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The Strip-less Zebra vs The Donkey With Stripes

When we were in Tanzania, I perpetuated a joke about spotting the elusive stripe-less zebra and/or the even more elusive stripped donkey.  In the children's cantata that I'm slowly writing (based on 1 Samuel 7-11), I'm trying to work in the joke of the stripe-less zebras.  Saul and his servant, at one point are out looking for his father's missing donkeys.  I just have to discover a punch line.  A funny one.  Wish me luck.

This is supposedly a real stripe-less donkey in Kenya but it looks like it may grow into its stripes.

This is probably a real donkey.  My cantata's working title is "The First King of Israel".  I plan to work in contemporary cultural references along with Spanish and Swahili.  Go big or go home, right?

Busy Week

 

Its been a busy week here.  First I had my big (close to 300 kid) concert on Tuesday.  It was a very successful concert with people coming from near and far…

Doug and I both helped with different parts of Stephen Tharpe’s organ recital at church. Doug was on driving detail on Thursday and I helped organize some details of the recital and reception on Friday night.  

Then there was the 8th Grade District Honors Band yesterday followed by a little flute playing at the early service at church this morning. 

Time for a little relaxation this afternoon watching the Packer-Viking game.  These are just a few of our Packer-fan teachers who posed for our annual Packer photo. 

There will be a little Christmas decorating during the game too.  Someone is very excited about that!

Yin and Yang

 

This is what the boys do when nobody is looking.

Ravel is still keeping an eye on me in case I try to grab him and put him in a travel crate (like I will be doing on Wednesday).

Too Soon?

 

Its snowing here again on this November morning.  Its nice to look back at pictures from our warm weather vacation.  Is it too soon to count the days until we leave for paradise again?

The Minneapolis mayor has been on all the news (Nightly and Daily Show) with “Pointergate”?  Perhaps Doug should be careful of his gestures.  He would hate to be mistaken for a gang member.  Too soon?

 

The next week is very busy and we’re off to Milwaukee on Thanksgiving.  I’m thinking about putting up the Christmas tree today.  Too soon?

Hermano

Sunanda came back from India in time for the first blizzard of the year!  Ride on brother!

Why Does the Photographed Cat Leap?

 

How’s this for a high definition cat photograph?  I think you can see Sue in the reflection in Ravel’s eyes.  A black cat really shows the dust.  Where’s the vacuum cleaner. . .

Living the dream:  #catpile

We set up our mini tri-pod to make another attempt at a family photo for our Christmas card.  There were several of these in which I look like a cardboard cut out of myself with Sue looking small in the background.

This one looks pretty good but it was blurry.

Why does the photographed cat leap?

The red T shift is my Houston Astros shirt that I seem to wear every 6 out of 10 days.

I’m really squeezing Nigel trying to get him to hold still.

Once we get the cats to settle down, I’ll have to take down my “pity the fool” faux-hawk.

1 to 71

 

 

Here’s the big guy on the day before his 71st birthday.  Happy Birthday, Dad!  “University of Minnesota Health” is the new name of the medical center where I work.  I think I still work for Fairview but with all of the name changes, it is difficult to know what to call it.

This is an interesting variety of cow that can be (and was) found in Maine.  Note the bold vertical racing strip.

We were near the venerable US 1, a road that I am dubbing, “The Atlantic Coast Highway”.  The Pacific Coast Highway (the 101) goes through Hollywood, California and the Atlantic Coast Highway goes through Hollywood, Florida.  (I didn’t verify that on a map).

Here’s a picture of my Fall of 2014 beard.

Now that winter is starting and we have snow in the forecast for Monday, I thought I’d post a photo of the infinity pool at Live Aqua in Cancun.  We’re going here again on Sue’s Spring Break.

The Lion Pride

Sue is downstairs making an appetizer like this one for a party we’re going to tonight at Mike, my coworker’s house.  Tomorrow I have a concert with my band at the Jewish Community Center in St. Paul.  4pm.  $5 per ticket. Broadway, Big Band, and Israeli folk songs.

Dignity Restored

 

After the embarrassment of wearing a costume more than once in the past week, Ravel’s natural regal dignity has been restored. 

All is right with the world.