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White Pine Camp
We are still in the process of sorting our thoughts and pictures from this year's wonderful trip. I will post LOTS of pictures. Here is just the first set - of the place we stayed at in the Adirondacks: White Pine Camp.
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In response to comments on my post on health care - http://welten.livejournal.com/25098.html
Note: This entry is in response to a comment on my June 2009 posting ( http://welten.livejournal.com/25098.html ). Since my answer was too long for the space allotted for responses, I have posted it here. To follow the discussion in its entirety, you may wish to revisit that post ( link ) and see the anonymous comment, which is the eighth from the ( Read more... ) -
Rome Vacation
Now that we have been back almost a month, here are a few photographic highlights from our trim to Rome.
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Back from Vacation: First set of Pictures
We have been back from our summer vacation for several weeks and are still sorting pictures. *sigh* I have managed to post pictures from the first leg of our trip, when we stayed in the Julian Alp region of Slovenia.
Here is a link to the slide show in flickr:
P.S. If you are one of my "flickr" friends, view the slide show from flickr to also see ( Read more... ) -
Health Care Debate Marathon
During my travels last week, I caught little snippets in the news about the health care marathon debate. Two arguments stuck in my mind, one from the Republicans and one from a woman who was protesting in the street.
Arguments from Republicans: we can’t afford an all inclusive reform; it would break the bank. That made me wonder where these guys ( Read more... ) -
Seneator Bayh's article in the NY Times
Dear Senator Bayh,
Thank you for your article in the NY Times (link) about reforming congress. I share your beliefs and salute your commitment to and focus on this most pressing issue. I have become increasingly frustrated by the corrosive impact of big money, big business and special interests in the political process in the United States.
I was ( Read more... ) -
First overnight business trip at my new job ... to Zagreb
Next week, I will be spending two nights in Zagreb on a business trip to visit a supplier, part of a project I am working on. Since five of us will be traveling … and since it would have cost EUR 700 per person to fly, we will be DRIVING to Zagreb and back.
Actually, it won’t take us all that much longer to drive than to fly. According to all ( Read more... ) -
Vienna Pictures
Here are a few visual impressions of our trip to Vienna. I wanted to sort out a few of these and tweak some of the ones I want to keep. But, before I turn this into a never ending project, here is what is online now...
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Our Hotel in Vienna
This post is especially for ange_pange . We certainly can recommend this hotel. Here are a few pictures.
I will also post some pictures of Vienna soon, as well.
