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Rumble Strip

Seasonal Update

Rumble Strip

Erica Heilman / Rumble Strip

Places & Travel, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2015

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Here's a seasonal roundup of highlights from a year in the Becht family. Happy Holidays!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Rumbel Strip, Vermont America Heilman. This show is called seasonal update.

0:09.0

Happy Holidays.

0:13.0

Hear ye, hear ye, dearest and beloveds, come one and all. Tis the season for an update on the Beck's.

0:21.0

Like every year, 2015 has been a study in contrasts. So as Paul likes to say,

0:28.4

blame it on the eggnog. As many of you know, Paul and I spent much of the year planning and looking forward to our

0:36.2

late fall trip to Florence and Umbria to celebrate our big 40th. But due to the horrific attacks in Paris, we decided to postpone

0:45.3

indefinitely and instead circled the wagons for a reprieve tour of the Lewis and

0:51.2

Clark Trail visiting our favorite stops and some we had missed prior.

0:55.8

Meredith, we brought Meredith, now has three pronunciations of Sacagoya.

1:01.6

Paul spoke at a retired government luncheon in May, and I have been so busy with

1:07.1

Habitat that Willow and Wollons is but a distant memory. If anyone is interested in old inventory, let me know and I will

1:14.9

compile a list of what I still have. Pillow stuffing comes to mind. Some items

1:20.1

have rotted. And now the good stuff. If you are childless you might not appreciate

1:27.0

all the gushing but that is my prerogative so there. All aboard the S.S. Trone. Suzanne, our eldest, her husband Forrest, and their

1:37.0

three intrepid deck swabbers, Amos, Lache, and Kloo, have set sail for a holiday tour of the Galapagos Islands, the archipelago made famous by Charles Darwin.

1:48.0

The 48 meter yacht brings guests close to breathtaking volcanic landscapes, sea lions, giant tortoises, and

1:55.2

iguanas. The four decks include six state rooms, a panoramic sky lounge,

2:00.4

and jacuzzi. When not at sea, the Trones reside in Dallas where Suzanne

2:06.8

oversees Amos's swimming and martial arts, lashes drama and clues reading.

2:12.4

Forrest joined Raymond James. Lashes Drama and Clues Reading.

2:13.0

Forrest joined Raymond James as Managing Director and Co-head of Energy Investment Banking in September 2005.

2:21.0

Prior to that, he held senior positions in the Energy Investment Banking

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