The Anchorage, Part 3

[McGyver]

That is a nice story... Much better then the one I tell about us coming home one summer evening when our girls were five, and one of them went into our bedroom to turn on the AC, and then came running out terrified and screaming about a giant moth...
Seeing the level of sheer horror in the girl's eyes I had to see just how big this alleged "moth" was...
Well... It was big, but it wasn't a moth... Just a medium sized bat.
And being the horrible father I am, I just couldn't stop laughing about the way she ran out of the room and across the house... Exactly like the 1940s version of a terrified Daffy Duck... Hopping over stuff, arms waving over the head and everything.
The poor bat was gently apprehended using a large butterfly net, renamed "Batty" (his real name was Lester, but the girls liked calling him Batty) and after a brief interrogation, he was then released to go eat Mosquitos as he should have been doing in the first place.
After seeing Lester/Batty up close in a small terrarium (his holding facility while I check his ID and credentials on the way outside), my girls decided they found bats adorable and not at all scary... They really like them now.
I suppose in a way I should pay more credit to Lester for introducing my kids to bats and making them advocates for batkind... But I always focus on the comical cartoony reaction that one girl had (the one in pink shooting the dart gun in my Avatar picture).

 

[Mythocentric]

Love it McGyver! Don't you just adore kids and their view of the world around them?

 

[Mythocentric]

I thought I’d redress the balance and reveal one of Amanda’s youthful ‘adventures’ from when she was about 7-8 years old. In fact, this one actually inspired an image: A Most Reluctant Breakfast! which came about as a result of one of those, ‘let’s really embarrass mom’ conversations with granddaughter Sara!



We were on holiday in Cornwall with some friends and she was helping to make breakfast. Mom asked her to get a dozen eggs out of the fridge which she did and, being an artistic little soul, amused herself by carefully arranging them in a neat circle on the table! That went well until Mom nudged the table as she picked one up and sent eggs rolling in all directions closely pursued by various females. Sad to say the only survivor was the one Mom had in her hand! That's why breakfast consisted of cornflakes and toast accompanied by fits of giggles from assorted, irresponsible female persons!

 

[Terre]

Dragonflies..... I remember those from Japan when I was 5 and 6. Big ones that were either red or light blue. On a few occasions we were in a situation where I could gently catch one by the wings and look at it closely before releasing it. I also used to know this song Berkeley Buddhist Temple Music by heart in both languages. I still remember the tune.

 

[Terre]

We do have dragonflies here too but they are scrawny and dull shades of brown and/or gray.

 

[Terre]

That reminds me. I remember a tiny bit of Japanese: Aka Tombo is Red Dragonfly. Yama is Mountain.
This resulted in a funny situation in 2nd grade. My teacher said "Mount Fuji Yama". I told her she was repeating herself as Yama meant Mountain. She looked at me for a moment and said 'Then I guess I should say Mount Fuji." which left me confused and silent as from my point of view what she should have said was Fuji Yama. LOL 7 years old with a very literal mind who had returned to the US from Japan just a month before.

 

[Mythocentric]

I love my new A-T cans! Pro quality studio monitors, closed back, absolutely no bleed through, pure sound and so light you can almost forget you’re wearing them. Well, I would if I could actually get my hands on them, ‘cause it appears that other people like them too. In particular, a small person of the female persuasion and her mom! I mean to say, I wouldn’t mind but I gave her my lightweight Sennheiser’s because she really liked them. So why did I get in on Saturday to find said young lady with my A-T’s plugged into the TV and looking for all the world like a miniature Doctor Who Cyberman as she giggled her way through CBeebie’s. OK! She did say I could use them after, without actually saying after what! Sunday morning. Out of bed to spend a couple of hours listening to music. Yeah! Early Pink Floyd sounds about right! Wrong! I arrived in the lounge to find the same mini-person already listening to her music while the Sennheiser’s reclined in the A-T’s empty case. Curses!

Monday, and I walk in to find her sat in front of the TV wearing her Sennheiser’s. Yahoo! Result? Almost! A quick look reveals an empty case where my headphones should be. I eventually find mom in the kitchen using them to select music for her next dance class!

I’m just going to have to face it! I’ve been headphone-napped!

 

[Miss B]

 

[Mythocentric]

Hey Lorraine! Just got Maggie Stiefvater's new book All The Crooked Saint's (released today). Been reading for a couple of hours and enjoying it no end!

 

[Terre]

Good evening.

 

[Dreamer]

Afternoon I'll let you know if its good or not when I get back from the gym lol

 

[Terre]

Was it a good afternoon?

 

[Dreamer]

Well it didn't kill me lol and I am considering going back after lunch today, though after the rubbish nights sleep I had I may leave it till tomorrow

 

[Terre]

Don't push yourself too hard but if you're actually enjoying it then continuing sounds like a good idea.

 

[Dreamer]

Yeah its a nice gym, women only and very friendly. I like it and the workouts are not too full on but work

 

[Miss B]

I hit the gym every Sunday to workout with my personal trainer, and have been doing so for the past 12 years this month. Well I used to go during the evenings twice a week years ago, but my old trainer left, and my current trainer has a regular full-time job, so he's only available on Sunday mornings. I'm his last client, so I don't have to be there too early, which works out better for me.

 

[Dreamer]

Yeah I am going to try and hit the gym as often as I can, at lest three times a week is what is recommended more if you can and are up for it. I'll be the first to admit I need it lol I have let my fitness slide too long and there are clothes I want to be able to wear this summer

 

[quietrob]

Yeah I am going to try and hit the gym as often as I can, at lest three times a week is what is recommended more if you can and are up for it. I'll be the first to admit I need it lol I have let my fitness slide too long and there are clothes I want to be able to wear this summer

Making summer plans for next year? I love your ambition. Don't forget resting in between sets is essential for good fitness.

 

[Miss B]

No Rob, Dreamer's Down Under, so she's heading into summer now.

 

[Dreamer]

What Miss B said lol though the way the weather has been winter is in no hurry to leave! Its mid spring here now and still very very wet and cold