Snowman at Eight Feet

We had just the best day and the best time building this gimormous snowman. He is about eight feet tall and all five of us got outside to build him. Filling buckets of snow, scooping the snow, shaping the man, using a ladder to finish him up. Fun, fun, fun,

Christmas 2009

This is one of many of our Christmas photos. It takes a lot to get the right shot. Expressions, headwaving, lighting, batteries and all. But it is worth it to see a nice shot of all of us.

Houses and Buildings. The entry.

Darn it. I missed the entry deadline. I had it in my head that it was the 31st, not the 25th.
Next time.
I have the next catagory: In my neighborhood.
Time to brainstorm.

House & Buildings

That is the subject that I have to interpret and photgraph by the 25th of August. I should be able to do that. I have always wanted to use my photography and try to enter some contests to try and win a prize but never actually got around to doing it. No more. I will enter this one and after the entry I will post my submission and any feedback (if any) about the shot selected and I will try to, at the very least, link to the winner of the contest or post it here.

Good luck to me. And to you if you choose to enter (Canadian entrys only).

Each month, Photo Life Newsletter subscribers have the opportunity to win terrific prizes by entering our on-line photo contest. It's easy and it's free! Just check the themes and follow the instructions to send your winning shots.
August 2009 edition:Theme: Houses and Buildings
Deadline: August 25, 2009
Prize: Fujifilm FinePix F200 EXR digital compact camera (approx. retail value: $399)
Instructions: Submit a maximum of 3 images per theme (JPEG format only; image width from 400 to 2000 pixels; files must not exceed 1 MB). Indicate the name of the theme in the 'subject line'. Indicate your name, mailing address, and telephone number in the e-mail. Indicate the title of the image as the name of the file.

The contest is also sponsored by www.fugifilm.ca

Live for Now

Live for the now.

As in take this moment and make it yours. Do what you need to get it done. Have something that you have been putting off? No longer. Get it done.

A guy, that frequents the same Starbucks as I do, said the same -to that effect.

It's not a new concept. Not really a rehash of an old one either. Just a matter of fact statement of what his view in life is right now. From what I know about him, according to him, he has never held a job (working for someone else). He recently took up a job, at his doctor's request, as a commisionaire. For health reasons.

Camp Memories 2009

The three on the river.



Boat ride with friends


On our stoop beside the camp.

that Magic feeling

Sharing Compassion 2009

my barista has a first name

Pizza, Lobsters, and Shopping

i am sitting here waiting for my wife's nap to get over so we can go shop at walmart and ron jons and maybe flirt.

Pizza

we had dominos for supper. I haven't had their pizzah in an age. I think last year in Boston. They have a deal that get you three Medium one toppers pizzah for $5 each. We took it and it was great. Ordered the boxes online. It's the first time that i have ordered food online and it was cool. I could see the options and coupons and what i was ordering. the food was ready in ten minutes. they called to see if we were on our way.

Lobsters

As I am waiting i look over at the three kids. One is sleeping. Two are watching Spongebob. All three look so, so red in the face. Very lobsterish. It is partially amuzing, but i sympathize with what pain they might be feeling. I have a burn too. Arrggh. We get covered with 60spf sunscreen, but still the sun fought through

Dream Icon
The wife is awesome. she gets the oddest tan lines. uses tons of sunscreen or none at all depending on the minute. Right now she has some lobster color too and it is of great appeal to me. When I visualize the 'perfect tan lines', she has them right now. Great appeal. I won't have to dream for a few weeks now!

The Shopping
We are supposed to get to Walmart tonight. I don't know that we will. We also have plans to go to Ron Jons. And I am trying to squeeze in a stop at either Beach Wave and/or Flirt. Trying to get wife to get a new swimsuit. It isn't working so well. She likes the idea of one, but doesn't like the prices having been spoiled by Value Village/Savers pricing and knowing that she has three suits now. I'd like to have her get a new one. One that fits and flatters the great body that she has. I've threaded some of the ideas of styles being considered on other threads. So we will see. We leave tomorrow and the next time a beach will be nearby could be months away.

Months away.

Months away.

Months away.

Months away.

the beginning of the end

The EndWe are nearing the end of our vacation. it has been a great time. a few sunburns. a little tired. but no worse for wear. weather people were saying that today was about 75F, but it felt like a lot more in the sun minus the breeze. we spent yesterday and today at the pool doing very little beyond laying there or swimming. Today we went to the Atlantic Ocean to see what was going on there. A lot of people were doing the same thing. Nice beach. Crashing waves knocking kids over left and right. some guy build a sand hand sculpture on the beach. Kite flying. surfing. wind supported kite surfing. Pelicans. Seagulls. Sand. More sand. Except for the cool breeze it was a nice spot. The water was warm enough. And salty. The kids had fun running from the blanket to the water. From the water to the blanket. Back again. Chasing waves chasing kids chasing waves.

