tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61815246689646785692024-03-18T21:59:05.796-07:00Jumps for JoyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-14884804446643128382012-12-27T01:25:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:24:08.264-08:00Happy Birthday Blog - What's Next?December marks the fourth year I've been messing with this little ol' blog, first post being thrown out into Internet Land back in 2008. For a fluffy personal blog, would consider heading into year number five a pretty long run, no?Depending on what metrics to believe, I get a few thousand page views per month, not that I'm really counting. It does crack me up when certain Google Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-9466544562029700002012-12-26T16:33:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:24:08.273-08:00Junkyard Cross 2012Came across this online, too cool not to repost. Awesome crazy cyclocross fun in a junkyard. Yeah, a junkyard. May wanna get a tetanus booster shot before entering.I don't know the full story behind this race, appears to have something to do with Bilenky Cycle Works, the makers of some very nice bikes back on the east coast.Gotta love 'cross in all its wacky forms - serious Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-76616113375440385002012-12-24T19:39:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.263-08:00The Night Before Christmas 12Photo by KingstonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-24076242710720642672012-12-23T08:51:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.269-08:00Here Comes Santa Claus Thrilled to be waiting in a long line to see Santa Claus. If I could draw your attention to Coltrane's socks... :-)Ah, yes. Getting into the Christmas spirit here. Coltrane asked to have a taste of Kingston's candy cane and he said sure. Kingston then asked to have a taste of Coltrane's candy cane and he said no way. Hence the little smirk on Coltrane's face Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-12952940268138036222012-12-23T02:33:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:24:08.282-08:00Dogtown and Z-Boys - Birth of Modern SkateboardingWhile doing some Christmas shopping today, scored a copy of Dogtown and Z-Boys for $9. Merry Christmas to me. I've only seen this documentary once, a few years ago, so popped it into the DVD player tonight for another look. As remembered, a fantastic film, even if you're not a skateboarder.I wouldn't call myself an actual skateboarder, but did dabble with skating back in the 'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-58554550289227126022012-12-21T08:39:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:05:03.478-08:00Ann Hamilton Jumping!Josef jumps for Ann Hamilton: the event of a thread at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY. Thanks, Josef!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-46702041028254169102012-12-20T21:15:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.274-08:00It's Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas...The sky on our drive to dinner was remarkable. It reminded me of what the sky looks like back in MD on a cold winters morning over the Bay. The sun was blinding as it was starting its descent to mark the day before the shortest day of the year. As it sunk over the hills of the driving range at The Quarry Golf Course, the clouds cast feathery wisps on the road ahead. It's Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-72613989038775165302012-12-12T17:02:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.281-08:00Mountain CedarMOUNTAIN CEDARMOUNTAIN CEDARGO AWAYDON'T COME BACK ANOTHER DAY.My poor sweet Little Bitty is mountain cedar sick and has been for the past couple days :-( Bless his little heart. Remedies anyone? To help with his cough, I've been using a teaspoon of honey with a shake of cinnamon. Just a little natural remedy, but we are in need a bigger one if anyone out there has any helpful Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-66550909745056737242012-12-12T12:31:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.286-08:0012.12.12."Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases from being shared." Buddha*This quote has appeared to me in different media outlets for the past 2 days...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-65229130134357982402012-12-09T13:16:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.293-08:00Kyle's 35th BirthdayAfter living in the outskirts of New Orleans during his senior year of high school, Kyle was instilled with a little bit of that "laissez les bons temps roules" attitude, which he still carries today. He also still carries a love for cajun food. Since we never really indulge in that type of cuisine, I thought that he would like that for his birthday.Crawfish Etoufee:Purple Haze: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-47782797096664914252012-12-07T13:30:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.299-08:00Melted Crayons on Hot RocksBaby face. That's supposed to be Santa Claus...these would be my rocks... Baby hands and feet (sigh). Being boys and putting rolly polly's on the melted wax. One last baby foot. Directions:Place rocks on foil lined baking sheet and "cook" for 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Use tongs to transfer rocks to wherever you are going to do the project. The rocks are HOT so make sure to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-79388795926121566342012-12-07T00:57:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:24:08.291-08:00Yeti Hits the Pacific NorthwestCaught this well done video on the Yeti site. Some visual proof as to why mountain biking rocks in the Pacific Northwest. But hey - I'm biased - since I happen to live here. Lucky me.Not sure exactly where this was shot, but reminds me of my local riding areas. The trees, the moss, loamy dirt, misty air - yup, I dig it here. No doubt.Click here for a bigger screen Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-18045701581561820432012-12-06T17:21:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.304-08:00Christmas Tree: Phase TwoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-63027588556031912462012-12-05T08:19:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.310-08:00A Reminder“You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.”~ RumiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-63953636152546621152012-12-04T07:55:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.316-08:00Potty Training Take Three (Day 4) Fast forward a few hours... Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-47838868591058528602012-12-04T06:58:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.369-08:00Don't Worry Be HappyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-81337688973430709342012-12-03T21:30:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.421-08:00Typical.Glove? Check. Shin guard? Check. Leg warmer? Check. Mismatched jammies? You bet your bottom dollar.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-73973353097288496082012-12-03T07:58:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.473-08:00Potty Training Take Three (Day 3)These are the clothes that I've packed in his school bag. This will be the first time that he's gone to school wearing his big boy unnawears! He's proud of himself and he should be :) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-57589260514464631252012-12-02T12:49:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.526-08:00Color Me Rad 5kI did it! My first 5k ever :) I'm no runner but was able to jog the entire time. Pretty proud of myself. I've been doing the couch to 5k program and though I haven't ever actually made it past week 6 because I am too lazy (see this post) I think it helped me a lot. I first saw information on the Color Me Rad run through a social living deal and thought it looked likeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-91925736936563108462012-12-02T07:57:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.579-08:00Potty Training Take Three (Day 2)NO ACCIDENTS TODAY! He did wear a diaper for about two hours at church and during lunch, but the rest of the day he was in unnawears! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-47703175103989917842012-12-01T09:42:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.631-08:00Potty Training Take ThreeThis is not our first attempt at potty training Coltrane. Little Bitty was on a roll a while ago, peein and poopin and wearing unnawears and then it just stopped. No big deal, I haven't really been pushing him to potty train because I think he still looks so baby running around in nothing but a diaper :) And it's also just easier to put him in a diaper do our thing that we've Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-26452088493399174012012-11-30T17:14:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.684-08:00Christmas Tree: Phase OneHere's to hoping we finish making the ornaments, get a tree skirt, find the one missing track from the train set and figure out how to fix the broken train itself. Before Christmas.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-57637553567513962542012-11-29T16:51:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.736-08:00Warm Fall Day Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-3103153432885378342012-11-28T06:18:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:05:03.484-08:00Phillips Collection Jumping!Student participants in Dr. Joseph Dreiss’s Neoclassicism to Impression field trip to Washington D.C. jump for joy in front of The Phillips Collection entrance. University of Mary Washington student art jumpers from left to right are: Caitlin, Jenniffer, Elisa, Mary, Mason, Robert, Anna and Mattson. Consensus on a favorite painting was Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181524668964678569.post-14432470007031068262012-11-27T18:13:00.000-08:002012-12-31T00:11:26.788-08:00Christmas PineconesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275884587094361224noreply@blogger.com