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 Apparently my admiration for this band relates to me being out-of-date, or worse yet, that my music shelf life has expired.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.

X-mas Strollin!

Once again, it was time for the annual Main Street Christmas Stroll in Bozeman. It was full of

Alpacas, turkey legs, lights, and spiked egg nog.

Look, a walking sweater.

The overflow seating was by the sink.

This is Irving.

This is a refrigerator.

Warning: Content may be unsuitable for people who only obtain food from the store

I accompanied a couple of friends on a bambi extermination this past weekend. I have never hunted before, so I thought it would be an enlightening experience. Instead of opting to be a trigger man, I chose to loosely document the event with my camera. We got an early start and spotted a buck within the first hour of hiking. We split in to two groups to try and better the odds of flushing the deer into each other's line of sight. My friend Aaron and I tracked a small herd for a few hours, only to find out later that our compadre Shawn had already taken down the buck we were searching for. Unfortunately, we did not know this until we had already hiked down the mountain. He saw us in the valley below and signaled that he had made a kill. We then trudged back up the path we had taken a few hours before to help haul the deer out. The good part about this whole thing is that the deer is going to be processed and consumed over the next few months. So rest easy; we just went shopping for food, but in a much cooler store.

This is Cutler Lake. Off on the horizon is Yellowstone Park.

That's my hunting face. Extreme.

This is Earl. Sorry Earl.

Note: Molly was glad she was not able to be in attendance.

So much white stuff

It snowed almost two feet this past Thursday, which means the ski resort

might open early. Please send money for lift tickets. Thankyou.

Quit Looking at Me

The Walk to School