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June 10, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Bon Voyage, neutral observer

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I dropped neutral observer off at the Columbia, SC airport this morning at 0420 (early flight out). She hooked up with the Herrings, and off they went for their Alaska adventure. The trip starts in Fairbanks and then hits the standard tourist places like Denali, Talkeetna, and Anchorage. In Anchorage, they board a Holland America cruise ship for a National Review Institute cruise, which hits visits the Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan on the way to Vancouver.

There are nine Ricochetti on the cruise, I'm told. Expect to see some posts (If not, I'll nag send them reminders). Anyway, yours truly doesn't fly, so I'll be snuggling up in Aiken with my gaming computer and a cold beer (or two . . . or three . . . or more).

Because of the early flight, we decided to spend the night in Columbia. This allowed us to have dinner with our oldest daughter and her boyfriend. He rarely comes by our house because he's deathly allergic to cats. Anyway, we had a super dinner at a Japanese steak house (my first visit to one). I'll write a separate, members-only post about that later.

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    Blondie@Blondie·2y

    How have you made it this far in life and this was your first trip to a Japanese steakhouse? Safe travels to all the Ricochetti. Look forward to the posts. Stad, don't trash the house.

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    E. Kent Golding@EKentGolding·2y

    Go ahead and trash the house. Just hire a cleaning/disaster recovery service for the day before Neutral Observer returns.

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    DonG (CAGW is a Scam)@DonG·2y

    uh oh. I'll pray you both are safe during this period.

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    Jimmy Carter@JimmyCarter·2y
    Stad (View Post):

    This allowed us to have dinner with our oldest daughter and her boyfriend. He rarely comes by our house because he’s deathly allergic to cats.

    Yeah.... sure.... that's the reason.

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    She@She·2y

    Safe travels to all. I hope they have a wonderful time. Enjoy the peace and quiet.

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