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I grew up with this man, spending practically every morning of my life with him before I started school.  He and his friends taught me much about the world back in the day, when our television viewing was limited to three (maybe four, depending on the weather) channels of black and white shows with very few of them, besides cartoons, that were made for children.

Good old Captain Kangaroo.

We hadn't seen our youngest grandson Abram since right after Christmas.  

Three weeks is way too long between visits, so Kim and I drove down to Cincinnati Saturday to spend the day with Abram.  Oh...and his parents too.

Following up on yesterday's tale...we traded the stifling heat of Stonetown for the sweltering breezes off the Indian Ocean, as we traveled to the northernmost tip of Zanzibar.  We also traded the ancient sheik's palace for a more modern resort which actually had AIR-CONDITIONING via generator for 12 hours every night. Paradise!  At least we got relief when we were sleeping.

Kim was watching one of those travel channels on TV the other day and they were talking about amazing, one-of-a-kind travel destinations.  (Since we love to travel, we're always on the lookout for unique places to go.)  This particular show was featuring Zanzibar...a place we visited 5 years ago...so we were intrigued.

Today is the 10-day mark since "UNSINKABLE" was publicly launched.

What a whirlwind of fun the first ten days has been!

One thing I enjoy about the winter is that the snow-covered ground brings more visitors to our backyard birdfeeders.

And so it begins...another season of Upward Basketball!

Sweet little Krew is now 11 months old.

Unlike their 50th anniversary shin-dig, this time it was a low-key celebration.  But nevertheless, celebrate we did, as Mama and Dad made it to the huge milestone of 60 years of marriage.

The Hagerstown Jefferson Township Public Library in my old hometown was the site of the first official public book signing event for our book "UNSINKABLE."