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                  I'm sitting by the fairway in Incline Village sipping Two Buck
                  Chuck, which actually now costs $2.99 - still way cheaper by
                  far than anything we can get in Norway. This morning started
                  early in Brentwood (I woke up at 4:45), and I spent the better
                  part of the morning working at Starbucks after working a bit
                  at the Yedalwar's where we spent the night. They are great
                  people to have seen now two months in a row, and I hope we
                  have the opportunity to reciprocate at some point.
                 
                
                  The late afternoon was spent driving up to Tahoe where we'll
                  be based for the next couple weeks as all the family comes in
                  for Kristen's wedding. There will be so many people here we
                  only see every few years at weddings! The last was Mitchell
                  Fortune's in Atlanta.
                 
                
                  I sent the kids down to 7-Eleven to get slurpees while Cara is
                  making dinner. Maybe that is not the best idea for them
                  actually eating dinner, but I wanted them to realize they can
                  get out and do things here like at home. America tends to be
                  such a car-centric culture kids can feel disempowered and
                  retreat into technology.
                 
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