my latest top ten list - no particular order

1.)my dear daughter-- is so smart. But when bored, she becomes absolutely eeeeeeevil
2.)Writing, or rather the lack of time to do any
3.)chess, no playing lately. I need to study.
4.)just travelled to upstate. Next week, camping with children
5.)My wife. At the breaking point? See #1 Just kiddin
6.)Now that the lattice is up I must treat the deck, and to sealant. No ice cream for you -deck!
7.)Why the heck do I *never* go mountain biking anymore?
8.)I need to fix up the old nishiki downstairs by the 23rd.
9.)The swingset in the backyard needs to be fixed.
10.)My dog has lyme disease, but do I?

just got back from the trip to nina's house, my mom, annas grandmom. Had a blast. Anna loved all the attention, and playing with her cousins Molly and Andrew. What fun! Now I'm back into the grind. *sigh*. Next week, the PATC cabin. BTW, I don't feel so guilty about renting these things anymore. I've signed up for a token one evening a month of phone duty.

and the 7/23 thru 7/30 its deep creek ho! Another great time. And then more trackless unplanned summer. more later --pjs

Oh let me see, this might be of interest to someone.
(probably not)

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yahoo -- peteshaw
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msn -- pete1shaw@hotmail.com
icq -- 155356735

so page me when ya get a sec, huh? Make my day. Or don't. This is just part of my 'make content current' drive.

Okay, just to keep things current, here are my latest top 10....
10.)builing a lattice skirt around our deck
9.)PJ's broken arm (healed now, poor guy)
8.)No vacation time left on my job.
7.)Chess
6.)Money- paying bills, budgeting
5.)Upcoming trip with Anna to grandma's house
4.)Writing
3.)Reading as much as I can.
2.)Wondering what I will do with my life

and number one is...
1.)Trying to Mountain Bike at least once a week!