Posted by Dale Sackrider, II on Dec 13, 2007 in
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I’m heading to the North Pole today. Well, first I’m stopping in Seattle, WA. My brother Jeremy is picking me up from there where we will drive his two vehicles onto a three day ferry that will take us into Alaska. Then its a two day drive that will take us into Canada, then back into Alaska, ending just outside of Fairbanks in a town called North Pole. Ok, so its not actually the top of the world North Pole, but its pretty close. Now I’ve been told that it gets as low as -40 degrees there - but its not bad because its a dry cold… (a little Phoenix humor there… Ok a very little Phoenix humor there…)
Anyway, as romantic as heading to the North Pole just before Christmas might sound, its not going to be all that romantic. I’m leaving my family here in Phoenix and the purpose of the trip is to help my brother move there. I haven’t been away from my wife and kids for this long before and I’m going to miss them terribly. I haven’t been away from Lexi at all since she was born and I don’t believe I’ve ever gone more than a few days since Zander was born. This trip is going to be almost 12 full days — and I just now realized how romantic that sounds as well - with the 12 days of Christmas and all. For those of you doing the math, yes I’ll be home for Christmas - Wow - this could have been a made for TV movie (too bad the writers are on strike).
Anyway, I hope to get a few pictures of the Northern lights, and I will enjoy the time with my brother (at least when we are not driving through winding mountainous roads, or unloading moving trucks full of stuff). This time of year the sun doesn’t really come up in Alaska - it kind of rolls along the horizon for a few hours in the middle of the day. Its going to be cold. I even went out and bought some long-johns for the trip.
Here is a picture of winter in Ohio - it was cold there but at least the sun was up.
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Posted by Dale Sackrider, II on Nov 19, 2007 in
Events My wife and I are hosting Thanksgiving Day at our house this year as I’m sure many of you are. So, I know that you will be as concerned as I am about having a fun and safe holiday. When I ran across the following information, I knew I had to share it with other Turkey-Day hosts - Enjoy:
In an effort to prevent greedy trial lawyers from wrangling your guests into suing you for contributing to the so-called “obesity epidemic,” we have prepared this essential liability waiver. Make sure all your Turkey Day guests sign it.
With this waiver, Thanksgiving dinner hosts can keep the nutritional puritans out of their dining room. They can also protect themselves from over-stuffed lawsuits filed by attorneys who threaten to sue restaurants, food companies, school boards, doctors, and even parents for the nation’s extra pounds. Our Thanksgiving Guest Liability and Indemnification Form comes in carbon-copy triplicate for proper record-keeping come court time. The waiver includes an agreement not to haul your host into court on the basis of:
1. Failure to provide nutritional information;
2. Failure to warn of the potential for overeating because food tastes too good and is provided at no cost;
3. Failure to offer “healthier alternatives” or vegetarian “tofurkey”;
4. Failure to provide information about other venues serving alternative, “healthier” Thanksgiving meals;
5. Failure to warn that dark meat contains more fat than white meat; and
6. Failure to warn that eating too much and not exercising may lead to obesity.
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Posted by Dale Sackrider, II on Sep 5, 2007 in
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You asked for them - here they are:
Alexis Carol was born at 8:13pm, weighing 7lbs 6.8oz, measuring 20.5 inches long. Click on her picture for more photes!
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