Monthly Archives: November 2012

Niagara Falls is Spectacular

Posted on November 26, 2012 by jimattrell

Going to Niagara Falls was another Bucket List item of mine and after attending the Grey Cup in Toronto with Peter I drove to Niagara Falls the next day. It was about 90 minutes to get there and I stopped … Continue reading →

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Fishing Ray Roberts with Joe

Posted on November 22, 2012 by jimattrell

In what has become an annual event, Joe took me out in his boat on Lake Ray Roberts to fish for Sand Bass. On my first four casts I caught two fish on one line (with two hooks). The weather … Continue reading →

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The Grey Cup

Posted on November 18, 2012 by jimattrell

One of my bucket list items has been to go to the Grey Cup, the Canadian equivalent to the Super Bowl. Last year I was visiting with my family in Nanaimo and watched the Grey Cup on TV with them. … Continue reading →

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Losing our friend Paul Enderby

Posted on November 18, 2012 by jimattrell

Paul’s funeral service was held at his ranch house near Gainesville today and it was great to see so many friends from Highland Village in attendance. Paul had such a positive impact on Parks in our city that he will … Continue reading →

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Meeting Gloria Compos at EO

Posted on November 16, 2012 by jimattrell

I attended the EO luncheon yesterday as a BOE guest and watched Gloria Compos moderate discussion with Barney Adams, our speaker. Sitting in a room with about 80 young business owners with mid-size companies (a membership requirement) was a lot … Continue reading →

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Eye Surgery is Scary

Posted on November 13, 2012 by jimattrell

I thought that I’d rather have any other kind of surgery rather than eye surgery until recovering from going under the knife with a retina specialist named Dr Witherspoon. I arrived at the hospital for outpatient surgery around 9:00 am … Continue reading →

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Tim comes to Texas

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jimattrell

Tim was performing safety training for Team Fishel in Roanoke this weekend so he stayed with us and we very much enjoyed seeing him here.

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Chris comes to Texas

Posted on November 8, 2012 by jimattrell

After 23 years my oldest son finally made it to Texas to visit and we are having a great time showing him around here. We went to Dealy Plaza, visited Luke at UTD, Cowboy Stadium, The Ballpark, Fort Worth and … Continue reading →

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