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April 27, 2010 In Photos, Vermont

Um- Are You Kidding Me?

It’s April 27th and my sister just sent this photo to me this morning. Yes- that’s her car, in Vermont- as in, today.

Spring time snow-fest. Yuck.
I love you Vermont, but I am oh so glad I moved away years ago. I’m typing here now with my morning coffee looking at the sunshine with my apt. doors wide open.
Hang in there kid. Spring will have to spring for you soon enough. (I hope before I get there! Brrr!)
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April 27, 2010 In Uncategorized

A Little More Than Vanilla

A friend sent this to me a few weeks ago. Probably because I am constantly celebrating my tool-ness and encouraging he and others to do the same. 

It’s a shame the below is true, but all the more reason for each of us to own who we are and only be worried about flying whatever flag works for us- not someone else.

“I think that the human mind is unique among all other forms of life in that it can spontaneously create unique thoughts and provide unique behaviors. Instead of rewarding that uniqueness we, for some reason probably because of cultural and social necessity, we chastise unique behavior and reward conformity.”
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April 26, 2010 In Uncategorized

“Protection”?

I can see it now- the newest Tampax Tampons ad campaign; To Protect and Serve. 

Ha!

So this was the typical sign in a women’s public bathroom stall I was in yesterday while shopping.
Ladies- do these little signs crack you up as much as they do me? The things some places come up with! I have seen everything from; “feminine hygiene” to “feminine needs” to “protection” to “personal female items” and on and on.
(Ear muffs gents…)
Um, why don’t they just say: “Put your pads and tampons in here please.” I mean- hello! We don’t need code or dainty words to know what that little silver swingy trash can built into the wall thing is- we’ve seen it a million times.
Oh the things in a day that entertain me.
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April 25, 2010 In Uncategorized

Busy busy…

I love the fact that there are some great people in my life and readers here that worry if I am Ok if I disappear here for a day or two…

Oh how good I am Steve- just busy living it up on some weekend adventures and playing outside…
More soon…
Cheers to Sunday Funday! Wahoo!
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April 21, 2010 In Uncategorized

With You On This One Drunken Gnome

I’ve recently come in contact with and author who has the most hilarious blog. (I wrote about her a couple weeks ago.) Hers is the first blog I have officially become a follower of. I had to. It’s that funny. If you haven’t looked at; Things I Want To Punch in The Face, yet- do it and get ready to laugh your arse off.

The following is #2 from todays entry; The drunken gnome’s punch list. People ranting honestly are like the funniest thing ever:
“People who can’t handle real life. Don’t complain to me about how hard your life is when you planned on having kids, a mortgage, a car payment, cable, a fancy new phone, and can’t pay the bills or feed your family. Get a job or stop drinking at the bar every night. Shut the fuck up. We all have bills.”
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April 19, 2010 In Uncategorized

Get Outside And Play

It’s National Park Week. That’s right- MORE free stuff!

From April 17th-25th entrance to ALL 392 National Parks is free. Considering a lot of these spots are at least $20-$30 to get in on a regular day, this is a super deal. An idea as wedding season is coming up; I am all about an annual National Park Pass as a gift to encourage any new couple to explore our wide open incredible country together. There’s just nothing like standing under the Delicate Arch, going whitewater rafting through the Grand Canyon, or hiking Half Dome at Yosemite. (Check, check, check.) I mean 392 National Parks to explore and learn about?! What are we all waiting for?!
Sigh, this so makes me miss the open road and long for more 3 month cross-country road trips. There’s no better way to spend a few months in America in the spring or summer that trekking across our lands playing in nature. 
Get out and enjoy a freebie this week and get yourself all fired up for that longer adventure this summer. I’ll see you around the National Park circuit. 
Here’s to the open road!!!
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April 17, 2010 In Uncategorized

Better Than A Fortune Cookie

For every schmuck out there, I truly believe there are double the amounts of ridiculously amazing, brilliant, genuine, honest and fun people. Even better when you meet those people who blindside you. (As in- you constantly scratch your head and think to yourself); I wouldn’t have believed for 6 million bucks, that there was anywhere near that much complete and utter awesomeness in that person. 

And then you are consistently and constantly pleasantly surprised. 
That makes me very happy. That’s my friend Greg.
The lesson here?
Give everyone a chance. Open yourself up to a complete stranger or someone who might look like they live in a totally different universe than you. It’s baffling to me how the same we all are and how much greatness is inside so many people out there that you’d never expect. When your world collides with someone who blindsides you in this fantastic way, you get these giant blinking billboard moments that scream to you that your path is exactly what is supposed to be and there’s no such thing as a mistake or luck.
Greg,
I cannot thank you enough. How will I ever compete with that piece of mail? Just awesome. You are a diamond that’s been hiding in the rough for sure. I am so, so happy for you for jumping into what you want like I have seen nobody before. Can’t wait for the next picture from the top of another snowy mountain or beach in the Cayman Islands. Get it!
I’m thinking that YOU might be the one that’s the Roadrunner…
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