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4th of July - Camping, Deer Babies, Wake Boarding

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We have had a new resident. Actually there several new residents. A deer decided to have her kids in the back yard. They are here often. I can see them from my Zoom Room, so I apologize if I seem a little distracted sometimes when I am on a video call. We went canoeing and camping in South Carolina. We were exploring without a lot of planning, so you get what you expect- adventure and discovery. We stopped by the Tallulah Gorge lookout. When I rode my motorcycle through the area in the early 80's, I vowed I would come back. And I have come back-- again. I ate my traditional moon pie there as well. The Tesla is a great camper. Charge the battery, run the AC and enjoy the filtered ventilated with a nice entertainment system. Crazy. The paddleing wasnt that good. We found ourselves in Lake Keowee. The camp ground was good if you speak Spanish, and only enjoy power sports on small boats. I am a bit disturbed by the new trend of wake boarding. Instead of skiing being towed by a ro...
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I am proud of DJ. She has done well over the last few years surviving a nasty-bought with cancer, being widowed suddenly. If that wasn't enough she got laid off from the Raymond Corporation without cause or warning. In fact she commonly worked lots of extra hours for years before being stricken with cancer and had positive performance appraisals. Nice management, not. Inconsistent, yes. Maybe if she was Italian she could have held on to her job. Now she is successfully running her start-up gluten-free bakery. She did all that in about 3 years.