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Record Breaking temps

Calgary broke a recorded record temperature for a high for the first day of fall. Never in recorded history has it been that warm. It even made yahoo news. We are enjoying the hot temps, and the kids have been playing in the sprinkler. Lots of fun.

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APATHY ap⋅a⋅thy  /ˈæpəθi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ap-uh-thee] Show IPA Use apathy in a Sentence See web results for apathy See images of apathy –noun, plural -thies. 1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. 2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. 3. Also, ap⋅a⋅thei⋅a, ap⋅a⋅thi⋅a  /ˌæpəˈθiə/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ap-uh-thee-uh] Show IPA . Stoicism. freedom from emotion of any kind. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Origin: 1595–1605; (< F) < L apathīa < Gk apátheia insensibility to suffering, equiv. to apathe- (s. of apaths) unfeeling (a- a- 6 + pathe-, var. s. of páthos pathos ) + -ia -ia Synonyms: 1. coolness. 2. See indifference. Antonyms: 1. ardor, fervor. PROCRASTINATE pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅nate  /proʊˈkræstəˌneɪt, prə-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] Show IPA verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing. Use procrastination in a Sentence See web results f

July 25, 2009 Pictures, birthday and family

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The Canadian Soldier

Norris Geyser Basin

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Pure desolation in places, something along the lines of what I think hell might look like. Then around a curve in the path is pure beauty. It was at this particular basin that you really could believe you were standing on a real live volcano. Pretty nerving to think that. Most of Yellowstone looks so similiar to our parks and our non-volcanic mountains it was easy to dismiss the volcano theory. This basin though really made one think about it. There are more thermal "things" in Yellowstone than the rest of the world put together. We were told # 2 is Iceland.

West Thumb Geyser Basin

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Some more shots

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Holidays were wonderful.

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Old Faithful (saw it go off twice) Buffalo In Yellowstone Yellowstone Hot Spring Yellowstone Hot Spring Elk in Gardiner Montana I could have kept living in fairytale land for a lot longer. We went to Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kannanaskiss Park, Waterton Park, Glacier Park, and Yellowstone.