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Spring in swing

Springtime is in full swing here in Manlius. We capped off the spring break week with our second annual trip to a local hotel where the boys swam…

… went in the hot tub…

… and watched the tube on the big hotel bed oveflowing with pillows.

But with the springtime fun comes springtime work – mowing, [...]

Science fiction comes to life on recent family trip to DC

Jules Verne saw a future where man would conquer the seas in submersible watercraft. We are navigating the seas of that future.
Arthur C. Clarke envisaged the use of space-based communication satellites. That reality is here (over).
William F. Nolan followed Logan as he tried to escape his Lastday execution. There is pending legislation [...]

How golf is like camping with kids

You spend a lot of time outside.
Sometimes it rains on you, and you just have to play through.
Both offer a spectrum of possible difficulty levels.

You can hit the links at a brutally technical, hazard-ridden, members-only course – if you can afford the $500K annual club membership – while sipping martinis from your golf cart’s cooler, [...]

Recipe for fun

Ingredients:
4 Adults
5 Boys
Beach toys
Many gallons of gasoline
Parsley
Instructions:
Evenly distribute first three ingredients between two minivans. Add gasoline. Point vehicles east. Drive 4-5 hours until Boston is reached. Rest for 2.5 days. Drive north 1.5 hours to beach. Bake at 85 degrees for 2.5 days. Garnish with parsley and serve [...]