{"id":1179,"date":"2010-01-11T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2010\/01\/11\/sunday-night-prodigal-son-departs\/"},"modified":"2010-01-11T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T10:05:00","slug":"sunday-night-prodigal-son-departs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2010\/01\/11\/sunday-night-prodigal-son-departs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday night &#8211; prodigal son departs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"pBlogBody_525443031\" class=\"blogContent\">\n<center><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Most of today was about getting Max.. and his dog Reptar ready to go back to the wilds of Brooklyn..\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Before Max got up, Diane and I took the dogs out for a longish snowshoe up Catamount trail. We were hoping the hike would tire Reptar out for his 6 hour drive. We&#8217;ll hear from Max if that worked. <\/p>\n<p>We had a great snowshoe.. I finally got a picture of this cool woodpecker hollwoed hole ina tree.. It&#8217;s upside down here.. but it looks like such a perfect exclaimation point that I had to take a pic. <\/div>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5651.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5653.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">When we came back, Diane got busy and packed a ton of food for Max to take back fro himself, his dog and his roomies.. She takes <i>such<\/i> good care of all of us.. she really does.. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5648.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We helped max pile all of the stufff in his car.. it was packed to the brim with hummus, tortillas, beans, tofu, and junk food. the contrast was fun. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5663.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We spent awhile saying bye to Max.. its been a great trip home for him.. We had soem good hanging out time, he got lost doen around the house.. saw a bunch of freinds. and generlaly chilled out. I miss him so much when he leaves.. .. It helps that I see him ofetn in NYC.. I&#8217;m goign down again on Wed.. <br \/>.. and then to Reptar.. our granddog.. Max shares Reptar with his roomies.. but brings up here from time to time when no one is going to be around the apt.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t even imagine what it&#8217;s lie for this guy to be in Brooklyn one day .. and deep in VT the next.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He&#8217;s amazing for an oldish (maybe 10 years old ) dog.. he&#8217;s got cataracts.. but other than that.. he&#8217;s amazingly strong and active.. We&#8217;ll miss having him around.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5664.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Our dogs will miss Reptar too.. at least Satori will.. they play together all the time.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5666.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Max was lettign reptar take the first drive L-)<\/p>\n<p>They got off around 4.. it was really, really quite as soon as they left. made me kinda sad.. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5667.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">So sad, in fact.. that I decuded to go and clean out my lab.. It had gotten trashed over the last two weeks over soem projects I&#8217;d been doing.. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5670.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Just an hour later I could actually wlk through there.. At least one thing accomplished this weekend !<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5674.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Gabe got home from New Hampshire about 8.. he&#8217;d had a long and fun two days with his team.. yesterday I reported on his make shift splint on his finger.. today he showed us.. and I&#8217;m thinking it might actually be broken. if the swelling doesn&#8217;t go down tonight.. we&#8217;re going to go and have it xrayed.. Maybe I should make an Xray machine here at home !!!!<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/jan1010\/IMG_5678.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">OK.. guess that&#8217;s it for today.. more in the morrow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Gnite everyone.. note Sam !<br \/>-me<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of today was about getting Max.. and his dog Reptar ready to go back to the wilds of Brooklyn..\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Before Max got up, Diane and I took the dogs out for a longish snowshoe up Catamount trail. We were hoping the hike would tire Reptar out for his 6 hour drive. 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