Category: Fun
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Sweet River
Saturday night, I had the pleasure of seeing Bing Futch perform at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in… (wait for it).. Sand Lake, NY. I heard of Bing while digging around dulcimer websites, and my first thought was , woah this dude does not look like a mountain dulcimer player, but I’ve since…
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’round here
So, it’s been a while… I’ve got a bazillion things in drafts and in my head.. but not posted to this blog.. also? lots of pics just waiting to be shared. I haven’t updated this blog since August. And it’s October. I’ve done lots of things in this time. I’ve gone to Bannerman’s Island Castle.…
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Sweet Song: My Cranberry Gathering Experience
I play an instrument you’ve probably never heard of (and by “play” I mean I plink away at some strings in a relatively melodic and rhythmic manner). It’s called the Appalachian Dulcimer.. or a Mountain Dulcimer. It actually has a pretty interesting history but I won’t bore you with it… You can Google it yourself…
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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner… er.. wait…
So I’m late with the winner post. I’m sorry.. I know all of you have been waiting to find out who won. Since we had a few comments that were either by myself, the author (!), and Ninj who already has the book, I just assigned you all numbers as follows (and in order of…
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Would you like a little nipple with your bacon?
Bacon.. the most glorious of foods. I’m not kidding, actually. I know everyone is all bacon bacon bacon lately.. bacon is to 2012 like tofu was to 1992. (I wasn’t the only one extolling the virtues of tofu in 1992, was I? That was my “I’m a vegetarian” year. Anyone who knows me now,…
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Lapland Lake: A slide show
Honestly, I will write a review of the place.. I will.. eventually. I took over 100 photos while I was there but I don’t think you want to see them all. Lots were muliples of the same shot.. trying to get the best one. I never did capture the way that Tunturi Loop reached toward…
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A Few Highlights from My Trip
More will follow but here are a few pics from my trip to Lapland Lake this weekend. It could not have been more perfect weather.
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Lapland Lake Redux
Not many pics this time. I really need to get a small backpack so I can show you how beautiful the trails are. Here are a few pics of the road on the way there. It’s slightly remote. The Long and Winding Road Also, how cool is this? I uploaded these pics directly from my…
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Adventures on Fiberglass Sticks
I know it’s been,what.. a week since a blog post? Something like that.. It’s been an interesting week. Instead of focusing on the crap that happened all week long at my job (I got screamed at by an attorney.. that NEVER happens.. it was ugly.. and it wasn’t my fault.. and he apologized. And after…