" 'Nuff Said!"

Real quick before the busyness of another week starts here are a few pics of what I did this last weekend. In the last post I mentioned I was renting a bike and taking a trip around NH. I also put in a file photo of the type of bike. The one I ended up with turned out to be slightly different.


As for the plans I ended up deciding to go to the White Mountains in Northern NH. I had been there several years ago for a hiking trip and thought it would be fun to see the scenery and connect with God through His creation. So off I went.



And even though things turned out a little different than I had thought (i.e. no climbing of Mt. Washington) I had a great time of biking and seeing several other sites including The Flume and Cathedral Ledge. And I saw some incredible sights ranging from having an old train pass right in front of me, to majestic mountains to beautiful lakes.




From Thursday night to Sunday afternoon I ended up riding just about five hundred seventy five mile all in perfect safety. So I praise God for a wonderful weekend and safety through the entire time.

Hog Heaven!

Wooh, I'm so excited right about now. Earlier this year I was surfing online looking for places in New Hampshire that rent motorcycles. Lo and behold, right in Manchester was a shop that rented Harley Davidson's. Now they were big, and expensive, but it doesn't cost to dream. The dream stuck in my head for the next month or so and then last saturday I took my brother's bike out for a good long ride. It was a beautiful day, perfect for biking. The only downsize was, his bike is too small for me. I can (and do) ride it, but I look kind of silly. I dropped it off at his place feeling so contented that I knew I had to do it again before the end of the summer. With that thought and the knowledge that I hadn't taken any vacation during the summer yet, a daring plan was hatched. Why not take a three day motorcycling trip around NH?! So today I went to the shop and placed a reservation on a Harley Sportster! Needless to say, I'm wicked excited even with the short amount of time to plan out the weekend.

Just Call Me Darth Skillet

To start off, a question. One of my co-workers at my current site, probably late forties and from California, has many odd expressions that he likes to pull out on occasion. For example the other day I was working busily and he comes up to me and says, 'Hey HomeSkillet, I need you to go get this thing from over there.' Homeskillet?! What's up with that? At the time I just thought he was being a typical Cali. wacko. But then the very next day I was walking around a nearby park when I overheard a girl call her friend the very same thing, Homeskillet! So my question is this, Have you ever called anyone Homeskillet, or heard anyone called that? Please let me know because I'm curious if this is something new in the schools or a west coast expression or what. Your input would be welcome.

In other news I'm planning on joining the dark side and getting a facebook account before the end of the week. I've simply seen too many acquaintances fall prey and had too much pressure brought against me to stand strong against the dark forces any longer. I think my Dark Side name will be Darth Weak-Willed.

And finally a story about how the mighty have fallen. As I've mentioned on different occasions I enjoy cooking and have made several (in my opinion) impressive dishes. Well the other week I went out grocery shopping, but instead of shopping for what I needed I shopped for the sales alone. I ended up saving about twenty dollars, but I also ended up with practically nothing to eat for breakfast. Unfortunately I didn't realize this until five minutes before I had to leave the house Monday morning. Looking desperately through the cupboards I spotted a box of instant oatmeal packets. With the clock ticking I knew I didn't have enough time to add water, cook it, cool it down, add milk, and stand around eating it. So I did what any rushed twenty-something bachelor would do. I ate it dry. Yes that's right, one packet of apple cinnamon flavored instant oatmeal down the hatch. Thankfully I had my water bottle with me to help wash it down, but amazingly enough it actually wasn't that bad! I have to admit that not only wasn't it that bad, but it was acceptable enough that I have done it again several times (mornings aren't my best time). So if you ever find yourself eating cereal for lunch or yogurt and hotdogs for dinner, just remember it could be worse. You could be eating packets of dry oatmeal.