Greetings... Earthlings!
I haven't said that in a while.
We've been dreaming up crazy ideas again, and this is one of those.
This is a video the girls and I cooked up.
If you like watching us be a little looney, then go ahead and watch.
If you're sick of seeing me or the girls being weird, then there's no need to watch.
(Sorry - I screwed up on the video being played here - it should play now, as I changed the settings in youtube)
All the best,
Al
Saturday
Thursday
Our New Place
HOWDEE!
Just wanted to add a quick post.
We shot this video of our new house on the day we signed.
I hope you enjoy it!
There's a few shots of the girls being all crazy and funky.
All the best,
Al
Just wanted to add a quick post.
We shot this video of our new house on the day we signed.
I hope you enjoy it!
There's a few shots of the girls being all crazy and funky.
All the best,
Al
A Brief Visit from Oregon
Hello,
I just wanted to drop a quick line, and say thanks...
To you!
For loving us, for calling us, for writing to us, for checking out our website, and most important of all - for praying for us.
This has definitely NOT been as easy a move as I was hoping it would. For all intents and purposes, there have been no positive indications, that say this was a good choice for us (just based on external factors).
But...
Sometimes you have to step out, and have some faith.
And I think that is what we have done by coming here.
It was an absolute pleasure to have the Miller's stop in the other night, and visit us for awhile. We have only known them, and visited with them, over quick periods of time. But it has always been a pleasure to see them.
Jim has a very cool website, which I am always thrilled to chat about.
You can check it out at:
www.MillPictures.com
I could probably spend hours just talking to him about that, and yet there is SO MUCH more to say and discuss.
So their quick, couple hour visit was not even close to long enough. But I was SO happy to see them. They were encouraging, and hopeful, and a gift to see.
Anyhow - Thanks Jim and Edith for stopping by, just to say Hi.
We hope to see you again!
The spare 'oom' leaves a standing invitation for you to come stay. Since we took away from your Cape Canaveral visit, you can stay here when you visit. And you simply MUST go to Clearwater beach. And who knows what else you missed to come see us?
If you're out there thinking...
I would like to visit Florida - email me.
It's a great place to visit - but I'm not sure about the welcome you'll get if you decide to stay permanently.
Anyhow...
Let's talk - and see what we can do.
All the best,
Al
I just wanted to drop a quick line, and say thanks...
To you!
For loving us, for calling us, for writing to us, for checking out our website, and most important of all - for praying for us.
This has definitely NOT been as easy a move as I was hoping it would. For all intents and purposes, there have been no positive indications, that say this was a good choice for us (just based on external factors).
But...
Sometimes you have to step out, and have some faith.
And I think that is what we have done by coming here.
It was an absolute pleasure to have the Miller's stop in the other night, and visit us for awhile. We have only known them, and visited with them, over quick periods of time. But it has always been a pleasure to see them.
Jim has a very cool website, which I am always thrilled to chat about.
You can check it out at:
www.MillPictures.com
I could probably spend hours just talking to him about that, and yet there is SO MUCH more to say and discuss.
So their quick, couple hour visit was not even close to long enough. But I was SO happy to see them. They were encouraging, and hopeful, and a gift to see.
Anyhow - Thanks Jim and Edith for stopping by, just to say Hi.
We hope to see you again!
The spare 'oom' leaves a standing invitation for you to come stay. Since we took away from your Cape Canaveral visit, you can stay here when you visit. And you simply MUST go to Clearwater beach. And who knows what else you missed to come see us?
If you're out there thinking...
I would like to visit Florida - email me.
It's a great place to visit - but I'm not sure about the welcome you'll get if you decide to stay permanently.
Anyhow...
Let's talk - and see what we can do.
All the best,
Al
Sunday
Saturday
Let's finish this old wildlife tale
I forgot about finishing up a story I had started quite a while ago...
You can re-read it here if you want.
Towards the bottom I talked about an adventure we had with a psychotic manatee.
Anywhoo...
Remember this fact - they can weigh about 2000 pounds.
A while ago, we made the 90 minute trip over to Crystal River - which is on the Gulf side, north of Tampa a bit. Christy's folks were with us. After driving around for an extra half hour, we were finally able to track down the canoe rental place we had used once before.
Here's a pic of our trip out:
Oh... I guess it's just a picture of me looking funky. Oh well!
Christy, the girls, and I were circling around the little island trying to see the manatees as best we could.
