Go ahead...look at this picture and try NOT to smile...I dare ya !! 

Time off

We're off for a little R&R up in Maine...I'll be unplugged for a while, and
loving every minute of it !!

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Thoreau

Surf's (a little too) up !

Rouge waves more common than once thought.

Reminds me of the old saying "If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, does it make a sound?"

The ocean is a big place.

Fast Company looks at keeping customers coming back

It's family vacation time, and in an era of backseat DVD players and jaded youth, we asked the operators of five lower-key attractions how they've adapted to compete in the Spielbergian, conglomerate-driven entertainment universe.

Born to Run

In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream... 

Garrett feels the need for speed in the White Lightning # 50 car !! 

White Lightning racing at the Banknorth 250...We'll get them next year, guys! 

Alan and Makayla 

Snakes of Massachusetts

Just noticed a small family of these guys sunning themsleves on my rockpile. It's interesting that they have set up a home just a few feet from my Dad's old truck. He absolutely hated snakes...

This land is my land...this land is your land

Bush and Kerry do a little sing along and let us know exactly how they feel about each other.

I got this as an email on Friday, July 16th...and then saw it (played in full) on CNN three days later. Some things just strike a nerve. (or, slow news day)

Ricky Runs

"As you read this, Ricky Williams is exactly where he wants to be and doing exactly what he wants to do.
Are you?"

Parents Reconsider Technology for Kids

Here's a thought...pick up a ball.

We'll soon be a society where anyone can build a website, but no one can build a shelf for the computer to sit on.

"Welcome to Friendly Fenway, A-Rod" 

Body Mass Index Calculator

Best Quote I've read in a while...

"All persons who are obese or overweight should try not to gain additional weight."

 

Blazing Saddles...sort of

I have to admit, I was more than a little curious last night as I was flipping through the channels and saw that ABC Family channel was showing Blazing Saddles !! I caught it at a commercial and just had to see just how this could be...I mean, ABC is owned by Disney !! And, this was on the Family Channel of all places. I knew that it was going to have to be edited and I wanted to see just what they were able to keep in.

I was amazed as they came back from commercial to the scene of a group of cowboys sitting around a fire eating beans. Of course we all know what happens next. But instead of hearing the usual outcome of a bean supper, the censors had filled the space with random horse neighs and winnies. The cowboys still made faces, did the lean, etc. but to someone who may have never seen the movie before, it must of been pretty confusing when someone said "More beans Mr. Taggert?" and he replies "I'd say you boys have had enough!" while waving is hat through the air. Come on now....they really needed to cut out the fart noises??!! Maybe the editors haven't seen the Sponge Bob or even Rug Rats lately.

I could only take about 5 more minutes as complete scenes were cut out and others were just (badly) dubbed.

My confusion lies in that I can't figure out why they even bothered. Surely, they could of found something else to put on that was entertaining without going through the considerable effort of hacking this classic to death.

Nah, Nah, You can't see me...Oh, wait !!

But Daddy...I thought you said that the windows were tinted !!??

Brain Excercise

Spice it up a little...you'll be smarter in the end. At the very least, hold the remote in the opposite hand once in a while.

"Neurobic exercise is one that involves the use of one or more or your senses in a novel way, engages your attention, and adds an unexpected element to a routine activity."

Real-Life Indicators

This headline seems so ironic now. There is no such thing as an indicator of what real life will bring your way.
 

Original Walden writings on display

As in the glassy pond itself on a still morning, you can look into Thoreau and see a reflection of the person you might like to be. Henley put it well when he said, "Thoreau was everyman, and he chose Walden to be his everyplace."