It's Tap Dancing Day

Tap dancing combined the elements of African drumming and dancing with the techniques of European clog and step dancing. It was a melting pot of cultures that came together in the late 1800s.

Taps were added to the heels and toes of shoes in 1925 to make the fast tapping easier to hear. The US Congress designated May 25th as National Tap Dancing Day in honor of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's birthday.

Let's dance while we wait for the cams. LOL

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Hey, here's Martin at a sea lion cam in Holland - too bad he forgot the International BT Diveflag.

And thank you Rusty....

I'm busy packing... Only 2 days at the office and we're off...

morning rusty and martin! martin, 2 days at the office and you're gone? i can't believe it is here already! oh my gosh!

kids got in a-ok...and of course, now we have 4. dylon and his best friend matt, sarah and her best friend ashley. ordered an extra large pizza last night and WOLF...nothin' left this morning! sarah lived with us until she was 13 (she's now 16) and we have always flown the kids back and forth monthly (mom lives in arizona) for years...until michael was laid off this last time, just couldn't swing it, so we haven't seen them since thanksgiving. i swear dylon has changed the most...like i said, he has shaved his head for YEARS , and now has hair...he looks really cute (he would kill me if he knew i said that!) LOL, got all his stuff put away, hung a couple of posters on the wall, and we had our "christmas" as it had to be delayed until michael found work...i asked them i they wanted me to play christmas music, and a resounding "uh...no" was heard! LOL...his voice changed about a year ago, and now he is shaving...they grow up tooooo fast!

Bon Dia all. Martins getting pretty short, I've still got 13 days, 4 hours, 52 minutes, 37 seconds. Two weeks from right now I should be on my checkout dive with Toucan divers.

Cynde I checked last night's sunsets and was not impressed enough to post them, not sure where Rusty found those gems. Maybe a senior blond moment.

Looks like the stress is getting to Martini - looks like he aged about forty years. LOL

So will you be there for the ceremony, Cecil??

right cecil...i still think you were in the bathtub with your gear...and and amstel off to the institute to do my volunteer duties have a great day everyone!

I'm not stressed, I'm just over active...

Our luggage is almost packed, now I'm off to the hotel for some last minute testing before our party for friends and family...

You and Angela have to PRACTICE? LOL

Yes we had to practice our ability to get sound out of a 50 year old piece of equipment connected to a DVD player.

Guess what, it worked...

When is the happening? Will you have a party there so we can watch?

THE party is June 9-th with on June 10-th a BBQ, there will be no webcam at the wedding, but I bet there will be pictures taken...

The Satch Man - but can he tap?

hi gang, just got back from the institute...michael brought the kids (all 4) to show them all the marine critters. i got to work the surf science center today...they have the shark exhibit, couple leopards, grey smouthhound, swell and a couple of small rays...they had a sharkfeeding, and that one is always a hit! the kids enjoyed everything a lot more than i thought they would!

Sorry I wasn't here today guys, been pottering about in the garden while the sun was shining. Annie B.

thanks for the sunsets annie...sorry i couldn't be around either...kids on the puter all afternoon! one finally got up to go to the loo and i grabbed the chair! LOL!