SNOW??!!!!!

Wonder of wonders!!!!
IT'S SNOWING IN VIRGINIA!!!!
It rarely snows here in Portsmouth VA - so when it started - the kids got all excited and ran out to catch the first snowflakes on their tongues!!!!
A few hours later there was enough to make snowmen (small ones) and snowballs.
The kids kept coming in to warm up their frozen little hands.
It was great!!!

WARNING

For anyone looking for a good workout - our better yet - a REAL adventure... follow this link.
BUD/S WARNING ORDER
I had a great career in the US NAVY and offer this link to any headed down that path.
I found this link the other day while looking for the BURNOUT PT that we used to do in the TEAMS.
I guess when I realized that I haven't been working out very much lately (Holidays will do that)... I decided to get back into shape using some of my old strategies - KICKING MY OWN BUTT into shape.
If I find the exact workout routine - I will post it here.

Squirrel Obstacle Course

Check out this squirrel - willing to go thru an elaborate 'squirrel' obstacle course for a pile of nuts.

Kayaking in the Inner Coastal Waterway

Heather and I took our new Kayaks out for a spin.
It was great using the boats we just bought - especially since we had been talking about getting them for Christmas since June!!!
Anyway - it was great fun.
We had some wind there for a while and I even tried to go thru an area that was only 4 inches deep... bad idea. The kayak can handle 6 inches of water - but not 4.
Wish I had a picture of that.
Heather hadn't been in a kayak for quite some time and took right to the water like she was born to paddle.
Many adventures ahead - especially since there are TONS of waterways around here!

The Good Ol' Days

My little sister found this old picture of me from back in the 60's.
I used to wear my hair really long back then.
Tie-dyed T-shirts, bell-bottom pants and sandals... those were the days!

Biggest Snake in the World

This may not be the biggest snake on the planet, but it's the biggest one I have ever seen.
A friend sent me this picture: It's a snake on a ledge someplace in Australia, reaching down, trying to lift a full grown kangaroo out of the river.

All I can say is - I'm glad these things live in Australia!
(click on the image to see a larger version)

Beware of Idiots in the New Year - 2008

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."

Lord Help us All!!!!
Protect us from these crazy people that you have placed here.
Help us avoid them at all cost and may they somehow find their sweet way OUT of the gene pool.
Amen