Friday Filler

This Will Cheer Everyone Up

Alas, a sport and team I cannot bring myself to mention has put the kind people of Kansas into a state of despair. Instead of remaining in the fetal position, crying and moaning, I decided to supress my anger and sadness and do something useful today in honor of the red and blue.

I should also mention that in order to acquire the necessary aluminum needed for this project, we headed north to the Lewis and Clark National Forest for a couple days of rest and relaxation. A friend of mine has an 80 year old forest service cabin in the Rocky Mountain Front Range, with all the amenities: no water, an outhouse, and a wood burning stove. Just the way I like it!

I'm part Irish and so is Moose

Happy St. Paddy's Day

Pics from the last week

Moose gets a bath, Molly and I enjoy the International Food Festival, and we spot some Antelope.

Would you like to buy a vaccum?

"No. I don't want your stupid vaccum."

Those are the words that Molly should have used, but instead we were treated to a 1 hour demonstration/interrogation about the necessity of owning a Kirby vaccum. Apparently, this machine is so amazing that it can vaccum your carpet, sand your floors, cure cancer, and find Osama bin Laden, for the lowwwwwwwww price of $2400.

Oh, let me get the petty cash out of my sock drawer.

The only upside to this entire endeavour was that the 2ft x 2ft square of carpet that this machine was tested on will never have to be cleaned again. I finally convinced them to leave by giving them each a beer. They were truly grateful and went on their way.

Wilco

For those of you who are younger than 25 or older than 40, Wilco is a BAND! I told one of my brothers I was going to "Wilco" and he said 'what's a wilco'. Apparently my admiration for this band relates to me being out-of-date, or worse yet, that my music shelf life has expired. Was 1994 so long ago? Anyway, two of my friends and I drove to Missoula on Sunday night and caught a great concert. We even missed the stupid bowl, due to our love of music. Highlights from the show include:
1. A woman telling me a story about how she was 'wicked pregnant' at the last concert
2. Jeff Tweedy (lead singer) giving earplugs to a girl in the front row, and then reminding her that she waited in line for a rock concert
3. An encore that was 12 songs long

A must with every trip: a stop at the glass recycling center.

Bozeman Broom Ball

One of the many perks that the city of Bozeman has to offer is public ice rinks. This means that Molly can practice her triple lutz on nights and weekends. Unfortunately her skating outfit was deemed inappropriate and she will not be attending the upcoming winter games. However, this allows more time for Broom Ball. We participate in this annual event to celebrate the birthday of our friend and fellow Broom Ball enthusiast, Lander. Being the ingenuitive person I thought I was, I decided to construct custom brooms this year. I dug up some wooden dowels, a piece of yellow pine, and some bamboo blinds in order to make my creation appear as authentic as possible. Well, I am not the besom maker I sought out to be. I broke both of them in 10 minutes and busted a third after that. Beer heals all wounds.