The Road Goes Ever On...

A favorite verse of mine that I often think about as I head out for a run:

"The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say."

J.R.R. Tolkien

Road Ends 5Mile

trailmarathon - Road Ends: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

This will be my first official trail race. I'm really looking forward to it.

Rising from the Ashes...

Wow, it's about time to resurrect this blog, dust it off and do something with it.  First thing is to decide what it will be about.  Assorted randomness?  Stuff I think about while running?  Coffee roasting, brewing and drinking?  All of the above?

The Hockey Song

Appropriate for this time of year.  Thank you Stompin' Tom Connors :-)

Hello out there, were on the air
it's hockey night tonight!
The tension grows,
the whistle blows,
and the puck goes down the ice.
The goalie jumps,
and the players bump,
and the fans all go insane.
Someone roars:
"Crosby Scores!"
At the good old hockey game!

(chorus)
Oh!
The good old hockey game!
Its the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!

Second Period.
Where players dash,
with skates a-flash,
the Red Wings trails behind.
But they grab the puck,
and go bursting up,
and their down across the line.
They storm the crease,
like bumblebees,
and they travel like a burning flame.
We see them slide the puck inside,
its a one- one hockey game!

(chorus)
Oh!
The good old hockey game!
Its the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!

Third Period.
Last game in the play-offs too.
Oh take me where the hockey players
face off down the rink,
And the Stanley Cup,
is all filled up,
for the champs who win the drink!
Now the final flick,
of a hockey stick,
and a one gigantic scream:
"THE PUCK IS IN! THE RED WINGS WIN!"
At the good old hockey game

OH!
The good old hockey game!
Its the best game you can name!
And the best game you can name,
is the good old hockey game!

LOL

If the Red Wings had lost, this wouldn't be so funny.  Since they won, it's hilarious.  Enjoy!

More Geocaching Adventuring

"Dad, we like geocaching with you".

We had another nice day spent in the woods looking for caches.  We saw some nesting ducks, a chipmunk and a robin.  Not much else though.  These little girls chatter about as much as the chipmunks, so most wildlife cleared off long before we got there.  That's ok though.  I'm glad they were chattering with me.  Oh, and we were 2 for 2 on the caches we went looking for.  One had some nice treasure to trade for, the other was just a book to sign.  Real nice scenery at both.

On the way back, we took a break.  The little ones were munching on fruit snacks:

There were being very wiggly.  I wish I could bottle the energy they have and save it for later.

My new hockey hero

Jimmy Howard is my new hockey hero. Howard is now a Red Wings goalie in the tradition of Mike Vernon.