Follow this link to the most rediculous item that I have found in the past several weeks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/29/carbonfootprints.travelandtransport
Egads.
Meet Tony. Retired. Dog walker.
2 years ago
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
End of Summer
Sandpiper is out of the water. What a hectic summer this was on the lake, what with the weather and surgery and all that.
Glad that we got to come aboard, even if just for a little while...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
haircut for others
.Haircut.
thanx to babci's first few cuts and T's decision to go to a small barbershop, B's 1st cut outside of the house went well.
Except for me.
I prefer the curls.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Oh, what a weekend!
Saturday morning TMZBNME went to Woodstock, VT to participate in a Guiness Book of World Records event. A local organization, Zack's Place, was attempting to break the World's Record for the longest chain of wheelchairs.
Early Saturday AM B and I went to APD and borrowed a chair from the PACU. We all piled into the truck and headed off. Arriving at 830, we checked in, and obtained an extra wheelchair! BONUS! Now we counted as 2 instead of just 1 chair!!! M pushed Z, and T pushed B. I took pictures. Others can be seen in this album.
THEN we drove to Waterbury, VT, to drop off Z with Matt before heading to Plattsburgh to enjoy the Battle of Plattsburgh celebration with my parents.
In spite of the horrendous traffic re-routes, ma mere was able to guide us in to a nice parking lot only a few blocks from where mon pere was perched on a railing, waiting for the parade to begin.
Dziadziu regaled M with tales from the war, pointed out sights to see, and offered tid-bits of history, as is his wont. B walked around, rode around, and had a pretty good time. We spent a few minutes back on the boat, then headed out for Chinese buffet dinner. I, of course, ate WAAAAY too much. After we got home, we pretty much just mellowed out for the evening.
Sunday saw sparks flying, and much frustration at 65 Ry-Kris Lane. Turns out I am a bit of a nin-com-poop, and the proverbial straw had been placed. Ut-oh.....not the first time, not the last time, but hopefully ONE of the last times. This time.
At any rate, things all came together for Z's football game, his first home game. 2 pm is awfully late to start a game, ya know? I mean, ya gotta stop everything you have been
doing and plunk yourself down for an hour and a half, then try to get back into the groove when you get back home. At least we didn't have to travel to/from the game! ok, ok, ok, enough grief. The game was a good one, but we were outplayed by the other team. One of the pharmacists at APD has a son who played against Z. In this photo, Z isn't just waving "hi"... he is screaming (as was the croud) "I'm OPEN, I'M OPEN!!!". And boy, was he ever. For a LONG time. More photos have been added to the mini-canes' album.
Alright. Enough for now. OH! Today M went to the Tunbridge World's Fair. Dunno if he had fun (I imagine he did!), since he went right to his room to do homework as soon as he got back. YAY!
Peace, YO.....geno
Early Saturday AM B and I went to APD and borrowed a chair from the PACU. We all piled into the truck and headed off. Arriving at 830, we checked in, and obtained an extra wheelchair! BONUS! Now we counted as 2 instead of just 1 chair!!! M pushed Z, and T pushed B. I took pictures. Others can be seen in this album.
THEN we drove to Waterbury, VT, to drop off Z with Matt before heading to Plattsburgh to enjoy the Battle of Plattsburgh celebration with my parents.
In spite of the horrendous traffic re-routes, ma mere was able to guide us in to a nice parking lot only a few blocks from where mon pere was perched on a railing, waiting for the parade to begin.Dziadziu regaled M with tales from the war, pointed out sights to see, and offered tid-bits of history, as is his wont. B walked around, rode around, and had a pretty good time. We spent a few minutes back on the boat, then headed out for Chinese buffet dinner. I, of course, ate WAAAAY too much. After we got home, we pretty much just mellowed out for the evening.
Sunday saw sparks flying, and much frustration at 65 Ry-Kris Lane. Turns out I am a bit of a nin-com-poop, and the proverbial straw had been placed. Ut-oh.....not the first time, not the last time, but hopefully ONE of the last times. This time.
