Rob's Travel-log: 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

15th Annual John Pechal Memorial Golf Tournament Final Results

The 15th Pechal is in the books. Congratulations go to Owen Mitchell
with a 6 stroke margin. Dr. DruP holds on to second place and the rest
of the Pechalheads are not far behind. Thanks to all for a great
tournament.
Statmaster Rob

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Pechal Plaque

Dr. Dru proudly presents the Pechal plaque.

Valejo View

The view from Mare Island...

Our nightly entertainment. Phil on the harp.

After two rounds, this 15th Pechal is a horserace. Just five strokes
separate five Pechalheads with eighteen holes to play. Tomorrow will
not dissapoint!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Live! From The Vault! THE PECHALHEADS!

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1st round Pechal scores are in. This is the tightest range ever, just 10 strokes. It is any mans game!
Statmaster

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Statmaster Rob receives the green jacket for his 2008 victory in the John Pechal Memorial Golf Tournament. We have seven competing for the 2009 honor.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Technology Update

Say hello to my new iPhone! This should be my last post from this waterlogged phone. This old LG VX5400 has served me well, but the dip in Fish Creek has put its future reliability in question.

It will be a couple weeks before ATT will let me send a pic message. They say 25-Sep is the launch date. In the meantime, I need to explore alternatives. On suggestion is that I convert to using Facebook. What do you think? Please leave me a comment to let me know your thoughts.

(I have deleted untold dozens of Verizon spam messages, this one stands in memoriam)

This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless!

To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture.

Note: To play video messages sent to email, Quicktime@ 6.5 or higher is required.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Duct Blaster

My equipment arrived from Minneapolis so I put it to immediate use in Ramona testing the Schacht duct leakage. 19% - not too bad for a 1979 construction, but we'll get it under 10%.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Weather

On the CA-NV border.

Friday, September 11, 2009

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Yes, it is way too dark.

But if you look closely, you might see that a wheel is missing from the Tango. YES, MISSING!

I bought 2 new tires today about 150 miles north of here. Aparently I lost one somewhere in between. Good thing I stopped to walk Ripley and noticed this subtle problem.

We'll fix it in the morning...

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bloomington Lake

Teresa and I hiked to the lake an enjoyed the views. Nice!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Another Tango

I met Dane Found just east of Missoula. He is the president of the company that builds the Tango, Pacific Coachworks. He passed me on I-90 just east of Missoula. Then I saw him parked at the next rest stop so I pulled over. Dane introduced himself and we had an enjoyable conversation. He was headed to Helena to recruit another dealer into his network. We exchanged cards and photos then went our separate ways.

His rig was cleaner, but mine has more stickers.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Uh-Oh!

Matthew and I headed for Fish Creek today to see about catching some trout. It was a beautiful day, warm and calm. Ripley even had a good time crossing the creek and resting in the warm sandy bank. I took a call from John while standing in the middle of the creek. He was envious to hear of the 15 inch cutthroat trout Matthew brought in while we spoke.

Shortly thereafter, as I was wading to the other side of the creek, when all of the sudden...

#%$*&$%#!!

Down I went, face first into the creek. Sorry, no picture of that will ever be posted on this blog. But I do have a photo to share...

This is the hi-tech attempt to desiccate my phone after a dip in Fish Creek. The light has added a bit of heat to vaporize the abundant water it contains. And the rice and lentil mix is hopefully in need of taking on a little moisture. The bag puffed up nicely after a few minutes under the lamp, so I think it is working.

I hope it works. The phone had come back to life enough before this experiment that the screen looked good and a call was ringing. But the buttons don't seem to have any function whatsoever.

Wish me luck!

The moral of this story is that it may now be time for an iPhone.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Fishing in Blodgett Creek

Caught a fish and have a great team in the High Voltage Fantasy Football League thanks to Seb!

Blodgett Creek Falls

Ripley hiked 10 miles! That makes 75 miles in the last 3 weeks. Not bad for a couple old guys.

Matthew and Laura

Having a lot of fun hiking, fishing and eating with M&L. They are great hosts in a beautiful place.

Welcome to Missoula Dinner

Laura's gourmet creation was delicious!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Meisje and Ripley

The dogs took us hiking at Rattlesnake Wilderness.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Virginia Falls

Saint Mary Falls

Baring Falls

Sun Point on Saint Mary Lake

Friday, September 4, 2009

Grinell Glacier's Upper Lake

Nice place for lunch.

The Continental Divide at Garden Wall

Bear Country

Name that scat.

Highline Trail

Near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Bear Berries

There are white berries, red berries and blue berries all around. A smorgasbord for bears!

Glacier NP

Hiking the Rocky Point Trail at Lake MacDonald.

Glacier NP

Hiking the Lake MacDonald Trail which was burned in 2003. It is creepy when the wind blows and the dead trees sound like they are about to fall.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Awesome BG Control!

This photo shows the 24 hour graph of my blood sugar using the Medtronic Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. I'm learning how to deliver bolus insulin about 30 minutes before I eat to match up with the carbohydrates in my meal. The graph shows my blood glucose was between 90 and 180 for the lat 24 hours... AWESOME!!!