What's happening in my world…
Well, my work has me travelling back to Colorado Springs just in time to celebrate my 40th birthday. I think I my spend my birthday at the Bristol Brewery and the Blue Star Restaurant.
I have hopes to hiking up to Barr Camp on this trip. I have hiked it before, but this time Karen wants to try to make it all the way, too.
Karen and I hiked the trails around Paradise area of Mount Rainier park. The meadows in this area were in peak bloom, which the hiking wonderful. Karen felt like she was always hiking up hill. We hiked half of the Skyline Trial to Panorama Point, which has bathrooms. On our return, we hiked Deadhorse Creek Trail and the Waterfall Trail back to the Jackson Visitor Center.
We snapped a lot of pictures during our hike, which can be seen at our photo site. The day was clear so we got pictures of the peak of Mount Rainier, too.
Karen and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary in August. It is amazing how the 10 years have flown by us.
We are going to be celebrating with a trip to Seattle, Vancouver, and a train trip to Minneapolis/St. Paul.
We are looking forward to hiking in Mount Rainier National Park. We plan to go shopping at Granville Island, which looks to be a great place to pickup gifts to bring home.
Stay tuned for photos!
I have tried the Treo 650 for about a week, but I have decided to return the phone and cancel service with Cingular.
I decided to return the phone, because I know the 700 series Treo is due any day. The 650 has only 32MB of memory and from what I have read on the Internet this is a big limitation. I would really like a smaller phone. The Treo 650 weights twice as much as my Sony Ericcson T68i. The Treo 650 is too big to fit in a pair of jeans. Also, the phone was getting unlocked in my pocket.
The phone automatically locks and requires a two key method to unlock it. Appearently, it is very easy to press the two keys. You will be walking along and hear the phone activate.
I was able to get the data connection working with the laptop after some trial and error. I managed to get a speed of 100 kbps to 160kbps depending of signal strength in the Huntsville, Alabama area.
I just hope something better come along soon, because I am ready to switch away from T-Mobile.
Well, I have finally made the leap into trying another mobile phone carrier. I have been dealing with T-Mobile for years, but they have not had any phones that meet what I have been looking for in term of capabilities.
I have been wanting a phone that would support a faster data connection like EDGE, it should have bluetooth for connectivity to a Macintosh, and it should be able to sync to a Macintosh.
I have been using Sony Ericcson's T68i, which is a great phone. But, I want the faster data connections.
T-Mobile is lacking in coverage compared to Cingular and Verizon.
I am playing around with the Treo 650 and I like the faster EDGE connection. I have seen speeds as fast as 164kbps on the phone, but I want to confirm it with my PowerBook.
The Treo 650 has two big downsides: weight and age. The weight of the Treo 650 is over twice the weight of the T68i. The Treo 650 is about to be replaced by Palm with something in the 700 family, which will increase the memory and fix many other issues with the 650.
My plan is to try it for 30 days so I have not stopped my T-Mobile service.
Well, the travelling has stopped for now. Karen and I extended our stay for a week at the gulf, but we are finally home.
Now, we get to work home repairs, because our siding installer informed us that the back of our house is rotting. We have three windows over our deck that have large amounts of rot around them. We are going to have to replace a lot of the wood structure prior to the siding being installed. Bummer!
We have been kicking back at my Uncle Tommy’s place on an inland bay. The weather has been great. The picture is an aerial photo of his place. His house is the one with the white boat house and the white house near the water edge.
We are heading to the outlet center in Foley, Alabama this morning. When we return, I am going to be searing some sushi grade tuna for lunch.
With this trip winding down, I know that Karen will be happy to have me home. But, the next trip is just a few days away.
We are heading to the family reunion at my Uncle Tom Alonzo's house in Orange Beach, Alabama. Karen and I are both looking forward to the trip.
We will be hitting the Foley Outlet Center to do some killer shopping, as in, killing our credit card. We had our credit card company call us the last time we shopped the outlet, because the changes were coming in so fast that they assumed someone must have stolen the card. I have my eye on get some new shoes from the Timberland's store.
But first, I have to go catch my plane…
Tonight, I dined at the Mission Bell Inn in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The weather did not permit us to dine outside, but the restaurant has a nice patio. The same family has been been operating the restaurant since 1962.
I decided to try the Cimarron, which consisted of three cheese enchiladas covered in green chile and sides of rice and refries beans. The meal was lead by a tostada as a salad. The green chile was great over the enchiladas. Our server was lost at performing her job. She was only handling three tables, but she didn't refill drinks even with empty glasses all over the table.
Overall, I enjoyed the food except for a hair issue. The other servers seem very good when compared to ours. The decoration throughout the restaurant were very nice. I would good back again for the patio, which looked so nice and inviting.
Location:
178 Crystal park Road
Manitou Springs, Co 80829
(719) 685-9089
I want to get in some hiking while in Colorado Springs so I am heading over to Palmer Park. It is a great place to hike if you are ever in the Springs area.
Some of the trails allow dogs and horses. Some of the trail are flat area while others go up and down some great looking rock formations.
Temperature is great at 72°F and light to no wind.
