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My Gadgets: Past and Present
Most ladies’ shopping addiction is to clothes, jewelry, etc. My addiction is to buying computer stuff, gadgets, electronics, etc. Here’s the lineup of my gadgets, past and present… GPS / Mapping / Travel DeLorme Earthmate BT-20 The first GPS unit I had was actually one I used with my Palm TX (see below). The DeLorme Earthmate BT-20 is a Bluetooth GPS unit that works on any device with Bluetooth capability. My Palm TX had Bluetooth and was capable of running the mobile version of DeLorme Street Atlas. The device worked well in receiving a good GPS signal fast. It would follow the map and show one’s position with speed and…
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September 1-3, 2012: Lake Michigan Loop Redux
Prelude We haven’t been on a road trip or camped in a while and with our 10th wedding anniversary coming up, decided to take a trip over Labor Day weekend. Only two snafus: we needed to watch our 18-month old grandson until noon Saturday while my daughter was in college classes; and then the remnants of Hurricane Isaac were heading to the Midwest. While tossing out ideas, I wanted to originally camp in northern Indiana and visit the Marshmallow Festival in Ligonier, Indiana and the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, Indiana. I’d just enjoyed 7 wonderful visits to the Indiana State Fair a couple of weeks ago and was having major…
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August 9-12, 2012: Kerola Campers Big Little Rally, Transfer, Pennsylvania
Photographs Below is a slideshow of all Pat’s photos from Kerola Campers 2012 Big Little Rally. Click any photo to stop the slideshow and view the photos on my Flickr site. [flickrslideshow acct_name=”11019355@N03″ id=”72157631042938200″ width=”600″]
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Cool Retro Signs
Here is a slide show of my photographs of some of my favorite old signs. In some cases the signs are new but in “retro” style; however, many are original. I absolutely love neon signs – there’s an indescribable hypnotizing allure to neon signs, that backlit plastic will never have! [flickrslideshow acct_name=”roadtripmemories” id=”72157600279503367″ width=”500″]
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Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas!
Here’s hoping Santa brought you plenty of new camping gear for 2012, and maybe even a new trailer for those of you who’ve been extra nice! Photo courtesy Kerola’s Camper Store
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November 12-13, 2011: Lieber State Recreation Area
Slideshow of Pat’s Photos For more details about a particular photo, click on it in the slideshow and it will open in my Flickr site. [flickrslideshow acct_name=”11019355@N03″ id=”72157628118576548″ width=”600″]
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November 5-6, 2011: Little Farm on the River
Slideshow of Pat’s Photos For more details about a particular photo, click on it in the slideshow and it will open in my Flickr site. [flickrslideshow acct_name=”11019355@N03″ id=”72157627946086653″ width=”600″]
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Filming Locations
Glenbrook North High School – 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Illinois In this scene, Ferris Bueller’s (Matthew Broderick) girlfriend Sloan (Mia Sara) is escorted outside by Principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) to wait for her “father” to pick her up from school after the death of her grandmother. Of course, it’s a scheme to get her out of school to meet Ferris and his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) for a day off! “Oh Sloan dear…hurry along now!” SAVE FERRIS – Water Tower – Northbrook, Illinois Word around town spreads quickly of Ferris’ major “illness”, prompting the painting of this water tower to help the community rally around this sick youth. Koenig &…
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Holy Land U.S.A. – Waterbury, Connecticut
The creation of John Baptist Greco, situated on Pine Hill in Waterbury, Connecticut, Holy Land U.S.A. was a place for education of the Bible and the life of Christ. It was not a shrine or a place of worship. It was dedicated in 1958 as “Bethlehem Village” and later became Holy Land U.S.A. The vision of a local Waterbury lawyer named John Greco and built with the help of Waterbury Italian volunteers, Holy Land was a tourist destination for years, sometimes drawing 44,000 visitors per year. I lived in Connecticut for most of my first 33 years, and when I was young, in the 1970’s, my father brought me to…
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September 2011: Impromptu Lake Michigan coast road trip
Pat and I decided on a last minute overnight road trip. Not being able to decide where to go, I fired up Google maps on the iPhone and sized the map to fit an area within 5 or so hours’ drive. We then closed our eyes, turned the phone and pressed down an area along the map’s edge. That would be where we’d go. No offense to Pickneyville, Illinois, but we weren’t thinking that would be our prime destination. Plus, it was still too close. So we scrapped this plan and simply opted to head north into Michigan. We thought it would be nice to stay as close to the…