Author: Bill

“This weekend’s ride was very cold. When I returned to the car after a nice three-hour ride, my toes were numb. They came back to me in the car, ouch! The ride was nice, although there was too much socializing for me. There was some singletrack, but mostly doubletrack. After the ride, we all met at a soup cafe in Amherst, MA. I had the chili and cornbread. Yummmm!

Yankee Pedalers 16 November 2003, Sunday Something for Everyone Time: 10:00 AM Location: Sunderland, MA ~ Sponsored by FHF. Mountain Bike. 16 to 18 miles. This ride will cover a variety of terrain (dirt road, double track, singletrack & off-dirt) and include a stop at a monk’s cave. Meet in the parking lot at Wendell State Forest. Bring lunch and water. From the south, take I-91 to Exit 24. Follow Rt. 116 to Rt. 47 in Sunderland, turn left, and follow Rt. 47 to Rt. 63. Go 4.1 miles on Rt. 63 and turn right onto Highland St. Take a right at the ‘T’ and go up for 1.

Yankee Pedalers

It”s not a big thing, actually it is a small one. But all the little things add up to one big screwing. It’s vent time ladies and gentleman and here is the latest installment. I just received an e-mail from the powers that be that reminds us (like we are children in need of reminding) that Since the day after New Years falls on a Friday we are expected to report to work for 8 hours.

We are not to take a sick day or our benefits will be held back. If we do not want to come in for one unproductive day then we must take a vacation day.

Sikorsky knows full damn well that everyone will spend one of their vacation days so they regain that cost in trade for another day which will be more productive.

Me, I”m coming in, to screw off for 8 hours! So don”t say Happy Holidays to me just say Happy Holiday!

Today's run was fantastic. I did spend a lot of time cleaning up the trails because of a big wind storm last night. After the run Marcy and I stopped at McDonald's for some B_Fast. I don't know what I am going to do this weekend. I guess I should plan on that Yankee Peddler Mountain Bike Ride. I need to get out and ride with the group. Its been a while. I think for Thanksgiving I will be going to Plattsburgh visiting friends. Today is also payday, Yahoo. I get to eat! I am hoping to buy plane tickets to Arizona tonight.

I want to welcome my sister Kathi to the Admin position here at williammartin . Com. She will be posting news from the Missouri chapter of the family. Please feel free to Comment on any story.

Hello everyone,

I just was reviewing a photo taken by Niko (Paul and Lucy’s son). He did a pretty great job—might even be better than his dad! Just kidding. Anyway, … lol.

On another note, I could use some words of inspiration. I’ve hit a bit of a slump. Haven’t worked out in two days and I’m feeling pretty lazy. Plus, I’m not getting much done in general; just going home and zoning out, and sleep’s been elusive.

I know I’m not helpless. It’s just this faulty thinking that’s tripping me up. What am I waiting for, right? Someone to wave a magic wand and fix everything? That’s not going to happen.

Just some crazy thoughts. Actually, I’m hoping to shake this off with a backpacking overnighter in VT or NH this weekend.

Today it is my daughters birthday. Happy Birthday Melinda. A while back I asked the place I send my child support to give me their address. They replied that I couldn't have it. I asked Ronda on my site in a PM I believe about getting it. I think she ignored it.

I may be wrong and maybe she misunderstood. Anyway I talked to mom last night and she believes that she has their address. She was busy installing a carpet in their place and promised that she would email it as soon as she got it. I feel I am a bad father. I am a bad friend also as I don't send anyone birthday gifts or even cards. Maybe next year I'll work on that.

The weekend was relaxing and I have learned to chill out and stop panicking about everything. I talked to Monica, mom, and dad on the phone this weekend so I had good company. I talked to mom for 6.5 hours straight. We were going for a record. Their flooring project is going tough. They will preserver though.

I also chatted with my sister and she wants to put pictures on my site and use my site. I am excited to get her all set up in her new digs. I am going to call her tonight.

Last nights dreams were weird. All of them involving loved ones falling. Well it is off to work for another week.

Well, my site got hacked last night, and to be honest, I’m questioning the future of my cool website. I’m faced with a decision – whether to switch to a different code base or stick with this old format. Right now, I’m going in to check if my databases are still intact and, if they are, to salvage some content.

For the time being, I’ll have to rely on this blogger platform, which I’ve used for a longer time than ever before. But it makes me wonder if using database and PHP code-based sites is a bad idea. Take this blogger, for example; it creates a permanent page that lives on the server. The only way to destroy this one is to gain access to my server and delete the files, which is nearly impossible.

This weekend was wonderful. Friday night I went to a Halloween party at my friend Sean's house. We handed out candy to 250 children. Why so many … he said that there neiborhood is a popular place during Halloween and a lot of inner city kids show up. All these mini vans full of trick or treaters. It is a real weird situation. I am not used to that kind of thing. As a child I knew all the houses I visited. I cant imagine boarding a bus to go to Billings to invade a neiborhood that I did not know.

Saturday I traveled to Plattsburgh. Some of the stretches of the New York Thruway that goes through the Adirondacks are soooo long. Some times I had the car at 120 MPH and others I had the cruise control set at 100. I know all the police hideouts along the way. I used to travel that stretch every weekend. Once in Plattsburgh I got all involved in cleaning and vacuuming my car for the drop off at Scratch Club (Scams Club). We dropped my car off for new tires then we went out for dinner.

We drove from place to place to only find that they were closed. Finally we settled upon Hitchcocks. It is a pub and sports bar. I had a huge burger and fries. It was good to be with friends again.