Marco Polo.



At the pool in the afternoon we had about eight or so kids playing Marco Polo. Some know how to play. Some don't. Some adults chime in from the poolside shouting out Polo in chorus with the kids in the pool. Some adults scold the other adults for playing Marco Polo. Good times.

Denny's or Lenny'sIn college, I had friends who made up a counter restaurant to Denny's called Lenny's. So every time a conversation is had about Denny's I automatically think about Lenny's, sometimes out loud even, like yesterday. We had supper at the nearby Denny's. It was our second attempt as a family at Denny's. I had eaten there before by myself with good success. Our first family outing to Denny's wasn't the most ideal experience. I had a good enough time but it brought enough hesitation to us eating there again. It was a good time. The food was good. The kids were content enough to eat all they could. I actually really enjoy my fahita steak wrap meal. The kicker was the $42 price tag. That's about $75 or $93 dollars Canadian for those of you doing exchange rate things. A bit unexpected from Denny's, even with five people. No desert tonight. The lady serving us was entertaining. The impression was that she was just starting out working there.

The BeginningSometime tomorrow we begin the long trek home. Don't know when we will leave exactly. Just know that the road will be long. the drive will be long. Hoping that the snow will be gone. We have one stop in Boston. But the getting there will be the fun part. No need for Pedros on the way back with us having stopped there on the way down. Happy trails.

Fill it out. A letter to whoever.

Fill it out;


Dear____,
I______ you.
You have a nice ______.
You make me _______.
You should _______.
Someday I will ______.
You + me = ________.
If I saw you now I'd __________.
I want to ________ you.
I would build a _______ just for you.
If I could sing you any song it would be _________.
We could __________ under the stars.
Sincerely,
_______________
(P.S. ______________.)

Why do we have sex?

Top 50 reasons MEN have sex:
1. I was attracted to the person.

2. It feels good.

3. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.

4. It’s fun.

5. I wanted to show my affection to the person.

6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.

7. I was "horny."

8. I wanted to express my love for the person.

9. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.

10. I wanted to please my partner.

11. The person’s physical appearance turned me on.

12. I wanted the pure pleasure.

13. I was "in the heat of the moment."

14. I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy).

15. It’s exciting, adventurous.

16. The person had a desirable body.

17. I realized I was in love.

18. The person had an attractive face.

19. The person really desired me.

20. I wanted the adventure/excitement.

21. I wanted to feel connected to the person.

22. I wanted the experience.

23. It was a romantic setting.

24. The person caressed me.

25. The person made me feel sexy.

26. It seemed like the natural next step in my relationship.

27. I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex

28. I wanted to keep my partner satisfied.

29. The opportunity presented itself.

30. It just happened.

31. I wanted to intensify my relationship.

32. I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions.

33. My hormones were out of control.

34. The person was too "hot" (sexy) to resist.

35. I was curious about my sexual abilities.

36. I wanted to improve my sexual skills.

37. I wanted to become one with another person.

38. I saw the person naked and could not resist.

39. The person was a good kisser.

40. I wanted to feel loved.

41. I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occasion.

42. The person was too physically attractive to resist.

43. It was a special occasion.

44. I hadn’t had sex for a while.

45. The person had beautiful eyes.

46. I wanted to communicate at a "deeper" level.

47. I wanted to experiment with new experiences.

48. The person was intelligent.

49. I wanted to keep my partner happy.

50. I was curious about what the person was like in bed.

And now for the women:

Top 50 reasons WOMEN have sex:
1. I was attracted to the person.

2. I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.

3. It feels good.

4. I wanted to show my affection to the person.

5. I wanted to express my love for the person.

6. I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.

7. I was "horny."

8. It’s fun.

9. I realized I was in love.

10. I was "in the heat of the moment."

11. I wanted to please my partner.

12. I desired emotional closeness (i.e., intimacy).

13. I wanted the pure pleasure.

14. I wanted to achieve an orgasm.

15. It’s exciting, adventurous.

16. I wanted to feel connected to the person.

17. The person’s physical appearance turned me on.

18. It was a romantic setting.

19. The person really desired me.

20. The person made me feel sexy.

21. The person caressed me.

22. It seemed like the natural next step in my relationship.

23. I wanted to become one with another person.

24. It just happened.

25. I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex.

26. I wanted the experience.

27. I wanted the adventure/excitement.

28. The person had an attractive face.

29. The person was a good kisser.

30. I wanted to intensify my relationship.

31. My hormones were out of control.

32. I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions.

33. I wanted to feel loved.

34. The person had a desirable body.

35. I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occasion.

36. I wanted to communicate at a "deeper" level.

37. I was curious about sex.

38. It was a special occasion.

39. The person was intelligent.

40. I wanted to say "I’ve missed you."

41. I wanted to keep my partner satisfied.

42. I got "carried away."

43. The opportunity presented itself.

44. The person had a great sense of humor.

45. I wanted to improve my sexual skills.

46. I was curious about my sexual abilities.

47. The person seemed self-confident.

48. I wanted to make up after a fight.

49. I was drunk.

50. I was turned on by the sexual conversation.

Your Turn:
Why do you have sex? Is it for one of the reasons above? Or some better reason? That can even include self pleasure.

