Bottleneck...

I was going to rant about bad grammar…I was going to rant about people that have kids when they can not afford them….I was going to rant about people in glass houses that throw stones….

But in all honesty, I cannot get the anger to flow. I have had a bunch of fleeting thoughts that fall into the “wow, that would be a good blog entry” category. But it keeps getting extinguished by a fun weekend of carpet camping, movie night with a four year old, an evening playing a silly board game, the maple sugaring adventure….none of which I have written about because I have been too busy enjoying them…

Bulls On Parade...

Slowing It Down….

I definitely use music to unwind when driving home from work….recently found this CD again….


Love Her Madly – The Doors
Strangelove - Dépêche Mode
A Little Respect - Erasure
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Every Little Thing – Soul For Real
Finding Me – Vertical Horizon
Never – The Roc Project
Lady – MOD JO
Boys of Summer – The Atari’s
You Wanted More - Tonic
Can’t Hardly Wait – The Pretenders
Everything You Want – Vertical Horizon
Desert Rose – Sting
Keep Me From Harm – Peter Murphy
Can’t Get Enough – Afghan Whigs
What It Feels Like For A Girl – Madonna
Because The Night – 10,000 Maniacs
To Where You Are – Josh Groban

Mix That May Get Me A Speeding Ticket…

Battle Without Honor Or Humanity – Tomoyasu Hotei
Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith
Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N Roses
Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
Tainted Love – Marilyn Manson
Bitch – Goo Goo Dolls
Material Girl – Madonna
You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi
Kick Out The Jams – Rage Against The Machine
Monkey – George Michael
Magnificent Seven – The Clash
When I Grow Up – Garbage
Impression That I Get (Live) – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Someday I Suppose (Live) – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
State Of Love And Trust – Pearl Jam
How Soon Is Now – The Smiths
Push It – Garbage
If I Had A Million Dollars – The Barenaked Ladies
I Drove All Night – Cyndi Lauper

Shoos!!

Despite the icky weather, three intrepid explorers headed out Saturday….the main motivation was to get outside in the fresh air but also, the new bindings had to be tested out. And guess what? They work phenomenally!!



I ran…yes, you read that right…me…who does not run…I ran!!! It did not feel like I had more than boots on! It also caused the rest of the group to wonder if there was a bear behind them – because as I very often proclaim - I do not run unless chased by a man with a chainsaw.

Funny thing - the laces on my boots actually came undone but the bindings did NOT budge!!

We had a fun trek around an abandoned golf course and TGP proved yet again how there is a solution for everything – check out the tripod!!

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Minions....

Banana....

I need to see this movie....

Hammer Time…

The second part of Saturday was the icing on the cake – it made the rest of the day just as fun as the first part - completely unplanned and spontaneous!

TGP and I had just gotten warmed up after snowshoeing when he got a text that his buddy was firing up the forge in his backyard. So, we took a trek up into the mountains to check it out.

Standing outside near the warmth of the forge and watching the snow fall gave me such a feeling of peace. Originally we thought we would only be watching but after a bit, both of us were dropping the hammer! I worked on a plant hook for a bit but decided to watch for the rest of the time. TGP and his buddies worked together on a monster bike chain – 3 hammer strikes in practiced succession – to hammer it into a knife blade.

The guys will protest that they are all novices, but it does not matter – they are making something that will last and they are making it with their own two hands. I had an overwhelming feeling of pride watching these craftsmen working the metal into something that can be used.

Oh and completely amusing - you can always tell when I have the camera….the picture sequence is person, person, person, doggie, cool stuff at the forge, doggie, other doggie, person, person, another doggie, person, person, forge, doggie….