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Pancakes and KISS

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Pancake maker Facebook postBefore I start composing my sermon for tomorrow, I wanted to post two videos. First, of all things, this first one may be our most seen post on Facebook (792 impressions and 369 views):

Holiday Inn Express pancake maker(The view count I mentioned above is from Facebook, not YouTube.)

The second video is an awesome display of patriotism and appreciation for our military by KISS. Ignore the “shot at Colin Kaepernick” stuff…that is a mischaracterization:

Okay, now to convert all my research into a digestible sermon…while listening to…you guessed it…KISS! 🙂

P.S. Here is the original Facebook post that is so popular:Continue Reading

Exit 310 (Home Sweet Home)

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I just posted this picture on the Strasburg Rocks! Facebook Page with the label, “Home sweet home”:

Strasburg exit 310 sign

And that it is. We had an awesome 24 hour trip to and from Goodland, Kansas, but nothing beats where we live on the high plains!

Perhaps my favorite find in Goodland was this:

National Weather Service in Goodland, KS

Augie and I love checking out weather radars, and that’s the one we leverage out of Goodland now-and-then. (By the way, the best weather radar program for your iPhone is RadarScope.)

Although almost all of these pictures will show up in the Facebook embeds I post after, here are a few of the photos I grabbed (mainly on my iPhone 6S Plus):Continue Reading

Ride the Kit Carson County Carousel with Alan

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Carousel horsePreviously, we posted a video of the historic (and awesome!) Kit Carson County Carousel filmed from the outside (which begins with an informative history). This time (from yesterday) we take you on the inside and you get to ride it with me, your humble Strasburg Rocks! correspondent.

Today is its last day for 2016 (although I’ve heard rumor of a Christmas event), it’s not too far from Strasburg, and it’s only 25 cents…so…why not?…celebrate Labor Day with a ride…or two…or three… 🙂

(We plan on going for another ride when we travel back from Kansas today…)

Happy Labor Day folks!

Just Next Door in Goodland, Kansas

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The FahrnersAfter the most awesome of birthday road trips for Augie, we decided that after church today we’d head to Goodland Kansas again.

This time we were a bit less ambitious and almost drove straight through…although we did stop for a treat at the I-70 Diner in Flagler, Colorado…

Inside the I-70 Diner

…and rode the Kit Carson County Carousel in Burlington, Colorado. (Video of that to follow in another post. It is taking a while to upload it to YouTube via the hotel Internet.)

But, we did finally make it to Kansas…

Leaving Colorado and entering Kansas signs

..and now are enjoying a calm night at the Holiday Inn Express…

Holiday Inn Express atrium in Goodland, KS

Happy Labor Day and good night to all of you!

Eastern Lightning Show (September 3, 2016)

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Changing our home network set-up meant I had to tweak things to get remote access to my weather webcam again. As part of that, I saw this awesome lightning show go on and on:

‘Night all…

Peaceful Backyard Windmill

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‘Night Strasburg.

Bicycle Ride, Clouds, and a Review

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I’m on day two of a six day vacation…although “vacation” doesn’t seem to equal “slow down” for me. 🙂

A bit earlier this afternoon I came back from a bicycle ride to and from Bennett (okay, I’ll admit it, I went to McDonald’s!)…and on the way snapped these photos of my favorite spot during that ride (which, I assume, is in Bennett):

Somewhat dry creek

Continuing to where I had to make a sharp left to stay on Route 36, I really liked these clouds:Continue Reading

T-Mobile ONE

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Moin & AlanRule #1: Don’t use the volume button on an iPhone  6S Plus with a protective Otter case to take selfies…it will shake it. 🙂

Rule #2: Don’t be limited by your cellular provider! Go with T-Mobile ONE and T-Mobile ONE Plus and get unlimited everything! Even tethering and mobile hotspots!

A big thanks to Moin at the T-Mobile in Southlands Mall for getting us set up!

P.S. Yes, I love T-Mobile ever since we first signed up with them earlier this year. 🙂 T-Mobile ONE is just another example of the many things that set them apart from the competition.

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