Now there’s a lot of things we can tolerate in life but having Simon Willis feeling bad isn’t one of them.  So in solidarity with Simon here’s a picture I just took out my window. It’s snowing like hell again. . . I’m with ya man!
We took it in turn to climb up on the ledge and hook our hands over the top,  then work our way to the end of the wall avoiding the cold water below. At the end of the wall we leapt over to the sandy beach. Of course this was a ridiculous amount of effort just to keep our shoes dry. In fact all we needed to do was walk around the building instead. On the other hand it’s often those ridiculous moments that actually make life worth getting up for.
Charlie Brown: Holidays always depress me.
Sally Brown: I know what you mean. I went down to buy a turkey tree and all they have are things for Christmas.
Charlie Brown: For Christmas? Already?
It’s 3am on Thanksgiving morning and of course I’m wide awake. It’s OK though, I’m getting over this blasted cold and the houseful this afternoon will keep the day busy.
Yesterday we went and picked up our Christmas Tree. Over the last few years we’ve decided that Thanksgiving evening was the time to decorate. One of many traditions we’ve frankly had to make up as we go. Read the rest of this entry »
On June 18th, 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill made his famous quote, “”The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin.” The German plan was simple. Since they felt there was no good way to perform an amphibious assault on Britain, they would use their superior air power to beat the Brits into submission. Of course by September of 1940 they realized they had more than met their match. After being beaten back by the RAF which had less than half the number of planes and even fewer good pilots, Hitler postponed the invasion of Britain indefinitely. It was over these few late summer months where the RAF and the Supermarine Spitfire became something of a legend. Read the rest of this entry »
You’re sick of feeling numb
You’re not the only one
I’ll take you by the hand
And I’ll show you a world that you can understand
- three days grace
Symbology is a term which refers to the study of symbols and how they affect us culturally. It’s certainly been proven without a doubt that we humans can be amazingly enslaved by symbols. Images tend to stroke our need for a quick understanding of our environment. Flags, teams, icons, colors, almost anything can inspire loyalty or hatred simply by how we interpret them. Once defined most of us will never look back. “A picture is worth a thousand words. . “, “You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. . .”, you know the jargon. Read the rest of this entry »
I remember long ago -
when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago
- genesis
A phrase I’ve heard a couple times recently has been sticking in my mind. It goes something like this. “Circumnavigations are not important, they just provide a logical place to stop”. There is certainly no reason to not to go around something and there’s no reason not to make a note in the records of your life if you were “first”. But I’m beginning to realize that I could be content if I never go around something again. I will, certainly. . (see “provides a logical place to stop”). But I don’t want to miss the point of kayaking either. The kayak for me is there to take me places I may otherwise not be able to reach. When I get there, I should damn well enjoy it! Read the rest of this entry »
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end;
and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” - Ecclesiastes 12:12
So I was talking to someone a couple days ago about blogging again. Every so often someone will ask me for my thoughts on making blogs profitable. They are kidding right? Yeah, well there is probably a way to do it but I’ve not found it. I can’t say I’m looking either. You can’t blame folks for wanting to find a business model that involves their favorite past times. Read the rest of this entry »
