If Only

If a writer were a free man and not a slave, if he could write what he chose, not what he must, if he could base his work on his own feeling and not upon convention, there would be no plot, no comedy no tragedy, no love interest or catastrophe in the accepted style.  

(Thank you Robert Walser)

Kyudo - Zen Archery Video

he may have found the "self" but he would have missed a freaking Water Buffalo at 20 yds.

Speaking of Archery Season

We will use this "Lazer"

and demand a ransom of one meellyon dollars

the New Old TO DO list

1. Call Mr.Cuong about making a pond or something
-He's not the guy. It's Alfredo from the (local shop). J&T's waterfeature was rebuilt RIGHT.

2. Pull Weeds in Backyard- WAIT! Wife gave me a Carlos for my
birthday and it's done
-Nope I just filled yard debris cans for the last two weeks... again... finally.

3. Plant vegetable garden
-Done. Money. It's in. Now if we can remember to water it- (can't believe it's still producing).

4. Call John Adams re: emblem
-Things seem to be moving in China again (by saying something I just jinxed it.)

5. Clean garage- man this is always on the list, I need to get some
folding tables and bring everything down from the shelves and put
them all away according to groups.
-Got folding tables. One is up and at one time had three different sections of goods... motorcycle, car wash, and a menagerie of articles from around the garage (Mostly the innards of my '97 Ford that was in a box. Figured I should look through it for the first time since I sold my truck last November (yeah -it's August). And by the way , the miscellaneous menagerie has taken over the whole table it seems since it is just another place for us(me) to set something down.

CHINESE ADDAGE- If you clean the space you will fill it with more crap.

6. Wheels for Drill Cart
-So backburner right now

7. Gift Certificate for Lisa- got the certificate just need to set up
the flight time
-We see T tomorrow. Let's set up a dinner plan.

8. Sell Yamaha tomorrow night

9. Clean a space and get the bow down. Get the archery gear together and accounted for.

10. Plan a shed 92" x133" or thereabouts- whatever works out in the final design near there.
-Cinder block and gravel foundation. Tigard S&G sat.morning. CRIPES! I am going to the Met Friday/Sat.

11. Get fishing stuff together for Met. Or should we hit a lake?

12. Check fishing reports (tomorrow) (Summer Steelies on the LowerD yet?)

13. If #12=Yes and #8=$$$ Then it is time to buy an actual Spey reel so I can put the intended line on my switch rod.

My broadheads

Here are some reviews of my broadhead. I looked em up because I was in the garage getting all my gear together and getting stoked.

Hopefully these are around when I have the time and money

1928 Cadillac Limousine

15 Things to do at Wal-Mart while your spouse/partner is taking their sweet time:

1- Get 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they aren't looking.

2- Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3- Make a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest rooms.
4- Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares..... and see what happens.
5- Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay  away.
6- Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7- Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them  in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.
8- When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask 'Why can't  you people just leave me alone?'
9- Look right into the security camera; use it as a mirror, and pick your nose.
10- While  handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he  knows where the anti- depressants are.
11- Dart around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission  impossible" theme.
12- In the auto department, practice your "Madonna look" using different size funnels.
13- Hide in a clothing rack and  when people browse through,  say "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"
14- When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO!  It's those  voices again!!!!"
15- Go into a fitting room and  shut the door and wait a while; and, then, yell, very loudly,  "There is no toilet paper in here!"

 

Zombie in Ptown

Why is this the kind of stuff that gets spread around about the people in Portland?

My father-in-law believes that the attendees at our waterfront festivals "come out of the ground" and are never actually seen around town. He also attributes this ability to the workers at Fry's electronics. At least the zombie's in P-town like turtles.

Missing the music of Life

Man, I fear I may be missing it. But in reality I don't think I am totally. But the irony is that I am not missing it because I have the healthy fear of missing it- "It" being the music of life.