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Finally had some vacation time...
...my brother and I took my son wilderness camping on an island in the middle of Lake Michigan over a weekend in late June. My son hiked 9 miles in one day (not bad at 6 years old  ). We found/ate wild strawberries and raspberries then skipped stones on the lakeshore. There's something awesome and nostalgic about watching someone so young and small interacting with something so vast/timeless as a great lake or ocean.
My family spent last week at a rustic family resort. My son caught his first fish - I cleaned it with him and grilled it up - he thinks catching the fish was more fun than eating it but can't wait to go out again. My girls spent most of the time practicing swimming in the lake or in the pool.
I went golfing with my father (one of his passions) while out. We shared some good stories, jokes and beers.
Good times and some much needed time away from work to spend with the family.
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"The dignity of man is not shattered in a single blow, but slowly softened, bent, and eventually neutered. Men are seldom forced to act, but are constantly restrained from acting. Such power does not destroy outright, but prevents genuine existence. It does not tyrannize immediately, but it dampens, weakens, and ultimately suffocates, until the entire population is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid, uninspired animals, of which the government is shepherd." - Alexis de Tocqueville
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