Reunion Deux!

This weekend was a joyous reunion between McMurdo's favorite pseudo couple Adam & Mel or for true fans, Madam. Much fun was had, including:
A carefree day at the local farmers market where delicious pizza was consumed!
An equally carefree day at the beach!

Now we will have a carefree dinner!
Bye!
Adam
&
mel

Wait, what's this about ice and traveling and stuff. Man, you all a bunch of crazy people, err, oh wait, this is the blog for recovering Raytheon employees isn't it. Oh okay, I'm in the right place.

Well I've been pleased to have heard from some of you, but from the looks of those already posting it sounds like everyone is enjoying themselves. And as we all should be! But we already know that.

So after all is said and done, back to Colorado it was for me. My folks have been kind enough to allow me to be a bum for a little while whilst I'm gathering my belongings for the bike trip across the U.S. I keep putting it off day-to-day, but it's just 'cause this state keeps distracting me with its mountains and blue skies. Damn Colorado being all beautiful and, but yeah if some of you have spent much time here (other than, shudder, orientation) a visit is a must. Must must must! Had to emphasize.

After cycling around New Zealand, and catching up with Evan and Leslie after strange chance encounters, I found myself strangely in New York city. I remember falling asleep watching The Muppets on the plane, and the next thing I knew I was laying in a curb with rats checking my pockets for change. Seriously, them some damn dirty rats!

I got a job at a messenging company in Manhattan and worked as a bike courier for a few weeks while I was pursuing my crazy obsession with obtaining a New York state driver's license, which for the record I now proudly display when asked for an id. I mean damn if I didn't have to work my ass off, and spend way too many hours (it should be illegal) at the DMV. And the benches weren't even comfortable, but I suppose it wouldn't be the same if they were.

Well alright, I'm up late and still all worked up from a hike earlier, and if I keep going who know's what the hell'll come out of my mouth. So with that, perhaps more from me later if the great Sun god doesn't consume me when I'm on the road, and hopefully I'll see many - or quite possibly all at some point - of you in the coming months.

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p.s. this was dave (i was the one in the corner scrubbing pots)

p.p.s. oh, and holy damn crap i almost forgot. i have lots and lots of pictures, and the internet sez they don't want em, too many, so i will have cds of them with me while i'm out-and-about, handing em out to children and stuff (Adam, just wait until they see you cowered in the shower corner), but when i sees yous guys this summer i'll have some for you too.

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Yellowstone and Beyond

I am working in Yellowstone right now. I had a fun trip through Canada and Waterton on the way over here. If anyone finds themselves in the Montana/Wyoming area, give me a shout! I'm always looking for a reason to get out of town and I love visitors. There are lots of bars and beer over here, in addition to the liberal speed limit and mountains and critters.

Dana, you are in Wyoming, right? Give me a call! My cell is 406-640-1493. I'm taking a Wilderness EMT class in Lander, WY starting Sept 17, so I might be quite close to you (though you never know, its a big state).

I miss you all!!!! Keep posting please!
Nu-NU

Greetings

fellow DA's and other former and continuing employees of Raytheon from the bountiful verdant bosom that is Eugene's Willamette Valley.
It seems like we might start getting a few more people posting on here. People seem like they are beginning to get settled on what the next direction their life will take - so maybe they will be feeling like reflecting on whatever that is for the benefit of all of us.

Anyway, I hope you all are having a good summer so far where ever you are.

Here is the Adam update:
After leaving the ice, I traveled around NZ for about 3 or 4 weeks, saw lots of both the north island and the south, if you go back for what ever reason, I reccomend that you spend alot of time on the south island near the cook range. It is definitly the most beautiful area. Huge epic mountains coming down to meet these golden plains. Here is a photo taken maybe 50 miles south of Mt.Cook on a cool misty autumn morning.

After NZ I flew back to Seattle, and eventually down to Eugene, by way of Devin in Portland, where I currently am in week 3 of being a spectacularly earnest organic farmer. If you wish, you may picture me in overalls. Brown. OshKoshB'Gosh. And of course the resulting distinctive tan lines. These earthy traits are a form of street cred in a city braced with dreadlocks and an almost universal aspiration to be a farmer of some kind.
In addition to the many different fruits berries and vegetables we grow, we also raise cattle. Wintergreen Farm is fair sized with about a dozen employees during the summer, all of whom are role models for developing unbelievable levels of pure earnestness in one's self.
Here is photo of a silo at the farm on a recent summer morning.
To Dale- My robot brother, good luck in Africa, may you go as long as possible avoiding dysentery, and when you do get it, may it be spectacular.
To Katie- Have fun with SalPal next year. Please communicate gossip to Erin or to me directly. Jabs will be back I hear, in her same position. I will be volunteering at the local fire dept. this year, so if I come back in following years, I will most definitely do it as a firefighter as the perks seemed endless.

Best Wishes,
Adam Lucke