Adventures in Remodeling (Chapter Two)The Adventure in Remodeling continues, or maybe not. The year was full of planning and selecting. We wanted a 5-star energy home, wheelchair accessible, open plan, with 21st century wiring for the office, and some nice plants to attract birds and bugs. We wound up with, well read the full story... |
Jim and Linda's Ecuador Trip (reprise)During January, 2008, we took a trip to Ecuador with Victor Emanuel Nature Tours. The first week was spent at the incredible Napo Wildlife Center, a five-year old lodge in an Amazonia Lowland Rainforest. The lodge is owned and run by the local Quichua Indian Community of Añangu. We reported on this trip last year, but it is worth reading again... |
What's with this Other Jim Hargrove nonsense?It started when my brother Bill complained that he had a hard time separating e-mail messages from my father and me. I started signing my e-mail as The Other Jim Hargrove. Now, though I could possibly claim to be the real Jim Hargrove, I find I like the idea of being the other one. As I usually tell people, "There are lots of Jim Hargroves around, but only one who claims to be the other one. " | |
All About K-DaysHistory:The tradition of celebrating KDays, multiples of 1000 days of your life, began in the Hargrove family in 1999, when Jim achieved his 20,000 day milestone . Charles is responsible for pointing out that this was about to come up, and Jim seized on the excuse for a party. Why Celebrate KDays instead of birthdays?Of the many reasons for celebrating KDays, besides having a party, three stand out:
What traditions are associated with KDays?
Isn’t it hard to figure out when a KDay is coming up?Fortunately, computers can deal with this little problem rather easily. Click here for a simple calculator .Do greeting card companies know about this?Not yet. Spread the word! | |
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A birth, a Death, and Two Powerful Birthdays,
and a Blast from the Past
Charles and Amy presented us with a granddaughter: Kiera Margrethe Hargrove, who arrived on the scene March 27, 2008. Linda's Mother, Dama, breathed her last during the early morning hours of January 4, 2009, after a two year decline. Jim and Linda both passed 2**6 and found out that they would still need and feed each other.
We discovered an old photograph of a not very important, but still interesting event. Check it out and see how many politicians from 1971 you can identify.
Claire is still gassing kids at the Oakland Children's Hospital. She's acquired a new BF, Ron, and has had some work done on her condo in San Francisco.
Hot, Dry Summer: Not Many Bugs
We had another unusual year, weatherwise, even considering Hargrove's Law of the Weather, which states, “The weather is always unusual everywhere.” The worst drought in years persisted for months. The creek turned into a trickle. Bugs were virtually nonexistent, so Jim took to photographing flowers, or whatever else he stumbled across.
To see the best Nature Photos of the year, click here.