http://www.bobgerman.com Photographer, Boatbuilder, IT Guru, Writer, Musician, Therapist, Masseur, Firearms Enthusiast (in other words, a Generalist) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:15:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Somehow I missed this story in late March on The Smoking Gun, about a guy who was busted for DWI and other charges after wrecking his Motorized Bar Stool. Yes, you read that correctly. http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/30/how-did-i-miss-this-one Found myself back at Prince William this morning. Finished Bryson's book this evening on the way home, and boy, do I understand, once you get started hiking, how the trails draw you back. This morning, before work, I followed the Ecology Trail down to the waterfall just by ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/25/more-fun-at-prince-william Talked to a ranger this morning, he says it was most likely a coyote that I saw on the high meadows trail. Makes sense, coyotes, dogs and wolves are all cousins. Either way, I'm glad I didn't get a close enough look to tell for sure, although I ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/24/dogwolf-mystery-at-pwfp-solved To go along with my increased hiking this year, I picked up an audiobook of Bill Bryson's A Walk In The Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail this week. Having just completed a 15 mile hike, I stand in awe that a significant number of dedicated hikers choose ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/24/a-walk-in-the-woods-by-bill-bryson I'll be forty-two years old this year, but I still think of myself as a child. This is why I am not surprised to see myself doing something really, really childlike -- exuberantly pushing my boundaries and getting in over my head. I have been doing five mile ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/21/prince-william-forest-park-a-long-hike I picked up a new book the other day: Judge Dave and the Rainbow People. It's a story, written from the judge's perspective, but supplemented at the end with the perspective of probably the most-involved Rainbow Family member in attendance, Garrick Beck. I bought it because I've known ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/07/543 Written by my wife, this morning -- a true story, of course. Photo is Jimmy with the "victim." The call came in just before he sat down to breakfast. Wenona Tweeddale said there was a copperhead snake at her house. Jimmy has a gun, but no ammo. ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/06/06/the-cleaner After hitting the Charlottesville Dead show on 4/15 the night before driving the family to Florida for a family vacation, I came back feeling somewhat unfulfilled. A bad night with the Dead is better than a good day fishing, but having listened to a number of the other shows ... http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/05/03/once-was-not-enough-apparently http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/04/27/your-tax-dollars http://www.bobgerman.com/2009/04/27/the-universe-in-terms-of-relative-size