Well, I’ve gone and done it. Found a new home for our little musings. After much thought…buy a web domain? Pay for hosting? Keep the old name or a new one? Do I want another cup of coffee? A decision was made to utilize the free service of wordpress.com. So if you want to keep following along….come along!
IfTacoCouldTalk.wordpress.com
Ah the stories our car would tell if it could. Glad we don’t live in a Pixar movie. 
And images may go wonky in a little bit but I’m working on that angle too. And you should be able to subscribe to a new RSS feed there as well.
June 20th, 2009 | Category: Misc. Stew | Leave a comment
Before you even ask, Ryan is loving graduate school, thank you very much. I am loving that Ryan is loving graduate school. There are all sorts of new adventures for Ryan, the time to embrace them and people who are crazy enthusiastic enough to go along with them. (Who am I kidding, I’d probably join in on a lot of them…maybe not ice climbing but that’s just one.)
Most recently Ryan went kayaking with his boss Big Dog (that’s not a joke, that’s really what he goes by and has gone by for years). In Wausau, WI there is a river that has been dammed and during certain days of the year the city or whomever controls the dam opens up the water and lets it run! Kayaking enthusiasts in the area have developed part of the river so that there are varying levels of rapids to run and play in. As this was Ryan’s first time trying Big Dog and he didn’t run the full course. Apparently the 6 ft drop does require a little fineness. …sidethought… Maybe they do think about things like safety afterall. …end sidethought…
On the day that Big Dog and Ryan smacked the water it was about 50ish degrees outside and the water was warmer than the air. Soaked and tired, resting on the bank amongst other paddlers, one man turns to Ryan and asks him, “Is this your first time?” Ryan replies in the affirmative and the man responds, “Well, you’ve got the biggest smile on your face. It’s cold out and you are smiling. I think it is safe to say you’ll take to kayaking.”
Later on Ryan is recounting his adventures of the day with me (shhhh, one of which included HIM falling ASLEEP in the car on the way back…that’s normally my job, fyi, because Ryan can’t sleep in cars) and voiced the question, “Why didn’t I get into all these expensive fun activities when I had a job?”
Tactfully I bit my tongue.
June 18th, 2009 | Category: Going back to college when you're 30. | Leave a comment
Just some eye candy. 3 completed project. One still in progress. Can you guess which?
June 1st, 2009 | Category: Knitting related | Comments (1)
Well, looks like our friend who has hosted this website for us for 3 years now will be upgrading to a different host himself and may not re-engage the “knowchaos” domain.
So I’ll be looking for a new home for our little stories and let you know shortly.
Hugs all around.
Va
May 30th, 2009 | Category: Misc. Stew | Leave a comment
Walking home from the library and grocery store. Beer and books in hand. Sweat dripping down between my shoulder blades and the sun so bright I’m forced to squint. A sudden and surprising scent picks at the corners of a memory.
Summertime and sleeping in a pink bedroom. Hair smelling of chlorine that no matter how many times you shampooed it never really got out. Dusk nigh on dark. A breeze coming in through the window.
Plants I would later learn are incredibly invasive. Hardy pioneers trying to dominate their new world. Introduced to the new world to carry memories of the old.
In those moments before sleep their scent reminds me of early afternoon raids on bushes. Picking off tiny yellow and white flowers and sucking at one end of them for a little sweet honey nectar. Aptly named, hard to forget.
I look down from my walk and see the evidence on the ground. Many mashed and deformed. A few still easily identifiable. Their scent very pervasive and I smile.
Honeysuckle.
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(Picture from http colon forward slashx2 elmostreport.blogspot.com)
May 22nd, 2009 | Category: Living La Vida L'ville | Comments (1)
