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i made a poor decision which resulted in a ride in a police cruiser.
went for an early run trying to beat what dark sky described as “light rain”. about 2 miles out it turned to heavy rain which is manageable but as i started to get nervous as the thunder started to...
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logic clearly dictates Plan B.
tonight’s treehouse movie theater showing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is likely going to be rained out so logic clearly dictates odin, kris and I should go see “Star Trek Beyond”. it was ok but...
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day 4417: quality afternoon at the local swimming hole.
couldn’t ask for a more gorgeous day at the swimming hole! what could possibly go wrong?! waterlogged kids get aired out with a ride home in the galaxie.
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day 4495: “summer ice” is (finally) ending.
which means we’re done with the once and twice a week 35 mile trips we’ve been making all summer so odin can keep skating over the summer as our arena doesn’t have year round ice. hometown ice is...
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a sign of the (anchor store) times.
one of many closing macy’s ( this one is in eau claire, wisconsin ). the store is empty even with blowout deals. we ran into some hockey parents outside ( hockey tournament weekend! ) the macy’s. they...
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day 4620: wait, what? it’s almost the end of the regular hockey season?!
it’s hard to believe the regular hockey season is almost over with just a couple of games left for odin in his last year as a pee wee. he’s a great player but if i’ve learned anything over the years –...
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another sign of the (retail) times.
previously a sad scene at a localish macy’s and now same scene playing out at local mc sports. i guess on a positive note i got 70% off adult hockey breezers?
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day 4684: cold goalie is cold.
a chilly start to the spring soccer season – rainy with wind chills in the 30s – for some reason feels colder than sitting in hockey ice arenas.
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day 4733: happy father’s day! ( holy crap-odin-is-turning-13-in-a-few-weeks...
pretty happy to be out kayaking with odin on father’s day. particularly pleased that he seems to enjoy hanging out with his old man even though he’s going to turn 13 years old in just a few weeks?!
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quality kayaking with odin on father’s day at jersey valley!
a beautiful day for kayaking at jersey valley (enjoying my birthday/father’s day gift)! later, off in the distance, near the far shore we’d discover a large flock of geese which looked like they...
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