We had been paddling around the snorkeling area, where we got a couple of sightings, but we wanted to get up close and really personal. You know... we wanted to smell their minty-fresh, seaweed breath, as their face broke through the water's surface, and they took a huge gasp with their lungs. (Kinda like people always do when they get real close to whales.)
As you cruise around on your boat, you can kinda tell where the manatee are because you can see large swirls in the water, where their tales swish close to the surface. So, we continued around the shoreline and came up a short distance from a tell-tale swirl. We slowly, carefully approached the exact spot where we had seen a swirl.
It looks like the smooth, flat circle in the upper left portion of this photo
In a split second - the entire canoe started rocking and heaving back and forth. Imagine being an ant, riding on a peanut shell, inside of a boiling pot of water. That's kinda how the rocking and rolling felt. It was totally frightening and unsettling. It creates this massive, sucking, empty pit in the bottom of your stomach.
We realized we had snuck up on a manatee, and freaked it out. And it wasn't thrilled having us right over it's back.
It was truly scary. Just thinking about this gigantic animal, that could just flip us over and crush us like miniature, 'girly', twig people. Of course my blood pressure shot up instantaneously. And I'm pretty sure my eyeballs expanded to two-to-three times their normal size.
Christy was like...
And I - trying to downplay it, and pretend like it didn't scare me, was like...
Of course, I was thinking, like... 'let's move over there onto the shore for a minute'.
And, of course, the girls are like...
Kaitlyn, later, told us that she wants to go in there and snorkel with them.
WOW - was it ever awesome! But me, after wetting my pants, agreed with Christy and paddled away from the spot, and asked if we could go back to shore so I could change my shorts. Not something that I'm proud to admit, but that was a very cool, and yet very frightening experience. Although I don't know if I want to try it again, it was worth feeling every heart-pounding second.
Come on - You absolutely have to give it a try with us.
I'm sure you'll love it.
Al
You can re-read it here if you want.
Towards the bottom I talked about an adventure we had with a psychotic manatee.
Anywhoo...
Remember this fact - they can weigh about 2000 pounds.
A while ago, we made the 90 minute trip over to Crystal River - which is on the Gulf side, north of Tampa a bit. Christy's folks were with us. After driving around for an extra half hour, we were finally able to track down the canoe rental place we had used once before.
By the way, they also allow you to do snorkeling with the manatees - if you're interested in that idea.
Here's a pic of our trip out:
Oh... I guess it's just a picture of me looking funky. Oh well!
Christy, the girls, and I were circling around the little island trying to see the manatees as best we could.
We had been paddling around the snorkeling area, where we got a couple of sightings, but we wanted to get up close and really personal. You know... we wanted to smell their minty-fresh, seaweed breath, as their face broke through the water's surface, and they took a huge gasp with their lungs. (Kinda like people always do when they get real close to whales.)
As you cruise around on your boat, you can kinda tell where the manatee are because you can see large swirls in the water, where their tales swish close to the surface. So, we continued around the shoreline and came up a short distance from a tell-tale swirl. We slowly, carefully approached the exact spot where we had seen a swirl.
It looks like the smooth, flat circle in the upper left portion of this photo
In a split second - the entire canoe started rocking and heaving back and forth. Imagine being an ant, riding on a peanut shell, inside of a boiling pot of water. That's kinda how the rocking and rolling felt. It was totally frightening and unsettling. It creates this massive, sucking, empty pit in the bottom of your stomach.
We realized we had snuck up on a manatee, and freaked it out. And it wasn't thrilled having us right over it's back.
It was truly scary. Just thinking about this gigantic animal, that could just flip us over and crush us like miniature, 'girly', twig people. Of course my blood pressure shot up instantaneously. And I'm pretty sure my eyeballs expanded to two-to-three times their normal size.
Christy was like...
'Um, let's get out of here... right now!'
And I - trying to downplay it, and pretend like it didn't scare me, was like...
'Uh, okay, if you really want to?'
Of course, I was thinking, like... 'let's move over there onto the shore for a minute'.
And, of course, the girls are like...
'COOL! That was TOTALLY WICKED! Let's go back in there! What are you doing? Why are you paddling away? That was the coolest thing ever! Come on, you guys, let's go back over there.'
Kaitlyn, later, told us that she wants to go in there and snorkel with them.
