Been plenty busy lately and then took a 4 day vacation up to the Rockies around Estes Park. Very nice time. We did very little cooking and just ate out each evening. I think our last trip with Bert and Donna spoiled us since that is what they usually do, eat out. Makes sense I guess, don't know why we slaved over camp cooking all those years.

But the trip was not about eating so much as just taking a breather from a busy schedule. Vacations do that for me. They stop my brain from one activity to another, very important for my always on, always analyzing brain. Sometimes I wish I had a switch for it. Vacations are about as close as I get.

A good trip makes you glad to get back and back into loving your work and your people who make your work possible and useful. We are glad to be back in Lincoln and back in the saddle. Got plenty going on all ready, but it's all good. Check out this NYT article on Getting Away .

Here are a couple of pics of my favorite things, my wife and the mountains. The third pic is of something that is not my favorite of course. But it was interesting to me nonetheless. What do you think it is? Hint, it is in Nederland Colorado. Do a Google search on News and Nederland and see what you come up with.