I've been very busy since returning from Vegas, cathing up at the farm and business. We also went to Austin for one weekend and I made a trip up to Boston and got a lot accomplished.
People say that the farm is a lot of work, but what isn't, unless you want to be a couch potatoe. At least I enjoy doing what I do.
I've been doing my winter stuff at the farm, cutting and burning brush, building and mending fence, and planting trees. At the homestead I've been working on the house, painting inside, and I've redone the rose garden. Looks real nice now.
Well I've also done it. I've bought myself a new truck. A nice big Sequoia, what a nice truck, more buttons then I will ever know how to operate. I'm also doing my best to use up all the oil in the ground since a lot of other folks have been trying to conserve, leaves more for me to use and also maybe will prove them right, in that oil will be depleted one day.
Well we are off to the Caymans tomorrow, be back next week. Got to post Vegas pictures.
Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
Monday, March 3, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Off to Vegas!
Well we've been home now for about a week and we are off to Las Vegas this weekend.
I've gotten a lot done while here at the homestead. At the farm I've cut some brush, tended to the animals, and did a little hunting. There is always something to do. At the house and at the business I've been cleaning up still. I don't know if I will ever finish that task.
I just finished reading a book that O gave me titled "America Invulnerable" by James Chace and Caleb Carr. I found the book very interesting. It's about America's quest for abosulte security from 1812 to present. It seems like todays foreign policy concerning security started with President Woodrow Wilson.
Well till next time, Take Care, Jorge
I've gotten a lot done while here at the homestead. At the farm I've cut some brush, tended to the animals, and did a little hunting. There is always something to do. At the house and at the business I've been cleaning up still. I don't know if I will ever finish that task.
I just finished reading a book that O gave me titled "America Invulnerable" by James Chace and Caleb Carr. I found the book very interesting. It's about America's quest for abosulte security from 1812 to present. It seems like todays foreign policy concerning security started with President Woodrow Wilson.
Well till next time, Take Care, Jorge
Friday, January 11, 2008
Vail
We arrived in Houston from Miami at around 8 pm and we left for Vail the next day around 5 pm. Just enough time for a quik visit to the farm that morning.
Vail was beautiful as always. No serious injuries for our group. But we did see alot of other folks who were injured. We went with another 21 year old girl and two 15 year old girls, and one of thier parents. The parents could not keep up so it was me and the two 21 year olds two days and me and the two 21 year olds and the two 15 year olds the last day. The village at the base is really nice and the lanscape is something else. It snowed about 12 in each day we were there.
At the the top of the mountains the wind really blew. One time I believe the wind blew me back 3 ft while I was moving forward. Alicia was really good as always. I think she will be ready for the double black diamonds next time. We skied blue, moguls, and blacks, went off the cliffs and into the trees and I think Alicia went airborne at least twice. The back side of Vail is awesome. I think there are about 37 lifts in Vail. It really takes a long time to go from the back side to the front side. I was amazed.
Vail is truly beautiful. The last time I had visited was about 10 years ago. We want to go back cause we didn't get to ski all the runs.
Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
Vail was beautiful as always. No serious injuries for our group. But we did see alot of other folks who were injured. We went with another 21 year old girl and two 15 year old girls, and one of thier parents. The parents could not keep up so it was me and the two 21 year olds two days and me and the two 21 year olds and the two 15 year olds the last day. The village at the base is really nice and the lanscape is something else. It snowed about 12 in each day we were there.
At the the top of the mountains the wind really blew. One time I believe the wind blew me back 3 ft while I was moving forward. Alicia was really good as always. I think she will be ready for the double black diamonds next time. We skied blue, moguls, and blacks, went off the cliffs and into the trees and I think Alicia went airborne at least twice. The back side of Vail is awesome. I think there are about 37 lifts in Vail. It really takes a long time to go from the back side to the front side. I was amazed.
