http://www.mauriandsherry.com a little bit of this and a little bit of that Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:03:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1—On Monday John and Erin climbed Mount St. Helens. Since most of us never get to do that we can enjoy it vicariously by looking at these 15 pictures. 2—This is really cool: "14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands." Another vicarious adventure. 3—I've had the Blue ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/23/some-more-links/ On or near every Mothers Day, Quinn and I exchange Mothers Day stockings. We started this tradition when it became apparent the two of us had no boundaries regarding our Christmas stocking shopping for each other. This excessive behavior holds roots dating back to her family of origin, the evidence ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/21/tradition-2/ Here's a short series of our John. Something's missing. http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/18/vrrrmmmmmmm/ Every once in a while, but not often enough, my photo collections inexplicably appear in my hands, inspiring projects that involve sorting or scanning or filing or printing or uploading—but always sharing! Lately I've found delight in digitizing my photos of one particular branch of my family tree and uploading ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/15/indulging-in-nostalgia/ July 14—the date we've been anticipating for nine months. A new season of "The Closer" has begun and I'm a happy camper. If all the other TV series were canceled, even Monk, I'd be okay with that (maybe even happy with that) but please, please don't take away my Closer. http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/14/its-back%e2%80%94finally/ Why is Erin jumping for joy? On Tuesday she and her book's coauthor, Tiffany Wilding-White, signed their contract with McGraw-Hill, and today...[insert fanfare]...the final manuscript for Golfing with Your Eyes Closed went out in the mail! We're just a little bit proud of her. http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/10/its-in-the-mail/ On a Fly Drinking Out of His Cup by William Oldys Busy, curious, thirsty fly! Drink with me and drink as I: Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip and sip it up: Make the most of life you may, Life is short and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine Hastening quick to their decline: Thine's a ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/08/threescore-and-three/ We use our credit card for just about everything we buy. It simplifies accounting and is just plain handy. The pile of mail delivered when we got home from our travels included our credit card statement/bill. It showed about half of our trip charges, and I was pleased with how few ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/06/cash-or-credit/ I'm glad my dad doesn't have to celebrate his 104th birthday today. This isn't a commentary on people who live that long. Some make longevity a goal, and anyone who lives past the century mark should be congratulated. My dad packed more than a century worth of life into his ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/07/03/104/ The travelers have returned! Two full days on planes and in airports made the vision of our PDX transporters, Pete and Linsey, even more sweet. We feel successful, in that we accomplished the goal of experiencing The Iona Community to the full and broadening our world view. We were blessed ... http://www.mauriandsherry.com/2008/06/28/home-sweet-home/