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100 and Done! (Countries that is...)

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We are back! This last trip brought the total countries visited to 100! It is a crazy milestone. It is difficult, time-consuming and can be (IS) expensive. After I got back from Antarctica in 2007, I started thinking about it. After 2010 I was thinking about it more (as I moved from NY to Georgia) and in 2014 it had become a real goal. Between Angie and I we have been to 109 Countries. We are tied at 100 countries each. We have 9 countries different in our lists. For example, I have been to San Marino. She has not. She has been to Israel. I have not, yet. There has been some fun competition in this area. That's why we had to establish rules. 1.) Must be listed with the US State Department 2.) Being in an airport doesn't count. You have to get through immigration somehow and not in a DMZ or a no-mans-land 3.) A passport stamp is not required. I have been to Canada, Paraguay, and Uruguay without getting my passport stamped. There are friendly borders in many places around the wor...
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This weekend we are working around the house. It is sunny and bright, but cold for Atlanta standards. It got down to 13F this past week. It wasn't as cold as it was last week but I have to admit it felt cold to me. I read great quotes everyday. It has been part of my everyday thing for many years. This past week I had a couple pop into my mind. "It is not paradise, but you can see it from here if you look hard enough." --Unknown "Today I will do the things that others wont so tomorrow I can do things that others cannot." --Jerry Rice I noticed my internet speed at home was faster than usual. I did a speedtest at www.speedtest.net and I got the following results. Now that is fast! Don't tell anyone.