This morning I woke up and biked 20 miles. Then at 9am there was an excellent meeting concerning implants and esthetic dentistry in general which I attended. Dr. Rob Ritter from Florida was the presenter. This evening one of my buddies [who is a paraglider pilot and a general aviation flight instructor] and I are meeting with a sergeant of the Glenview police department to discuss with him air space restrictions and to verify that we are within FAA guidelines when flying one of our favorite local sites.
2 of my sisters in law and a 3 of their cousins arrived from New York to spend a few days in the Chicago area. Minda & I will be getting together with them and other Chicago area relatives somewhat regularly through Sunday.
This evening, Scott Clark and I are hoping to fly locally.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Weekend activities.
Worked on web site quite a bit yesterday. It is coming along.
Worked out at Lifetime Fitness yesterday then tried to fly locally but the wind didn't cooperate.
Biked this morning about 25 miles [my odometer isn't working on the bike]. Was a reader at Mass this morning. We had a visiting priest who was excellent this morning. The them of emulating a priest who was a chaplain on an aircraft carrier that was under attack during WWII was quite good.
Going to do some shopping and get Guinness out again shortly.
Worked out at Lifetime Fitness yesterday then tried to fly locally but the wind didn't cooperate.
Biked this morning about 25 miles [my odometer isn't working on the bike]. Was a reader at Mass this morning. We had a visiting priest who was excellent this morning. The them of emulating a priest who was a chaplain on an aircraft carrier that was under attack during WWII was quite good.
Going to do some shopping and get Guinness out again shortly.
Father's Day Weekend. Reflections.
It is great to have a family and wonderful children. It is hard to be so far away from them. They are all in the Denver area as I write this.
Patrick, Jason & Erika mean more to me than they will ever know. It is great to have a wonderful daughter-in-law, Suzie, too! The hardest thing is not being able to make all of their dreams come true. They are living their own lives and I pray constantly that they are making the right choices in life. Fortunately, they are all healthy, wonderful young adults. Their father is extremely proud of each of them.
Patrick is on a good path. Suzie, his wife, is great and a wonderful addition to the family. Patrick is working with one of his brother-in-laws at www.agilutions.com which is doing well in spite of the current economic situation. He loves the mountains and getting out in them on his skis or snowboard. Unfortunately one of his knees is not in good shape thanks primarily to a couple of mishaps in the mountains. He is the most ambitious, and practical of my children in my mind.
Jason is doing well with life and career too. He has a solid job but is a bit stuck now due to the economy. He is the most social of my 3 children and has a great group of friends. He will do well regardless of what happens around him. He is pretty flexible it seems. He is almost always in a good mood and supportive of those around him. He gets along well with everyone and has a huge variety of friends. He has good moral sense also.
Erika is a wonderful, caring and artistic person. She is opinionated and always striving to do what is right. She doesn't tend to shy away from what she believes in. She has solid personal integrity. She is unfortunately not working in her chosen career at the moment. She loves life and travel. Hopefully she will be happy with her situation soon and be able to work toward achieving her goals. She is highly motivated personally and career-wise. It will be fun to have her on the bike trip across Iowa in July. She has just been accepted as a member of the www.ragbraicubs.org crew.
The above are my thoughts and subject to different opinions and views. I love my children and miss being able to see them more often!
It is great to be a father with wonderful children whom I love deeply!
Patrick, Jason & Erika mean more to me than they will ever know. It is great to have a wonderful daughter-in-law, Suzie, too! The hardest thing is not being able to make all of their dreams come true. They are living their own lives and I pray constantly that they are making the right choices in life. Fortunately, they are all healthy, wonderful young adults. Their father is extremely proud of each of them.
Patrick is on a good path. Suzie, his wife, is great and a wonderful addition to the family. Patrick is working with one of his brother-in-laws at www.agilutions.com which is doing well in spite of the current economic situation. He loves the mountains and getting out in them on his skis or snowboard. Unfortunately one of his knees is not in good shape thanks primarily to a couple of mishaps in the mountains. He is the most ambitious, and practical of my children in my mind.
