My First Truck

Wow I have been busy.....Sorry friends I have not been around lately....In todays economy you have to keep re inventing your self....Very recently I just unloaded 6K dollars in debt by selling one of my cars. Two car payments is too many for one house hold...But the best thing I have going lately is I'm a Northern Boy and I finally get my first truck..Men like trucks not little sissy cars like I was driving....Sure I will no longer get 35Mpg but now when I want to haul something I can throw it in my new (used truck) of which I will not owe a penny on...

I think it's like buying a boat. This is not the best truck in the world but now after using it for a year I will know what I like and dont' like about it. I'm sure I wont like the fuel mileage already but I'm planning accordinly on my budget.

Is there anyone out there in the planet who is a truck lover like me? Girls love countertops/shopping and girly stuff....I love TRUCKS.....

LAKE MICHIGAN

Recently we went fishing for salmon on Lake Michigan again. This was our second year and let me tell ya that lake scares the shit out of me. I'm a northern boy and use to fishing on rivers and lakes (about 8 miles in dia.)....But on Michigan you can be out 20 miles and not even see land.



Last year while drinking my second bacardi and coke I noticed the captain had a black box in the cabin. Um yea, translation this boat can sink....So the waves can get pretty high and I thought this year would be smooth because it was a sunny day. ..Wrong...need to look at the wind not the sun....Waves were at least 5' high....I started drinking some brews about 8:00 and they did not go down so good. When you get up at 3am to go fishing you have to have something in your stomach before you drink (note to self)...more waves....and more waves....they just keep coming....

So next year might be our 3rd year at this. Number one Im going to eat a goat before I go. Number two if I drink in the morning Im having bacardi and coke/not beer. And number 3 if there is so much as 1 wave 1'foot high....im not going fishing and will call it quits before I even get on that boat.........


The Black Widow

Your OUTDOOR Soul

Tis my belief that we all have a soul. And it also my belief that your soul craves the great outdoors. Many years ago now I quit smoking and started this thing with my breathing. Also to relieve stress I sometimes stop near my favorite outdoor area by a lake that you see here.

It is amazing to me how your busy world can melt away by just stopping and listening to nature. The area above has a lot of ducks and geese that I watch and just chill. The thought that always crosses my mind is that even if you are not on this planet all this nature stuff is. Nature has been around a lot longer than you have. So I guess the point of my story for today is stop and enjoy it. Take a chill pill and relax and let the world revolve a few turns without you in it.

The Black Widow

HALLOWEEN

You know how it is as hot as hell in WI and then suddenly that cool air comes in toward October? Very recently I was looking at my date planner and holy shit...Like only 3 months left before Christmas. My kids are already looking into what they want to dress up like this year. This is my second favorite time of the year (Xmas being number 1)....

But ole hallows eve is spooky and mysterious. Our town is very into it and the kids make out like bandits when it comes to candy. The other thing I love about this time of year is they come out with the bugs bunny halloween specials...Remember the old witch? she tries to put bugs bunny in the oven and bake him? Or there is another one where porky the pig and sylvestor stay in a huanted house...The ghosts are trying to get at porky pig and slyvestor stays up all night protecting him. Then gets scolded for waking up porky....great stuff....

I mean come on for this holiday you have to have a sense of humor. I think there are many people out there who think it's a waste of time and sinfull.....To bad they are going to miss all the fun....I'm looking forward to it and so is my family.....

The Black Widow

My Cents of Humor

Love the little guy with the gun...I say we train animals to join the army..Kind of like little go bots or something. Anyway today I want to talk about my since of humor and what you get for being my friend. Some good some not so good.

As an example back in high school my best friend would come over. At the time I had an Australian healer (the best cow dog on the planet). He loved to bite cows or people. My friend would come to the door and i would say to Otis (my dog) ssssss........his ears would pop up and he would come up behind my buddy and nip the back of his leg....to this day my buddy and I still laugh about this...Oh by the way...s.sssss to Otis mean sick him or bite him.....

Or there have been many times where I call up a cousin and pretend I'm one of my brothers. Not only do I call my cousins but many times I will call them collect. And as the operator is talking I will yell "I'm stranded".....My cousins are suckers and will always pick up the phone....I know what your thinking " never cry wolf to much right?"...

My latest thing now (forgive me girls) is I play "who's hot at the gas station".....as I'm getting gas I look to see who is hot and who is not. For gods sake don't yell at me I think they actually made a show off of this kind of concept. The thing is sometimes I see ugly people and that is not good for the game. Its very shallow/ I know and I'm sure I will go to hell for playing the game....

One time I was driving through Eau_Claire WI and I spotted "Coffee Guy" after 20 some years there he was.....Back in School I would wait on tables or cook and we had this guy come in and all he would do is order coffee and eat mints. He would sit with his friend for hours during a buffet and just talk. One day a friend of mine asked "who is that guy?"....And I just simply said that is "Coffee Guy" ....the name stuck to this day.

The point of the story is sometimes life sucks. And there are many people out there I'm sure with more of a twisted since of humor than mine. But if you don't' have a since of humor how do you get through life? I suppose people without one go off sometimes (rob stores or shoot people)...If you don't have a since or sense of humor.....I suggest you go out and get one over this holiday....

Regards,

The Black Widow