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Most evenings after dinner, for weeks now, my son has asked me for one thing:
“Daddy, can we play tennis tonight?”
He loves it when we go to the nearby schoolyard and hit tennis balls on the (basketball) court. He can’t hit the ball very well, misses it at least three-quarters of the time. Yet he is [...]

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I couldn’t have said it better myself:
If I told you that I was going to give you a magic device that would save you money, save the planet, and, oh yeah, firm up that flab you have been carrying around with you for the last couple of years, what would you say?
http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/08/29/how-to-ride-your-bike-to-work/

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WHEN we planned this trip originally, we thought we would bring the popup camper. But after Cape Cod, we decided that it might be too much of a strain on the Soob to pull the trailer through the mountains. It was hard enough on the vehicle for it to pull the popup for a short [...]

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As the summer comes to a close, the temperature gets a little cool, and the air is crisp, that’s biking weather! The kids and I did 14 miles on a beautiful local bike trail that we haven’t been to very often. In fact, it was Daughter and Son’s first time, and my 2nd time there.

Afterward, [...]

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I’m playing with a new look for the blog. This design gives me more space for stuff on the sides, and a wider column in the middle. I can’t take credit for the design; this design is Cutline 3-Column Split by Chris Pearson. I do have some thoughts about how to tweak the design a [...]

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Cape Cod Part II: Province Lands
I’ve wanted to bike the Province Lands Bike Trail since our first trip to Cape Cod over 10 years ago. This week I finally got my chance. With Son in the Trail-A-Bike, the two of us rode across some spectacular scenery.
Son gets ready:

Son had a really spectacular time. He [...]

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This year we returned to Cape Cod, this time decked out with bicycles, canoe, and popup camper. This was the first big trip for the popup, five nights in Nickerson State Park.

Yes, that’s the whole family in the canoe, paddling Cliff Pond at Nickerson State Park.

Here’s Son getting all tied up:

Daughter picked a water lily [...]

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