Sunday, November 30, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Winter is here
Although it is not snowing outside, the temps have dropped and I'm starting to question my sanity. I chose to move here. I lived in Florida. I still own my house there!
Yes I am asking myself the same questions right now. Why am I here? What would make me think I liked the cold? Why am I here?
I think part of the answer lies in childhood memories. A vast majority of my happiest childhood memories took place in the snow. Yes I had immense fun at the Quarry every summer, but really I think I was happiest romping in the snow with my best friends. Pat Daugherty, Dave Micichi, Eric Dewald and my dear brother David. We played what we lovingly called gorilla hockey. No sticks, usually a puck or tennis ball and some garbage cans for goals. If I remember correctly we didnt use sticks beacuse we were short one or two. The name gorilla hockey comes from the way we played. No rules and no holds barred. Plenty of bloddy noses and bruised bodies. But man was it fun!
Another aspect of my decision comes from my time in Japan. I spent 3 years there learning to snowboard. Well, it only took me a day to really learn. But over those 3 years I spent a large amount of time riding some beautiful terrain. A mountain range call Hakkoida. Extinct volcanoes. Yes volcanoes, but they were sleepy so they didn't rumble at all. I loved surfing when I was young and snowboarding gave me that same spiritual feeling again. Like the mountain was alive and always providing me with a new path to take. Even the same trail would change between days. And once we sorta got lost. Man that was a hike to get out of there. What a pain in the butt. 4 foot deep snow and im only 5'6"!
So memories are what brought me back up here. It seems they can have a profound effect on the things we do.
Although it is memories of my childhood and single days that convinced me to come back up north, it is the potential for creating new ones with my family that will inevitably keep me and us here. Times are scary as the economy takes it turn for the worse, but I am confident that we will prevail. I've lived on less.
Yes I am asking myself the same questions right now. Why am I here? What would make me think I liked the cold? Why am I here?
I think part of the answer lies in childhood memories. A vast majority of my happiest childhood memories took place in the snow. Yes I had immense fun at the Quarry every summer, but really I think I was happiest romping in the snow with my best friends. Pat Daugherty, Dave Micichi, Eric Dewald and my dear brother David. We played what we lovingly called gorilla hockey. No sticks, usually a puck or tennis ball and some garbage cans for goals. If I remember correctly we didnt use sticks beacuse we were short one or two. The name gorilla hockey comes from the way we played. No rules and no holds barred. Plenty of bloddy noses and bruised bodies. But man was it fun!
Another aspect of my decision comes from my time in Japan. I spent 3 years there learning to snowboard. Well, it only took me a day to really learn. But over those 3 years I spent a large amount of time riding some beautiful terrain. A mountain range call Hakkoida. Extinct volcanoes. Yes volcanoes, but they were sleepy so they didn't rumble at all. I loved surfing when I was young and snowboarding gave me that same spiritual feeling again. Like the mountain was alive and always providing me with a new path to take. Even the same trail would change between days. And once we sorta got lost. Man that was a hike to get out of there. What a pain in the butt. 4 foot deep snow and im only 5'6"!
So memories are what brought me back up here. It seems they can have a profound effect on the things we do.
Although it is memories of my childhood and single days that convinced me to come back up north, it is the potential for creating new ones with my family that will inevitably keep me and us here. Times are scary as the economy takes it turn for the worse, but I am confident that we will prevail. I've lived on less.
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