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Moses Lake

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
We had so much fun at Moses Lake this past weekend. The boat was going all day. The kids used a roster to sign up for turns. No accidents except Olivia accidentally bite her tongue.
The weather was a little cool, and it sprinkled a bit. But, I took so many [...]

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The first camping trip of the season was to Moses Lake in Eastern Washington. After all the work on the camper, parking the camper at Discount Tires, and even asking them whether the oldest tire needed to be replaced, we still had tire troubles on the way out to Moses Lake. The right-rear tire started [...]

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Crusing

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
I would never have believed cruising would be for me. I always thought it was for really old people who like to sit in deck chairs all bundled up in blankets.
Certainly, each cruise line caters to a different market. Some are not particularly kid friendly. Some emphasize dress more than [...]

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Weekend Arrives

I installed version 9.1 of the Intel Compiler compiler this morning. Plans for this weekend include doing three Windows builds of TinyMUX 2.4 and releasing another Beta. The three builds are: 1) the normal one, 2) one with Firan differences enabled, MEMORY_BASED, and LBUF_SIZE=16K, and 3) a third with Reality_levels turns on. Really, doing [...]

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Covering at work

My team at work is kinda like swiss cheese at the moment. My manager is on vacation in Disneyland. One co-worker moved to California and is working remotely. Another is a new daddy and taking time for that. Another is about to take 2 weeks of vacation. Two others are newly-hired.
In all of this, we [...]

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Baby Black Bear

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
At the end of every July, one of our family reunions is held in Eastern Tennessee near Newport which is in turn near Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg.
The baby black bear in this picture probably wanted to cross the trail because its mother was on the other side. Guess [...]

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Yellow-Bellied Marmot

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
It doesn’t look exactly like the yellow-bellied marmont described in Wikipedia, however, they get fatter in the Fall just before hibernating, and this picture was taken in July.

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Squirrel

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
I caught this little guy in the Lake Easton State Park on the Eastern side of the pass.
At the time, I had only the normal lens, and even so, I was bending down to get the right view. I was close enough for him to jump on my head.

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Phil at Steamboat Rock

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
I caught Phil overlooking Banks Lake from Steamboat Rock during our hike to the top. The kids stayed near the big rock, while Phil, Sue, and I walked to one of the other corners.
The entire hike was probably around 3 hours.
Coulee Dam pumps water into Banks Lake which is the [...]

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Dragonfly

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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
While camping near Moses Lake in Eastern Washington, Emily wanted me to get a close up on a dragon fly that had landed on her thumb. Eastern Washington has waves of bugs in various seasons. It can be quite miserable for campers if you hit it wrong.

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