If you could be a winged animal, which type would you be?

Albatross

An Albatross..so far out in the ocean.. Soaring on the Sea breezes

A Balmy 26F

The frigid temps have loosened their grasp on the Pacific Northwest finally..Temps in the low teens for the last few weeks *Shudder*
Now the temps are up to 26F and it feels rather warm..should be in the 30s by tomorrow but snow is in the forecast. 2-4 inches. But that's nothing compared to the massive storm that hit The Eastern US.

I know winter has just arrived on the first of January but it feels to me like I'm well over the winter hump and cruising quickly to spring. The cool temps start so early here.

I need to go out and get my snow shovel out of the garage and find my snow boots...my car is winterized and ready to go.

Funny thing...every year I've made a snow angel and a snow man...perhaps I never totally let go of a few of those boyhood joys

This year on January 1st I'll take the polar bear plunge at a local lake...shock myself into the New Year...Not one person that knows me is surprised that I'm jumping into a frigid lake on January first..they've seen all the other fun and crazy stuff I've done through the years..

So Come on 2010!!! I'm ready for you!

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I'm Alive

Am I to slowly crawl unnoticed or am I to stand up and say "hey..I'm alive..more than everyone knows...til the day I close my eyes forever...imagining a better place for you and I under the heaven's glitter..What would you say?

Will it go away?

I'll suppose that everyone supposed

paradise is merely perception

A choice givin gift

other than the sorrow life bequeths us

joy is just a thought away

swallowing those dark thoughts

smiling for the tomorrow

tis the season

Cold fridgid temps keep me bundled

Well...it's stayed below freezing over the last few weeks...temps at night of 2F.

The cold December winds have chilled me to the bone.

Warm soup and a nice big cup of tea under a warm blanket seem priceless.

Come on Spring! I want to burst out of this igloo into the green lush season of anew.

Winter is already old and it isn't even here yet.

Dec. 21st?...It actually starts once I freeze my ass off

I like a small part of winter..not much


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I need you...life

Staring out into the dawn...feelin good and hiding the pain..thinking of somewhere I became..looking forward seems to be longer but a positive path..I'm not sure why..I'll give it another try..this life and it's seemingly to's and fro's..I can and will squeeze out a smile thru rain and the darkest days..my heart in a comfortable ease..knowing all the things that are beautiful brighten that seemingly longer mile...Give it a try I will..with a joy and optimism in tomorrow..it's all I really have in that sense. I'll go home now...to the place I belong..without much regret...just a few wishes and an addiction....life.

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It's all good!

There was something..in that day..like the leaves..I fell..a cold chill jumped up and bit me in the ass..fuck..that's right...Ol man winter is coming back to make my already spent existance that much more interesting. Take the time..eh...like an elevator..up down. I'd better buckle up and adjust. This will be a ride on my body and my mind. It get's cold up here in the Pacific Northwest and if I'm lookin for sympathy it's between shit and syphillis in the dictionary..right? No brief respite at either of my jobs...but I'll damn sure smile because life is way too friggen short to live it negatively.

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Alaska..my pristine second home

Spent 3 years up there...fishing the Bering Sea and exploring it's wilds

Alaska is truly a state of wild mind....a call of the wild so to speak...you feel as though nature is the most important force..not the concrete jungle. Making oneself roam the vast forests in search of what have you..it really doesn't matter, even a bad day out there..rules!
Dusty ol lumberjacks still walk around with sidearms and wrinkled flannels..fish abound to be snared by a crafty hook..
Animals more numerous then what the lower 48 can possibly offer..run about for you to find.

"Touch the finger of mother nature and you may want to hold her hand"
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That awesome place....Alaska...has that feeling.
A way of life..not just a location...more of a place to truly feel alive

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Describe a time you were scared.

Was the danger real or imagined? Explain how you dealt with it.

Got caught in the bite more then once while fishing for crab on the Bering Sea...in the bite mean that the rope connected to sinking pot has somehow grabbed you and is going to take you overboard. Only quick reflexes and thinking will save you.