and this cute man is my nephew Bryce. i told him for every home run he hit, i'd put $10 towards a sporting goods card. i found out last week he made All Stars. i may regret this deal!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
All Star
and this cute man is my nephew Bryce. i told him for every home run he hit, i'd put $10 towards a sporting goods card. i found out last week he made All Stars. i may regret this deal!
reduce, reuse, recycle
so you may remember the fate of my patio table. and i'm not a huge recycle freak, but it's not like i try to be intentionally wasteful. so if i can re-purpose something, then i'll try. so my awesome husband made this for me out of left over composite decking. i love it more than the original. thanks nacho!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
back....with a vengence
or something like that. suffice it to say, i will not explain why i was gone or why i'm back, but i was and i am. and to kick things off, here's a few photos from this past weekend's main event....Drive In Movie Night. what i couldn't get pics of (cuz it was dark) was the crux of the event. boats in the water and people on the beach watching a movie provided by us.
so nacho built the movie screen. a 12 x 15 tarp stretched out on an aluminum fence post frame. nice huh? sound was made available by a transmitter that worked for a good 300 yards. so the boats off our beach simply tuned to an fm station and they could hear the movie just fine.
we had a little technical difficulty and it was too bright to see the projection, so i volunteered my more than ample chest!
Saturday's triple feature was Ferris Beuller's Day Off, The Jerk, and Superbad (a movie which i hope i never have to see again). Sunday's double feature was Shrek and Office Space. we had lots of food and fun and plan to continue this throughout the summer. there's high hopes for how popular this might get. even if it doesn't, it's so cool to be watching a movie out in your own back yard....or river!
so nacho built the movie screen. a 12 x 15 tarp stretched out on an aluminum fence post frame. nice huh? sound was made available by a transmitter that worked for a good 300 yards. so the boats off our beach simply tuned to an fm station and they could hear the movie just fine.
we had a little technical difficulty and it was too bright to see the projection, so i volunteered my more than ample chest!
Saturday's triple feature was Ferris Beuller's Day Off, The Jerk, and Superbad (a movie which i hope i never have to see again). Sunday's double feature was Shrek and Office Space. we had lots of food and fun and plan to continue this throughout the summer. there's high hopes for how popular this might get. even if it doesn't, it's so cool to be watching a movie out in your own back yard....or river!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
huh?
i know many guys that are a hoopin' and a hollerin' right now!\
http://www.roadkillrecordbookclub.com/
http://www.roadkillrecordbookclub.com/
i love this!
i think i've found my new mantra! (i know you wouldn't believe that from the previous post)
innevitability
Siphoning off corn to fuel our cars
okay, i'm so sick of this! like so many homes, businesses, etc. ethanol is a constant source of buzz around here. and i fully admit to my bias because Nacho works for an ethanol plant. but i'm constantly amazed at the way these topics develop. let's see, i remember it something like this:
5 years ago
so nacho, you work for an ethanol plant? what the hell is that? you make fuel out of corn? that sounds ridiculous! i mean who would buy that? doesn't matter does it, cuz you can't actually find anyone that sells it? what a joke!
last 2 years
we have to get off this dependence on oil. hmmm what alternative fuel could we use? oh, i know! ethanol! that would be awesome! we could use corn to make fuel for cars. how much easier could that get? i mean, we already grow corn and a ton of it. what an awesome idea. ethanol will save the world! ethanol HAS to save us! it's so much better for the environment. look at all these plants popping up out of nowhere. this will be great for farmers.
last 6 months
okay, what's up with this ethanol? it doesn't really cost less and you don't get that great of gas mileage? oh, and there's still nowhere that you can actually buy it. i think there are like 5 ethanol pumps in the entire state. what a joke. oh, and you know it actually takes more energy to make ethanol that it saves by using it. what a load of crap. did you know it's actually contributing to the greenhouse problems? and now people can't eat because farmers are taking food away from them to sell for ethanol. food prices are soaring. damn ethanol!
you know what? you're exactly right! i bet sugar or soy-based fuels would never have those same issues. can't wait until we move on to some other "save the world" solution so we tear it down five minutes later! oh and never mind ditching your gas guzzling SUV and living in that 3000 square foot house for just 2 people or producing those 8 kids you don't really need that exacerbate the problem. nah, that couldn't possibly have anything to do with it. be sure to slather on the SPF800 before you hit the sun!
okay, i'm so sick of this! like so many homes, businesses, etc. ethanol is a constant source of buzz around here. and i fully admit to my bias because Nacho works for an ethanol plant. but i'm constantly amazed at the way these topics develop. let's see, i remember it something like this:
5 years ago
so nacho, you work for an ethanol plant? what the hell is that? you make fuel out of corn? that sounds ridiculous! i mean who would buy that? doesn't matter does it, cuz you can't actually find anyone that sells it? what a joke!
last 2 years
we have to get off this dependence on oil. hmmm what alternative fuel could we use? oh, i know! ethanol! that would be awesome! we could use corn to make fuel for cars. how much easier could that get? i mean, we already grow corn and a ton of it. what an awesome idea. ethanol will save the world! ethanol HAS to save us! it's so much better for the environment. look at all these plants popping up out of nowhere. this will be great for farmers.
last 6 months
okay, what's up with this ethanol? it doesn't really cost less and you don't get that great of gas mileage? oh, and there's still nowhere that you can actually buy it. i think there are like 5 ethanol pumps in the entire state. what a joke. oh, and you know it actually takes more energy to make ethanol that it saves by using it. what a load of crap. did you know it's actually contributing to the greenhouse problems? and now people can't eat because farmers are taking food away from them to sell for ethanol. food prices are soaring. damn ethanol!
you know what? you're exactly right! i bet sugar or soy-based fuels would never have those same issues. can't wait until we move on to some other "save the world" solution so we tear it down five minutes later! oh and never mind ditching your gas guzzling SUV and living in that 3000 square foot house for just 2 people or producing those 8 kids you don't really need that exacerbate the problem. nah, that couldn't possibly have anything to do with it. be sure to slather on the SPF800 before you hit the sun!
ah, homesick once more
i do miss this place so!
Incident at Golson Elementary
you watch, it'll all get calm and civilized when i go back home next week!
Incident at Golson Elementary
you watch, it'll all get calm and civilized when i go back home next week!
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