Saturday, September 02, 2006
Off to College
WARNING!
To avoid shock, and undue duress of believing you are at the wrong web site, please read the following warning.
WARNING! Shocking Photos! Not for the Faint of Heart!
The following photos are of Brian and his nearly bald head. Most of you know Brian from his long flowing blond hair. He came home from a rock concert with a shaved head, for which my immediate response was "where's the tatoo?"
He said the day was sooo hot that shaving his head seemed like a great idea, trading his hair for a wicked sunburn on his scalp. His whole head peeled a few days later.
Anyway, Brian is now off at college and has completed his first week at school. He auditioned and made it into the BW Gospel Choir which travels and represents the college and is getting envolved with the college radio station. He reports that so far classes are going well, and he is keeping up with his reading and homework. And he has made lots of friends, which explains why he is never in his room when I call.
The picture at the left is Brian in front
of the football stadium and in his dorm room the day we dropped him off. His hair had quadrupled by this time. Probably at least an 1/8" by now.
We look forward to visiting Brian, and measuring his hair, when we see him in October for parents weekend.
To avoid shock, and undue duress of believing you are at the wrong web site, please read the following warning.
WARNING! Shocking Photos! Not for the Faint of Heart!
The following photos are of Brian and his nearly bald head. Most of you know Brian from his long flowing blond hair. He came home from a rock concert with a shaved head, for which my immediate response was "where's the tatoo?"
He said the day was sooo hot that shaving his head seemed like a great idea, trading his hair for a wicked sunburn on his scalp. His whole head peeled a few days later.Anyway, Brian is now off at college and has completed his first week at school. He auditioned and made it into the BW Gospel Choir which travels and represents the college and is getting envolved with the college radio station. He reports that so far classes are going well, and he is keeping up with his reading and homework. And he has made lots of friends, which explains why he is never in his room when I call.
The picture at the left is Brian in front
of the football stadium and in his dorm room the day we dropped him off. His hair had quadrupled by this time. Probably at least an 1/8" by now.
We look forward to visiting Brian, and measuring his hair, when we see him in October for parents weekend.
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State Fair Adventures
We had a great time at the state fair this week, our last hurrah before school starts. We camped at Green Lakes State Park, a real gem. Beautiful lakes, camping, trails, and a championship golf course, too.
Notice the blue tent on the left. That's complements of Carrie and crew from Christmas. It wonderfully replaces my tent I used backpacking through Europe (which is pretty much a goner.)
Here's the reason why we went to the state fair this year: I won a silver medal for my 2005 Rougheon/Lambrusca blend! There were over 442 wines in competition, so I am thrilled to have placed. I entered 4 different bottles of wine, including this one, plus a 2005 Chardonnay, 2004 Merlot, and my estate-grown 2004 Blueberry. We had such a great time, it was decided that I should work hard on my wines so that we can go again next year!
Here I am at the awards presentation recieving my medal from the state fair wine chairman. They explained that they use professional wine judges and use the same scoring system that professional wines go through. He stressed that, although we are amateurs, this contest is not dumbed down; a silver winning wine in the home contest was the same quality as a professional silver winning wine.
These are the wines I put in the local county fair. The Chardonnay won Best-of-Show, but did not medal at the state. A very good year for my wines!