After that we went to the new Starbucks to see how that was. It wasn't built completely yet so we headed over to Borders Books. It has a new coffee pavilion off the side encompassed by glass. I noticed that as you site you can see all the weather clouds coming and going across the North Country. I found a Adirondack Picture book and some other books by Richard Back to enjoy with my big coffee and cookie. We had a great and relaxing time there. Very nice.

Paul and I dropped Lucy off at the Limberises, her parents new house in the evening and we returned to a used book store downtown. We browsed through old books and found a lot of cool stuff. Some books were from the horse and buggy times. We found some great books on Alaska and talked about going in two years for an adventure. After the grueling wait (Paul found some books to buy) we headed back to Scratch Club to pick up my car.

That evening we had Lucy's Birthday Dinner at the Limberis's. I enjoyed the Greek tea and the olives. The squash was awesome as well. Niko enjoyed the game were you keep the balloon from touching the ground. It was fun. After dinner we jumped to Paul and Lucy's house for the desert. You cant beat Ben and Jerry's Ice cream. That was wonderful as well.

One of the authors that i like is E. M. Forester. While we were at the used books store I browsed his books and noticed “A Room With a View”. I suggested that we watch the movie and Paul thought that it was a good idea as well. We stopped by the local wine shop for some wine. Paul left it up to me to choose. I immediately chose Shiraz by Yellowtail (cheap). Although I did find some by Rosemont Estates. The guy behind the counter agreed. His face lit up when I lifted the bottle and gestured. He said that Yellowtail cant hold a candle to the Rosemont. The guy was an expert! I felt proud that I even knew such things. When we arrived at the house I said that the wine was inspired by Monica, my friend that introduced me. Paul and Lucy had not tried Shiraz before. Ahhhhh that comfy feeling….the movie, a chic flick that even I found too bland. And I like those types of movies. Room with a View is very dry!

Sunday morning I woke up to find out that my rims on my car were screwed up by Scratch Club. Paul and I took them in for a good argument with the staff. Not much I can do living down here and not being a member. It seems though that Paul has them admitting that they screwed up. After that cobossal we went hiking at Rattlesnake Mountain. It was slightly raining but the hike was good. Driving back home sucked. No money (had to borrow 55 cents from Paul for the tolls), no sleep, and raining most of the way.

It was a good weekend. I cant wait till I get back up there. Possibly for a job interview some day.

This weekend was wonderful. Friday night I went to a Halloween party at my friend Sean”s house. We handed out candy to 250 children. Why so many … he said that there neiborhood is a popular place during Halloween and a lot of inner city kids show up. All these mini vans full of trick or treaters. It is a real weird situation. I am not used to that kind of thing.

As a child I knew all the houses I visited. I cant imagine boarding a bus to go to Billings to invade a neiborhood that I did not know.

On Saturday I went to Plattsburgh to be with my friends Paul and Lucy. We drove from place to place to only find that they were closed. Finally we settled upon Hitchcocks. It is a pub and sports bar. I had a huge burger and fries. It was good to be with friends again. After that we went to the new Starbucks to see how that was. It wasn”t built completely yet so we headed over to Borders Books. It has a new coffee pavilion off the side encompassed by glass. I noticed that as you site you can see all the weather clouds coming and going across the North Country.

I found a Adirondack Picture book and some other books by Richard Back to enjoy with my big coffee and cookie. We had a great and relaxing time there. Very nice.

Paul and I dropped Lucy off at the Limberises, her parents new house in the evening and we returned to a used book store downtown. We browsed through old books and found a lot of cool stuff. Some books were from the horse and buggy times. We found some great books on Alaska and talked about going in two years for an adventure. After the grueling wait (Paul found some books to buy) we headed back to Scratch Club to pick up my car.

That evening we had Lucy”s Birthday Dinner at the Limberis”s. I enjoyed the Greek tea and the olives. The squash was awesome as well. Niko enjoyed the game were you keep the balloon from touching the ground. It was fun. After dinner we jumped to Paul and Lucy”s house for the desert. You can’t beat Ben and Jerry”s Ice cream. That was wonderful as well.

One of the authors that i like is E. M. Forester. While we were at the used books store I browsed his books and noticed “A Room With a View”. I suggested that we watch the movie and Paul thought that it was a good idea as well. We stopped by the local wine shop for some wine. Paul left it up to me to choose. I immediately chose Shiraz by Yellowtail (cheap). Although I did find some by Rosemont Estates. The guy behind the counter agreed. His face lit up when I lifted the bottle and gestured. He said that Yellowtail cant hold a candle to the Rosemont. The guy was an expert! I felt proud that I even knew such things.

When we arrived at the house I said that the wine was inspired by Monica, my friend that introduced me. Paul and Lucy had not tried Shiraz before. Ahhhhh that comfy feeling….the movie, a chic flick that even I found too bland. And I like those types of movies. Room with a View is very dry!

Sunday morning I woke up to find out that my rims on my car were screwed up by Scratch Club. Paul and I took them in for a good argument with the staff. Not much I can do living down here and not being a member. It seems though that Paul has them admitting that they screwed up. After that cobossal we went hiking at Rattlesnake Mountain. It was slightly raining but the hike was good.

Driving back home sucked. No money (had to borrow 55 cents from Paul for the tolls), no sleep, and raining most of the way. It was a good weekend. I cant wait till I get back up there. Possibly for a job interview some day.