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Turned off the furnace yesterday and opened all the windows -- even left two cracked open overnight. Nice to not hear the furnace kicking in, and nice to sleep with fresh spring air in the house. Golf, huh, Snake Eyes? Reino plays and I'm her caddy and cart driver. Even though I get charged w/o playing, I enjoy going around the course with her. That's only on the cheap courses though. She also likes to flaunt her U-M maize & blue golf bag and club covers here in Bucky Badger country.” 8:22:06 AM 4/17/04 Not that I'm a rookie, but.... “Got the clubs at Walmart yesterday. Thirty miles there and thirty miles back. Unwrapped everything, stuck a tee in the dirt, put a little whiffle ball on it and only then did I discover the clubs were left handed. Back to Walmart. Thirty miles there and thirty miles back.” 8:44:53 AM 4/17/04 “man pekka, go do an AM yak run er sumpthin dood.... NO! music store! oooh yeah....nothin like the smell of hot tubes in the mornin....” 8:45:28 AM 4/17/04 “strat, the plan is removing the 20-foot maple tree in the front yard before the forecast thunderstorms arrive. We should have done this several years ago when we first realized the previous owners planted it too close to the house, and that it would end up shading the one best sunny spot in the yard. Hate to do it, a nice looking tree, but not in a spot where just digging and transplanting is an option. Once that's done, I can see getting sidetracked at the music shop for a bit.” 9:08:03 AM 4/17/04 “I used to play alot of golf in high school then lost interest. Tried to pick it up again a couple of years ago and found that I only enjoyed the walk, not the golf. A Wilderness area is as close as the golf course, so guess which I pick as a place to walk?” 9:20:22 AM 4/17/04 “Pathman - I think you're right, I enjoy the walk (tho we didn't walk the other day), the cameraderie and the trash talking. We barely kept score and cheated at every opportunity. Years ago I used to like to run on golf courses, they were soft and cushy on the feet and very pretty. Most every thing I do seems to be solo, running, hiking and kayaking, so golf will allow me to do something with my high school buds who have decided they are old and must act accordingly.” 9:36:53 AM 4/17/04 “Donald Trump says that you have to play golf to get rich. ;-)” 9:46:41 AM 4/17/04 “I played enough competitive sports in my younger days and I work with highly competitive people. I find that I avoid competitive games in my leisure, it brings out a part of me that already gets enough exersize. I too go for noncompetitive/solo sports now. Good for my brain.” 9:52:43 AM 4/17/04 “Me too. Didn't quit playing basketball til I was 47...and I never played with the old farts. If Trump was right, it certainly explains my financial situation” 9:55:03 AM 4/17/04 “I knew we had "grown up" when our H.S. reunion committee added a golf scramble to the activities a few years ago. Well, the maple is down, just taking a break, though Reino is still cutting branches into the 3-foot sections mandated by our spring brush pickup rules. May not get to the stump today -- I'm so out of shape, I'm still panting (used hand saws to bring it down). The sun is actually hot right now and our new white siding certainly brightens up the front yard.” 10:30:04 AM 4/17/04 “I believe the classic quote about golf is that it's a good way to mess up a nice walk.” 11:50:00 AM 4/17/04 “ 2:34:11 PM 4/17/04 “Just waking up? LOL” 4:26:53 PM 4/17/04 “Good morning. Good hard rain last night. The little remaining snow is almost gone (it's only that small patch that slid off my metal roof). Yesterday I did my 3rd float down the Namekagon and ran back to my truck. The run wasn't bad but carrying that damn kayak on my back didn't make it any easier (jk). Saw lots of ducks and got close to more geese than ever before. Floated to within 10 feet of a female Canada Goose flattened on a nest. One muskrat, 5 deer and, when I got home, 5 wood tics. Time to place an ad in the personals: "female tic picker wanted." That is, a female who picks tics, not a genderless picker of female tics. Wording is everything.” 