I’ve got the thumbnail thing working so if you want to see a larger version of a pic, just click on it. I’ve taken a lot of pics but not nearly as many as I should have. I also didn’t edit other than to resize. It’s all about speed with this.

Christmas

Playing with hotwheels

Anders Turns 3! (see melynda’s blog post for party pics)

Blogging: Melynda makes another blog post.

We’ve been doing a fair amount lately. For great detail, check Melynda’s blog.
Here are some pics.

Dinner Time

SLEEPING

Christmas Train in Lewiston

Star Counting at 1 degree F

I found this section of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech particularly insightful and unexpected:

But the world must remember that it was not simply international institutions – not just treaties and declarations – that brought stability to a post-World War II world. Whatever mistakes we have made, the plain fact is this: The United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms. The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea, and enabled democracy to take hold in places like the Balkans. We have borne this burden not because we seek to impose our will. We have done so out of enlightened self-interest – because we seek a better future for our children and grandchildren, and we believe that their lives will be better if others’ children and grandchildren can live in freedom and prosperity.

Interesting article on healthcare from a retired surgeon in Wilmington, NC.

John Gary Maxwell: Health reform from my side of the surgery table

Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 9:10 a.m.

Forty years as a surgeon in university and community hospitals gives some authenticity for the following reflections regarding the failings of our health care delivery. Partisan rhetoric has led to shouting matches rather than reasoned choices, while the most fundamental issue in health care reform has yet to be stated: should health care be continued as a profit-driven enterprise? If a problem well-stated is a problem half solved, a clear answer will allow for progress. Here are the some of the problems I have observed …
Read Rest of Article Here in the Wilmington Star News

Anders strapped on his skis for the first time today. here are a few pics of the family at Pine Creek Campground.