- I missed many things about not being constantly on-line, but neither blogging or Facebook were among them.
- I thought I was on to something when I saw some parallels between Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Yann Martel's The Life of Pi. Both feature solitary figures in out of control boats --- the old man being pulled by a marlin toward reality, Pi drifting with a tiger in tow toward unreality, etc. But then I got home and googled it and found out I wasn't the only one who noticed these similarities. Both are really amazing books though and I highly recommend them.
- I don't like mice. Especially when they bust in our car night after night, leaving an ungodly mess. And all for a piece of gum.
- I wish I had swam and kayaked more.
- My BBQ chicken is absolutely the best.
- There isn't anything much better than sitting in the sun, watching your son in the wading pool, and pouring over 3-day-old box scores of baseball games.
- I'm reviewing The History of Barrios Unidos for Sojourners and found it a very inspiring book, though the reasons may be completely personal.
- Michael Vick, one of the NFL's most talented players ever, will lose his career because of a dog fight?
- I had fun drinking wine with my father-in-law on the last night at the cottage, although the evening ended in chaos.
- It was great to see all my family from California here, together, in Northern Ontario. I would love to be able to hang out with them anywhere at least once a year. Twice a year would be better yet because I really miss them.
[Photo from a really neat Lithuanian's travel blog, but I'm sorry to say I can't find it anymore.]
loved your list..but confused about
ReplyDeletewhat chaos are you talking about after red wine and talking with dad? it all sounds so bad ass like someone started a fight or some body called the Works van??
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I love your list too. I did hear about the chaos. It was featured on Channel 7 News out of SF this morning. Something about a tall man with a beard and a man with a dark pony tail running through the North Woods with stacks of books in their arms being chased by a mad herd of mice all chewing gum...
ReplyDeleteHey you guys, wait a minute before you call the authorities! The only chaos which ensued was that I lost my watch...or I thought I did. I later found it in my bag when we returned home. It was high drama.
ReplyDeleteHAhAhA...I think we should write a play about this "chaos". You know, son-in-law and father-in-law drink red wine together. Son-in-law loses watch but finds it in his luggage later..maybe Katie would be interested?
ReplyDeleteSo you think your chicken is good Mabey we can have a cook off sometime.Sure miss you I really enjoy reading your blog.R Perry turned me on to it.I should have spoke up sunner but I am just learning how to use the blog.Purley All Fish Heads Rule.Ron Dog
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