Memories of 2008
This is one of those weeks where I can’t think of anything to write about. At those times, I like to take a trip down memory lane. This week, we will look at 2008. That was a very good year for me, I would say one of my best.
![with Andre Agassi at the Mini Grand Prix in Las Vegas](/wizfiles/img/3111/01.jpg)
Here I am with Andre Agassi at the Mini Grand Prix in Las Vegas. He was very nice about taking a picture with me.
![Wizards Casino](/wizfiles/img/3112/02.jpg)
Here I am at the Wizards Casino near Seattle.
![Yukon](/wizfiles/img/3113/03.jpg)
The sign speaks for itself.
![The Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska](/wizfiles/img/3114/04.jpg)
This is the Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska. I returned to this spot last year, by the way.
![Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain](/wizfiles/img/3115/05.jpg)
This is Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain. You could see I was rather heavy that year. I currently weigh about 25 pounds less. Picture taken in Naples, Florida.
![The vacation house of Thomas Edison, in Fort Myers, Florida](/wizfiles/img/3116/06.jpg)
This is the vacation house of Thomas Edison, in Fort Myers, Florida.
![Elephant Rock in the Valley of Fire, Nevada](/wizfiles/img/3117/07.jpg)
This is Elephant Rock in the Valley of Fire, Nevada.
![With one of my happy clients and his lovely model](/wizfiles/img/3118/08.jpg)
Here I am with one of my happy clients and his lovely model.
![Eternity II Puzzle](/wizfiles/img/3119/09.jpg)
I was very obsessed with the Eternity II Puzzle the summer of 2008. Here I am with four of the smaller practice puzzles, which I did solve, and many pages of notes and printouts. To this day, the puzzle remains unsolved.
![Grand Canyon](/wizfiles/img/3120/10.jpg)
My friends at Bodog were kind enough to treat me to a helicopter trip to the Grand Canyon. Here is a shot I took of Hoover Dam. Note the bridge was still in the early stages of construction. The water level was significantly higher too than today.
![Bob Hope, San Diego](/wizfiles/img/3121/11.jpg)
Me with Bob Hope in San Diego.
![Sydney](/wizfiles/img/3122/12.jpg)
That woman behind me in Sydney seemed to think I was a raving loon for taking a picture of myself.
![Fortune teller in Sydney](/wizfiles/img/3123/13.jpg)
I’m a pretty skeptical person. However, out of curiosity, I had this fortune teller in Sydney give me a reading. She correctly stated:
- I have three kids, two girls and a boy, with the boy in the middle.
- I own two houses.
- I am somehow involved with numbers as a profession.
- A personal bit of information about my wife, which I won’t publish here.
All of this was 100% correct. I am not omitting any incorrect predictions either, as there were none. After this stunning opener, she went onto the usual vague statements that are true of most people.
I hope you enjoyed this trip to 2008 half as much as I did.
I’d like to give a little plug to LunaPic for the face blurring feature in some photos.
Until next week, may the odds be in your favor.