Update

5K Family: I've updated the blurb in last Sunday's post about my brother Kurt and the 5K run by adding two (2) pictures supplied by my sister, Tina.

Heublin Tower Hike: I updated my report on our recent hike to include a scan of a postcard view that I like. I also added to the narrative to make the post flow evenly with the additional picture.

Speech & Debate: Last week I reported on a visit by my sister & her family. My niece made it to the semi-finals for the speech and debate National Tournament that she attended.

Entertaining Angels

My sister Sharon and her family (Randy and children: Elizabeth, Jon, Anna, and David) stopped by yesterday on their way to Boston.  They stopped at Lynn's apartment last night and she graciously invited them to spend the night (see picture above).

They started the day in Philadelphia and experienced a New York style traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge. When they arrived, we picked up 2 big pizzas from one of favorite places, Angelina's, and enjoyed each other's company. I understand that Richard and Jon and David were up late watching TV and talking.

They got an early start this morning to continue on to Boston where they are going to attend the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association National Championship at Gordon College in Wenhem, MA. Elizabeth is in two events. Good Luck!

Richard Wins Again!

The Winner and Champion!

In a previous post, I mentioned Richard's fondness for the game, Monopoly. Yesterday, the weather was ideal for playing: rainy. And so I accepted Richard's challenge. Unfortunately for me, my strategy of trying to prevent Richard from acquiring all the properties of a single color did not work. He quickly acquired 3 of the 4 railroads. I lost track of the number of times I had to pay him $100 rent when I landed on a railroad property. Ironically, a train was my playing piece.

But the deciding factor was Richard's ability to acquire both Boardwalk and Park Place and erect a hotel on each. Somehow, I survived my first "visit" to Boardwalk ($2,000 "rent" - see the picture above). I was ready to concede at that point but Richard urged me on. So we continued for a while longer until the inevitable happened: I landed on Boardwalk again. The End!