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          Today, I went to Captree State Park . It is a good place to go crab catching, especially in the warmer months at high tide with chicken legs. Be careful not to lean anything on the railing, or it will fall into the water. Although it was not crab season, we caught 5 crabs! You can also fish here (we didn't fish), and if forgot anything, you can go to the convenient store a few steps away from the dock. There is a large playground, so that takes care of your children. You don't have to worry about parking, either, because there's a spacious parking lot. Many fishing boats also dock here, and there is a restaurant too (there are restrooms, of course). There is also Captree State Park  nearby. All in all, this is a great place for fishing and crabbing lovers. I rate this 4.95 stars out of 5 stars.

Yesterday, I came back from Staybridge Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey. This is a three star hotel, and it had many luxuries, such as free Wi-Fi, breakfast, pool, and “fitness room” (like many 3-star hotels). The Wi-Fi was 4 or 5 “bar,” and the breakfast was delicious.  But unlike most hotels at this “star level,” there was a jacuzzi, and the rooms were large ; There were two “rooms,” separated by double doors. In the spacious room, there was a sofa and large bed (you can get 2 double beds for $20 more), 2 TVs, and a kitchen with a dining table. This is a great hotel for those who love large rooms or jacuzzis. I would rate this hotel 5 stars out of 5.

P.S.: The time when we left is shown 2 days ago, I went to Cunningham Park . It is a 358-acre park with a "long enclosed box" , baseball parks, and mountain bike trails. When we got there, there was plenty of parking space. There was also some old men playing in the "long enclosed box" with red and green balls and a scoreboard-which looked like a clock. The baseball parks were spacious and numerous, and there is forest nearby where some foul balls end up. It is perfect to go baseball hunting there. Although I did not see the bike trails, the maps of them online show that there are different levels of difficulties and long trails. Around this area, there is also a Greenway path. Nearby parks are Kissina Park and Alley Pond Park. I would rate this park 4.75 stars out of 5 stars. I recommend this park to baseball, bike, and "walking" lovers.

3 days ago, I went to Kensico Dam . When my family and I were driving home from LaQuinta Inn we were greeted by it. Surprisingly, cars were not allowed to go in; it was blocked by "ramps". After walking past some barricades (which were interesting), we got a great view of Kensico Dam Plaza and Kensico Reservoir. Around the middle of the dam, we saw an area marked "water supply land". Unfortunately, the plaza was closed due to renovation. This was a good visit; I would like it better if the plaza wasn't closed. So, I would rate this dam 4 stars out of 5 stars. For the videos I recorded, go to my channel in YouTube by clicking the link.

This is a project on the water cycle I did for school . In the 2,014 years I have lived, I should tell you about the most horrible week I have ever experienced 2 years ago. Cycle 1 I was a drop of salt water. Swish! My friends and I were bouncing in the waves of the ocean. The sun came out from behind the clouds. Suddenly, some of my friends and I evaporated.  Leaving our salt behind, we rose up right into Hurricane Sandy.  There, we  condensed  on pieces of dust. The strong winds of the hurricane made us bump into each other. “Ouch!” we said as we jerked into each other forcefully. Eventually, the harsh winds let us go. Plink! We landed onto a black marble roof. The 125 M.P.H. winds finally died after two hours and we rolled off the roof. We became runoff and flowed into Long Island Sound. Ahhh... Cycle 2 We  evaporated  from the body of water the next day. "Wow, I would like to be hail"  we thought as we passed by some hail f...

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This is a project I did on the rock cycle for school . It is 1984. I am magma that consists of mostly olivine (a magnesium iron silicate with the formula (Mg+2, Fe+2)2SiO4). I am 2,000 feet below the summit of the Mauna Loa volcano mountain on the Hawai’i Island in Hawaii State. Now, the morning of March 25, 1984, the volcano is starting to rumble. The excessive pressure pushed me up to the summit of the volcano, and allows me to escape from the mantle to the surface of the earth. The surface of the earth is much cooler than underground, but it is still hot enough (2,000 F) to keep me in a molten lava state to flow down from the top of the mountain to the ocean. About a fourth of my friends go down the west side. On the next day, the other three quarters of my friends including me travel to the northeast side of the Hawai’i Island. I flow gently down the shield volcano fairly slowly because I have about 50% of silicon, which makes me move slowly. I know several friends ...

IHOP is my favorite restaurant, not because it is the best quality restaurant but because I simply love the pancakes from IHOP. If you get an omelet, you can get a short stack (3 buttermilk pancakes) for free. My father has tried to make a pancake of similar quality to IHOP, but only once it was successful when he added dry milk over whole milk and extra butter. Therefore, it may contain a lot of lactose from milk. I can only have two pancakes with a sufficient amount of maple syrup over the top of pancake with an additional layer of butter. Somehow, the IHOP butter is also delicious. I guess that they added lecithin from soybeans into the butter to enhance the flavor. My father's version of pancake is delicious but my dad cannot eat it because he has lactose tolerance and it would cause diarrhea. I do not have the lactose tolerance like my father did not have when he was young. I may have the lactose tolerance when I become older because I believe I may have the genetics. Anyway...

1   My trip to South Korea in August to September 2014. 2   My trip to South Korea in November 2005.   3  My trip to Washington, D.C., Shenandoah Cavern, Philadelphia, and Baltimore  in April 2012. 4 My first trip to New York in April 2011. 5   The mid-winter break  in which I got my blog in February 2014.

I will not be able to post much during the school days. So, during weekends and breaks, I will post more. Saying this, you should expect less posts from August 24 to 28. Also, as a reminder, I will not post anything during the statewide tests.