So sorry my dear readers- I must have been having too much fun at tiki bar parties, babysitting rowdy great dane puppies, placing second in bar trivia/winning sweet paraphernalia, and opening new shoe stores to really have bothered with you. You can see where the priority lies- mostly at the tiki bar. Sadly my camera was out of comish- as it were, but there are a couple of gems taken by eve and I think I have one of Duff all decked out in his sexy lei- not quite as bad as those people who put sweaters on dogs, but not much better either.
Until I feel so inclined- hopefully more tonight or tomorrow to enlighten you about past events and alert you to the greatness that is Tiki Bar Tv, you will have to settle with this http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/
have fun- and don't forget that on the bottom you can change what you are doing. If you grow a plant- water it.
When Salmon are about to spawn (usually when they are fat and dumb enough for me to catch them) they look much different than their ocean stage. I vaguely remember having a vat (if you will) of baby salmon in the hallwayof the old Lakeside middle school building, where we would study and watch them progress from fry to smolt stage. Anyway right now is the end of Humpy Season (Pink salmon) and Coho are running now as well on the inside of Vancouver Island this year as opposed to the outside. Apparently Pinks are the dumbest of the salmon species having a weaker navigational sense and weaker homing instinct, so they often don't spawn in their native stream. This is why they are easy to catch. They practically jump in the boat if you have a Humpy special on your line!
You can catch Chinook (King) year round, but the best chance is usually mid July/August, and in Alaska, but it depends if they are heading to Alaska or spawning in coastal streams. The Sockeye (pictured right) return home from July to October, and you can also find them off the coasts of Japan, and usually near streams that are connected to Lakes, as that is where the frys develop.
But who wants to go fishing in the San Juans when you can go fishing in Mongolia for Salmon three times the size of the current run of Humpies. I also just want to Mongolia it up REAL BAD. Any takers? I'll plan a trip through Ulanbataar! Who wouldn't want to drink Yak liquor in a yurt on the Steppes, gosh! AND ride mini ponies (aka my size)
This could be you (AND ME!!!!)
Check out the cute pony in the back!
Take a look at these Goliaths of Asia's interior:
These Freakishly large Russian Salmon, called Taimen, easily reach 100lbs, and usually live for well more than 50 years. There is a hilarious Mongolian legend about this Taimen that got frozen in the ice flow of a river and the hungry Mongolians would occasionally hack pieces of it off during the winter to eat, and come spring when the river thawed, it simply swam away. These babies get BIG.
The Mongolians call the Taimen 'River Wolf' because they are an exceptionally aggressive predator, eating ducks, rodents, fish and prairie dogs.
These guys have been known to jump out of the water and eat gophers straight from the banks of the rivers. That's right, everybody's lovable Caddy Shack miscreant is the delightful dinner treat of the Taimen. Nothing is more exciting than fishing for a beast that could easily mistake my leg for a swimming rodent. Seeing as how these beasties are bigger than I am, death by flying Taimen is entirely plausible, possible, and in fact, probable.
Oh, and did I mention they don't really have many pain receptors, so flying at your head at 30 mph means nothing to them.
To catch these Leviathans, something called a Chernobyl Gopher is used. Sounds ominous and radioactive- probably both. They also use something called a mouse. It doesn't take much imagination to suspect that it is a real mouse hooked on the end of your fly rod. The best time to fish for them is right meow, I mean now.
Who wants to go??? I wonder if I can count the Taimen on my list of Lvl 2 Carnivores, in my pursuit to become a Lvl 2 carnivore--only eat meats that eat other meats.
Does anyone else think the word 'thesaursus' conjures the image of the librarian of Dinosaurs? Like a Brontosaurs with reading classes that maybe looks a little something like this?:
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Patches, this is not acceptable- so I shall enlighten you all with the antics of my favorite equine. I want one just like him!
I bet a horse raised on cheeseburgers would taste great. sorry I had to say it.
So the web address hasn't changed, but I thought a more subdued picture was appropriate for the change in weather. To be sure I am not ready for this change, as we had a crappy lackluster summer, not nearly hot enough, and it only lasted for about a month, but it is Seattle, and I guess it keeps the Californians away. I am not ready for the cold by any means. Having to walk Duff in the rain is not a favorite pastime of mine. Nor is standing on the beach watching him play as cold wet sand grates my skin.
Speaking of Beaches, that is what this new picture is of. Sadly it is not one of my photos, but it will have to suffice until I take one that is autumn appropriate. If you can name the location, kudos to you- maybe I'll give you a dollar, since no one figured out the last one-- although- I'll sell you a pretty copy (framed and all) of the Loblolly Bay one, should you want some decoration for your house. I need to turn a profit here people. The other one was taken on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands at Loblolly bay. Cool island. Tricky to get into- you have to enter at the right tide or you hit the submerged coral reefs. I suppose coral is supposed to be submerged, but you get the idea. You have to be somewhat talented and know what your doing to get into the harbor properly. It is also located about 12 miles away from anything else, so if you are a bad seaman, don't even try it. It feels like your heading out into sea, into nothingness, and you breathe a sigh of relief when you see it sitting very very low in the water. Maybe when I get home from the 'Shu' I will post my article I wrote on Anegada for a webzine- I think it is legal to repost my own work? I hope? And I have one on the Highland coos, who are just too cute.
This is Hilarious because I had this Job with Alaska Airlines Magazine.
It's about 8 minutes long, and that chick from Flight of the Conchords is in it to boot, but well worth it. I wonder if that Really is Bill Murray's House?
You can do it at a trot You can do it at a Gallop, You can do it real slow so your heart won't palpitate... Just Don't be late. Do the Puyallup! (make sure you load the video!)
giving you the link to the site should simply be enough, but here's a taste of Mutton Busting (I would have loved this as a little kid):
You basically (the kid) hold on to the wily sheep for as long as possible. Sometimes I love the ingenuity of rednecks and their sense of fun. I want to go this weekend and go pet some Wallabies, who is with me???
One of my favorite parts of the fair- aside from food (speaking of which the Scotish highland games should be coming up if I haven't already missed them), are ze coos.
Highland Heifers. These little buggers are SO cute! I want one. Think of it as a lawn mower.
Does anyone else think the word 'thesaursus' conjures the image of the librarian of Dinosaurs? Like a Brontosaurs with reading classes that maybe looks a little something like this?:
