MSZ*PSZvPTIwZjEwYjY4ZTJjODQ5NDM4OGY3NDNhNDBmNDMxYTdl.gif" border="0" width="0" height="0" /><br /><br />Some nice German tourists took our picture and we took their picture for them:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGdeQuki5K9Pt0MJPDutUWRfNbF8kqvZAlrHh0fiV_HbIrCKmyMrnFZXgdM7lIxF_N-6_h2GevWr_kFVubkGKW_DJZdiBWRJCO9TEdHrv7bK1DojRd7I-Ysqj60reOKQdzPCl/s1600-h/DSC01391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGdeQuki5K9Pt0MJPDutUWRfNbF8kqvZAlrHh0fiV_HbIrCKmyMrnFZXgdM7lIxF_N-6_h2GevWr_kFVubkGKW_DJZdiBWRJCO9TEdHrv7bK1DojRd7I-Ysqj60reOKQdzPCl/s320/DSC01391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264498750063509682" border="0" /></a><br />In the giftshop of the Euromast, we found my FAVORITE souvenir of the entire trip. I didn't get these but they cracked us up so much that we had to leave we were being so obnoxious. Giant slippers that resemble classic Dutch wooden shoes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAAcXLapabsXal1gODhWgOQd3W7W8HfSZlfXi1RZ9t0nF3NaP8Q3ewcE2QAerK8pcx0V18Y5bFuQgPHsuwuXCkYvkWksTIOUI_RicRR0l1f6uHs6SvMY4JUZxA-DYQhpBmhSE/s1600-h/IMG_1416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAAcXLapabsXal1gODhWgOQd3W7W8HfSZlfXi1RZ9t0nF3NaP8Q3ewcE2QAerK8pcx0V18Y5bFuQgPHsuwuXCkYvkWksTIOUI_RicRR0l1f6uHs6SvMY4JUZxA-DYQhpBmhSE/s320/IMG_1416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264498235206094338" border="0" /></a>The one on display was GINORMOUS and I could not stop myself from trying it on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgOqfT5dJqzLfIWi3UrxebSr47HxMT84dvtbe3Ct5ElVNvpumylbk5gLuGzhpM1cAuICML7erXCHGe63EidEesd7orCCAutL1qQXSUxrzpAYc9ltuuQLIvMW4AujQ_d-JAHLH/s1600-h/IMG_1419.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgOqfT5dJqzLfIWi3UrxebSr47HxMT84dvtbe3Ct5ElVNvpumylbk5gLuGzhpM1cAuICML7erXCHGe63EidEesd7orCCAutL1qQXSUxrzpAYc9ltuuQLIvMW4AujQ_d-JAHLH/s320/IMG_1419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264498215707510658" border="0" /></a>J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-54126653848013741352008-10-30T11:13:00.000-07:002009-04-14T13:54:48.818-07:00Who doesn't love Craigslist?I love Craigslist. I buy as much stuff as I can used from Craigslist. We got our dogs off Craigslist and we sold the Mercury Grand Marquis on Craigslist. (We bought a new car--photos to come)<br /><br />Now we're trying to get rid of our old scooter on Craigslist. We're not having any luck so far because it's not a high-quality name brand. It's a Chinese knock-off that has its own issues. But, we did get a good laugh when we received this query from an "interested" buyer:<br /><br />"Would you trade for five large gumball machines, these cost $1000 each? They make you money."<br /><br />Interesting offer, but I don't think so...J. P. Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666712293434725921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30004964.post-18019158381811216642008-09-29T14:07:00.000-07:002008-09-29T14:49:12.267-07:00<div>September 29, 2008<div><br /></div><div>Who is Sonic? I've had some folks ask me who is this Sonic <a href="http://morrisonsinnashville.blogspot.com/2008/09/september-29-2008-theres-nothing-like.html">I talk about sometimes</a>? He's a dog that we've been fostering until we/his rescuer finds him a home.</div><div><br /></div><div>He's a great guy, but I'm not sure if we're ready to commit to having another dog full time.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you know of anyone looking for a dog, he's great. Don't let my previous posting scare you. The fight was all Maddie's fault. It's not the first one she's been in.</div><div><br /></div><div>We actually really like Sonic, who gets his name from the fast food restaurant where he was found digging through the dumpster. </div><div><br /></div><div>He's 7 to 9 years old and is a complete and total mutt.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf4QNjT4Oe7hSyYtEqJJBFvsA3C-8xf2zwRLGAHtaZJ_all5AUDufsl6CKd6lHZMlJwzhR_tAIVzGpbqyYp3thsHwSafIFwglejqGBOwOTzN355a5yNIzY01nASXaa3OFdXDQ/s1600-h/Picture+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf4QNjT4Oe7hSyYtEqJJBFvsA3C-8xf2zwRLGAHtaZJ_all5AUDufsl6CKd6lHZMlJwzhR_tAIVzGpbqyYp3thsHwSafIFwglejqGBOwOTzN355a5yNIzY01nASXaa3OFdXDQ/s320/Picture+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251554027027064482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-c-ymUW5c0yh2Epf5Y5xWXLVRVfc0ZgYn5kxeBGs19e5dxH3dac5X9_eCj9HxORUKnnNPkqriWdJIm4j9oxWOsg_RpsUy193auMWHE_d6A8vHKa5zkub3K2r5iSiqpR6boMp/s1600-h/Picture+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-c-ymUW5c0yh2Epf5Y5xWXLVRVfc0ZgYn5kxeBGs19e5dxH3dac5X9_eCj9HxORUKnnNPkqriWdJIm4j9oxWOsg_RpsUy193auMWHE_d6A8vHKa5zkub3K2r5iSiqpR6boMp/s320/Picture+020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251554028321272530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN0aUp6ogo8I2CwveCNjbSTi8LZ1iCs2tuFT2_6Vhns0cOkwNOMTxfIOr85hrFmBNgmLMQZPzYooucGI6BXU4S4Gh8IQFIC1bTHHbpd6cOdWgsJriChs4jIIjG6nQIL4WG74b/s1600-h/Picture+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN0aUp6ogo8I2CwveCNjbSTi8LZ1iCs2tuFT2_6Vhns0cOkwNOMTxfIOr85hrFmBNgmLMQZPzYooucGI6BXU4S4Gh8IQFIC1bTHHbpd6cOdWgsJriChs4jIIjG6nQIL4WG74b/s320/Picture+025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251554031967296338" /></a><div><br /></div>J. 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