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Squid-diddly Howdy! Albert,
I returned last night from a 9-day trip to the East Coast to see my family and take some nice walks with friends. That's my brother Dan above. Here are some pictures and videos of the trip. As you can see I made it to Sumneytown, PA where our family cabin lives. While there I got to hang out with a bunch of the guys who spend time there - Drew Kerr, Charlie Juneau, Ted Stevens, and Ned Bloom. The leaves are falling and the mighty Unami River (my Mom insists it's a creek) has done some major damage to the road which goes over a bridge. See pics for a little fall color.
During this interesting time, you may have found yourself spending more time outdoors. Me, too. It's probably my favorite upside to this Coronavirus pandemic. And once you step outside you can't help but notice the Powertool Orchestra. After pushing to get gas-powered leaf-blowers banned in Portland, we're finally really getting some headway. But in Philadelphia, I don't think anyone is working on the issue at all. It seemed like every day I ran into at least one wall of leaf-blowing madness that would go on for an hour or so. Eventually, these will be banned everywhere, but in the meantime, I guess we get to live with the awfulness or spend less time outdoors. Really what needs to happen is there needs to be a change away from lawn culture. It's coming, but oh so slowly. Join me in getting rid of your lawn!
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