NO GOAL!!

 

Connor (#1, goalie) working hard in the net.  Lost 4-3, but he faced at least 50 shots, with many mad scrambles and 2nd/3rd opportunity tries.  Excellent game! 

Connor and I performing a guitar duo at Zion UMC on 2012-12-23.  It's his first performance ever.  Super job by the young man!

Emma Skating at the 2012 Holiday Classic Figure Skating Competition

Emma recently (12/01/2012) competed in the 2nd Annual Holiday Classic, a figure skating competition put on by the GF Park Board and the Border Blades Figure Skating Club.  Here is some video from that event.

ENJOY!!

Grace's piano recital.  May 2012.

New Field Girlfriend

Hey all,

I'm back out in the field doing survey work for the Southwest Water Pipeline Project, along the Knife River, and staying in Hazen. I made a new girlfriend today! Don't know her name, but she followed me along a 2-mi stretch of pipeline route.

Cheers, Mike














Hitching a ride home to her farm.











Getting ready for a swim/drink in the Knife River.

10.5 minutes of Glory!!

Connor and I went for a bike ride along the Greenway tonight. Nearing the conclusion of the 10-mile loop, he asked...

CONNOR
How long do you think I can go no hands dad?

ME
I don't know. How long do you think you can go?

CONNOR
I bet I can go 10 minutes.

ME
(in a gently challenging voice)
Alright, let's see you do it then.

--

So Connor started riding no hands as we passed under the Point Bridge. He made it all the way to Lincoln Park, down along the river, through Lincoln Golf Course, and finally had to grab the handles after dropping over a curb in the process of getting off the greenway trail. He went up and down hills, around corners, and past many people all while going NO HANDS!!

The boy is a cycling stud!!

I could not stop grinning at his feat! I can barely last 5-10 seconds no hands, so what Connor did amazed me, and continues to amaze me! Awesome ride son!!


Connor checking to see how far behind dad is.


Short segment of "no hands," just to get warmed up for the main event...


No hands/victory salute!

54-Hole Weekend

Did some marathoning golf this past weekend.

Two rounds of 18-hole golf at the Lemmon Country Club, Lemmon SD. All I have to say about that course is no one, NO ONE, has the right to get upset at you for driving a cart on THOSE fairways!

Sunday we played a round of 18 holes at the Mott Golf Course. It's a beautiful, small town course out here in SW ND. Plays very nice. I did not play nice. I played like bullpuckee!

My playing partner Kale is getting better every round. He thumped me on one 9-hole round.

Here are some pics at Mott, after an intense 20-minute thunderstorm.


Me getting ready to tee off.









Kale hitting into the storm.