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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Monday
Today was my last day diving this trip, largely because I’ve got conflicting plans on Wednesday, and tomorrow, in honor of the new year, I’m taking it easy. (Yeah, I know. Relaxing on a vacation. Where does that guy come … Continue reading
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Sunday
Once on each tropical vacation, Andy joins me scuba diving. Today was that day. Andy picked a good day for his dive. Our first dive was off a coral wall. (A coral wall is a huge shelf of coral, potentially … Continue reading
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Another day…
Morning: scuba diving. A couple of rays, a lot of turtles, one guy making silly faces. (Note: you should not intentionally remove your regulator while diving. (The regulator is the mouthpiece that you breathe through. (Okay, scuba geeks. That’s not … Continue reading
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The evening is for you!
Because it’s when I blog! Oh, okay. We eat dinner too. Tonight we go to a special pirate-themed dinner here at the hotel. There’s a good buffet, a band that plays quite well, and a fire-eater who was not spectacular, … Continue reading
The afternoon is family time
I get back from diving at noon and meet up with everyone. We go out for some Mongolian barbeque for lunch (yum!). Then a couple hours shopping in town, followed by some snorkeling with Kate. A fine afternoon! Here’s some … Continue reading
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The morning is for me
It looks like I’m going to be settling into a simple pattern. The morning is my time – the kids all sleep late anyway, so I’m free to go off and have my little adventures. In this case, my little … Continue reading
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Grand Cayman ho!
I’m sitting in the Marriott Beach Resort in Grand Cayman. We’re spending the week here. I do love the tropics, and I have rarely so needed some time to relax, to float in the water and let the world spin … Continue reading
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Christmas wow
This year has been a bit too much – details to follow in my year-end post. For the latest roller-coaster flip: we had Christmas down at my beach house, with my mother invited along. Not surprisingly, given that my father … Continue reading
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Eugene Dzikiewicz, RIP
Eugene Dzikiewicz, my father, died on December 9. A slideshow of pictures of him, presented at his funeral, is at http://flickr.com/photos/jdzik/sets/72157603519495034. The following is a eulogy that I delivered at that funeral. If you ever spent much time with my … Continue reading