The Familyman’s Guide to Roadside Emergencies
BIG PS - ALWAYS remember to pack your toolbox. My dad did, and on my last trip I didn't...I wish I had.
Kids Love I-75 by George & Michele Zavatsky
Fellow familyman George Zavatsky and his wife Michele (with some help from their kids) authored *Kids Love I-75*. I asked George to tell us about their book and give us an insider’s view on the best of the road.
KIDS LOVE I-75 is about sidetrips: Travel just minutes off the interstate to explore lands of mighty bridges and misty swamps. Meet cowboys and Indians, authors & inventors. Discover fun factory tours or ride the rails past parks & pioneers. Hunt through caves and romp around playful forts. Or, hang out with sly sharks or towering dinos!
The best can be found in each state:
The Father Road
OK, everyone knows that Route 66 carries the official designation The Mother Road. But what about The Father Road? I was thinking about the lack of one as I was driving down Interstate – 65/24/75 and noticed all the “See Rock City” bilboards painted on old barns.
Driving south nastalgia swelled in my heart. After all Rock City is practically synonimous with vacation, un-airconditioned car travel, and childhood memories.
And while the Mother Road travels from Chicago to LA, has a song, and stared in the movie CARS, The Father Road passes through the heartland of America and leads to the vacation destination of the world — Orlando, FL home of the Magic Kingdom, Amusment parks, animal parks, water slides, and palm trees underlit with blue and red lights. Yes, it’s tacky…but it’s oh so good.
Familyman Spotlight – David Lee (AKA – Nuclear Penguin)
*Name* – David Lee
*Age* – 39
*Location* – Mount Vernon, OH
*Years Married* – 16
*Number of Children* – 6 (#7 due in Feb – Praise God)
*Employment* – Mitel Networks – I design network (Telephone/VOIP) communications systems – http://www.mitel.com
Broken-Down House: Living Productively in a World Gone Bad
There is not an area of life that we know or experience that has not been tainted by sin.
The devastating effects of sin in our lives are as obvious as ever-increasing deteriorating neighborhoods in our recession-stricken land. In fact, author Paul Tripp thinks that these broken-down houses are a great analogy to our present condition. And while we cannot place our hope in any one politician, philanthropist or preacher to correct the state of our neighborhoods, we can come into the realization that these broken-down houses, our lives, in which we dwell are being restored by One who offers grace during the restoration.
The World Famous Carp of Indiana Beach
Warning: This video is not to be viewed while munching on fish-sticks.
State Plate Map
I was shocked by so many of you being willing to supply me with a license plate from your state. I got lots of duplicate offers but still need some plates from the yellow States. If you can send me a plate, "email me":familyman@bnin.net with "State Plate"in the subject line & the name of your state, and I'll respond and give you the go ahead. Thanks a heap!
Familyman Spotlight – Mark Mix
*Name* – Mark Mix
*Location* – Fairfax, VA
*Years Married* – 17
*Number of Children* – 6
*Employment* – “National Right to Work Committee”:http://www.right-to-work.org/ and the “National Right to Work Foundation”:http://www.nrtw.org/.