Frog and Goat

Last year we canoed not once. No rain=no water in the Mattaponi. This year we haven’t been because we’ve been busy and we bought a new truck at the end of 2001 and needed to build a new rack to carry said canoe. We built a new rack last weekend and would like to go out in the canoe before the canoe gets off its rack in the garage and walks out due to neglect. The problem is this…if the water is running too fast on the Mattaponi we can’t go because we’re not crazy. And, since Isabel and then the tornado that ripped through left trees over everywhere we’re not sure if the route is clear or not. We’ve always had to do the limbo or the duck to get under trees before but I’m not interested in portage for any great distance especially in late October/early November. We can check flow by either visiting the put-in or take-out place to see how the water is running. What we can’t check is if there are a gazillion trees over the river.

I did what any rational person would do I checked on the internet to find out if the eco-tour dude that we’ve met plenty of times at the put-in place has updated his website. You know he knows if the route is clear enough for some canoeing. It is his business. Apparently, though he updates his website once in a blue moon. He hasn’t updated since May. It is still spring in his website universe. I hate to tell anyone what to do (yeah right, I love to do that) but if you run a company that is dependent on the river then perhaps you want to update your website. If I were a prospective customer I might want to know if you can even lead tours before I waste my time calling you to arrange a trip. At the same time I feel bad in even thinking of calling him to find out if the river is clear because I’ll probably never-ever use his service.

Ok, I had to ban another IP. Sucks for you 212.219.232.16 but don’t put crap on my site.

Yesterday I had exactly 0 email in my “real” email account. I can’t count high enough to tell you how much ended up in my hotmail account. I don’t think I’ve ever had 0 in my “real” account. If I get 0 today then something is wrong…cosmically.

Yesterday I didn’t go to work because I wanted to stain some porch furniture. I knew we were going to have days and days of breezy and dry weather to help it dry. I know, what a lame excuse for not going to work, but it is the truth. While I was staining, one of the candidates for Supervisor came by to give me his spiel. He’s the guy I’m not going to vote for and I knew that when he got out of his truck.

Questions I wanted to ask but didn’t:
1) Aren’t you the guy who lived in Brandy Creek Estates back in the 70s who hid live ordinance in an empty lot? When my friends and I found it our parents freaked–were you that teenager?

2) Why doesn’t your truck have a county tag on it or a front license plate? You aren’t using your business vehicle for campaigning are you?

3) Why did some of the propaganda you gave me about your opponent look like you’d done a really piss-poor job with the PhotoShop or the white-out?

4) Why did you refer to Old Church like it is where you live when you clearly don’t live in the area? Yes, obviously, you live in the appropriate location to run for Supervisor but you don’t live in Old Church so shut up about what you know about Old Church. And, if you are that guy with the live ordinances then I know you didn’t live here as a kid.

5) Were you wearing makeup?

I think I’ve come up with a great new automobile idea (or at least a good name)… the 2005 Mitsubishi Tarrantino.

It (randomly) commits acts of unutterable violence on pedestrians, other vehicles, and occupants.

Look for the car with “Bad Ass M– F–” on it