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Adventures in "Fun"employment
A chronicle of my sabbatical from corporate America
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Schnauzer snuggles...
A few last minutes of love from Tyler before heading back to Charlotte!
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Happy 4th of July...
It was a hot and humid morning but I survived my first Peachtree Road Race (10K), coming in 12,866 (out of about 60,000) and beating...
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Fireworks...
Greg and Charlie setting up for the annual Utz fireworks extravaganza in Atlanta. Fortunately, no one lost any fingers, toes or eyebrows!
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Lazy Sunday...
A nice quiet afternoon for Ollie and me after a beautiful worship service at Uptown Church this morning!
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Stars and stripes forever...
Kicking off the holiday weekend with the Symphony, friends and fireworks. It started out a bit soggy but fortunately the weather held!
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A taste of home...
It's been ages since I've had Zapp's but they were as delicious as I remembered!
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Spring cleaning...
One of my goals while back at home is to clean out my closets, which has resulted in many bags for Goodwill. It was painful to get rid of...
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In bloom...
The crepe myrtles around the neighborhood are so beautiful right now!
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Best buddies...
Ollie was very excited to see his neighborhood buddy Patrick again!
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Sunsets...
I've seem some beautiful sunsets all over the world, but it was so nice to see this one in Charlotte tonight!
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