Here u c my roving correspondent (how many do i have? one of life’s mysteries) and mate. They r in Colorado near Aspen.
BTW, this is what happens when u take your favorite snack higher into the atmosphere where the pressure is less. Like around Aspen.
More later.
Look at these cute cubs. The do grow up to at least 350 lbs and like to ravage trash cans when they can. While still bears and a dangerous animal they are small compared to the grizz or polar varieties. At this age they are just cute.
Sometimes i feel like him and just want to nap in the sun.
These are not part of the group from the park. This shows the flowers from a rhododendron pjm in my yard. The thing is beautiful in bloom. Only thing is the flowers drop too soon. Guess maybe becuz its a hybrid.
Remember: A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Credit where credit is due dept: this is not my idea. Originally from a woman at my church, my wife taught Sunday School with her for a number of years. So Connie, i herby give u credit for noticing and describing the principle. I have decided its time to lay it out for the world to see and acknowledge, to name it and “scale” it, so those inclined may find themselves a spot in it.
The idea is this: us menfolk tend towards either technical skills and preferences, or sports skills and preferences. By sports i mean a physical, coordination requiring activity such as, but not limited to: football, basketball, tennis, hockey. Etc.
So here’s my “Tech – Sport continium”. The center of the scale is M – for median. This would b someone who is evenly divided technically / sports sense. (Not sure if there r actually any people out there that would fit this spot on the scale. Just in case we will assume there should b.) So now your engineer types might be T+8 or T+9, a hard core programmer geek a T+10. While your pro football and hockey players might be S+9 or S+10. It seems to me it is rare for most techs to b really into sports. This is where i place myself. I also see that many sports types might have trouble wiring a light switch. Thats ok. I can wire a house but u can’t depend on me to consistently catch a ball thrown my way or shoot a great swoosh and “snap the cords”.
Both types can b taught the other end of the continium. We r just talking about the internal gift the person carries.
I have tried not to b negative in any way. There is no zero just a theoretical medium. Both sides of the scale are positives. We need warriors and builders, coders and quarterbacks to make the world go round. Any thoughts?
One of the nifty places to go in NYC is the Chelsea Market. Its got places to shop for many things, spots to eat and gobs of atmosphere. My daughter loves to visit the city and part of her last visit was spent there.
Sometimes your roving correspondent is related to you. Thanks daughter!
This poor guy. He capsized upstream out of our view. but not too far away, he had probably gone at least 3 miles from the put in and done fairly well. The people at the house u see actually went into the creek and retrieved his boat. A little crazy, a companion had the boat fetcher by the collar so he wouldn’t wash away. anyway our intrepid paddler walks down to where his boat was and decides he’s going to go on from there. Brave lad!
Well he didn’t get too far. maybe 10 feet and into it again.
But he was unharmed, except perhaps his pride. There is nothing to be ashamed of. Another boat of his friends got dunked way upstream from there and the fiberglass hull was split open. I talked with a race organizer when helping load up the broken boat. This was maybe 2 hours after the official start of the race, and he said there were 35 boats unaccounted for at that point. No news today of anyone hurt so that’s what is really important.
These guys (and some gals) are all far braver than i am. i only do flat water paddling. btw the water temp was somewhere in the 30s. Yikees!!
A few successful paddlers –
Here’s what i did for fun yesterday. There is a local White Water Derby and i was lucky enough to have a ringside seat. The water is around 3 feet higher than last year they say.
Stay tuned for pics of some paddlers!