Hawaii Trip Begins for Apples and Levins

Posted by on Jun 29, 2008 in Life | Comments Off Friday was the send-off for the much-anticipated trip to the Hawaiian island of Kauai for the Apple and Levin families along with Faith Leake.  The excited faces pictured here many months earlier had just received the surprise announcement of the upcoming trip.  But now the moment has arrived and the trip promises to be everything we had expected.  The logistics of the long flight...
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Hard to Get Teary-Eyed Over Financial Troubles of Ed McMahon

Posted by on Jun 14, 2008 in Life | Comments Off In these days of economic hardship and mounting pressure of foreclosures, rising gas prices, etc. there are many stories that tug at our heart strings.  The self-inflicted financial woes of former Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon fail to rise to that level.  Ed has gone public with his appeal for public compassion as he tries to paint his plight in the same hue as the hard luck...
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The Lighter Side — You Think You Have Your Wires Crossed

Posted by on Apr 5, 2008 in Life | Comments Off When you contact the help desk for technical support and are passed over to someone in India, this might be why things don’t get...
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Picture Slideshow From Germany Trip

Posted by on Jan 24, 2008 in Life | Comments Off Here is the link to the slideshow from our Germany trip … just click on slideshow: Germany Trip – January 2008 This free Picasa software from Google is pretty slick – you can change the number of seconds between pictures… it’s simple to load pictures and assign...
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You Know You Are An American Tourist In Berlin When…

Posted by on Jan 19, 2008 in Life | Comments Off It was not difficult to peg the Apple family as American tourists during their stay in Germany. You know you are an American tourist in Berlin when: 1) You have snapped your 50th picture of one of the ubiquitous Berliner bears. 2) Your wife and 16 year old daughter are the only ones not wearing black jackets – they both wore Carolina blue jackets (college basketball fans can follow this color...
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Additional Observations From Germany

Posted by on Jan 18, 2008 in Life | Comments Off Picture of Reichstag building in Berlin. The view from the top of the dome was impressive. As our trip to Germany winds down, here are some miscellaneous concluding observations: 1) It’s funny to see cars that are so small that they can be parked sideways in a parallel parking spot – to fit a small space. 2) The bridge signs on the autobahn are quite informative – telling you whether...
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