Sledding after the 1st winter storm

In anticipation of this seasons first storm , I bought some sleds for Lori and I to play with when winter inevitably destroys most outdoor activities with its cold temperatures and snow fall. I figured we would maybe do some snow shoeing this year and maybe some sliding down some snowy hills would be fun and keep us active throughout the winter. I bought one sled that was more like a boogie board for like $40 and then a cheapie round sit-on jobber just in case the boogie board one wasn`t all that. Coz I`m shmart !

We went to Wickham park in East Hartford , ct , where others with similar plans , were trekking with their families to enjoy a day of sledding. Lori and I went and dragged our ass up past these families up wickham park hill , Lori with my cheapo round seat sled and me with my high-end multi-handled boogie board sled ; upon reaching the top , out of breath , and lower backs screaming ,we hopped on our respective sleds and promptly sunk into the snow.
Have you ever seen a snowboarder stranded on a flat area of a mountain ? They either must hop their way to a decline or make themselves prone and drag their way to a more favorable location.
So here we were , Beached , already prone , both hopping and dragging our way down the hill , still out of breath from the climb. Eventually we catch a patch of sufficiently packed snow at an appropriate angle that enables our fat asses to descend at a child-like speed of a mile or 2 an hour.
Encouraged by this achievement , modest though it was , we cheerily charged back up the hill a little further. This quickly ignited those aches and pains previously experienced , and again with labored breath we geared ourselves for another exhilarating ride. By this time , numerous families were dragging their children in sleds up to our very spot , no doubt realizing their error in attempting to sled at their previous lower altitudes. I`d say there were a dozen or so , little brats included , traipsing up the hill and clogging the slalom lane. I , confident in my sledding and steering abilities , took a running dive and slid down the hill ....weeeeeeeaaahhhhhh , I was going appx the same speed down the hill as the children , dragged by their fathers , were making their way up the hill... DAMN !!!! This %*&&*^ Sucks and I shouldn`t have bothered to *&%^^&(* and other profanities and complaints.

Meanwhile , Lori , fearful of hurtling thru little kids at breakneck speeds (yeah right) , opted to wait , and wait and wait , while I , flailing and cursing at the base attempted to goad her into action ....fruitlessly ... I gave up , whipped my sled thru the air towards the woods and stormed off. Lori promptly started trudging down the mountain , sled in hand , cursing my temper. She did retrieve my sled from the woods , met me at the car , and wordlessly we drove off. I drove to her sisters house , who has kids , and dropped the sleds off in her foyer.
Sledding Sucks !

The Holidays are almost here , wheres the cheer ?

For the 1st time in a number of years , I have felt like the holiday season was going to be enjoyable. I watched some xmas shows . I enjoyed the little bit of shopping I`ve done. I`ve listened to some xmas music , including some traditional orchestral , and enjoyed it.
I have always bah-humbugged every year , generally getting sort-of depressed during this time. Last year , we even had a family xmas cancellation which didn`t help.
But ... one of the things I have always looked forward to despite my skepticism of the holiday was some time off of work as we generally shut down a number of days during the holidays. NOT THIS YEAR ... I can`t get any plans together , I`m missing out on the few things that sound cool and can`t motivate myself to come up with something fun.
I must get myself together and plan something cool for the holidays to do or I will lose my mind.

Ebay is addicting !

I havent touched ebay in like a year . Its too easy to spend money , ya know. But I did end up doing some x-mas shopping on ebay this year and kinda got suckered into buying stuff for myself- Merry Xmas to ME !!
Did get some killer deals on cyber monday - got 30% money back on ebay - They give you the money into your paypal account , so you have to spend it , right !
Got a new 22in computer monitor - flat screen , finally - $140 - shipped !! Then the next thing you know I`m bidding on stuff , getting outbid , and then going Aggressive !! - I think I may not have had as good deals on the other purchases. Can`t talk about those til after x-mas -
Happy Holidays , stay away from E-Bay , Its the male version of QVC