Sunday, November 30, 2008
Hot sauce recommendation!!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
I'm a spinning instructor!!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Mountain biking
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hedge Apples
Thursday, September 18, 2008
WARNING - Geeky Civil Engineering Post
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Riding with Gustav
Monday, August 25, 2008
Marais turns 13 this week!
Unfortunatly, this may be what she gets for a present :-( . She is losing her hearing, poor thing. It has happened very quickly. She goes to the vet/kennel tomorrow, so we'll see if they can clean her out. There does not seem to be any infection.
Used to be when she was loose and would hear my whistle, she would turn on a dime and come to me. Now, not so much :-/ . It makes for scary travels when she is near a road and not able to hear.
Today I put food in the bowl and clanged the spoon against her bowl...just a few weeks ago she would have been on full speed getting to the kitchen to check it out, but today, she just layed in the living room, oblivious to the sound of food. I think the worst part is when I walk next to her when she is laying down, she is so easily startled! I feel so bad for frightening her!
It's sad to see her get old, but she is remains a wonderful, and very well loved companion!
(She is also well photographed - I'm hoping my family can add a few of their favorite Doggy Dog pictures on their blog!)
Happy Birthday Doggy Dog!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The "E" in service
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Home Again!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Beaver Chew!
Keep chewin' cats! (Or your teeth will get too long!)
(Alaska's great by the way! I'd put Fairbanks in my top ten cities list - it might even make the top 5).
Monday, July 7, 2008
Lazy man's blog
http://picasaweb.google.com/jrathbun/AlaskaDays12
take 'er easy Cats!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
North to Alaska!
is at home with no kitchen sink! The drain line broke (rusted thru) 4
hours before we left home! Looks like Matt gets to eat out all week!
Enjoy the whale blubber cats!
(this was sent from a handheld device)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Big Happenin's !
keep it in the 'hood Cats!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tooting my horn (again!)
I really like that I have constant reminders of family members when I look at the garden...Mom's variegated hosta, Nancy's evening primrose, I don't remember if the cone flowers came from Sue, but I know she loves them, and Sally got me started on the pond idea.
Bloom where you're planted Cats!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
In the olden days...The kids and I used to watch a very quirky TV show called Pete & Pete. It was a Sunday morning thing to do in our house. While we didn't get much churchin' in we did learn a lot about life...
He was the king-- the King of the Road. He had earned his crown over the years by being the best on the road in the three major dad-driving categories: 1) Never asking for directions-- no matter what. 2) Roof stack packing, and three, the true measure of dad greatness: Making "good time" on the road.
Happy travels cats!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
More Houghton pics
Monday, June 2, 2008
See-sters!
Aenr't they ccute together?? THis is Shawn and Shiela on the way back from Chicago after seeign The Jersey Boys at the old Shubert theater in Chicago. They had a great time. Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valie and The Four Seasons - I'm sure my sisters would be singing all the old songs afterward too!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Remembering my Mom
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Riverbank Run - The rest of the story...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Fifth Third River Bank Run
On Saturday I ran the Riverbank Run in Grand Rapids. The last time I ran it was in 2003. It felt really good to be able to get through it this year. I ran it in 2 hours 15 minutes. I was happy with that. I had been doing a lot of cross training (more biking and elliptical machine) and that was able to keep me sufficiently trained – with out putting too much stress on my old joints! That worked good - except for my feet! They don’t get much training on the bike and they were barkin’ for the last few miles. A few goals came and went, but over all I felt like I gave my all and I did not have to walk (It’s hard to start running again after you walk a little!).
Shawn was there to cheer me on for my kick to the finish line - it was sure great to see her big smile and give me that last bump to the finish! I was pretty happy to cross that line!
Thanks for the support Cats!
Friday, May 9, 2008
How do you get to....
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Live from New York...
AND, going against my baseball up bringing (sorry mom and dad!) - we went to a Yankee game. I even pushed the group to go - this is the last season in the Old Yankee Stadium. The game was wonderful - great seats, great night, "great" fans - just how I pictured Yankee fans. The best thing is the Yankees lost!.
I head back tonight...
Fahgetaboudit Cats!!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The importance of eye contact
Monday, May 5, 2008
# 1245
In my younger running days, I would have a goal time in mind and go out too fast in the beginning of the race. I'd get tired and slow way down. Then I would get passed by all these old guys and gals who knew their pace and just stuck to it. This year I hope to be one of those old guys. I won't have a best time, but I will be thrilled just to finish - at my pace - whatever that may be.
Keep on chuggin' along Cats! That's what I'll be doing Saturday! (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...)
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Gardening with Bif
Friday, May 2, 2008
saving the planet one pizza at a time...
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Red Horse
I learned today it would be shipped in by May 8th - the deal involves a multi tiered trade for Cuban cigars, a boy with a trained monkey, long johns, coconut fibers and a cricket player to be named later. I have the lawn chairs, bats, balls and Frisbees already in my suburban - we'll be ready for a Filipino picnic when it arrives!
Drink responsibly Cats!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday Madness - Tacos 69 cents
Conversation driving down 28th Street (the big everything).
Jim - Dang! I wish it was Tuesday we could get tacos for dinner.
Shawn - you mean Monday.
J - no Tuesday - I'm talking about the Taco Bell sign.
S - it said Monday
J - I'm sure it was Tuesday! I'm turning around. (Turns into a drive way to turn around)
S - (kinda quiet)
J - whoever's wrong has to confess on their blog.
S - That's a deal!
J - (looks at sign) guess they couldn't have changed it that quick!
Dang! My eyes told me Tuesday! How do they do that! I'm sure I took the "T" from taco and made it the day of the week. Or doesn't it just make sense that Taco day would be Tuesday? I tell ya!
Also, tonight we were introduced to Al Walker. Actually Al Walker introduced us to Al Walker. Of course many around here know him as "The King". The King cut a new album and, well how you gonna discover talent unless you lay down 10 bucks for a new release?? We're listening to The King right now and the best way to describe his music is kinda mono dimensional. I hope the 10 bucks buys him a good meal. I told Shawn she should have given the money to a homeless shelter...