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Not Your Normal Back Flip
Here is a video of me coming down the big slide at Mo-Ranch.
Two more videos of our family playing with a Texas Turtle.
Mini Vacation At Mo Ranch
A number of years ago, Becky attended a Woman’s retreat at a place called Mo-Ranch which is a Presbyterian camp/conference center. She has always kept it in mind for possible vacations. Since then, we have taken the kids once and we have gone by ourselves once. Becky had the idea of getting away for a short vacation before our “four-family” becomes a “five-family” so we decided to go to Mo again. We stayed for three days and two nights and had a good time. The river was very warm and pleasant.
I put together a slide show of our trip and thought that it would be good to give you a guided tour of our mini vacation. You can start the slide show, then pause it and scroll down to read my commentary.
1) There are lots of different kinds of rooms at Mo-Ranch. We stayed in a building that looks very much like a motel. We were the only visitors in the building so it was nice and quite. Mo-Ranch offers a clergy rate during the week when business is slow so we were able to go without spending an arm and a leg.
2) We brought some digging toys for the kids. They got to work right away.
3) On our way down the hill, there is a neat walk way with what looks to be grape vines all over it.
4) Then even more down the hill is a bridge on the way to the play ground.
5) One of the first things we wanted to do was get in the river. The kids are ready to go!
6) Here is a picture looking up the river towards a 30 foot tall river slide. That is also the direction we are headed to go to the swimming hole.
7) There are lots of little holes to just sit and soak. The water was VERY warm.
8) On our way back to Mo-Ranch. Our daughter was helping me “oar” the canoe.
9) Relaxing after a long day of… relaxing.
10) The food was awesome and the kids made friends with the kitchen staff! Our son was so comfortable with them that he excitedly told them, “I got to pee in the forest!”
11) The kids standing at the entrance of a very long walk-way.
12) Here is a picture of the same bridge.
13) It was windy that day as you can tell from Becky’s hair. She didn’t like being photographed much during this trip. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that she is seven months pregnant?
14) The kids enjoying some cactus.
15) Here is a picture of a labyrinth made out of sand and bricks.
16) Here was are going back to the swimming hole the next day. We had to row upriver about a half mile to get there.
17) I know I titled this picture “Cooling off,” but it was more like “warming up.” The air was cooler than the water.
18) High above the swimming hole is a big wooden cross. The is a nice reminder to have as you sit and enjoys God’s creation.
19) Me and the kids soaking.
20) Hmm… what could that be in the water?
21) Holey buckets! It’s a Texas turtle!
22) Our daughter enjoying the water.
23) Our son enjoying his ice cream.
24) Me and the kids at my second favorite Mo-Ranch spot; the bridge.
We all had a great time and can’t wait to go back again with our fifth family member. If you are even in need of a nice get-a-way with your family, consider Mo-Ranch. If you let us know of your plans, we might even meet you there.
San Antonio Authorities Arrest Syringe Exchange Workers
I have been hearing about this program on the radio for the last week or so. It seems that Bill Day, a 73 year old lay chaplain for Saint Marks Episcopal Church, is in a heap of trouble. Mr. Day “could spend up to a year in jail for breaking a law that he considers immoral. Day hands out clean needles to drug addicts on some of the seediest streets in this south Texas city. He does it because he’s convinced that it reduces human suffering by curtailing the spread of HIV, a view that has been supported by medical research for more than a decade. However, Day’s actions are illegal in Texas.”
According to an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Day’s supporters are livid. They do not understand why senior citizen activists are being treated like criminals. Hmm… that is a tough one. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they are breaking the law? Jill Rips the deputy executive director of the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, asks “Don’t police have something better to do?”
You know Mrs. Rips. You are right. I think the police DO have something better to do. How about we use the same logic applied to the needle exchange program and teach gang-bangers how to be come more accurate marksman? This way, with proper police instruction and supervision, gang-bangers will be better shots and will only kill each other instead of hitting so many innocent bystanders. Come to think of it, this new project could also have the side benefit of reducing the number of violent gang members in San Antonio.
Hey, if gang members are going to shoot at each other anyway, we might as well train them not to accidentally kill the innocent.
Deadeye Keith’s Youtube Channel
As many of you know, I am involved in competitive handgun shooting. I put about 50 rounds down range every week. I shoot pistol leagues and USPSA matches at the Bullethole Shooting Range here in San Antonio Texas. I belong to the Bullethole Practical Shooters Club which hosts IPSC matches every first and fourth Saturday of every month to provide South Texas with another venue to shoot and compete in practical shooting matches.
Their mission is to promote safe, fair and fun participation in Practical Shooting competition, for shooters of all ages and skill levels. They take great care in introducing new shooters to the sport of practical shooting, yet create courses of fire that will challenge even the most experienced of shooters.
I started recording some videos of me shooting so that I could go back and watch them and see what areas I need to improve. I’ve got videos of other shooters too. Some of them are really fast! I had been hosting my videos on our ministry Youtube Channel, but then thought it would probably be best to separate all of my shooting videos from all of our Jehovah’s Witness and Mormon related videos. We certainly do not want people to get the wrong idea!
My personal Youtube Channel is named after my moniker from the pistol league. I am on a team called, The Deadeyes so I am “Deadeye Keith.” My Youtube channel is http://www.youtube.com/deadeyekeith The best way to sort through all of the videos is to go to my playlist. I’ve got more than 100 videos on my channel so using the playlist option to find videos will be helpful. Be sure to visit the channel and feel free to make comments. I will also put family related videos on my channel as well. There is an option to subscribe to my channel also so if you would like to be notified of new videos, that is the way to go.
Hey, if you join the Bullethole Pistol League, I could video you and put it up on Youtube for the world to see! Here is one of my most recent videos.
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