Jason is doing well with life and career too. He has a solid job but is a bit stuck now due to the economy. He is the most social of my 3 children and has a great group of friends. He will do well regardless of what happens around him. He is pretty flexible it seems. He is almost always in a good mood and supportive of those around him. He gets along well with everyone and has a huge variety of friends. He has good moral sense also.
Erika is a wonderful, caring and artistic person. She is opinionated and always striving to do what is right. She doesn't tend to shy away from what she believes in. She has solid personal integrity. She is unfortunately not working in her chosen career at the moment. She loves life and travel. Hopefully she will be happy with her situation soon and be able to work toward achieving her goals. She is highly motivated personally and career-wise. It will be fun to have her on the bike trip across Iowa in July. She has just been accepted as a member of the www.ragbraicubs.org crew.
The above are my thoughts and subject to different opinions and views. I love my children and miss being able to see them more often!
It is great to be a father with wonderful children whom I love deeply!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Biking to Promontory Point, 55th Street.
It was a good and needed bit of exercise. The total ride was just under 50 miles.
TrimbleOutdoors ride track: http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=441340
Click the corresponding photo to the right for more photos from the ride.
TrimbleOutdoors ride track: http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=441340
Click the corresponding photo to the right for more photos from the ride.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Biked this morning, 50 miles.
It was a cool but beautiful morning. Jerry, Frank, Pam, Brad, and Tim were riding north on Keeler. We rode an alternate route up to Once Upon a Bagel [OUAB] in Highland Park. We went west and eventually to the bike trail just west of 41 and then up Park Avenue east to downtown.
George arrived at about the same time we did at the restaurant from the south. George was riding to Kenosha and back. He needed to be home by about 11:30. I decided to join him for part of the ride. We left OUAB at about 6:30. We rode up to North Chicago and the end of the bike trail together. He continued north and I turned around.
Coming home I took a westerly route to Waukegan Road then back to Dundee & Skokie Road. From there the bike path, then Hibbard to Illinois Road, through the park west of High Crest and then Crawford south to near home.
It was a good ride!
George arrived at about the same time we did at the restaurant from the south. George was riding to Kenosha and back. He needed to be home by about 11:30. I decided to join him for part of the ride. We left OUAB at about 6:30. We rode up to North Chicago and the end of the bike trail together. He continued north and I turned around.
Coming home I took a westerly route to Waukegan Road then back to Dundee & Skokie Road. From there the bike path, then Hibbard to Illinois Road, through the park west of High Crest and then Crawford south to near home.
It was a good ride!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Powered paragliding Saturday, June 13th, Techny Basin
There have been some frustrating times lately for powered paragliding. The last 2 Fridays I went out to Techny Basin and flooded my motor. It then wouldn't start while I was there. The motor that I have been flying lately floods very easily.
This evening everything went well. The motor started fairly easily. I launched on the first attempt in no wind conditions. It was great to cruise around the area. There were a number of people walking the Techny Basin area, most of them with their dogs. There are also a couple of playgrounds/parks adjacent to the Basin and many people were exchanging friendly waves with me.
There was a group by the Loyola athletic field. They were motioning me to land but I elected not to land but did a number of low passes which they seemed to enjoy. A short cross country flight to the Willow Hill Golf Course was next on the agenda.
There were a number of golfers still on the course as the sun was getting low. There were a few golfers using the driving range too. I circled the course without flying directly over it. The access road was fun for a low pass too.
The trip back to the launch/landing field was a nice smooth run and the landing was totally controlled too. It was a great flight that recharged my spirit.
Some photos were taken. They are at http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PPG090613Tcny?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzZ_tenstuNNw# if you would like to view all of them.
This evening everything went well. The motor started fairly easily. I launched on the first attempt in no wind conditions. It was great to cruise around the area. There were a number of people walking the Techny Basin area, most of them with their dogs. There are also a couple of playgrounds/parks adjacent to the Basin and many people were exchanging friendly waves with me.
