One of my favorite things about the summer is when its windy and there are big waves at sauble beach. Yesterday was kind of a stormy windy day, so after doing what we needed in Owen Sound with headed over to Sauble to see how the waves were. They were great.
Now, they have been better, but I was able to body surf well and have a lot of fun. Anne and I took turns while Maya played in the sand and in the car. Hopefully the weather is like this 2 or 4 times more this year.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Bike Stuff
Since I got my mountain bike, I have had some problems with the crank (that thing that attaches to your pedals) and front gear set. The left crank keeps coming off and the chain comes off on sharp bumps and it makes a grinding noise. The trouble is that all of the problems could be attributed to my being quite rough on the bike and riding it hard. The problem is that I haven't been doing that (thought I wish I were:) ).
So yesterday I took it back to Jolley's and basically told them I wasn't impressed with the problems I have been having, especially considering the money I spent on the bike. They looked it over and asked me what I had been doing with it, etc. Then they said they would replace the the whole crankset and gearset for free! Excellent. So in a week or so my bike should be tip-top once again. We will be supporting them with purchases in the future.
In the mean time the tightened everything up and Anne and I had a great bike ride on the Tom Thompson Trail in Owen Sound yesterday. Though I don't recommend it on a bike without any suspension, the gravel they use is pretty rough in spots.
So yesterday I took it back to Jolley's and basically told them I wasn't impressed with the problems I have been having, especially considering the money I spent on the bike. They looked it over and asked me what I had been doing with it, etc. Then they said they would replace the the whole crankset and gearset for free! Excellent. So in a week or so my bike should be tip-top once again. We will be supporting them with purchases in the future.
In the mean time the tightened everything up and Anne and I had a great bike ride on the Tom Thompson Trail in Owen Sound yesterday. Though I don't recommend it on a bike without any suspension, the gravel they use is pretty rough in spots.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Rally Argentina Highlights
Here is my highlights of WRC: Rally Argentina
http://sirx.shackspace.com/rally/wrcargentina05highlights.avi
Lots of jumps and water splashes.
http://sirx.shackspace.com/rally/wrcargentina05highlights.avi
Lots of jumps and water splashes.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
George is missing :(
Where's CSI: Hanover when you need them...
Our cat, George, has been missing since last Friday when he did not come home after being let out some time in the afternoon. He has never been gone more than a few hours at a time before. We have contacted all the local animal agencies, the veterinary Hospital, the police, and talked to every neighbor and person in the area. He has just vanished. We of course are holding out that he will just show up meowing at our door at some point soon, but as the days roll by the hope becomes more faint. Anne, hasn't been as upset about it as I expected but I am sure it will hit her when all hope gives out.
Also, it doesn't look like our other cat, Kitty, who is 18 years old, is handling the weather to well. So we will see how that all goes...
Our cat, George, has been missing since last Friday when he did not come home after being let out some time in the afternoon. He has never been gone more than a few hours at a time before. We have contacted all the local animal agencies, the veterinary Hospital, the police, and talked to every neighbor and person in the area. He has just vanished. We of course are holding out that he will just show up meowing at our door at some point soon, but as the days roll by the hope becomes more faint. Anne, hasn't been as upset about it as I expected but I am sure it will hit her when all hope gives out.
Also, it doesn't look like our other cat, Kitty, who is 18 years old, is handling the weather to well. So we will see how that all goes...
Monday, July 11, 2005
Happy Anniversary
Today is our seventh anniversary! Yay! We celebrated by doing nothing in particular as usual. Anne worked nights all weekend and had a meeting tonight. I had soccer as well.
We may go out for dinner later in the week but we will see. I still plan on getting her a mothers day/anniversary present, but haven't been back to the jewelry shop yet.
If you include the 2 years we dated before getting hitched we have been together for one third of our lives. Which seems long until you consider how likely it is that we will be together for probably 80% of our lives until we die.
Anne says this post is boring, i don't care. :)
We may go out for dinner later in the week but we will see. I still plan on getting her a mothers day/anniversary present, but haven't been back to the jewelry shop yet.
If you include the 2 years we dated before getting hitched we have been together for one third of our lives. Which seems long until you consider how likely it is that we will be together for probably 80% of our lives until we die.
Anne says this post is boring, i don't care. :)
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
New Template
Because Blogger was obviously taking their sweet time in fixed that problem with the huge gap, I set us up with a new template. If anyone notices anything missing, let me know.
Monday, July 04, 2005
Live 8- Luke's Report
I really enjoyed Live 8. The drive there seemed pretty quick and was uneventful, as well as the trip home.
We had excellent seats for the day, but unfortunatly as the day progressed and the crowd right at the stage got bigger we were overrun a little bit. Overall we really enjoyed the view and could see everything really well. There wasn't anyone overly obnoxious nearby either, just too many smokers :(. Seriously, I can't wait until the ban smoking in public, period!
As for the bands, the highlights of the day for me were Sam Roberts, Tragically Hip, Deep Purple, and Jet. Because we were so close to the stage, the sound was great. The highs weren't too high and the bass, although it rattled your vocal cords, was just within the tolerable range. It was great to have live music just physically massage you like that. Very awesome.
We also has enough food and water that we felt pretty good all day and just had to go for one refill of a water bottle. If you went to one of the more out of the way washrooms (ie 2 minutes from the main ones) there wasn't really a line up at all.
So all in all, it was a great experience and Anne and I had a great day together and can't wait for something similar to come along again.
We had excellent seats for the day, but unfortunatly as the day progressed and the crowd right at the stage got bigger we were overrun a little bit. Overall we really enjoyed the view and could see everything really well. There wasn't anyone overly obnoxious nearby either, just too many smokers :(. Seriously, I can't wait until the ban smoking in public, period!
As for the bands, the highlights of the day for me were Sam Roberts, Tragically Hip, Deep Purple, and Jet. Because we were so close to the stage, the sound was great. The highs weren't too high and the bass, although it rattled your vocal cords, was just within the tolerable range. It was great to have live music just physically massage you like that. Very awesome.
We also has enough food and water that we felt pretty good all day and just had to go for one refill of a water bottle. If you went to one of the more out of the way washrooms (ie 2 minutes from the main ones) there wasn't really a line up at all.
So all in all, it was a great experience and Anne and I had a great day together and can't wait for something similar to come along again.
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