7:38:47 AM 4/18/04 “Lots of thunder and lightning late last night with brief hard rains, then the storm cell would be past. Weather radar shows storm line has moved just to the north of us, with continuing storms over your area, Snake Eyes, as we speak, and stretching from Duluth/Superior across the U.P. We have a wind and severe storm advisory here starting at 3 p.m., not a day to put up the gutters we bought yesterday, drat. Some quick gardening work may be possible, then may have to retire to the cinema for a Kill Bill 2 matinee.” 9:05:14 AM 4/18/04 “yesterday - 88 and sunny today - 91 and sunny we seem to have skipped spring.” 4:01:49 AM 4/19/04 “Morning.....HUGS!!!.......a beautiful weekend in Alabama......almost perfect!!!! Sigh....it's Monday.......5 days of work....but it will go fast.... WoooHooo..I joined AARP...... NOWSLIMMER....HUGS.....I miss you!!!” 4:33:35 AM 4/19/04 “Well off to work...I think you should all get up earlier so you can entertain me before I leave for work!!!..I'll make ya coffee!!! I hope everyone has a GREAT day....and wasn't the post from Pedx just the best thing!!!...WooHoo.....” 4:42:52 AM 4/19/04 “Morning everyone!!!hope you all had a good weekend, time to get up and go to work, BLEH! Enjoy your day :)” 4:47:42 AM 4/19/04 Let's Rock -n- Roll “I'm up... ...and ready for my second week at work.” 4:53:29 AM 4/19/04 “i was up before this site was up. :) Morning everyone!! Hope ya'll feeling as good as I am feeling today!!!” 5:02:54 AM 4/19/04 “I'm up, I'm up. Been up a little while. I was resisting the siren song of the alarm clock set to an 80s station this morning. Unfortunately I now have Rick Springfield's song "Jessie's Girl" stuck in my head.” 6:07:41 AM 4/19/04 “Oh NO! I'm up. I need another day off to recover from my weekend.” 6:28:21 AM 4/19/04 “I hear ya Sass. We had Laurel at the zoo for over 4 hours yesterday. Then we came home and HPM built me a planter box. Looong day.” 6:44:14 AM 4/19/04 “Greetings from a soggy, windy North Woods. Light rain at the moment here, but I will probably be missing some students this morning. Yesterday late morning, severe thunderstorm went through just to the north of us, knocking down trees (and power lines) and damaging roofs in the Eagle RIver area (where Snake Eyes' daughter lives). More than 5,000 WPS customers still out as of 6 a.m. Then another big thunderstorm went through there last night. Amazing how being just 20-25 miles south made such a big difference. Some folks in the path got golf ball-sized hail, too, and a tornado was sighted just east of Eagle River during the second storm, but may not have touched down.” 6:53:40 AM 4/19/04 “I had a great weekend trip. One blister on my right foot and tons of great sights seen. Weather seems to be in flux this morning, but it is mild. No sun yet, but comfortable. Rough day ahead - Four quizs on some short stories I've "touched on", but not fully read. Today is prolly be the first full day my boss relizes I'm quiting in 3 weeks.” 7:04:21 AM 4/19/04 “Got hit by Pekka's thunderstorm. Hail, tons of rain, power outtage and wind severe enough to snap trees from 4 foot above the ground and up. No damage in my yard, but lots of free firewood to be harvested. Think I'll take a little kayak cruise down the Namekagon and see what kind of damage is done there. Chilly and breezy so I'd better bundle up. Weather is just weather.” 12:14:24 PM 4/19/04 “78 and partly sunny on order for today.” 2:33:47 AM 4/20/04 “Haven't went to bed yet.” 2:38:14 AM 4/20/04 “It was 87 degrees here yesterday. Looks like we had springtime this past weekend and straight into summer. It melted all the ice on the lake and only a few piles of snow are left. We lost power with the heavy winds last night for only about an hour and a half. Springtime is back with a sunny day and high expected of around 60. Time to get the canoe in the water.” 4:42:09 AM 4/20/04 “Good Morning. Going Kayaking for the first time today on the Nipersink River in northern Illinois with two fine fellows from the other side. