Author Archives: Alan

Janice’s new book

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Alan

Janice published her first children’s book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OL2C5ZQ

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Boats we’ve had (enough already?)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Alan

   

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Changes

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Alan

I’ve made some minor cosmetic changes to this blog but more importantly I changed hosts (servers). Some of the links and other aspects of the site now might not be working properly. If anyone notices something not working, please let … Continue reading →

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Moving again

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Alan

Janice and I were probably nomads in a previous life. We just can’t seem to stay in one place for very long (though we were in Florida for 12 years). We both have our own reasons for wanting to move. … Continue reading →

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Alaska

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Alan

  Janice and I just returned from a 7 day cruise to Alaska. This time we took a cruise ship rather than our own boat. We might be getting to lazy for that. The trip started on an exciting note. … Continue reading →

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Portland snowstorm

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Alan

Our neighborhood during the recent Portland snowstorm.                 Morgan after is first romp in the snow. He had a ball.

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Married

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Alan

After living together for 19 years Janice and Alan were married yesterday at a private ceremony. Morgan (our puppy) is now legitimate.

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I’m impressed

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Alan

The shock of moving from sunny Florida to Portland last winter is finally wearing off (just as winter is starting again). Among Portland’s other attributes that really impressed me last week is their mass transit system. It consists of light … Continue reading →

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The joys of owning a floating home

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Alan

While owning a floating home may be romantic and fun, there are definite downsides. Actually quite a few but I’ll only talk about the latest incident. Janice had a party planned for her Portland relatives. They were to arrive in … Continue reading →

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Janice is finally published!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Alan

Buy book on Amazon.com Check it out. The link above is to Amazon. If you’re a Kindle owner with a Prime account you can borrow it for free, otherwise it’s a paltry $3.99. If you don’t have a Kindle you … Continue reading →

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