This year, I've made flights to Spokane in February, March, April, May, June, August, September, and now (as of today) October. I plan to fly there November and December, as well.
I'm now up to a grand total of 30 flights, all told, in 2007. 34 in the past twelve months.
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I took Friday off work to go with Christina's high school outdoor group on a three-day weekend trip to Lopez Island. Chunlin drove up Friday evening, not arriving till 10:15. She couldn't get the day off. Darn you, big company!
Chaperoning this group was actually pretty easy. The kids organized and ran the outing themselves.
With 70+/- high school kids, that was no simple feat!
The five in the back look like trouble, though. . .
Once at the park (about 3 p.m.), there was kickball and frisbeeing galore. Us chaperones did a lot of standing around talking. Or sitting.
Christina learned how to get out of a flipped kayak, right it, and get back in.
The sun set.
And then we had dinner cooked by the kids. . .
More photos on flickr. Saturday and Sunday to come.
"I have no argent to make the camion aller!"
Hint: French art thief gets caught in his getaway vehicle.
. . . in his own mind.
Mr. Cold himself has won the Nobel Peace Prize for . . . being a cult leader? Something like that.
Or maybe it had something to do with all the factual errors in that movie of his.
But let's take a look at other recent Nobel Peace Prize Winners, shall we?
2005 - IAEA, for letting Iran and others build nuclear bombs under their noses.
2002 - Jimmy Carter, for hating Israel so vehemently.
2001 - Kofi Annan and the UN, for being corrupt and a bunch of corrupt thugs.
1994 - Yasser Arafat, for hating Israel so vehemently.
And these are just the names I recognize. . .
The government will getcha if you don't!
A US couple in their 60s who had barricaded themselves in their house for several months armed with guns and explosives to avoid being jailed for tax evasion have been arrested, officials said. [...]I remember reading about this couple a few months ago. As much as I sympathize with their dislike of the federal government, I'm glad they didn't get to use their guns and IEDs.
In the end, two US marshals managed to sneak into the home through the front door, posing as supporters who have been providing the elderly couple with weapons, food and supplies since the stand-off began.
Apparently the French are having a hard time translating the word "subprime" into their language. While some news reporters are using the English word when discussing the mortgage problems of the US, the government says they should use the phrase "prets hypothecaires a haut risque," which means "high-risk mortgage loans."
It's not as if "subprime" by itself makes much sense in English, so I don't know why they're reluctant to use a similarly nonsensical, yet easy, phrase, like "sous-premier." It has the same Latin roots. Why not?
Yesterday was the Kitsap Color Classic. Chunlin, my dad, and I rode the Hansville loop despite the threat of rain, rain, rain!
Apparently about half the registered riders didn't show up to ride. For shame! But there were still a few hundred.
Not many on the 10:10 ferry, though. About ten or twelve.
The Hansville loop went from Kingston to the northerly tip of the Kitsap Peninsula, home of the hamlet of Hansville and the Point No Point lighthouse.
It didn't rain on the ride north. In fact, we had a tailwind so it was rather warm.
Rain was nearby though, as evidenced by the rainbow over Whidbey Island.
On the way back, though, the rain kicked in. And with the headwind, it was wet.
I got mud splattered on my back, just like everyone else, but I also got mud splattered on the front of my shirt. I think it was because my tires have more tread than average road bikes. The front-wheel tread caught the water and threw it forward. Then, thanks to my airspeed, the mud droplets turned around and hit me.
Chunlin brought a change of clothes for after. I didn't.
We had one really steep hill and one really long hill. I managed to ride to the top of both, in my "granny" gear. One woman on the long hill yelled that I was cheating (as I passed her), but that's what the low gear is for!
Here's the top of the steep hill:
Speaking of gears, my chain fell off the front sprockets four times. The first two times, it fell off the inside when shifting from the middle sprocket to the small sprocket. I adjusted the shifter thingy. Then it fell off the outside when shifting from the middle sprocket to the large one. I adjusted it again. The chain then fell off the inside when shifting from the small sprocket to the middle sprocket. How did that happen? I didn't make any further adjustments, and yet it didn't fall off again.
Despite the inclement conditions, we all had a good time. Next year, the STP!
It doesn't mean much to me, since I still have to work today. Chunlin, on the other hand, gets the day off. Yay, Chunlin! Have a relaxing holiday.
Of course, the real Columbus Day is October 12, but nobody in the US has celebrated that date since 1970. 1971 was the first year the federal government shifted it to the second Monday.
October 12, 1492, is the day when Christopher Columbus first landed in the Bahamas, which would've looked something like this:
Exciting, no?
When the moon arises late tonight, Tarénara's spirit will be in the air. Go hunting with Her. Find that stag. Shoot it with your bow and arrow. Roast it up good, but be sure to leave a large portion for Her. She guided your arrow, after all!
It's Her holy day!
At my office desk, I have a calendar with a different photo of Chunlin each month. Since I'm enjoying staring at her so much, I decided to share the photo with you.
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