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Brothers In Arms?

Our president laughs and shakes hands with a brutal socialist dictator.   The change we deserve!

Lots of people turned out for the Fort Lauderdale’s version of the Tea Party protest against excessive government spending, overreaching, socialism, etc.  Most of the protesters actually seemed like normal people.  At one point the crowd even started singing “God Bless America.”

Congratulations to our friend Ben who ran in the A1A Marathon.

See just pictures of Ben Dickinson and friends at the Marathon. See all the A1A Marathon pictures.

We welcome our new addition to the family, Murphy!  

He’s a 5 month old hound/border collie mix.  He’s very friendly and surprisingly relaxed for a puppy.  He’s already housebroken and is very good at walking on the leash.  When it’s time to play he’s very energetic, but he also has a lazy side, so he fits right in with us. 

Murphy came to us from Paws for the Cause, a shelter run by a nice lady named Jessie Hernandez in Hialeah.  Murphy was originally named Diego, but we thought Murphy Mason made a little more sense than Diego Mason.  (For fans of kids TV shows, his sister was named Dora)

I took a bike ride through the Everglades.  Take a look.

Dan’s bachelor party was a blast.  Dan, his dad, me, Taylor, Dan’s brothers Andrew and Jonathan, his cousin Jeff Koch, and Dan’s cousin’s fiance Andrew Margolies spent the weekend in a beautiful cabin in the Smoky Mountains and everyone had a great time.  Check out the pictures.

The camera didn’t come along Saturday when we went whitewater rafting on the Ocoee river (3 hours away) so there’s no proof, but trust me we had fun.  It was a 3 hour drive, but it was pretty driving through the smoky mountains and rural Tennessee.  Plus, how often do you have a food fight at 60 miles per hour?