Tag Archives: Praise

Rocky Mt High 02

So here’s one reason why the roving correspondent was there – the awesome mountains!!

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Where i live the mountains are not so high.  I’m ok with that, and later this year i promise to get u some awesome shots of our mountains here.

Till then . . .

 

Seasonal Disorders

I’m sure you have heard stories about people stuck in a small cabin and snowed in for the entire winter.  Tensions rise, emotions take over and then the descent into insanity.  Well not always but the stories are there.  This location i live in is not prone to such maladies, but we truly had a lousy winter from my perspective.  The perspective of having a 60 minute commute and a snowy winter.  And what seemed excessive cold.

So it is with great enthusiasm that i greet my favorite seasonal emotional period:

SPRING FEVER!!!!!

I feel very happy and know it is also infecting the local population as well by the audio signals – you can hear the motorcycles and hot rods cruising as the driver winds up the engine and gets that wind in your hair sensation.  Although in this state the helmet is decreed by law.  That’s another subject.  For now – HAPPY SPRING!  YAHOO!

 

May Flowers 08

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.

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Remember:  A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

 

Tech / Sport

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?
 

 

 

WW Derby 03

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!

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Well he didn’t get too far.  maybe 10 feet and into it again.

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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!!

 

WW Derby 01

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.

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Stay tuned for pics of some paddlers!

 

Game Farm 03

Can u get your dogs (or cats!) to do this? I don’t think so.  But these pets are a little more expensive to keep.

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Most Beautiful Birds? I wish i had a pic of the full spread tail.

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Stay tuned for more!