Sunday, Mar 4, 2007
Enjoy the photos and joke.
Have a good week.
and
Can you guess who this Actor is. ?
Two-Medicine fall in Glacier-Nat. Park
Scattata dalla costa calabr.
Mount Rainer. Washington State.
New-Brunswick
Mural Lompoc CA.
Cavendish Prince Edward Island.
Sunset Over Gaston North Carolina.
Brown County in Indiana
A guide to walking tigers
Tigers really are as big and poofy and soft as they look, and they purr like a freight train going by. You find this out by taking one for a walk. To take a tiger for a walk, you first need a tiger. Tigers fresh from the bush are not recommended for the inexperienced. What you need is one who's used to the procedure. He or she is thus liable to be merely playful, rather than actively irritated. You also need a friend, whom you really, really trust. The friend carries an apple wood cane; apple, or some other wood which will bend under stress rather than shattering. This, friend, is your backup, and the cane is his or her only tool for everything, from knocking stuff out of the way that the tiger is liable to eat, to crowd control, to hooking on and madly hanging on if things go wrong.
What YOU carry is a ten foot length of pass-link chain. This is your leash.
Pass-link chain is the stuff where the links will fit through each other. This is important. You need this so you can hook on a safety clip. The chain is looped about the tiger's neck and acks as a giant choke-chain, but the clip is there to keep a loop of some sort in case things go badly wrong. You carry the chain looped in one hand in a peculiar fashion which permits the whole length of chain to be dragged from your hand without taking your hand and/or arm with it. You practice this beforehand till you're sure you've got it right.
Then you go into the cage with the tiger. Your friend does not. You gauge the tiger's mood and put the leash on the tiger. There isn't a whole lot more to say about this step except to say that that is why your friend is there, OUTside the cage. On your side is the fact that the tiger knows what the leash is for by this time and presumably is largely in favor of the idea.
This is where you find out that tigers are soft and poofy. They are also much, much larger than you had ever dreamed, when you're standing next to one.
Then you take the tiger for a walk. Your friend walks in front with the cane to clear the way. You walk with the tiger at your side, keeping pretty good control and letting the tiger know that you are Paying Attention, because if the tiger thinks you are not Paying Attention, it will do what housecats do, let you know that you should be Paying Attention. Unlike housecats, the tiger is big enough not to have to do anything truly outrageous to rectify the situation. Reaching behind you with one forepaw and sweeping your legs out from under you is generally considered good enough by most tigers. They think this is hilarious. To this extent, tigers differ from housecats in that they seem to have a sense of humor.
It is possible that the tiger will see something that it wants. In this case, the tiger will go where it wants to go, and your job is to stop it. This is generally done by wrapping the chain around something that you pass, as the tiger drags you away. This will slow it down enough for your friend to jump on top of you and grab the chain as you go bulleting across the countryside. The weight of two adult humans will generally slow a tiger down enough to make things manageable, whereas one will not.
It is not usual for the tiger to react to freedom by turning around and turning you into fajitas, though this would actually (at least in the short term) be an eminently practical thing for the tiger to do. They enjoy their fun but are generally not ill-tempered. If they are they don't get taken for walks.
They also purr like a freight train passing. Experts in the field claim that this is not purring, that it means something else, but you couldn't put it by me. Sure sounded like purring, at 16-2/3 RPM, but it sounded like purring.
All in all, an experience I highly recommend as a lifetime source of cocktail party conversation, but it sort of tends to leave you limp for the rest of the day.
Todays Lunch Nachos
The last time I had Nachos, Was six months ago.
Have a good week.
and
Can you guess who this Actor is. ?
Two-Medicine fall in Glacier-Nat. Park
Scattata dalla costa calabr.
Mount Rainer. Washington State.
New-Brunswick
Mural Lompoc CA.
Cavendish Prince Edward Island.
Sunset Over Gaston North Carolina.
Brown County in Indiana
A guide to walking tigers
Tigers really are as big and poofy and soft as they look, and they purr like a freight train going by. You find this out by taking one for a walk. To take a tiger for a walk, you first need a tiger. Tigers fresh from the bush are not recommended for the inexperienced. What you need is one who's used to the procedure. He or she is thus liable to be merely playful, rather than actively irritated. You also need a friend, whom you really, really trust. The friend carries an apple wood cane; apple, or some other wood which will bend under stress rather than shattering. This, friend, is your backup, and the cane is his or her only tool for everything, from knocking stuff out of the way that the tiger is liable to eat, to crowd control, to hooking on and madly hanging on if things go wrong.
What YOU carry is a ten foot length of pass-link chain. This is your leash.
Pass-link chain is the stuff where the links will fit through each other. This is important. You need this so you can hook on a safety clip. The chain is looped about the tiger's neck and acks as a giant choke-chain, but the clip is there to keep a loop of some sort in case things go badly wrong. You carry the chain looped in one hand in a peculiar fashion which permits the whole length of chain to be dragged from your hand without taking your hand and/or arm with it. You practice this beforehand till you're sure you've got it right.