At any rate, things all came together for Z's football game, his first home game. 2 pm is awfully late to start a game, ya know? I mean, ya gotta stop everything you have been
doing and plunk yourself down for an hour and a half, then try to get back into the groove when you get back home. At least we didn't have to travel to/from the game! ok, ok, ok, enough grief. The game was a good one, but we were outplayed by the other team. One of the pharmacists at APD has a son who played against Z. In this photo, Z isn't just waving "hi"... he is screaming (as was the croud) "I'm OPEN, I'M OPEN!!!". And boy, was he ever. For a LONG time. More photos have been added to the mini-canes' album.Alright. Enough for now. OH! Today M went to the Tunbridge World's Fair. Dunno if he had fun (I imagine he did!), since he went right to his room to do homework as soon as he got back. YAY!
Peace, YO.....geno
Friday, September 12, 2008
Zachary's First Football Game
Although he didnt' play nearlyas much as he would have
liked to, he went in for and
made some good plays.
Like with basketball, he
plays with all of his heart.
The Mini-Canes won the
game 22-0. Bradford, after
suffering a few injuries,
chose to forfeit the came.
Next game is this coming
Sunday in Hartford.
We look forward to cheering
him on again, and will be
posting more pictures.The album is located here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/boutdrz/MiniCanes2008?authkey=lJ_0Kleo-J0#
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
what ever happened to....
ever get 'hooked' by something, and find yourself consumed by it? you spend most of your spare time researching it, looking for ways to further integrate it into your life.
then, almost as quickly as it began, it ends.
why is that?
an old friend of mine once told me that infatuation typically lasts 18 months. after that, if the interest remains, it will continue to interest you. if not, well, then not. seems simple enough.
i am not so sure.
right now, aside from being interested in improving my relationships within my family, i am not interested in much beyond keeping the kreb's cycle going. i am back to not sleeping. i am back to not wanting to eat, simply because when i do eat, i am headed to the head within 10 minutes. not fun. i went through a 'phase' when i really enjoyed reading. now i only skim articles online that i can finish in less than 5 minutes.
so i have been poking around, trying to find SOMETHING that i can be interested in and feel comfortable doing.
i have found running to fit. most of the time. i wish that there were more hours of daylight. but then that wouldn't fit with my need for more SLEEEEEEP. i can fall asleep, but can't seem to STAY asleep for more than 45 minutes. can't fall into REM (Rapid Eye Movement, not REM), which means that I can't get much rest, which means that i am typically cranky, sleep deprived, etc, etc, etc.
most important is eliminating the crankiness. this will GREATLY benefit my main goal of improving my relationships with my family.
then, almost as quickly as it began, it ends.
why is that?
an old friend of mine once told me that infatuation typically lasts 18 months. after that, if the interest remains, it will continue to interest you. if not, well, then not. seems simple enough.
i am not so sure.
right now, aside from being interested in improving my relationships within my family, i am not interested in much beyond keeping the kreb's cycle going. i am back to not sleeping. i am back to not wanting to eat, simply because when i do eat, i am headed to the head within 10 minutes. not fun. i went through a 'phase' when i really enjoyed reading. now i only skim articles online that i can finish in less than 5 minutes.
so i have been poking around, trying to find SOMETHING that i can be interested in and feel comfortable doing.
i have found running to fit. most of the time. i wish that there were more hours of daylight. but then that wouldn't fit with my need for more SLEEEEEEP. i can fall asleep, but can't seem to STAY asleep for more than 45 minutes. can't fall into REM (Rapid Eye Movement, not REM), which means that I can't get much rest, which means that i am typically cranky, sleep deprived, etc, etc, etc.
most important is eliminating the crankiness. this will GREATLY benefit my main goal of improving my relationships with my family.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
CHaD Half Marathon
This past Thursday one of my coworkers asked me if i would care to be a part of a 3 person relay team to run the CHaD Half Marathon (www.chadhalf.org). After checking with my events coordinator extraordinaire, I agreed, and suggested that I run the middle section so that she could have the glory of the start and that our junior member (Ken...12 years old, i think) could have the glory of the finish chute.
WELL....as it turns out, the middle section is just over 6 miles long. Yep. I just entered a 10K road race. lovely. I haven't run that far in over 15 years.
Oh. did i mention rain? yep, it rained. the whole afternoon, and of course HARDER while I was on the course. I think i fried my mp3 player.
At any rate, it was a great time. Here I am at the end of my leg, just after having handed the bracelet off to Kenny (12).
Tracey, Zach, and Bryce showed up and kept leap-frogging me on the course, so i would see them at these random places. It was a real boost for me to keep seeing my family out there, cheering me along, in the rain.
YAY, TEAM!!!!!
ok, going to try to sleep now. i hope i can get up in the morning!
peace, yo.
gene
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