Hi everyone! Thank's for all the comments. The comments are very fun to read. later today I will give you some photos. It is soooo hot here. Shorts and T- shirts every day! I think that D.C. is fun and get back soon. 75 degrees out. Bye!
Hi Caleb!I LOVED your blog so much!! I'm even following it (take a look at your followers). I cant wait to see what you post when you visit me. And when you get a chance take a look at my new and improved blog! I hope you have fun in Gettysburg!
We missed you and your family at Crows Opening Day. We had beautiful weather with blue skies and t-shirt temperatures, and a great turnout, even though many families are vacationing. We played a nine inning game, splitting into two teams, with a 5-run rule per inning, 6 pitches per kid (or adult), and we used the same pitcher for both teams. It was close, and with the score tied at 19 with a man on third and two outs, it all came down to Joe, the fiery six-year old from the tough-side of Wedgewood. He worked the count to 5 pitches, then laced one up the middle where it was snagged by the pitcher for the 3rd out. Since we were out of doughnuts and time, we called the game a tie, and the two teams left the diamond already talking about next week. We hope to see you out there.
Now that you're three hours ahead, what did you do with that extra time today? What did you do and what did you see? I hope you're having a good time, and I'm anxious to hear about your battlefield tours.
Oh wow. This brings back very nice memories. I also went many years ago to Washington D.C. before even coming to the other Washington. I remember one hot morning running to the big obelisk they have. I had only enough energy to run around it once before heading back, but it felt like I really broke a new running record. Enjoy the city, wave hello in front of the White House for me to the President and enjoy the rest of your vacation there.
Do you think you will see Barak Obama? What is the picture next to your "about me thing" of? 75 degrees every day!You are SO lucky!Are you staying there on the 4th of July? If so tell me about it.I just started a soccer camp called Peter Fewing today. I made a nerf war movie (Zombies vs Humans). I used windows movie maker and my Flip video camera. -Spencer O. :) P.S. Mom says thank you for hosting book club.
Graham and I were talking last night about Gettysburg and your trip. Since you're using bicycles to see the battlefield, and given that we're in our last couple of weeks of riding before the Seattle to Portland ride ("The Coastal Campaign of '11", perhaps?), we thought we'd tie the two together. Rather than taking modern food on the ride this evening, I'll pack some hardtack (Sailor Boy Pilot Bread, the most readily available modern proximate), beef jerky, and (cold) coffee. We'll subsist on Civil War rations in honor of your journey.
The good news is that once we're "back in camp" we get to sleep in our own beds rather than spooning in a ditch.
I hope your trip is going well and that you and Lucas are walking the field and seeing things together that you'll always remember.
Thank's Frank! You are the biggest follower and make nice long posts that are fun to read. You receive the medal of honor for your comments .( that is rare). Round of applause everyone!
You’ve mentioned in your blog that the weather is warm on the East Coast. I also know from experience that when one travels afar it is common to eat on the run, and to eat certain foods in unnatural quantities, behavior that, were one not on holiday, might well be considered intemperate.
You’re fortunate to be traveling in a time where the penalty for such behavior is less punitive than the recommended antidote during the War of Northern Aggression. See below:
(Extract from the Report of Surgeon Allen F. Peck, 1st New Mexico Volunteers. Fort Stanton, New Mexico, quarter ending December 31, 1862):
“Many of the cases of dysentery were caused by intemperance in some form, although the weather has been such as to favor the production of this class of diseases, the days having been quite warm and the night cold.”
In the treatment of dysentery I find half an ounce of castor oil with half a drachm of oil of turpentine, administered at once, produces very happy results; and half an ounce of sulphate of magnesia, with mucilaginous drinks and a bland diet, answers very well. In cases which were not checked by these simple remedies, I used small doses of some mercurial, or acetate of lead, combined with enough Dover’s powder or opium to quiet pain”.
Moral: Don’t eat to many cheeseburgers in hot weather, and while you honor history, celebrate progress.
I can’t wait to talk with you when you return. Travel well.