There was a group by the Loyola athletic field. They were motioning me to land but I elected not to land but did a number of low passes which they seemed to enjoy. A short cross country flight to the Willow Hill Golf Course was next on the agenda.
There were a number of golfers still on the course as the sun was getting low. There were a few golfers using the driving range too. I circled the course without flying directly over it. The access road was fun for a low pass too.
The trip back to the launch/landing field was a nice smooth run and the landing was totally controlled too. It was a great flight that recharged my spirit.
Some photos were taken. They are at http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PPG090613Tcny?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzZ_tenstuNNw# if you would like to view all of them.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
This morning, wet but no rain, rode 26.5 miles.
I rode up to Once Upon a Bagel in Highland Park via Hibbard to Willow to Forest Way, etc. It was cool but good. There was virtually no wind. Mike didn't show and neither did Jerry, Frank, or Tim. They weren't at Bob's but George & Don were at OUAB. I stopped and joined them. We rode home down Forest Way and saw one deer. On the way up I saw 4 deer, a skunk and a number of rabbits & squirrels. 3 of the deer were very young. It was a good ride.
Hawaii: Congratulations Shannon!
Minda & I made a trip to Kailua, Hawaii, to help celebrate my niece/goddaughter's graduation from high school. We left early on Friday, 5/29 and returned the following Tuesday afternoon. One of our sons, our daughter, and daughter-in-law went also. My sister's son, Joey, was there visiting friends of his by coincidence and it was a pleasure to be able to spend time with him too.
Jim and his family are doing well. Shannon will be attending UNLV for college. He recently did some remodeling of his home and was gracious enough to host a party for his daughter and put most of us up in his home for the long weekend.
Here is a link to photos from Shannon's graduation:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/0905ShannonSGrad#
Saturday afternoon I was able to break away from the group for awhile and check out the paragliding at Makapuu. Unfortunately the trade winds had died for the time period that we were in Hawaii. The flying wasn't that good. It was good that I didn't bring my paragliding gear for this trip.
Here is a link to photos of the Makapuu flying site including Cactus launch and the landing zone:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PGMakapuu#
Monday some of us went to the Kailua beach and other to Ala Moana shopping. Those of us at the beach for the most part got a little too much sun.
It was a great trip.
Jim and his family are doing well. Shannon will be attending UNLV for college. He recently did some remodeling of his home and was gracious enough to host a party for his daughter and put most of us up in his home for the long weekend.
Here is a link to photos from Shannon's graduation:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/0905ShannonSGrad#
Saturday afternoon I was able to break away from the group for awhile and check out the paragliding at Makapuu. Unfortunately the trade winds had died for the time period that we were in Hawaii. The flying wasn't that good. It was good that I didn't bring my paragliding gear for this trip.
Here is a link to photos of the Makapuu flying site including Cactus launch and the landing zone:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PGMakapuu#
Monday some of us went to the Kailua beach and other to Ala Moana shopping. Those of us at the beach for the most part got a little too much sun.
It was a great trip.
Spain in March of 2009.
Minda & I had a great trip to Spain in early March. We had a condo time share at Dona Lola near Fuengirola which is not far from Malaga. We did side trips to Madrid, Barcelona and Gibraltar. Fortunately we had 2 Garmin GPS devices. We had a European city maps chip that worked in both of these GPS units. The car unit allowed us to get to and from the airport and Gibraltar with ease. The hand held unit allowed us to not get lost while wandering Madrid. Madrid is a maze of streets. Barcelona was more enjoyable than Madrid. In Madrid we had a pass for one day of scenic bus tour. This was enough. The bus tour in Madrid was pretty efficient. In Barcelona we had 2 days of bus tours and this was too much. The buses in Barcelona were very slow. We would have preferred to just wander on our own through Barcelona the second day.
Please view my photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/090314Spain#
Please view my photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/090314Spain#
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