Batter Up?

How they make Crescent Rolls

Windy Day Video (with Guitar)

OK, So I'm on a posting roll again. I post too much and don't visit everyone enough though. I'll try to do better. I know some of you don't have DSL or Cable Internet so it may take a while to load the videos. Sorry about that. It was so warm today here in lower NY State. We usually would have a foot of snow on the ground by now. We haven't even had flurries yet and today it was 70 degrees. I'll admit, it was great but I would not mind some snow. Today was so windy on the lake. There were many whitecaps and whenever I paused paddling to film or take a snapshot, I lost a lot of ground and the kayak was turned sideways. I actually went out with the intention of salvaging a rowing skull that I've seen sunken in the lake. The only problem is that the friggin thing is about 22-24 feet long and it's also water logged. There was no way I could have towed it using the kayak. So much for that idea...
I hope everyone's 2007 is off to a great start, mine is...

Moonlight Kayak Video

Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas

Yeah, I know, it's a repeat from last Christmas. I've got a lot of wrapping to do tonight. Dylan knows the scoop with Santa, he's 13 now and figured it out when he was about 11. Jack (Grif) is 6 1/2 and is still a believer. It really makes Christmas so special when they believe in Santa. Grif is so excited, I hope he can get to sleep later. Dana has her usual Christmas gig at her church so she's out until 12:30. Dylan is going to try to get Grif into bed so I can make the magic happen. Anyway, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night

Big Apple Circus

We went to the Big Apple Circus on Wednesday. We started the day with a visit to my favorite Oncologist who gave me great news, two months off. It ain't over...but it's two months off. That works for me. She was very charning too which was a surprise. She had never met my kids and I certainly didn't expect her to be so nice and cheery. She really is great, I don't pay her to be warm and fuzzy.

Afterwards, we took a walk over to see Saint Patrick's Cathedral which is an amazing structure, even if you're not into the whole religion thing. Then we strolled over to Rockerfeller Center to see the Christmas tree. That is always an amazing sight to see. The skating rink was open and the skaters were all about.

Then we went to the featured attraction, the Big Apple Circus. We had gone there when Dylan was about 5, so Grif (or Jack) wasn't even born yet. Dana had a great idea with trying to see at least one special event in the city every year. Next year it may be a play on Broadway, or a ballet or an opera. It's a good way to get the kids exposed to different events and since we live near the greatest city in the world, why the hell not! So, anyway, we're sitting there talking to Dylan and Jack and calling Grif Jack and so on. There is a woman in front of us with three boys, she turns around and asks us if we are calling our kids Jack and Griffin. She tells us one of her boys is named Griffin, another is Jack, and the third I can't recall. We explained how Grif likes to be called Jack and our other one is Dylan. We all thought that was so interesting because you never hear of other Griffins (at least we never had). About a minute later, I tap her on the shoulder and ask her if her name is Dana by any chance. She looks at me as if she saw a ghost. She says it's spelled the same but she pronounces it Dan-a, not Day-na. We were all freaked out, it was so cool. Her husband was not a Phil but still, it was such a cool coincidence. We all enjoyed the circus and then headed home. I posted a video on Goggle (YouTube was acting up but it's on there now too). I only had my still digital camera but it does take video without audio so I threw some songs here as a soundtrack. I don't have circus music. I also had to edit the length since youtube only lets you post 10 minute videos. I think any more and I'd lose my readers....

Because They Can

(have the sound on)

Kayaking Sunrise

I was up at 6am on Sunday morning and I had the incredible urge to go kayaking. It looked like it was going to be a great sunrise and I was right. I'm trying to strike while the iron is hot as they say. Why wait until tomorrow? Tomorrow may not come

Happy Feet

Juggle

Here's a short video of me juggling today.

Light of This WorldMore Hot Tuna

Kayaking at Dusk

	I'm in a Blog posting frenzy lately. I start up again tomorrow and I don't know what to expect (except more of the same probably) so I'll strike while the iron's hot...

Musak

I certainly need to put more effort into these posts. The sound bytes (ha) and I need to practice more but WTF.
Enjoy :-)

Mist on the Move

Joe & Jeff

Walton Lake

	The narration is lame, the sound is not right but I added it after the fact, it's 11:30 pm and I have to get up at 5 am for my weekly NYC trip. I've lost count but it's in the 70s for sure. Afterwards, I am meeting up with Dana and the boys and we are going to the Guggenheim Museum to see a Jackson Pollock exhibit (among other things). It should be fun. Then, Tuesday the kids are back in school!!!!!!!

Griffin Takes the Plunge

Happy HNT

	It's not safe to go back into the water... If the movie doesn't play, you can try this link or right click it and save to the desktop.

Steve Martin: The Great Flydini

The Great Flydini

Happy HNT - The Speedo

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First Swim

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Busting Boards

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First Paddle

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Shebeg and Shemor

	If the movie doesn't play, you can try this link or right click it and save to the desktop. This is an old Irish folk song by the famous harpist O'Carolan (I never heard of him either) but it's a cool song with an unusual tuning. Enjoy.

Windows Media Player for Mac

Merry Christmas

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Windows Media Player for Mac