Category Archives: Leisure

Live Green Expo

There was lots to see and do at the Live Green Expo. I could have stayed all day, but after a few hours of fighting the crowds, I was tired, and my hands were tired from carrying all the bags … Continue reading

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Adventure into the Everglades

Besides getting my laundry done, I wanted to adventure out on my day off. I decided that an airboat ride out to see alligators would be fun, so I searched and found an alligator farm on the edge of the … Continue reading

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Potluck Thanksgiving

This is possibly the best lunch of all time. The picture below was the main feed trough. The desserts were in a room of their own.

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Mountain Biking at Erwin Park

Amber and I tried to ride our bikes through Erwin Park in McKinney. One of the websites has this trail listed as a “beginner’s trail”. I am telling you that is a load of BS! Check out this video to … Continue reading

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NASCAR Trucks

I felt pretty lucky when my neighbor Ron invited me out to Texas Motor Speedway to watch the Craftsman Trucks race in the Sam’s Town 400. We got there early to see the IRL cars qualify. (I got to see … Continue reading

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Cirtterman Visits our Park

We had “critterman” come out to our HOA party on Saturday. He brought a king snake, prarie dog, an armadillo, a well-fed opossum, a barn owl, and an alligator to show everyone and even let people touch some of them.

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Fish Fry in the Cult-De-Sac

The Cul-de-sac on the block over from us has several families that have activities together. Doug is the master fry chef. He made some of the best calamari I’ve ever had! (thanks Doug)

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Double birthday parties

We traveled south of Dallas for two different birthday parties. #1 Hayden: #2 Braxton:

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Paintball Game

There was a good turnout for the paintball game today… we had almost 20 people. I got a few good shots in, and I provided great satisfaction to others by allowing them to shoot me in embarrassing locations. Yup, I’m … Continue reading

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Tippmann A5 2.0

I’ve been working on a solution for my paintball marker so I can have the best of everything. Large (and heavy) compressed air tank mounted off the marker so the balance is normal Small CO2 tank mounted on the marker … Continue reading

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