Independence Day 2012 At Old Ranch

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.  ~Albert Camus

What's Happening??? Let's Visit The Activities (Page Six)

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His golf clubs must be huge

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He could never get a ball out of the hole in this getup

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Makes it easy to see the band

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Ed gets his service shirt

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Kathy and Marcia

Quotation To Remember: Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.  ~Author Unknown

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Ed makes an excellent choice in shirts

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Ernie escaped the other room to come and visit us

Quotation To Remember: Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.  ~Sicilian Proverb

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Find Ed's table....

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Ernie makes the rounds

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Yeah yeah the gang's all here

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"You need to go outside.... the ferris wheel is super!"

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Visiting continues

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Nancy and Kathy

Quotation To Remember: A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.  ~Arnold H. Glasgow

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Michele and Carri

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Sheri and Paul check out the wine... It's OK

Quotation To Remember: A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.  ~Donna Roberts

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Checking out the pictures

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Hannah and Thomas are heading for the ferris wheel and walk the grounds

Quotation To Remember: You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.  ~Jonathan Carroll, "Outside the Dog Museum"

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Time for fun... FInals at UCI are now over

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Kathy is carefully listening to Shakespeare...

Quotation To Remember: Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear.

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Tim and Luciana with Mama (from Brazil) with Ashley who just turned three!

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6:02 flyover.... The C-17 rumbles the building...


Rumor had it Ken had a plan for landing on the 18th hole....

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Pete explains something

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Lisa likes sea food... Sees food and eats it

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Yeah USA... Laura and AJ

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Magic food... It disappears

Quotation To Remember: The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had.  ~Author Unknown

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Sneaking up on the food...

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Aw shucks

Did You Know? - While there are different methods to open an oyster (which sometimes depend on the type of oyster), the following is one commonly accepted oyster shucking method. Insert the blade, with moderate force and vibration if necessary, at the hinge between the two valves. Then twist the blade until there is a slight pop. Then slide the blade upward to cut the adductor muscle which holds the shell closed.

Inexperienced shuckers can apply too much force, which can result in injury if the blade slips. Heavy gloves are necessary: apart from the knife, the shell itself can be razor sharp. Professional shuckers require less than 3 seconds to do the deed.

 

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Ah haw.... We know where the desserts have been going

Quotation To Remember: Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate.  ~Sandra Boynton

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Food food and more food

Quotation To Remember: Red meat is not bad for you.  Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!  ~Tommy Smothers

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Decisions decisions

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People are still arriving

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Charge.....

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OK... Is everybody here... I wanna join the fun!

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"So far... So good!"

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Flags everywhere....

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Face painting and other crafts just outside the dining area

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The ferris wheel is going full speed

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Great location... We can see it all...

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The food is served....

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Arnie enjoys the activities

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Tons of glassware... Must be near the ice cream!!

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Tummies will be full tonight

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Speaking of soft serve....

Did You Know? - Over Memorial Day weekend of 1934, Tom Carvel, the founder of the Carvel brand and franchise, suffered a flat tire in his ice cream truck in Hartsdale, New York. He pulled into a parking lot and began selling his melting ice cream to vacationers driving by. Within two days he had sold his entire supply of ice cream and concluded that both a fixed location and soft (as opposed to hard) frozen desserts were potentially good business ideas.

In 1936, Carvel opened his first store on the original broken down truck site and developed a secret soft serve ice cream formula as well as patented super low temperature ice cream machines.

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A little bit only now James....

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"I'm on an ice cream diet!

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Food disappears magically...

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Yum

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Carving up a storm...

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Slice slash

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Never seen so many oysters disappear

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Abe visits the dining room

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The little boy sees Abe up close and personal

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Looking good

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Someone has their babies with them

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"If I close my eyes, the wine fairy will top off my wine glass"

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"51 was a good year...."

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Outdoor dining was popular

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On no..... He found more ice cream

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Like grand-dad like grand-son

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How come Mac is looking at the beer???

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Yeah! Applause please...

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G-r-r-r-r-r-r

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OK, smiles are better

Quotation To Remember: Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!  ~Albert Einstein

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Fun fun fun and more fun....

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A proud General Manager!! All is going well

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Old Ranch teamwork in action

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We are going to ride the ferris wheel and NOT spill our wine...

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I was just kidding...

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It's starting to get dark... That means magic

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It's magic