That IS good news Thank you for the speedy update. Best wishes for Jennifer's recovery and a healthy and full-term pregnancy. Bed rest sucks, though -- get her hooked up with internet access in bed so she can find support from other moms in similar circumstances.
A Sobering Image It is hard to imagine that way of life still exists today and sad also to see the reminants of what has been left behind. Well written.
Skiing I know I am your mother but I still think your pictures and writing is great!!. I love you and Calvin with the moose and the bon fire and the ski trail.
thank you Thank you for a wonderful article about Christmas in the north country, skiing, and for sharing your insights and pictures with all of us.; I'm proud to be your father.
Love ya. Dad
A Solstice Pilgrimage I enjoyed our trip down the meadow and past the old oak trees . I do enjoy travelling along on other peoples sweat . Keep up the good writing you have the flair.
Alcy
FINALLY someone writes a travelblog from my home state. There's absolutely nothing like winter in Maine, no matter where you come from. Glad you were able to enjoy your time in Vacationland.
back to the earth congratulations on becoming one with
your 1-speed.
that's awesome.
thanks for the read...i'm currently living a bikeless life abroad and it made me wanna get back to my (18-speed. oops.) beloved 2-wheeled friend...
All too familiar. Believe it or not, you've just described my husband. He bikes a lot with our 3yo. Son is always helmeted, hubby never is. I attribute it to machismo, or perhaps a deep-seated death wish.
I'm going to send him the link to this blog entry. Perhaps he'll listen to a fellow former military guy.
You seem to know so much about single parenthood, you're obviously very experienced in this matter. How about you stick to what you know before you go on about single parents hitting the bottle... and if this is a speech from personal experience, I'm sorry to say not everyone has it so bad, don't assume they do.
Everyday biking If you gave up biking way back in grade school and on occasion considered taking it up again but a busy life style and work and family obligations kept you from it,take the plunge.A must first step,-buy a new bike.Don't even consider your 10-15 year old beater with the drop-down handlebars.A new bike makes it easier to ignore a sore butt and creeping discourigement on your first few foreys out.Clearing the mental hurdle of resistance, self-doubt ,and endless supply of excuses comes at different times for everybody. Then suddenly you realize that you actually look forward to your next ride,maybe even commute to work now and then on nice days. Virtually no one who ever added biking to his or her routine wish they hadn't.More than likely you will curtail other activities to fit more ciclyng in.It is a cliche,but it's worth using it.You'll wonder why you didn't start years earlier.
oil addicts Then war is alright as long as we have no interests in the resourses in the country. That's BS and you know it. It's just a brutal reality that we have to protect the things that keep our society alive, otherwise we'll soon be living in caves.
"brainwashed" a bit harsh? Clearly you are entitled to your opinion, but to attack a tiny raccoon who is only trying to instill basic principles into small children in hopes of preserving nature might be a radical move. Obviously you have proven to heed the important messages supplied in each Ranger Rick issue. (An avid reader I can tell.) However, before you can tackle the problems of the entire Earth, you have to focus on the problems you as an individual can actually do something about. How many children do you know that can grasp the concept of every continent's, every nation's, every country's, every city's, or every person's problems. Not many. Children are very centrally focused. They tend not to develop abstract thought until late adolescence or early adulthood. If Ranger Rick, who has clearly proven to be an influential force among children (including yourself at one time), can get his simple messages across than let him be. Let the children worry about how to better their neighborhood and the adults to tackle larger problems. If Ranger Rick hadn't brought the basic problems of littering and conserving our planet to your attention when you were a young child, then do you honestly think you would be worried today about depletion of our natural resources or the quality of air in China? Probably not. So, to claim a tiny racoon by the name of Ranger Rick had in some way "brainwashed" you is quite possibly the most assanine comment I have heard in all my 47 years as a US Park Ranger and nature conservationalist. If this is the case, then I will need to make some calls and have my grandchildren removed from public schools. Heaven forbid they may learn that social studies, algebra, and the absolute worst - littering, will lead to their ultimate demise.
Sorry I keep hitting the wrong button and sending comments before they are finished! I was curious about the choice of words you used when you wrote "a couple of queer clowns headed out to the street:. . . queer as in homosexual?
Queer as in odd? Queer clowns as a bad thing??
Chris
Wes Cheney has been hooked on biking ever since his parents strapped him into a baby seat on the back of his momma's bike. By the age of nine Wes was fogging film with his first camera and had written the definitive biography of his dead hamsters, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Ginger. After three semesters of college Wes dropped out, traded in the knobbies & flats on his first mountain bike for slicks and drops, and liquidated his trust fund to ride across Europe, much to the consternation of his parents. Upon arriving home he signed up with the Navy in order to finance his return to college. A res... full info
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God bless you and and baby