3/6/2012

                                 


                                              **"Just another day in paradise."**

    **"I wear glasses because I like to dramatically remove them to display anger. It was awkward doing that with contact lens."**

   I have not had a vehicle for several years now.  And although I very quickly get tired of walking, I do not miss paying for luxuries like new tires, insurance, repairs, and of course gas.  For whatever reason this time around, gas prices are quickly sky-rocketing.   The station just up the street advertises regular gas at $4.12 a gallon!   And the summer jump is still months away.  Something else to look forward too, I guess.   Even with three kids, $25 bucks for unlimited month bus passes, seems like a betterer deal every day.  Not to say I will not still be working on getting my drivers licence back.

                           I want one.  These are so rare, I could make a killing on E-Bay!

                Next best deal of the week.   I will take them all!   Thanks for playing!


                                **"Sun can ruin rainy day stay in bed plans."**


   **"U- Tube,  Plants VS Zombies, pizza, and mixed drinks. What could be a better Friday??"**

   I have had a great week or so of relaxing and enjoying myself in general.   Work is again in my future, but not for awhile.  At least conventional work.  I can afford to be picky in job hunting, and do some possible money making ideas, that might or might not actually produce cash.  But if nothing else will be enjoyable to me.  Because I hate job hunting and interviews far more than any job I have ever had. 
    This free time is allowing me to go to church on Sundays.  Roam around the many trails near our home.   Walk Max, the family's newest member.   And spend time watching Nextflix.  The later brought me to the following clip.   And I have to admit watching this made me laugh so hard I cried a lil bit.   It is interesting to me how the silliest things are often the funniest.  This concepts makes me overly funny all the time!  Sleep deprivation and the later it is in the night also seem to effect how amusing something is.     I hope you enjoy



http://youtu.be/iAZcJ2gCpEo

                                 Mr Max says "Hi!--- Now take me for a walk--B*tch!"

                                      How one knows they are going to have a bad day.
  
  **"If I could turn invisible I’d go to Paris and beat up a performing street mime… The amount of applause he’d get would be amazing :)"**

                 **"Ruts are like graves but with ways out in both directions."**

    I realize V-Times day is now several weeks in the past now.   But if you survived the holiday and are not yet single, try this out and please share your results with me.



 And now possibly what you have all been waiting for.........   Today's words of wisdom.   Today we have two.

    Yesterday my fiance and I snagged a ride to the dreaded Wally World and than the Dollar Store.   It saved us hours on the bus, and carrying food home for Max for sure.   This dollar store actually has everything priced for a dollar!~   I have vented before about how wrong it is for most of the items in a dollar store, to cost much more than a dollar.   I guess $200 and under store, just does not sound as good.   If workers have to do a price check at these stores, there is a huge problem, at least in my head.   Most things seem like better ideas in my head actually. 
    Back to yesterday.   As we were pulling up to the Dollar Store, an SUV was parked in the middle of the roadway, waiting for a prime parking spot right in front of the building.  Because walking is bad in most peoples books.  The driver would not move his vehicle.  And as we tried to pass him, to actually park, and than visit the store, the vehicle swerved in our direction.  He seemed to be very worried that we would take his prime parking spot.   My fiance jumped out of our vehicle and went to the drivers window to see what his problem was.  After informing the driver, that now looked a little worried, that some of us had things to do, the SUV rushed forward to the parking spot.
    My fiance proceeded to walk toward the building, in front of the driver, slowly.   He layed on his horn and stepped on the gas.   Our driver and myself were sitting behind as all of this was going on.   And I decided it was time to exit our vehicle and walk past the other driver.  The driver than decided it was time to cuss me out, and call us both fruit cakes.   All such great examples for the two year old boy that was in the back seat, taking all of this in.  Maybe he flipped of his mommy when they arrived home. 
     I am not sure what was the starter of this mans bad day.   Or why we almost became his punching bag over such a dumb incident.  But again this shows how even what seems like the simplest tasks, do not stay that way for me.  

                    I plan on a 2nd post tonight.    Until than     Happy Trails!

Greetings From Canada, AYE!

