r i p carter

gary carter was big in my back yard boy i'll tell you what.

cosmic spunk

i guess my crappy day at work don't mean a fucking thang then...



footage from a NASA satellite right above you...now! no, wait. NOW! shit just missed it

follow the bouncing ball

wasp v. tarantula

burl got a cool lizard pin from the dentist. "what sound does a lizard make?"

first on googler:  lizard sounds - chameleons,  an iguana and a variety of geckoes. endless fun one to 12!

i remember the tokay lizard from thailand (#11). love it!

i never realized it til now but the veiled chameleon (#1) sounds exactly like john saying, "fuck right off..." play it a couple of times, the similarity is there. you gotta say the words though.

I miss the little sound lizards.

 we have fat ass squirrels here. my neighbour mabel feeds them peanuts. jesus, mabel, this is woodstock. there are acorns!

anyway, burly and i watched this cool battle; it is intense. it is squirm worthy. place a bet with a friend.

it's wasp v. tarantula!

snow day

this is pretty much how it is here .

not really, rain and 5 degrees. weird.

why did they cancel school? weirder.

my discomfort with it? weirdest.

older than toothbrushes

after no scouting we stumbled upon the perfect spot for the company toothpick factory. there's stiff competition from maine but we figure if we use cedar instead of birch the toothpicks will 1. double as tinder and 2. offer a more fragrant picking experience.

Holy Shit

Holy Shit it's been a long time since I've been here. Nice Navy Blues Kev.

When do you get to fly the bird? You're deep into your fireman practicum I think?

Funny, we've spoken on the phone since you posted that pic. I gotta check in more often. I don't even remember the triathalon pic. For shame!

I suppose my visit was that last post I did in Feb? btw I think the answer is 43%.

For my next post I'll pull up the minutes from our last conversation and post em later ok? What was it we talked about - dual bladed multi purposed ionized rotor cuffs and their practical applications with regards to mass fire-ladder contruction?

Or was it beer? I forget.

Anyway, nice that your fit and in shape Kev.

Do they make you shave your chest to be firefighter or is that just a myth?

Please advise.

Later,

R

Paramilitary

Can you find the skinny Waldo guy in blue?

I got a new nickname.. "Faces"

I have an expressive face when doing sit ups (not a good nickname but it might just stick).

Tri Number #3

Friday I took the Yukon wet suit for a swim at the beach. Saturday I bought the bike at a yard sale for $5. I was on my way to Canadian tire to check out cheap bikes.
Added air and oil to the bike, took it for a 15 min spin. Reviewed the triathlon registration requirements. Told the wife where I was going.
Got up at 5am, packed the car, drove to Guysborough, waited.. registered.. triple checked the rules to be sure I could wear the thick wetsuit. The water was only 15 degrees. 750 swim (slow 23 mins) Flat 20km bike ride (1 hour) 5K run does not matter.
With a warm 9mm wetsuit I could only manage a weak breast stroke and couldn't really kick because I floated so high out of the water. I had the only mountain bike at the race, and I kept my slow pace. After transitioning to the run my legs felt like I was running in wet jeans.
Yeah I had looked up triathlons in Nova Scotia two months ago, but I did not train, practice, buy a bike, go to the pool.. I survived, and can't wait to go faster. But I am not going to spoil a $1000 for a bike and another $500 for a 3mm wet suit.

viral village

omg the whole county is sneezing, wheezing, coughing, hacking...

how many kids need to be sick to shut down a school?

1/3rd? half?

answer pending

outdoor hockey

over the winter the little village of waterville turns into ice town...

the boys are doing great on skates.

my first time on blades in at least ten years.

in fact the last time i skated was in taichung of all places.

remember that rink on that road i can't remember the name of? hmm?

i don't think it's there any more.

this was fun. as fun as winter can be.

there are some chairs under there somewhere

winter blues

wake up in the dark . get ready drink coffee in the dark . start the car in the dark. let it run for minutes in the dark because it's frigid . drive to work in the dark . watch the ineffectual sun come up over the hills . blasted winter . looking forward to the earth tilting its axis toward the sun for a season or two.

b-side fluff seat

icicles for gui maos

bedtime snack - requisite yum

yeah more snow pics

and my heart sank

enough snow already

Winter Fun

Skating with the blueberry.
Bought the wonton skins at Superstore and made beef dumplings. They were easy and popular.

First Snow and A Real Tree

attack of the snow apples