Another Pot A Brewing

It is true. I drink too much coffee. I have had seven cups worth today. I don't even like coffee. The real reason is because my wife likes coffee and I want to relate with her. So learning to drink coffee is my starting point in that traffic jam of relationship building.

something I stumbled across:

Caffeine Consumption

Here are the top five "caffeinated" cities in the U.S., according to a recent poll by HealthSaver. The study measured caffeine intake in coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, chocolate, and caffeine pills.

1. Tampa
2. Seattle (#1 in coffee consumption)
3. Chicago
4. New York (#5 in soft drink consumption)
5. Los Angeles

hic-cup

Nothing ruins my appetite quite like hiccups. I hate them awefull. I can't enjoy my food when I have them. The poorly timed hiccup when I am, mouth opened, taking a bite of some food combined with the irritating intake of air and food with the sound of the hiccup. Gives me a slight headache too.

Mind over matter. Still can't win. No solutions required. Thanks.

Got the hiccups during tonights supper and have spent the last 20 minutes trying to get rid of them before finishing the meal off, which was delicious! Lime chicken wings. Yum.

P90X a la carte, bags of oats and a certain deja vue

The Deja Vu

My daughter (4) loves to watch videos. And this morning it feels like deja vu. It feels like I've posted this post before, while she is watching a spiderman video about the green goblin and my disco profile picture and web surfing feeling. I know that I haven't done it like this before, but it feels so real as a repeat kind of event!

P90X a la carte

Last night was a lot of fun. The wife and I did a 45 minute P90X workout without Tony Horton. It was a best of P90X kind of thing, where we included our favorite exercises (hers were Kempo'd, not my favorite!) and included our Tony sayings. "Ain't nobody gonna lift more than me!" It was hard to keep the focus, I like the video layout to see how to do it. But it was worth it to see QM's running man plyo routine!

Bags of Oats.

What are you working on today? That's the question I ask my dad-in-law when he comes over to our house. It's really code for, "what help can I give you with what project?". So today's project was loading about 20 bags of 25kg oats and about 10 bags of 40kg oats on his truck to take to a feed store. Ugh, like I want to do arms and back this morning! It helps him out though, which I don't mind. He does a lot to help us out, just wish that every time he came over wasn't attached to a request to get something done!

The Zombie

My wife finally woke up! It's 1PM and she slept for hours. Now she is looking for brains. Won't find any here!

it spreads so nicely!

I love Nutella. The hazelnut spread is a-ma-za-zing. We went on a trip to Italy last summer and were introduced to the taste every breakfast. They had these mini servings that we would spread on our breads. To die for. Thank goodness they have it here at home. We go through a bottle (I should say that I go through a bottle) about every three weeks or so.

I might have enjoyed my PB sandwiches more if I had tasted this when I was growing up!

Enough Cabin Fever To Go Around

My Apologies.

It has been nearly two and an half years since my wife has seen the light of day in town by herself, with me at home. Call it what ever you want. I am sorry that it has taken this long, but it is what it was. If you knew then you know. I think she enjoyed the outing. It won't be two years before it happens again.

No. There aren't chains and locks involved or any other bondage related stuff going on. Not yet anyway.

Cryptically,

kingMEdia

I am the whipping boy

How I see Valentine

I wish I were getting spanked the erotic sense of the word, but not a chance. Nope. Instead I am here while my wife works. She went in to work an hour early and said that she may stay a couple of hours later past her shift time (it ends at midnight). Valentines Day sucks is great. No card from her. No card from me. Just a 'I'm off to work, happy valentines day' lean over and kiss me on the head kind of thing. Not much different than last night (two hours on the computer then falls asleep on the couch) or the past however many months days. I don't enjoy posting here anymore... to much negative about me being spread about. I am just tired of it all. You are supposed to be supportive and all that. Right. jUst keEp on blaming it all on me. I am the bad guy. Still.

In my other inbox

I have 2186 unread emails. All from people who care less about me and are just looking for ways into my wallet. It takes a lot of time to filter through them and I probably could just delete them all... except for the ones from puretracks (i like the FTOW)

For your brain

Find the synonymous word for each word in the following
pair. For each pair, the words you find should rhyme with
each other, the first word being an adjective and the
second a noun. Some of these are easy, others are more
challenging. Good luck!

For example: angry father = mad dad

sneaky insect
humorous rabbit
happy boy
muscular tune
close fright

Final thought

The radio said on Friday that a study shows that a large number of people have headaches on Valentines Day. I think that they might be on to something there. I have a huge migraine right now. I think it is great sucks.