    **If an Arizona cop asks for your papers  and you yell out siccors, can he arrest you?**
  **America doesn't have to start worrying until Mexicans are sneaking back in Mexico.**---Carlos Mencea

    Several times this week I have found myself in Canada.  Mostly out of boredom and curiosity.  We live in a border town and at most you travel a mile from my house and are staring at the border crossings.  Obviously their is mass amounts of land that is not so heavily protected.  And if you have the right paper work, or an enhanced state ID you can follow a nice bike/walk path right through to the other country.   I have neither of those so I tend to be some what cautious.   I would hate to be stuck in a Canadian police department for very long over something so trivial.   If I had offended a moutied police man by calling him Dudley Doo Right, or something equally as kool, I wouldn't mind the free time in jail.   Not really knowing how strict the boarder protection is makes it even more entertaining for me.  I recently lived in AZ --even before the new guidelines --that encourage not looking Mexican, you could easily get shot for trying to jump that boarder.  Not by the police, but by gun tooting, jacked up truck driving, drunk land owners.  I still encourage an adventurous hike, but can tell you for sure that I can not outrun bullets. 

Big Brother is watching!

    This is a very small town.   But their are some were near 130 boarder agents stationed here.  You see way more of them than police.  Most of them that I have meet are rather large and would have to roll out of their SUV before they could catch me, but again I can not outrun bullets.  The thrill of sneaking around is added to by the many cameras all around the boarder.   And tales of motion sensors in the ground in less populated areas.  I believed this one, until I pictured 80 angry agents surrounding a herd of deer trying to cross the boarder into the U.S.  I am not sure why we are protecting ourselves from Canadians so much.  In my daze of retail working near the boarder, the Canadian customers were usually far nicer than the American ones.  They also have 80 holidays for every one of ours, which seems to help keep them happy.   The only main annoyance I found was that their heads do not move like the Canadians heads do on South Park.

    So, earlier in the week I was roaming around the Blaine piers.   They have some great trails and sights down that way, beyond all the boats in the marina.  And the bird watching can not be beat.  Many types of birds nest in this area from cranes to Canadian geese.  In the summer time, you can hop the famous Plover boat over to Seminomooooooo   *sorry I am not sure how that's spelled.  Another great place to explore.   A little further south of the Blaine Marina is a great area to explore during low tide.  I have not found much beyond old tires, and nifty bits of old glass but the potential to find a washed up treasure is always their.   One day I found a very kool piece of a vase that turned into an ashtray for us. 

Even on dry land, watch out!

    As you move closer to the boarder you hit Peace Arch Park.  Right now most of it is under construction.   And the upper park part seems to consist of swings and a lot of mushy grass.  As you head toward the actual peace arch, their are many great pictures and fact filled sheets explaining the building of the huge structure of peace between the two countries.  When you get to the arch, you are surrounded by cars from both countries going to the other.   And just off to the side of you are some great views of the bay.   Further past the great arch, you are in Canada and their park service also does a great job of upkeep. 

Peace Arch in the background

    Today I explored in Lincoln Park across from the Blaine Cost Cutter strip mall.  I find the name very misleading because *of the grocery store* they seem to jack up their prices, knowing most residents do not want to drive into town to save cash.   My favorite part of the strip mall might very well be the booze store, the dollar store, and The Hot Spot.  They carry some awesome food, and I will talk about this place more in a future post.   Anyways, this park is not much of a park either.  Their are many trails that wind through the trees and some oddly placed picnic tables.  Speaking of the boarder patrol, I have to admit I had sex in the park once, all the time worrying about the boarder patrol showing up.  Their main building is right beside the park. 
    Somehow I jumped a fence, the signs were worn out and I'm not sure if they said stay out, or come on in, and ended up on some kool, but very soggy wooded trails.  The next thing I knew I was on a road with speed limits in Kilometers.  As I have before mentioned, I do not really have the right paperwork for boarder crossing of any kind.  And am not sure how helpful my U.S. paper work is some days.   I am also pretty sure I could not sound Canadian, in a pinch.   My English lacks most of the time, yo.   For added fun, I was wearing a bright red hoodie.  So hiding in pine trees in a pinch, was out. 

    I decided to follow the road to the left for awhile.   And soon ended up on the Canadian side of another boarder crossing.  Their are walk trails all through the area, but I really did not want to talk to any guards.  So for a good half hour I tried to blend in and explored a little more.  All in all I would have to say it was a good day.  The sun was out  it was cold, but not near as cold as in most of the U.S. right now.   And I did not get contained.  Although I was on edge most of the day.