Some people will permit their children to play dodgeball, but only after putting on safety glasses, a helmet, and bubble-wrap. a Vikings will encourage their kids to go outside and “play with something sharp”. a Some people prefer to take a Zen-like approach to life, and will try to live with a minimum of material [...]
Archive for June 2010
The Viking Approach to Life
June 28, 2010Random Thoughts on Random Doodling
June 24, 2010Hello, my name is Friar, and I have a doodling problem. I’ve always doodled. It started when I was three, and Friar’s Mom would give me crayons and scrap paper to draw on. (Possibly, to get me out of her hair). My doodling increased in elementary school, and then continued all the way through high [...]
Friar’s Fishing Philosophy
June 19, 2010Any day you catch a speckled trout, no matter how small, automatically qualifies as a fantastic, special, magical day.
Random Doodle of a City…
June 18, 2010….while playing Scrabble with Friar’s Mom. a
A Quick Weekend Road Trip with the Bear
June 14, 2010This weekend, the Bear and I decided to do a overnight road trip. Our destination was as far North as far as I could reasonably get, leaving Saturday and coming back at a decent time Sunday evening. One of the first stops I took photos was Cobalt. The town peaked about 100 years [...]
Stormy Weather
June 10, 2010I love storms. And not just the regular run-of-the-mill thunderstorms. But the SEVERE kind…that only happen a few months of the year The kind that Weather Network warns you about…the kind that spawn microbursts, funnel clouds and tornado warnings. I love how these storms are spawned on those days that are stinking hot…”stupid hot”, I call it. Where its’ stifling, miserable, and [...]
Mis-management 101: How to sabotage your own company and drive it into the ground by killing your staff’s morale.
June 7, 2010If an important deadline is approaching, repeatedly remind the person responsible. Nagging them 4-5 times a day instead of once means that they’ll get the job done 4-5 times faster, right? Death or illness in the family. Health problems. Circumstances beyond one’s control. These are NOT acceptable excuses for someone missing a deadline. If someone says they [...]
The “Ah-hah” moment, when these songs became permanently ruined for me.
June 5, 2010Song: “Susie Q” Ah-Hah Moment: Working out in the gym, 1985. I was on the excercise bike, listening to CCR on my Walkman. (Yes…my Walkman! This was back in the 80′s). ”Susie Q” came on..and the instrumental part went on and on and on and on…… My workout seemed to drag on forever. That as the turning point. [...]
If I was Boss of the World…
June 3, 2010Humans’ arses would be redesigned such that they’d stay perfectly clean after taking a dump, just like my sister’s dog. No more endless wiping. Healthy foods would be the stuff we actually crave and enjoy (i.e. chocolate, milkshakes, pizza, Big Macs..). The “junk food” would be all the brocoli, lima beans, and all those other nasty veggies. [...]
Caterpillars are SUCH assholes…
June 2, 2010This bush was completely green two weeks ago. ’nuff said…
