Sunday, April 26, 2009

I think we can officially say its SPRING !!!

It went from 40`s to 80`s even hitting 92 on Saturday. Everyone was out taking advantage of it. I believe that every person in New York and New England who was affected by seasonal disorder has been cured today.
I updated the Connecticut page with this weekends historic activities.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Reminder to Self

I have been cycling back and forth a bit of late and felt I need to remind myself of some bits of wisdom to obtain happiness and reach contentment. I logged most of this info on http://www.kasualkafe.com/articles/happiness.htm

Present Moment Awareness -
( my catchphrase to remind me to make sure that when a good moment is here that I immerse myself in it fully and appreciate it for what it is , etch it into your memory to comfort you in time of need)

Make peace with imperfection

Allow yourself to be bored

Look for the positive , ignore the negative

Money is not Happiness , the lack of it is not Unhappiness-
Want what you have and you will have what you want.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Just bought my Subaru Forester XT

Just Traded in my wrx for a Subaru Forester XT , picking it up on Tuesday .. SWEET !!! Next week , picking up my his and her kayaks , loading up my new turbo engined all-wheel drive small SUV with all my weekend fun gear ....fishing rods, tackle (salt and fresh), beach chairs , , picnic blankets and towels, various footballs , basketball , frisbees and what not , raquetball set , hiking bag packed with more hiking essentials than I ever will require, extra clothes should the urge to swim or hit a nice dinner or go dancing come upon us, camp chairs , tent , blow up raft , books to read , my kindle e-book reader , MP3 player , palm pilot phone , sattelite radio , GPS , - can`t forget the kayak gear , bicicyles , surf half-board and beach bag and beach umbrella ....
My book bag includes my waterfall guide books , state parks and forest books , my lake and pond fishing compendium , Connecticut walk books with full topographical maps and trail guides , various new england area books filled with attractions , restaurants etc; Maps of every new england state and New york , various delorme atlas gazetteers of all new england states showing every trail and pond and river and waterway along with GPS coordinates.

Just need to remember to stock up the vinyl cooler bag full of food and drink and POW ~~~ Instant weekend warrior ...
- need to pick up this years state park sticker and I`m all SET for that too!!!
I`ve had a Subaru wrx for over 7 yrs , a 2002 then a 2006 , I don`t like trucks , really coz of gas mileage and their just all over the place and slow and clunky and have only good handling in 4 wheel and crappy any other time. The 2009 Forester with the turbo engine is faster than the 2002 wrx I had , with all-wheel drive it handles like a car , has plenty of storage room especially with the backseats flattened yet is smaller than most SUV`s making it easy for kayak removal and better driving feel.
I sound like a commercial but I`m PSYCHED!!! to pick it up ...just in time for spring baby .... I`ve been cooped up all winter with the last month and half of driving the crappy chevy malibu rental while waiting for my car to be fixed. I dind`t want to take this car that lost traction in the rain back upstate to winter fun after an accident in my AWD wrx .......so I only skiid once this year , the worst winter season ever and we only snow shoed out of state like 2x ... Next year ...I swear I`m gonna get at least a half dozen trips in during the winter. . I mean winter sucks but it can be suffered if I get in some fun weekends skiing , snoe-shoeing , and next year we will definitely try cross-country skiing. The day of the accident (which is detailed in a previous blog) was a day we wimped out on our 1st attempt of x-country. See where that got us ? Next year -NO WIMPIN OUT ...I don`t care if its an effin blizzard ... WE DOIN IT !!
I think it was a great idea and time to trade in. We are a week or 2 away from REAL SPRING , not this 60 degree one day , 35 the next crap we`ve been dealing with. I was 20,000 over mileage on a lease , was out of warranty , would`ve need brakes by the end of the year , and even though the car looked mint ..it felt like it ran rougher and louder than before ....better off trading it in ....besides , eventually I won`t need such a fast car , even though the truck is fast ....its baby steps toward the more sensible vehicles someone pushing 40 should drive .... HELL NO I WONT GO !!! 224 HorsePower BABY !!!!

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Trapped Soul

The Man
In the tapestry
Screams
Lost Breath
Caught in his throat
Frozen , Timeless
A thread
it hangs ..
Longer and L o n g e r
The unraveling of a man
continues
throughout the years
His old soul
grows cold
the thread is
heaped
upon the dusty floor
Free !!!