We can't wait to stay posted on your trip! I love the suitcase fish at SeaTac too. :) WLYAWMY
ReplyDeleteHi Caleb!I LOVED your blog so much!! I'm even following it (take a look at your followers). I cant wait to see what you post when you visit me. And when you get a chance take a look at my new and improved blog! I hope you have fun in Gettysburg!
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We missed you and your family at Crows Opening Day. We had beautiful weather with blue skies and t-shirt temperatures, and a great turnout, even though many families are vacationing. We played a nine inning game, splitting into two teams, with a 5-run rule per inning, 6 pitches per kid (or adult), and we used the same pitcher for both teams. It was close, and with the score tied at 19 with a man on third and two outs, it all came down to Joe, the fiery six-year old from the tough-side of Wedgewood. He worked the count to 5 pitches, then laced one up the middle where it was snagged by the pitcher for the 3rd out. Since we were out of doughnuts and time, we called the game a tie, and the two teams left the diamond already talking about next week. We hope to see you out there.
Now that you're three hours ahead, what did you do with that extra time today? What did you do and what did you see? I hope you're having a good time, and I'm anxious to hear about your battlefield tours.
Have fun and learn a lot.
Oh wow. This brings back very nice memories. I also went many years ago to Washington D.C. before even coming to the other Washington. I remember one hot morning running to the big obelisk they have. I had only enough energy to run around it once before heading back, but it felt like I really broke a new running record. Enjoy the city, wave hello in front of the White House for me to the President and enjoy the rest of your vacation there.
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Do you think you will see Barak Obama? What is the picture next to your "about me thing" of? 75 degrees every day!You are SO lucky!Are you staying there on the 4th of July? If so tell me about it.I just started a soccer camp called Peter Fewing today. I made a nerf war movie (Zombies vs Humans). I used windows movie maker and my Flip video camera.
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P.S. Mom says thank you for hosting book club.
Caleb,
ReplyDeleteGraham and I were talking last night about Gettysburg and your trip. Since you're using bicycles to see the battlefield, and given that we're in our last couple of weeks of riding before the Seattle to Portland ride ("The Coastal Campaign of '11", perhaps?), we thought we'd tie the two together. Rather than taking modern food on the ride this evening, I'll pack some hardtack (Sailor Boy Pilot Bread, the most readily available modern proximate), beef jerky, and (cold) coffee. We'll subsist on Civil War rations in honor of your journey.
The good news is that once we're "back in camp" we get to sleep in our own beds rather than spooning in a ditch.
I hope your trip is going well and that you and Lucas are walking the field and seeing things together that you'll always remember.
Frank
Thank's Frank! You are the biggest follower and make nice long posts that are fun to read. You receive the medal of honor for your comments .( that is rare). Round of applause everyone!
ReplyDeleteCaleb,
ReplyDeleteYou’ve mentioned in your blog that the weather is warm on the East Coast. I also know from experience that when one travels afar it is common to eat on the run, and to eat certain foods in unnatural quantities, behavior that, were one not on holiday, might well be considered intemperate.
You’re fortunate to be traveling in a time where the penalty for such behavior is less punitive than the recommended antidote during the War of Northern Aggression. See below:
(Extract from the Report of Surgeon Allen F. Peck, 1st New Mexico Volunteers. Fort Stanton, New Mexico, quarter ending December 31, 1862):
“Many of the cases of dysentery were caused by intemperance in some form, although the weather has been such as to favor the production of this class of diseases, the days having been quite warm and the night cold.”
In the treatment of dysentery I find half an ounce of castor oil with half a drachm of oil of turpentine, administered at once, produces very happy results; and half an ounce of sulphate of magnesia, with mucilaginous drinks and a bland diet, answers very well. In cases which were not checked by these simple remedies, I used small doses of some mercurial, or acetate of lead, combined with enough Dover’s powder or opium to quiet pain”.
Moral: Don’t eat to many cheeseburgers in hot weather, and while you honor history, celebrate progress.
I can’t wait to talk with you when you return. Travel well.
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282-pi. Great blog Caleb.
ReplyDeleteWow, Frank, you make looonnngg comments! :)
ReplyDeleteI once stayed in for three hours but never saw the fish.
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