Vail is truly beautiful. The last time I had visited was about 10 years ago. We want to go back cause we didn't get to ski all the runs.
Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
Thursday, January 10, 2008
New Years in Miami!
Well we had a fast turnaround in Houston. We arrived from Tennessee at 9:00 pm, Went to the farm that next morning and took off to Miami that afternoon around 5 pm.
In Miami we had a reunion with O and family and her sister I and her family, and their parents and brother. We ate, went shopping, sight seeing, to the beach, and Alicia went to the zoo with CF, RAF, and T. We also had a News Eve party at O's mother's house. I bought fire works with CF and Alicia and the kids loved the long show, especially the adult kids. Besides us there were cousins of O's there. F&J and family, and H and family, a total of 24 people.
Next is Vail. Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
In Miami we had a reunion with O and family and her sister I and her family, and their parents and brother. We ate, went shopping, sight seeing, to the beach, and Alicia went to the zoo with CF, RAF, and T. We also had a News Eve party at O's mother's house. I bought fire works with CF and Alicia and the kids loved the long show, especially the adult kids. Besides us there were cousins of O's there. F&J and family, and H and family, a total of 24 people.
Next is Vail. Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Awaiting another New Year!
Happy New Year and well we are back from another long trip. We went to three different places; Tennessee, Florida, and Colorado. Since this trip was long I will comment on the trip over the next three days. One day for each place thus done over three days, so as not to make any blog too long.
First there was Christmas in Tennessee. It was wonderful to see the whole Tennessee clan over Christmas. Alicia and me had a really good time. We ate, went shopping, played football, hiked in a nice park, ate some more, and opened presents. The opening of presents was extremely long cause the custom here is to open one present at a time. It was a nice and different experience.
Some folks have asked me why we have given the presents that we gave. Well, my parents and us were the poorest of the family while I was growing up and I remember very well instances when my uncles, who have since died, gave us presents that to me seemed very generous. I truly remember feeling something very special by their generosity. I don't believe gifts have to be large or expensive to be good gifts. I believe the giving of a gift is what means the most, the thought is what means the most, and as I have stated before the most generous gift of all that someone can give to someone else is the gift of their time. Giving of your own time to someone else. Cause once you give someone your time you can never get it back.
And so, if one is fortunate enough to be able to give someone something that one believes would make that other person very happy, then one can make that gift. Just the giving of the gift is what is satisfying, but also if one sees that the other person really appreciated, needed, and/or was grateful for the gift, well then that is a bonus.
I truly believe that one should try to live each day as if it was their last. Thus making sure that we capitalize on every opportunity that we have to let the people close to us know that they have meant something special to our life.
Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
First there was Christmas in Tennessee. It was wonderful to see the whole Tennessee clan over Christmas. Alicia and me had a really good time. We ate, went shopping, played football, hiked in a nice park, ate some more, and opened presents. The opening of presents was extremely long cause the custom here is to open one present at a time. It was a nice and different experience.
Some folks have asked me why we have given the presents that we gave. Well, my parents and us were the poorest of the family while I was growing up and I remember very well instances when my uncles, who have since died, gave us presents that to me seemed very generous. I truly remember feeling something very special by their generosity. I don't believe gifts have to be large or expensive to be good gifts. I believe the giving of a gift is what means the most, the thought is what means the most, and as I have stated before the most generous gift of all that someone can give to someone else is the gift of their time. Giving of your own time to someone else. Cause once you give someone your time you can never get it back.
And so, if one is fortunate enough to be able to give someone something that one believes would make that other person very happy, then one can make that gift. Just the giving of the gift is what is satisfying, but also if one sees that the other person really appreciated, needed, and/or was grateful for the gift, well then that is a bonus.
I truly believe that one should try to live each day as if it was their last. Thus making sure that we capitalize on every opportunity that we have to let the people close to us know that they have meant something special to our life.
Till next time, Take Care, Jorge
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