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Heading North

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:34:02 -0500

So we're taking another trip up to Montr�al. We had so much fun during our somewhat abbreviated honeymoon that we thought we should go back again.

Most people seek warmer climates in the dead of winter; apparently we are not most people. Or at least not very intelligent.

If you'd like to track us on the way up, you can do so using good old aprs.fi. Here's a link to use. I may switch over to VE2/KC2JCJ once in Canada, but we'll see how that goes.

We're hoping for a good time and will naturally take lots of pictures. Thanks to Boo and Louise for watching the cats while we're away.

River Street's 400 Block

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:13:43 -0500

Kinda neat.

Geronimo

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:10:08 -0500

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN MOHAWK

VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...NORTHERN

TACONICS AND ALL OF SOUTHERN VERMONT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING TO

FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...ALONG WITH

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET POSSIBLY TOTALING ONE HALF TO ONE

INCH OR GREATER IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF

INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE FROM ALBANY EASTWARD TO THE

NORTHER TACONICS AND ALL OF SOUTHERN VERMONT. THE HIGHEST SNOW

TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION.

Yes

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:55:53 -0500

Whoops, failure.

Folk the Vote

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:58:46 -0500

Old Gold

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:53:48 -0400

If you like pictures of old stuff, I just uploaded a bunch of ancient photos to flickr.

Great Success!

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:00:08 -0400

The wedding went off without a hitch (except the hitching that is expected when one gets married) and we are back from Montréal!

Some photos are up on flickr if you want to check them out.

Falling Leaves

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:05:21 -0400

Wow, did we luck out. It looks like Sunday is going to be the nicest day around here for a few weeks. Brisk at night though. Mom and Dad pushed hard for heaters for the Grandmas, so I guess it's probably good that they did.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

We've been tying up some loose ends; this morning I got the seating charts/arrangements blown up at Hills stationery here in Troy. Not bad looking for $3. Music discussions are winding down and I think we're comfortable with the playlist for the most part.

Rob reports that the PA equipment is working great. Hopefully we'll have a chance to prime Jesse on it before the reception. At this point though short of a comet striking Earth or perhaps HSBC folding, everything is GO.

Getting Close

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:46:41 -0400

So as we get closer to the 12th, we have a picture of what the weather might be like. It looks like we'll have sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 60's. Of course, it will be cooler in the evening, so we definitely suggest bringing a sweater or jacket -- or just having another pint of Spaten Optimator!

A lot of folks have been asking us if we're nervous. Thankfully, we're really not. I think this mainly because we got a lot of the planning out of the way early, and just about every bill has been paid already. Erin was really concerned about the marriage license, which we got earlier this week. It was by far the simplest part of the whole rigamarole, but for some reason not having it really put her on edge.

Otherwise, things are going very well, and we look forward to seeing you all in a week!

Small Town

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:09:57 -0400

09:04:45 <@mstyne> so

09:04:53 <@mstyne> getting my coffee right

09:05:00 <@mstyne> and who's coming out the door but harry

09:05:17 <@mstyne> so in a 'hey news lady moment' I say 'good morning mr. mayor!'

09:05:32 <@mstyne> i don't think he was expecting it

09:05:36 <@mstyne> man i love this city