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As I was listening to Fox & Friends on the way into work I was sipping down my usual thermos mugs worth of Dunkin' Donuts coffee.  As I sipped I listened to a Dr. discuss the benefits of tea (which I do like and drink a lot of).  Suddenly my cup of joe tasted more like a cup of orange peel tea with a hint of chamomile.  Crazy, yeah...I thought so.  As I zipped down Woodward my coffee seemed to disappear in what felt like a mili-second and I found myself hitting up the drive thru at MacDonalds and topping off my mug with some of their "premium" swill.

So how many cups do you have in a day?  Which do you prefer- tea or coffee?

On to the next subject.  Liv had her first round of shots on Monday...she has turned into a cranky little beast.  I guess she could swim in this altered personality state for a few days...all I know is that Micha'l and I are both hoping it passes...soon.  Micha'l goes back to work part time today...so dad gets to pick Liv up at grandma's after work and has to attempt to keep her happy until mom gets home after 8pm tonight.  I really hope she likes a little Sam Adams in the bottle and Red Wings hockey...it is opening night...and she shouldn't dislike Sam Adams.

Here's a pic from last Saturday night at the Wings vs. Maple Leafs

As I eluded in yesterday's rare post...I was able to head out to Yosemite National Park at the end of September.  A good friend I made at Liberty University lives in the Lansing area with his wfe and daughter....we try to get together and run trail races, hunt, backpack and generally try to get into as much trouble as possible with each other.  YNP was amazing.  Being an east coast boy who was born and raised in the White Mountains of NH, I was blown away with the scale of heights, granite, and scenery we took in.  The backpacking was tough....gaining over 2,000 feet with 35 lbs. on your back...now having been in the flats of SE Michigan now for six years...the blood oxygen content, lack of breath and temperature changes were enough to throw you for a loop...and it did...but what we saw, experienced and brought back with us was worth every short, laboring breath.....every achey muscle...every hour of sleep missed in order to cram as much in as we could...

These are just a few...powerless pictures...the whole set is on ringo.com.  I am waiting for Jeff to get me the pictures off his camera...and to burn the video footage we took as part of a video diary...it was so cool...