Tentacles- I Do Not Want Them In A Sandwich

I went over to St. Ignace last week and bought gasoline. This usually isn't a very good beginning to a story, but this day I crossed the ice and filled up the sled with gas. I've never pulled a snowmobile to a gas pump anywhere other than the island, so this was indeed a photo opportunity that was hard to pass up. I have made a few trips over the ice before, but this winter the conditions are really nice and make the trip quite stress free. The idea of a 'trail' is unnecessary since the ice, at least for now, is in remarkable condition and is smooth and thick all the way over. Just point and shoot.
The second image is taken from the parking lot of the Mackinac Grille and shows one of the many jumping off points. Many tourists are coming over to the island via the three and a half mile ice bridge and it shows when you look at the parking lot that was behind me at the time I took the photo. The lot was filled with trucks and snowmobile trailers. The snow and ice has been quite good this year and the visitors like to stop by the island bars and have a beer and a bite to eat. It is funny for me being an Ohio boy seeing a train of sleds, sometimes ten to twenty long, stopping to take photos in front of the Iroquois. What a cold hobby. Fun though. I'll just stick to commuting on one.

Blogging With Gestures Is Ineffective

Mackinac Island has been rather cold lately, while it is not alone with chilly temperatures, it may be alone in the 'view at work' category. The boss and I caught these sun dogs a few mornings ago and hoped that the phone would suffice for sun dog archiving. It seemed to do the job alright. It sunk in a few days later that this was the first time that I has observed this phenomenon. Pretty cool.
While the sun was making dogs it was also making ice. The cold days and nights has produced some nice ice between St. Ignace and Mackinac Island. It may be 8 inches thick already. Quite a few people are making trips over to the Driftwood for a change in bar scenery.

I bought a can of Campbell's Hearty Chili the other day from Doud's. I chose 'Roadhouse' flavor and was rather disappointed that Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliot did not punch me in the face when I opened the can. Screw the can of peanuts snake, can of Roadhouse fists would kick your ass! POW!

Anti-Freeze Flavored Chocolate Is Not Good For Dogs.

This morning, it was not as cold as I had expected it would be. It was about 10f at 8 o'clock and slowly worked its way down to 5f. The shoreline had quite a few visitors as well. I counted 20 swans, six otters, and a golden eagle. All at once. Later in the afternoon, the boss was surprised by the little guy on the left. He wandered around looking and sniffing. None of this is normal. Six swans? OK. Two or three otters? OK. A golden eagle? Nope. Make it a bald eagle and it would be normal. A fox downtown? No way!
Oh yeah- I took a ride around to British Landing to check out the wind damage to the ice and an owl flew over my head. Damned strange for one day.

I learned how ducks can swim around in cold water today. I'll be damned. I think I will have surgeons rearrange my veins and arteries in a way similar to a duck's.

Thanks to superdonal from b3ta for this commercial for people. Used people for furniture that want to redecorate.


This guy isn't racist or anything, but...

Fun inventions from the post WWII golden age of having to much time on one's hand since the wife was busy in the kitchen raising the kids, cooking, and being attractive.

Fun rug designs.

MONKEYS ON BICYCLES!!!!! FOR THE WIN!!!!


Dare devils wearing contraptions called wing suits. This is what I would be inclined to call base jumping gone insane. The coolest part shows a guy flying next to a cliff side road. The worst part is the littering. Can you spot the littering litter bugs boys and girls?

Icky clouds.

Did you know that there was an activity called 'barrel parking'? Did you know that you could have Koreans battling Japanese for barrel parking supremacy?