Oh and hawks. Red tailed hawks. Because let's face it, they're all pretty important to the planet.
If there were no Volkswagen's, Honda wouldn't have any competition at all and would become a monopoly. If there were no hawks we'd have too many snakes, but if there were no snakes we'd have too many mice, rats and rabbits. And marriage is important so that men like me don't waste their money on BMW's and pet snakes.
Let's cover the normal topic first.
One of my best friends, Shaun...
He just got married. And I never thought I'd see the day. I used to be in a band with Shaun when we were in high school. When I started dating Ruth, he promptly nicknamed her 'Yoko'.
I had the honor of being Shaun's best man. Shaun is one of the friends I can meet in Salmon Arm and when you're together it's as though nothing has changed. We're nearly 30, and it feels like high school is simply a place we don't hang out at anymore, as apposed to the distant past that it is. I miss having friends like Shaun.
Haley is a lovely woman, more then Shaun deserves, but I'm one to talk.
Congratulations Shaun. Just between you and me;
I thought it was craze when you told me you had found a wife. I hope your love is for infinity. Salu! Saarbrucken! The most intimidating thing you could ever say to an evil villain is 'Not so fast sauce head!' When I was at your wedding I kept thinking to myself 'this is the highlight of my day!'
If I was superman, I'd never be late for class again...
Okay..Sorry about that everyone. That was practically a yearbook entry.
On to the next topic; Volkswagen's. More specifically..bugging!
'Bugging' is the term used to describe off roading in a Volkswagen bug, specifically outfitted for off roading. In Salmon Arm the hill to climb is Mount Ida. Mount Ida burned down to the soil over ten years ago. It was nice to get up close and see a forest in the middle of regrowth.
And it was nice to slide on all four around corners.
First we gas up in town, gotta remove the whole hood for that.
Lower the back struts...
All systems go?...
Hit that rocker pedal we're burning daylight!!
We also found some caves, and took in some great views of our home town.
Alright. I'm leaving the crazy stuff till last to keep readers hooked (I'm in the storytelling industry I know how this works).
What's wrong with this picture?..
I guess that was easy. "Reptile barbecue" is the name I've given to an annual barbecue that a friend of mine in Woodinville hosts. I like to call it the reptile barbecue to make people think that we're getting together in someones backyard to cook up iguana's or something. What we actually do is get together with people who share the common interest of keeping 'non-traditional' pets. This year my friend John brought Ruby, his 9 foot, 45 lb Boa constrictor. I tried her on to see if she fit.
I thought she fit great, but Ruth disagreed. John's son is a fan of chameleons so my own Yoda made an appearance.
Another friend brought his red tailed hawk that he is doing falconer training with. I love this city. You meet the most interesting people :)
That's all for now folks!