For richer or poorer: What we choose to share or not.

It’s been a long day, what with getting Monsieur Agbenou on the airplane back to Benin, and then it was ‘one of those days’ at work. Not bad really, just kind of mentally fatiguing.

Papa Huber really amazes me. We sat around the kitchen table at dinner last night, sort of catching up the last few things we all wanted to say. This man might not always have been the perfect husband, father or boss but the words that were coming out of his mouth were straight and true, without a hint of guile or pretense.

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The Mayor of Cotonou visits Lac Tahoe

Natacha had to work today and tomorrow at the hospital, so Mr. Maven and I decided this would be a delightful opportunity to drive Mr. Agbenou up to the Lake, do the visit to Sand Harbor, South Shore, come down Kingsbury into Minden and home through Carson City.

Our first stop was at Mt Rose ski area,

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Friday Fish Wrap: May 22, 2009

The great turtle naming contest has really taken off - about like the turtle when he spots somebody heading toward the pond. So far, we have Romeo, Prince and Stretch. Two of which are from my faithful Libertarian commenter. Now, come on Progressives, Dems and Repubs - get in there and fight for bragging right and a Peet’s Coffee & Tea gift card!

The contest, which will be decided by the amateur judges, AKA family members, here at Maven House, ends at midnight, 31st of May.

Natacha’s father arrived from Cotonou, Benin

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