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We had some eggs that were past date, so we put them to good use.  We lined them up in a line in a patch of snow and the firing squad took over.  Nathan practiced some of his bench shooting.  We both missed more than we hit, but thats the beauty of edited video, everyone… Continue reading »

The school was offering a baseball clinic for grades two through four, at a small cost.  Nathan wanted to get into form before town league ball started, so we carted him in to Bangor.  It was a small group (10) with three coaches so they received some good instructional time.  It goes for four weeks,… Continue reading »

Do you remember that saying in high school?  Circa 1990 I guess.  Anyway.. it was an insult and has nothing to do with this post. I’ve had my new tires for about a month and had my first flat.  On my previous set of tires, the rear passenger tire would go slack after sitting for… Continue reading »

Or, razor blade  in a pile of pellets. I use a razor to slit the bottom of the pellet bags and allow gravity to do its thing to load the pellets into the stove. It follows my slogan of “Work smarter, not harder”.  I flicked at a loose pellet on top of the stove and… Continue reading »

So for a week my left ear has been hearing a “seashell” sound.  I finally got sick of it and went to the clinic today.  Not plugged, but probably has fluid behind the drum.  It’s also “injected”.  Basically bloodshot eyes, but for eardrums.  So, antibiotic for the potential infection, and allergy meds to try and… Continue reading »

Every year I mention to the family if they want to stop in on the sugar house down the road a bit and watch the sugaring process.  Somehow, it never ends up happening.  Last year, I went by myself, and then mention in the Annual Letter that we all went (sorry, we didn’t). This year,… Continue reading »

OK.  So we aren’t the toughest bunch around.  And, we’re pretty much just asking for a good rib’ing for what we call ourselves.  But we don’t care, we have fun and laugh a lot (at each other). I’m speaking of our little motorcycle gang.  Three guys and their wives, self-dubbed: The H&K Gang. That’s the… Continue reading »

..is called a cold in these parts. Nathan is fighting another cold.  Just when the weather warms and you think you might be done with all of that, one more round comes home. Spring in Maine… we’re all pretty much used to it, but we always think flowers will be here sooner than they ever… Continue reading »

Well, you all should know by now that I’m pretty hard on equipment.  Usual of the gadget type.  Winter hiking takes its toll on a lot of things.  This time around it was my body as usual, and my water bottle. I have (had?) a nice aluminum SIGG bottle for a drinking vessel and its… Continue reading »

I had a busier than usual weekend.  Sunday night we had the grandparents have Nathan for the night so Jess and I could go to a concert.  It has been a long time since we’ve both gone to a concert together.  A couple months ago we heard Third Day was coming to town. Seeing that… Continue reading »