WOW - was it ever awesome! But me, after wetting my pants, agreed with Christy and paddled away from the spot, and asked if we could go back to shore so I could change my shorts. Not something that I'm proud to admit, but that was a very cool, and yet very frightening experience. Although I don't know if I want to try it again, it was worth feeling every heart-pounding second.
Come on - You absolutely have to give it a try with us.
I'm sure you'll love it.
Al
Small Business Thoughts
It's funny...
I find it strange to write about this topic, and yet I LOVE to write about it.
Websites - are a big passion for me.
Recently, I've been working on improving several of mine, and my sales are going up.
One of the sites I wanted to share with you - covers a rather strange topic...
Not baseball bats, but rather the flying kind.
What's weird to me, is that I actually charge people money to know this kind of information. That's true! Honest! And people actually pay me, for what I know. That's true as well! Honest!
Ha!
Anyhow...
I first discovered this topic while doing research on 'houses'. I was thinking about making a product about home renovations, and I noticed the topic of bats kept coming up in some of my searches.
From there - I went and looked at 'bats' and tried to figure out what was going on with them. Soon after that, it became clear that there was one key question a lot of people had about bats.
And so - I decided to test out the market with a quick little one page website. I set up the site and sent website visitors to the one page. And I started getting a response right away. So I knew it was going to be a good topic to create a product for.
It's taken me about 6 months now, to finally be able to start creating my product. But I expect to create it, and start selling it in the next month or so. I'll let you know how things go as it progresses.
I just felt like sharing a little bit about how the whole process works out, and how these obscure little ideas can really have a big impact on your life.
You know... one little topic can have a small affect on you. But if you throw together 5-10 of these things, then all the sudden, you're talking about a lot of little things having a big impact.
I might make more from my websites than my teaching job this month... SICK!
Talk soon,
Al
I find it strange to write about this topic, and yet I LOVE to write about it.
Websites - are a big passion for me.
Recently, I've been working on improving several of mine, and my sales are going up.
One of the sites I wanted to share with you - covers a rather strange topic...
Bats
Not baseball bats, but rather the flying kind.
What's weird to me, is that I actually charge people money to know this kind of information. That's true! Honest! And people actually pay me, for what I know. That's true as well! Honest!
Ha!
Anyhow...
I first discovered this topic while doing research on 'houses'. I was thinking about making a product about home renovations, and I noticed the topic of bats kept coming up in some of my searches.
From there - I went and looked at 'bats' and tried to figure out what was going on with them. Soon after that, it became clear that there was one key question a lot of people had about bats.
And so - I decided to test out the market with a quick little one page website. I set up the site and sent website visitors to the one page. And I started getting a response right away. So I knew it was going to be a good topic to create a product for.
It's taken me about 6 months now, to finally be able to start creating my product. But I expect to create it, and start selling it in the next month or so. I'll let you know how things go as it progresses.
I just felt like sharing a little bit about how the whole process works out, and how these obscure little ideas can really have a big impact on your life.
You know... one little topic can have a small affect on you. But if you throw together 5-10 of these things, then all the sudden, you're talking about a lot of little things having a big impact.
I might make more from my websites than my teaching job this month... SICK!
Talk soon,
Al
Teachers... Your 1st Amendment Rights Are Under Attack
Hi everyone,
I am stoked about this!
I haven't been teaching long, but I've definitely seen and heard the discussions. I actually remember some killer debates in college about this topic.
I am thrilled to see that someone in Hollywood is taking this bad boy on...
Check it Out!
Watch the 'Super Trailer' OR the 'Teaser Trailer' OR even the 'Bill O'Reilly' Interview
Say what you want about the theory...
BUT the fact is, this is a violation of First Amendment Rights.
It's exciting to think this debate could become huge. And it could actually have an impact in my lifetime.
YEAH!
It's about freakin time!
Al
I am stoked about this!
I haven't been teaching long, but I've definitely seen and heard the discussions. I actually remember some killer debates in college about this topic.
I am thrilled to see that someone in Hollywood is taking this bad boy on...
Check it Out!
Watch the 'Super Trailer' OR the 'Teaser Trailer' OR even the 'Bill O'Reilly' Interview
Say what you want about the theory...
BUT the fact is, this is a violation of First Amendment Rights.
It's exciting to think this debate could become huge. And it could actually have an impact in my lifetime.
YEAH!
It's about freakin time!
Al
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