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This is NOT my primary blog!

http://cruiseplanners1.blogspot.com is the place you want to go.

 

If I was a better computer programmer, I would take you directly there when you click on the Blog link above, but instead you'll have to tolerate this little detour and take the initiative to click the link above.

 

Actually, I tried to be even more clever, putting a hotlink on my home page from the phrase "With friendly and knowledgeable service," attempting to motivate you to ask, "What does he mean by that?" and subsequently click on the link. 

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CruisePlanners1.BlogSpot.com

Visit Wes's Travel Blog at http://www.CruisePlanners1.BlogSpot.com.

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Fund Fund Fund

Have you ever found yourself trying to sell overpriced wrapping paper or $3 chocolate bars to friends, co-workers and total strangers to support your kid's sports team or school programs?It's not hard to see how those programs make money. The supplier triples or quadruples the cost and then gives your organization half of the profits. However, you must admit feeling a little guilty when Grandma on a fixed income pays $9 for three candy bars she doesn't need.Did you know fund raising could be fun? Think big.A group cruise is one of the easiest ways to find large, happy, substantia...Read More...

Mercedes Memory

I must confess I haven't been searching for churches much lately, instead mostly walking along the beach with my wife on Sunday mornings to meet my son Jay at the Lighthouse to listen to Jazz. I've always been someone who just loves God and the world He made for us to enjoy rather than someone particularly religious, anyway. However, one semester in college, I started the year by bringing a Bible with me when I went to school. I wasn't bringing it to convert anyone. I was in the process of reading it cover to cover, just as I had recently read "Autobiography of a Yogi" in hopes of unde...Read More...

Afghanistan

While working my way through college, one of my jobs was as substitute custodian for a school district. I became the person they called first, because I always showed up and did a good job. That led to a plum assignment of several weeks replacing the Eastwood Elementary School evening custodian, who had a heart attack. It was within walking distance of my mom's house, which is where I lived while in college to cut expenses for both of us. One afternoon I was mopping a classroom. I always left the door open to allow a breeze in while working. SPLAT! I turned around and saw a mud-soaked ...Read More...