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 60s with a nine mile an hour headwind, and thunderstorms possible in the late afternoon.” 4:52:28 AM 4/20/04 “Here he comes Here comes Skiracer He's a demon in a canoe He's a demon and he's gonna be chasin' after someone. He's gainin' on you so you better look alive. He's busy revvin' up to be a river guide And when the odds are against him And there's dangerous work to do You bet your life Skiracer Will see it through. Go Skiracer Go Skiracer Go Skiracer, Go! He's off and flyin' as he guns the canoe around the lake He's jammin' down the pedal and making a tsunami wake Adventure's waitin' just ahead. Go Skiracer Go Skiracer Go Skiracer, Go!” 4:54:45 AM 4/20/04 “I'm up...I think!! High of 85 today, Mostly sunny. Great day!!” 5:43:54 AM 4/20/04 “Dangit Buddur, I'll have that song stuck in my head all day now! It was really nice earlier this morning, getting a steaming hot bath and listening to the birdsong right outside the window. And now, TT and breakfast blend coffee.” 5:44:25 AM 4/20/04 “Hey, where is everybody? I'm talking to myself here!” 5:57:06 AM 4/20/04 “Here I am! I got to sleep in until 8:46. Pure bliss. But now everything's off kilter. Sounds like you had a peaceful morning Treebait.” 7:33:17 AM 4/20/04 “Pretty much. Now I'm doing laundry, putting away a bunch of books, and from the smell of it, about to change someone's diaper.” 7:48:36 AM 4/20/04 “I sure don't miss that. Abby's almost totally a panty girl, just have to work on waking up at night. Abby has slept through throwing up she sleeps so deeply, so it's gonna be a challenge.” 7:55:18 AM 4/20/04 “We had to wash some sheets for a bit with the first boy. We still have the plastic sheet on his bed, as the "oooppps!" still happens once in a great while. Now, if I can get that damn 11 month old to be able to get up on the toilet......dern slacker!!” 8:14:31 AM 4/20/04 “Oh boy, here come the puke stories... When my son was younger, he refused to lean over the toilet or trash can when he was puking. He would resolutely stand and spew the vomitus all over the room, the bed, person standing next to him, four counties, whatever. We would try and force his head down, but he would fight us, so I would just pick him up and hold him horizontally with his head over the receptacle until he was done. He didn't like that very much, lol...” 8:45:07 AM 4/20/04 “projectile vomitting?” 8:48:19 AM 4/20/04 “Not really projectile, but it would just go all over the place. It didn't help that he was also usually crying. Poor kid. Hope doesn't have nightmares from that, lol...” 8:52:00 AM 4/20/04 “lmao Bit! Poor kid, poor parents! I bet he's scarred for life. Probably won't ever get drunk enough to puke.” 10:07:25 AM 4/20/04 “good morning everyone. light rain overnight here. looking for mid 80's and mostly cloudy today.” 2:31:45 AM 4/21/04 “Morning to all!!!! It's Wednesday.......wooohoooo.....week will be over soon...and I am going to one of my Favorite places for dinner Saturday...Bahama Breeze.....mmmm.....and then to Hogan's for some dancing....and Sunday ......GEAR shopping at Galyans!!!!!!!!wooohoooooo...and Alabama Small boats to look at kayaks.....wooohoooo.......going to be an awesome weekend!!!! Y'all have a GREAT day........ HUGS” 3:24:43 AM 4/21/04 “morning all...offto work for me!” 3:48:46 AM 4/21/04 “dang bit, thats one helluva mental image you've conjured up there for us. Horizontal pukeing, yuck.” 4:53:22 AM 4/21/04 5:03:50 AM 4/21/04 “besides that, i swear I just now smelt puke. gross!!” 5:04:34 AM 4/21/04 “North Woods good morning to you all. Upper 30s at the moment, headed only into mid-upper 40s with scattered rain. Very earthy smell today -- has that tinge of "earth worm" to the air. The chill isn't the bad news, though. I've got to go to an emergency dental appointment as soon as my last class ends, as the inside wall of one of my lower molars has cracked. Doesn't really hurt at the moment, hope it doesn't hurt more when the dentist does his thang.” 7:04:53 AM 4/21/04 Jump to Page << prev
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