Kentucky is a great state-and here is proof!

I made a trip for Father's Day up to Ohio this past weekend. More on that later, but one definite highlight was stopping by Butcher Holler' on my way home.
Helloooo......... Loretta Lynn's birthplace!!

I love Kentucky, I think?

5. They have better "beaches"? Growing up in Portsmouth, I would go boating with my best friend and her family on the Ohio River. We always put the boat in and then headed over to the Kentucky side; her Dad said the "beaches" were better. OK, I did learn to ski!!
4. The University of Kentucky, where I received my degree, responsible for my thriving accounting career? OK, I did get an accounting degree!!
3. Original Bob? OK, there are a lot of great residuals from that union!!
2. Loretta Lynn and her awesome lyrics? OK, but definitely the Coal Miner's Daughter movie and soundtrack!!
1. Wine stopper/compass!! Yes, why didn't I think of this?? I found this while perusing the Route 23 Country Music Museum. Perfect! You can drink wine AND find your way home. Sheer genius!

Playing hooky is STILL fun!

Called in well to work one day last week, decided I needed a day off. Mental health day. I wanted to check out the Palmetto Trail. Apparently other people play hooky from work too, lots of other people if you believe this article. I like that the article uses the work truant, maybe that is why I like playing hooky, I like to be truant. The bad girl in me no doubt!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/01/26/cb.playing.hooky/index.html

This part of the Palmetto Trail goes from Peak to Pomaria, a 6.5 mile section. Warning, it is uphill, both ways, all THIRTEEN miles. Don't ask me how that is possible, but that is the way it is. Don't believe me, go ride it and tell me what you think. I rarely switched gears, never went fast or slow (unless you count the time I almost ran over a snake) and trudged along in the same couple gears for all 13 miles. Can't say I am a big fan, at least on a mountain bike. Hopefully it was just some good mental health therapy because I definitely feel better! Truancy is fun!!

Trouble in the forest!!

The biking fun continues. Wednesday I met up with three adventurous friends at Harbison forest. About five minutes into the ride, one rider down. No harm done and she was back in the saddle..... until she had a flat tire a little later. Lucky for us, ever-prepared Maureen had a tire pump! Unlucky for us, it looked like it would have a hard time inflating a ping pong ball, much less an actual tire. Not only did we not have a clue how to work the damn thing, we couldn't even see it, the parts were that tiny (or our eyes that old, or both). Maureen even had some reading glasses (do you know how small trail maps are these days). Or maybe even if we had figured out what to do with the little doohickey and thingamajig, you can't inflate a busted tire, no matter how hard you try!

Biking is fun.....and dangerous. Stay in the saddle!

So, I have always loved to bike ride ! Apparently, so has my sister. In fact, she left me a rather lengthy voice message to tell me that my renewed interest in biking brought back memories for her. Memories I am not sure I would share. Seems she always thought of her bike as her pet horse, and always named her bikes horse names (King and Flicka - her voice messages are very detailed!). I never knew that, but it explains some things! And, now that I have learned a little bike lingo, seems seats are called saddles in the world of biking. Interesting, because I feel like biking requires a lot more effort on the rider's part!

So, I have a new horse/bike! Haven't named it yet, but it was an expensive purchase. It is a mountain bike, and I am lovin' the ride. Thanks to my pal Maureen who took me to Dupont Forest a couple weeks ago where we biked to several beautiful waterfalls. A couple more trips to Harbison and I was hooked.

But my first solo biking adventure was a little traumatic!! I cracked my helmet! My carefully selected, totally awesome, EXPENSIVE, life-saving helmet intended to protect me is shattered! Fear not, it did not happen during a dangerous, speed-fueled ride where I lost control and landed on my head. Nope, I ran over it backing out of the garage! Yep, after carefully loading my bike I left my poor helmet on the ground. So, now I wear my cracked helmet and pray I don't really crash until I replace it!

There are trails all over the country to ride, I think Lee and I may find some this weekend!

The new man in my life!!

So I spent the weekend with Lee, the new man in my life. We actually met before Christmas, but with the holidays and all, this was the first time we have really had to spend an entire weekend together. He is super smart and has an awesome accent. Let's just say, I am really fond of him so far.

He did let me down once though. When I confided in someone how I got to St. Anne's from St. Anthony's, the truth came out. I took the long way, and the one with all the traffic lights.

I still like Lee, but I am just not sure I trust him completely!!

The disturbing new trend...

According to the news this morning, scientists (I personally think that term is a stretch here) have noted a "disturbing new trend". And I quote, sorta: "Scientists have noted that not only are teens increasingly communicating via text, but this has impacted their verbal communication as well."

So, I am thinking to myself, yea, I guess I do that sometimes too. Use the BFF term, or shout out OMG on occasion.

And then he added: "And not only teens, but some older adults trying to be cool".

All I can say to that is WTF?!?!?!?

eHarmony.com

So, before I introduce any more Bobs, I guess I should talk about where I find them.

For the most part, I pretty much love my life. Great family and friends, home I love, great companion Ellie, full time job, road trips always waiting to happen...you get the picture. I stay pretty busy.

But for some reason, every now and then I think I should venture into the dating scene. I see all you cool people as team players and think, hmm, maybe I should be part of a team. I always (sooner or later) come back to "WHY"????

But venture forth I do, usually courtesy of online dating. There have been a couple Bob finds in bars or through friends, but online dating is where the possibilities are endless. Beware of the "flex match"!!! And some examples... age difference (65??), distance (Nebraska, really?), religion (and trust me, I checked off a LOT of religions that would not be flex matches), etc. And those are obvious ones, sometimes you have to actually meet the guy to find the um, flex!

And, guys love to include props with their pictures.....cars, trucks, motorcycles, scuba gear, tattoos, tractors (yup), pets, former girlfriends, etc. OR, the other extreme is ONE blurry self portrait taken with a cell phone. How can I tell what kind of shoes they are wearing from that???

Just thought I would share what you may be missing!!