Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
See hydroslide post below in October. Ah, well. I guess it's not all good.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5202547/hydroslide-closed-69-injured/
Mind you that's a different slide, but I can see how it happens.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
We call it the bullet. It is a mussel float that we are using as a sled. When I first saw the plan, and the 2 trees down below, I figured this could well be the kind of thing you do on the show Jackass. But so far it's all good.
A Triple:
Andrew goes higher:
Mr. Knieval, Sir, a quick word with the media?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
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............. tomorrow's the big day. May the best man win.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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As we queued at the ticket booth, I must confess to thoughts of, How quaint, only 1 slide. How long will this keep our interest? Quite a while, as it turns out. I found myself doing comparison/contrast with Splashtown, a giant water park in Houston now owned I believe by Six Flags. At Splashtown, where we have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, by the way, you operate in a tightly controlled corporate environment. You don't realize it so much at the time, but you stand in line to get to the start of the ride, there are height requirements, riding rules like face forward, can't lie down, that kind of thing. The whole is watched over by a team of lifeguard/monitors. They tell you when and how to go, they watch you all the way down, and then wait till you come out the bottom and swim to the side, all before releasing the next person. No wonder there are long lines!
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What I came to realize in watching this operation is that people, even very young ones, do have an innate capacity to figure out how to make things work (and for self preservation). When you shoot out into the pool, for example, it's probably a good idea to get out of the way because in a few seconds someone else is likely to come out right behind you. It works. Or maybe sometimes it doesn't. One kid in our party came out rubbing his head. "I took a bump," he said. He rubbed
the top of his head for a bit and then took off back up the stairs. Whatever he did, he probably won't try it next time. I saw another kid come out and check his teeth, as though making sure they were all still there. I am imagining he did a face plant into one of the turns. He sat for a bit to recover, and then back in for another go. From the look of things this slide has been there for 20 years, and I'll be they haven't had a lawsuit yet.
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Saturday, October 04, 2008
It's broccoli time.
I know you've all been waiting for an update on the seedlings we planted back here: http://franklet.blogspot.com/2008/04/veggie-garden-is-on.html
Well here you go. That's silverbeet in the deep background. It is amazingly self-regenerating. We saute it up with some onions, yum yum yum. The purple-ish little guys are beetroot coming up from seed. All in all the garden has been a great and easy operation, only way too small. So many veggies... so little real estate.
Check out that beauty.
Deano, can you pick us a broc for supper?
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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While there, we road the "Flying Fox,"
wiggled in quicksand,
and scrambled some rocks that led to this bathing beauty!
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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I've always wanted to turn some of my images into greeting cards. Mockingbird Studio has given me the impetus to do so. Anyway, I thought these would make lovely holiday gifts. If you have any interest in them, let me know. A pack of 6 cards is $20usd, plus $4 shipping. You can send checks to Sister Sue or we do accept paypal....Duane can handle that one.
Hope everyone in Houston has recovered. Miss you. Barbara
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Hello, friends. Just wanted to let you know we've been thinking about everyone in Houston. We hope your homes withstood the winds. I know many of you are without electricity and some have had terrible damage to your homes. Our hearts are with you.
We still miss our dear friends in Houston....in a weird way we wish we could have been there with you as a community to band together as needed. Anyway, check in when you get a chance.
xoxoxox, Barbara
Saturday, August 30, 2008
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