because everyone has a right to my opinion...

The Luckiest Deer of the Year... or the least accurate hunter ever

doug — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:54:00 -0500

Stumbled across this little gem. Makes me wonder if this guy even thought to site in before the season.

Put some pics up... doing some thinking... more later

doug — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:15:00 -0500

I've added some new pics to the Hawaii Xmas '04 photo gallery.

I can't begin to tell you how ...

Checking in from Paradise...

doug — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:46:00 -0500

and a belated Merry Christmas to you all!

Well, we made it. Almost didn't, but in the end made it here faster than we'd originally planned.

The short of it is that our original NorthWest Flight from Harrisburg was delayed beyond our ability to make our connecting flights to get us here to Hawaii before Christmas. Someone, obviously overcome with Christmas spirit recognized this and after spending 2 hours of creeping forward in the ticket counter line we were informed that we had been re-routed on United and were scheduled to arrive in Honolulu 4 hours early.

So we're here. Wish you could be too.

"White Christmas", when it's the sand of Waikiki beach can be a tradition I could become acustomed to I think.

Oh, FYI - there actually is a United Airlines Flight Number "1"

and I thought that they started their numbering sequence at 1,000

Many more updates to come... perhaps. Time to get out and enjoy the sunshine now though.

I'm Guilty of Animal Cruelty

doug — Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:35:00 -0500

In the movie "The Recruit" Colin Farrell's character gets the best line in the flick. During one of his CIA entrance interviews he is asked if he has ever been intentionally cruel to animals. He responds with something the the effect of:

"Yes... I once dressed my dog up with reindeer antlers and took a picture of him."

Well...

I guess...

I'm doubly guilty...

Well actually...

Make that thrice...

I wish I had video and sound for that last one. That little snowman sings a little song and it drives Pride nuts. He picks it up and carries it around with him. He's incredibly gentle with it. Unlike his brother who I'm pretty sure holds the international record for reducing a stuffed animal into the most number of its individual components within the 7 second time limit. He's also the only dog I've ever heard of actually destroying the "Lifetime Guaranteed" indestructable dog toy... twice. He still can carry the groceries... I think. Haven't actually tried that with him in a pretty long time though. We'll have to put that early training to the test again as soon as we get back. When he was about a year old or so I started walking to the store with him and getting him to carry the bag home. At least part of the way anyhow. He hated it at first but then once he got the hang of it, and developed a fan club for his abilities he seemed to actually enjoy it.

First Snow...

doug — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:13:00 -0500

Well it was bound to happen sooner or later and last night it did. Our first snowfall that didn't melt as it hit the ground.

Weatherman says it won't last but what the heck do they know. They didn't know this was coming...

Erie...

doug — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 14:06:00 -0500

I was out in the backyard this morning just shortly after sunrise when movement caught my attention. I looked up ...