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On Vacation 2014

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 I am on vacation beginning today with my family until August 18.  My internet connection in the coming week will range from intermittent to non-existent.  I will have posts for each day I am away on the blog, but if something momentous occurs, for example:  Elvis is discovered working at a Big Boy’s in Tulsa, the Pope issues a Bull against blogging as a complete waste of time, or Obama reveals that Area 51 does contain aliens and Joe Biden has accidentally started an intergalactic war with them, I trust that this post will explain why I am not discussing it.

We will begin up in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a visit to my bride’s mother.  We have been doing this since the birth of the twins and it has always been a fun family gathering.

We will then be moving my son into his apartment in Carbondale.  For those of you who have never traveled through Little Egypt, Southern Illinois, it is a remarkably beautiful part of the country.  My son is beginning law school next week at Southern Illinois University.  When I attended law school more than a third of a century ago, I received no scholarships.  However, fortunately, my son inherited his brains from my bride and has received a full tuition scholarship.  I found the first year of law school to be a challenging experience, but if I could get by my son should have few difficulties.

Then my bride, I and our daughter will be taking off for the Gen Con Convention in Indianapolis, a pilgrimage the McClarey clan makes each year to renew our uber-Geek creds.  If any of you are close to Indianapolis and you have never attended, it is worth a drive to see tens of thousands of role players, board gamers and computer gamers in Congress assembled.  If nothing else you will go home reassured as to how comparatively normal you are.  Last year’s attendance was in excess of 49,000 and there are multitudes of gaming related events.

I have been threatened with being tossed in the Klingon jail, a fixture at Gen Con, before but it hasn’t happened yet.  ( I say that every year, and I realize I am tempting fate when I do!  Last year my daughter bribed the jailers to arrest me, but, being dishonorable QI’yaH, they pocketed her bribe and did not arrest me.)  As long as I mind my manners at the convention, I will be back on-line next Sunday.  If not, I hope I will not be sent to Rura Penthe.

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exNOAAman
exNOAAman
Friday, August 8, AD 2014 5:29am

“Joe Biden has accidentally started an intergalactic war with them”
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I just knew this was gonna happen.
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(Enjoy your time DRM.)

Botolph
Botolph
Friday, August 8, AD 2014 9:15am

Donald,

Have a good vacation and best wishes and my prayers for your son as he begins his new venture in law school.

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