Author Archives: Mark

Perth, Western Australia

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Mark

In October 2001, I was in Australia to attend an annual conference of weather buoy users and manufacturers. With an 8 hour stop-over in Sydney before a connecting flight to Perth in Western Australian, we headed for downtown. As this … Continue reading →

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Oyster Bay

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Mark

Oyster Bay is located approximately half way up the east side of Vancouver Island. It’s where my Father spent most of his teen years and the focal point of most everything that happened on his side of my family. It … Continue reading →

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GRONINGEN!

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Mark

Ok, I’m stretching it a little, but I really wanted to get Georgia out, back when G rolled around. My Mom’s Mom came from Groningen in the Netherlands and I’ve been lucky enough to visit there a couple of times. … Continue reading →

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M&Ms

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Mark

We had ’em. 22 years ago today, Moe made an honest man of me. After the big church ceremony, we headed off in our limo to Beacon Hill Park for our photo shoot. As we were early and it was … Continue reading →

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Lima, Peru

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Mark

In November 1999, (wow that seems like so long ago) we set off on a marketing trip to Peru and Chile to try to take advantage of some opportunities there. Our first stop was in Lima, Peru to meet with … Continue reading →

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