Then you go into the cage with the tiger. Your friend does not. You gauge the tiger's mood and put the leash on the tiger. There isn't a whole lot more to say about this step except to say that that is why your friend is there, OUTside the cage. On your side is the fact that the tiger knows what the leash is for by this time and presumably is largely in favor of the idea.
This is where you find out that tigers are soft and poofy. They are also much, much larger than you had ever dreamed, when you're standing next to one.
Then you take the tiger for a walk. Your friend walks in front with the cane to clear the way. You walk with the tiger at your side, keeping pretty good control and letting the tiger know that you are Paying Attention, because if the tiger thinks you are not Paying Attention, it will do what housecats do, let you know that you should be Paying Attention. Unlike housecats, the tiger is big enough not to have to do anything truly outrageous to rectify the situation. Reaching behind you with one forepaw and sweeping your legs out from under you is generally considered good enough by most tigers. They think this is hilarious. To this extent, tigers differ from housecats in that they seem to have a sense of humor.
It is possible that the tiger will see something that it wants. In this case, the tiger will go where it wants to go, and your job is to stop it. This is generally done by wrapping the chain around something that you pass, as the tiger drags you away. This will slow it down enough for your friend to jump on top of you and grab the chain as you go bulleting across the countryside. The weight of two adult humans will generally slow a tiger down enough to make things manageable, whereas one will not.
It is not usual for the tiger to react to freedom by turning around and turning you into fajitas, though this would actually (at least in the short term) be an eminently practical thing for the tiger to do. They enjoy their fun but are generally not ill-tempered. If they are they don't get taken for walks.
They also purr like a freight train passing. Experts in the field claim that this is not purring, that it means something else, but you couldn't put it by me. Sure sounded like purring, at 16-2/3 RPM, but it sounded like purring.
All in all, an experience I highly recommend as a lifetime source of cocktail party conversation, but it sort of tends to leave you limp for the rest of the day.
Todays Lunch Nachos
The last time I had Nachos, Was six months ago.
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Posted Mar 4, 2007 11:07 pm PT
Hi T.H. Thank you and it feels good to be back. Thank you again and the funeral was very nice. I'm staying and won't be doing a whole lot of blogs just one a week. I'll tell Judy hi for you and our weekend starts Monday night. Hugs to you too and glad you enjoyed the pictures and nachos.
Posted Mar 4, 2007 11:15 pm PT
Hi Jason, glad to see you back! Lovely pics, as usual 
Those Nachos look OK. The best Nachos I've ever had were in the US. I am still hanging for them. You just don't get good nachos is OZ-land.
Those Nachos look OK. The best Nachos I've ever had were in the US. I am still hanging for them. You just don't get good nachos is OZ-land.
Posted Mar 4, 2007 11:20 pm PT
Hi squishyhippo. Thank you and glad you like the pictures. Glad you like the Nachos and there some places here in the U.S. there not very good. I wish I could send you some. Have a great week.
Posted Mar 4, 2007 11:28 pm PT
Great pics - especially the Nachos! So good to see your blog and grrrrrreat joke! 
Posted Mar 4, 2007 11:50 pm PT
Posted Mar 5, 2007 12:25 am PT
Pretty pics. Where is that pink one, Italy?
Posted Mar 5, 2007 12:32 am PT
MMMMM. NACHOS. Lovely, Amigo. I wish that whatever has irked you would dissipate, and that you will continue on site as usual. You are a site Vetrano, Amigo. Ya gotta stay down, and REPRESENT For us!! 
(((HUGS))) for your loss. Thanx for the Special Picture, Ya make me feel so Loffed! 
OH...and I TOTALLY KNOW who that Actor is. I will PM it though, dont wanna be a Buzzzzzzkilla!
(((HUGS))) for your loss. Thanx for the Special Picture, Ya make me feel so Loffed! OH...and I TOTALLY KNOW who that Actor is. I will PM it though, dont wanna be a Buzzzzzzkilla!
Posted Mar 5, 2007 1:19 am PT
Posted Mar 5, 2007 2:58 am PT
Terrific pictures! Yikes a very young and healthy looking N.N., and he doesn't look a wee bit crazy at all . What was that from, a tv show or movie, it doesn't look familiar to me at all. BTW great to have you back.
Yikes a very young and healthy looking N.N., and he doesn't look a wee bit crazy at all . What was that from, a tv show or movie, it doesn't look familiar to me at all. BTW great to have you back.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 5:10 am PT
Wonderful pictures!! They are great! I liked the tiger joke/story. I hope that you are doing great!! Have a fun day! Tell Judy hello!
