Random Thoughts Thread

[Scott R Nelson]

I recalled as a kid driving our car through a giant hole that had been carved in an old growth tree, and I wondered if such an opportunity were still available in this more enlightened time (turns out it is, but not within the park's boundaries).

There are three drive-through-trees that I know of. The only decent one is in Leggett, where Highway 1 meets highway 101 on the north end. I have photos of me driving through it (somewhere).

If you drive along Avenue Of the Giants, which is mostly right next to Highway 101, you can see all kinds of strange redwood stuff, like a "house" made from a single log that was hollowed out. Lots of great old fashioned tourist traps up there.

[Parrot Head]

My MIL recently visited us and was impressed that our garbage service at our new address is "God Bless the USA" Garbage and thought that was something she's not as likely to see back in the Bay Area. I have since noticed that we can also choose the sanitation services of Trinity, Inc., or Covenant Disposal.

On a bike ride a few weeks ago, our group did draft behind a Trinity truck for a bit and while the slipstream was beneficial, the air was not appealing.

[Clark Addison]

I was just reading the Wikipedia article on Rosemary Kennedy, and was amused by this section, which demonstrates the different ways we started thinking of and labeling things in the last 50 years or so, as well as a good sense of marketing:

she lived for the rest of her life on the grounds of the St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children (formerly known as "St. Coletta Institute for Backward Youth")

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy"]Rosemary Kennedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

[LA Ute]

32-Year Study Shows How Geeky Kids Become Happy Adults

"In short, social connectedness massively overwhelms academic achievement."

Interesting piece.

[wuapinmon]

lol

[Northwestcoug]

lol

That's easy. Remember Robert Redford in 'Sneakers'? He was hired by banks to find cracks in their security. You just play the helpful neighbor and offer to set up a secure network, with you typing in the password of course.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

ldc and I went to a concert at the Lane County Fair last night, I came to a very bad realization; I am not ready to have daughters. Even the girls that weren't trying to look, is tempting appropriate?, seemed to be wearing very little clothing.

I have never been a big gun guy, but in about 9-10 years I'm going to have to spend a weekend with IPU or Uncle Ted and find out what is the most effective.

[smokymountainrain]

ldc and I went to a concert at the Lane County Fair last night, I came to a very bad realization; I am not ready to have daughters. Even the girls that weren't trying to look, is tempting appropriate?, seemed to be wearing very little clothing.

I have never been a big gun guy, but in about 9-10 years I'm going to have to spend a weekend with IPU or Uncle Ted and find out what is the most effective.

Amen.

I have three girls, the oldest will be 13 in two months, the youngest is 22 months. I'm terrified.

[Babs]

Amen.

I have three girls, the oldest will be 13 in two months, the youngest is 22 months. I'm terrified.

FWIW, I have a boy who will turn 13 in two months, and I am also terrified.

[smokymountainrain]

FWIW, I have a boy who will turn 13 in two months, and I am also terrified.

I was going to say, I'm probably just as scared/clueless about my 11 year old boy as I am the girls. Might be a different sort of worry, but it's a big deal regardless.

[mtnbiker]

I don't know that you really have to worry all that much. My girls have pretty good senses of what's appropriate and what's not, and coupled with their strong personalities, I never really had a problem. Just be good examples to them, teach them right from wrong, and they'll take it from there.

[FMCoug]

I don't know that you really have to worry all that much. My girls have pretty good senses of what's appropriate and what's not, and coupled with their strong personalities, I never really had a problem. Just be good examples to them, teach them right from wrong, and they'll take it from there.

+100. I joke about the dad of teenage daughter's thing a lot, but really, I have great kids that I don't worry about at all.

[chrisrenrut]

In a United Way lunch today, they mentioned that states forecast their long term prison capacity on current 2nd and 3rd grade reading levels. She specifically cited California and Indiana using this method. I'm too lazy to research if it is true, but it sounded interesting.

I also learned that PF Changs takeout catering is way worse than eating there. Yuck!

[myboynoah]

I had an odd dream last night. I was driving on a freeway and had missed my exit, so I decided to back up along the side to get back to the exit (which is totally weird because 1) I would never do this normally, and 2) I consider the few people I've seen do this to be total idiots). Anyway, I'm backing up and either I step on the wrong pedal or the accelerator sticks because suddenly I start going way fast in reverse and now I'm trying to control the car going backwards. I was freaking. Then I woke up.

That's it. Strange. I've never had a dream like that. Like most people I've had dreams where I fall and then I'm okay, but not a dream when I'm accelerating out of control in my car in reverse doing something I would never do in real life. I wonder what it means.

[Uncle Ted]

I had an odd dream last night. I was driving on a freeway and had missed my exit, so I decided to back up along the side to get back to the exit (which is totally weird because 1) I would never do this normally, and 2) I consider the few people I've seen do this to be total idiots). Anyway, I'm backing up and either I step on the wrong pedal or the accelerator sticks because suddenly I start going way fast in reverse and now I'm trying to control the car going backwards. I was freaking. Then I woke up.

That's it. Strange. I've never had a dream like that. Like most people I've had dreams where I fall and then I'm okay, but not a dream when I'm accelerating out of control in my car in reverse doing something I would never do in real life. I wonder what it means.

Yupe, I'm betting this dream has meaning as well. In my ward growing up there was an old indian woman that would interpret crazy dreams. It was awesome. Maybe your ward has someone like this.

I am guessing you shouldn't try to back up on the great road of life even if you feel like you missed your exit. Just keep going, man, and be happy that you didn't exit.