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<\/p>\nLife is to enjoy once you survive.\u00a0 Having survived the week, the Red Headed Irish Wisecracker and I took the pickup and a long weekend on the way to celebrate the birth of our first child forty four years ago.<\/p>\n
Rolling north , we decided to cruise to Olympic National Park. The sun, which turned out to be the last regular sun for the year was bright and the sky blue as we ascended to Hurricane Ridge on the peninsula.<\/p>\n
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Towards the end of the day , took a ferry across the Sound, always a great experience.<\/p>\n
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Mystery mountains are always ready to sneak into your perception. This one goes by Rainer, as seen from the lido deck of the ferry.<\/p>\n
On to North Cascades National Park, which we got to check off our National Parks list.<\/p>\n
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My daughter is at the top of her game, just below the game of thrones warfare in the executive suites but leading actual things of importance.\u00a0 Looking at her\u00a0 \u00a0sets off deja vu all over again.<\/p>\n
She asked for some advice on leading people, I delivered it in semi cryptic form. She is growing into the job so fast it fills me with pride and dread, knowing the bloody mess that comes at the next levels.<\/p>\n
We had cake, with candles, and the grandchildren sang the birthday song to their mom.<\/p>\n
On the way home, the rains began. We grabbed the last prolonged sunlight and now can gear up for the eternal moisture of the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n