Steph
Steph
Posted Mar 5, 2007 5:36 am PT
Good to see you blog again, Jason. Thanks for the beautiful pictures. I've been to Brown County, IN, and have posted pics of it on my own blog. It's really beautiful there. I know the actor, too, but I'll PM you, since I don't want to be a buzzkilla either.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 6:41 am PT
Just wanted to say hi.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 7:31 am PT
Hi Ang. Glad you like the pictures and the Nachos. Thank you and it feels good to be back and glad you like the joke.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:13 am PT
Hi Kasey. Glad you like the pictures and your welcome. I'll tell Judy hi for you and I'm going to try and have a good weekend.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:16 am PT
Hi sesho. Thank you and yes the pink one is from Italy. Have a good week.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:17 am PT
Hi Drea. Glad d you like the Nachos and I think Judy and I will get some tonight. I'll stay on the site and just start using the moderation button I don't like being mean but there is time when it has to end. Thank you and it was a nice funereal and your welcome still trying to find more pictures of Lompoc for you. Have a good week
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:23 am PT
Hi Mary. Thank you and Hugs to you too. Glad you like the pictures and yes Toni does a wonderful job with names I need to get another one from her. Take care Mary and you are in Judy and my prayers.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:27 am PT
Hi April. Thank you and glad you like the pictures. Yes your are correct on the actor and it's from a tv show Emergency! season 3. Thank you and it feels good to be back I missed every one. Have a good week.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:30 am PT
Hi April. Thank you and glad you like the pictures. Yes your are correct on the actor and it's from a tv show Emergency! season 3. Thank you and it feels good to be back I missed every one. Have a good week.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:32 am PT
Hi April. Thank you and glad you like the pictures. Yes your are correct on the actor and it's from a tv show Emergency! season 3. Thank you and it feels good to be back I missed every one. Have a good week.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:33 am PT
Hi Steph. Thank you and glad you like the pictures and joke. I'm doing better and I'll say hello to Judy for you.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:36 am PT
Hi IndianaMom. Thank you and it feels good to do a blog. Your welcome and glad you like the pictures. I would like to visit Brown County very beautiful place. You were correct on the actor and have a good week.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:40 am PT
Hi reghat. Good to here from you.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:41 am PT
Very nice pix and joke! I'm going to ask my dad about the machinery seen in the New Brunswick pic...I'm pretty sure it's used in hay making but it's been a while...
Hope you have a great week!
Hope you have a great week!
Posted Mar 5, 2007 10:06 am PT
Pretty pictures V I especially like the sunset.
I especially like the sunset.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 12:29 pm PT
Soft and poofy! I love the,"tigers differ from housecats in that they seem to have a sense of humor." LOL!
Glad you are back and I just had nachos this weekend. Yummmm.
Glad you are back and I just had nachos this weekend. Yummmm.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 12:39 pm PT
Yay Your back! It's great to see you've brought some photos with you as well.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 12:44 pm PT
Glad to see you back. I missed all the beautiful peaceful pictures that are always in your blog. Hope you had a nice break and again so glad your back!!
Posted Mar 5, 2007 2:33 pm PT
Hi maritimer. Glad you like the picture and joke. I'm pretty sure your right about machinery. Thanks and you also have a great week.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:54 pm PT
Hi Newbie. Thanks and glad you like the pictures.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:56 pm PT
Hi Kimba. Glad you like the tiger joke. Thank you and it feels good to be back talking to my friends. I just finish eating Nachos made my self hungry tonight.
Thank you and it feels good to be back talking to my friends. I just finish eating Nachos made my self hungry tonight.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 8:59 pm PT
Hi gr8lyknow. Thank you and glad you like the photos.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 9:00 pm PT
Hi 1treehillfan. Thank you and glad you like the pictures. I won't be leaving again and I had a nice break.
Posted Mar 5, 2007 9:03 pm PT
Posted Mar 6, 2007 2:12 am PT
Hi sassy. Thank you and glasd you like the joke and pictures.
Posted Mar 6, 2007 9:13 am PT
Hi Jason. Great to see you back. Weird to see a sober Nick Nolte, isn't it?
Posted Mar 6, 2007 9:50 am PT
Hi Rachel. Thank you and it feels good to be back. Yes it is weird seeing a sober Nick Nolte.
Posted Mar 6, 2007 10:11 am PT
Aloha Jason and Judy!
Nice pics!
That must really be an old pic of Nick Nolte.
Anyway...have a wonderful day!
Nice pics!
That must really be an old pic of Nick Nolte.
Anyway...have a wonderful day!
Posted Mar 6, 2007 1:34 pm PT
Hi Dark_Eagle80. Thanks and glad you like the pictures. Yes the picture of Nick Nolte is 32 years old. Thanks and you also have a wonderful day.
Posted Mar 6, 2007 1:42 pm PT
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Posted Mar 7, 2007 10:21 am PT
Just wanted to say you have the most beautiful pictures on you site I have seen you around and decided to stop by. Hope you have a good evening.
Take Care of You!
I have seen you around and decided to stop by. Hope you have a good evening.Take Care of You!
Posted Mar 7, 2007 3:03 pm PT
Hi Tammy. Thank you for stopping by. Glad you like the picture and just visited your blog loved the joke. I had a good evening and thank you. You also take care.
Posted Mar 7, 2007 3:34 pm PT
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