A Sunday at the Pulls...

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Sunday we took the boys to the Goshen Agricultural Fair, for them to compete in the garden tractor pulls. This is something that my buddy Bob has been into for several years now. And he is the one who talked me into bringing my faithful lawn mowing machine to be punished in such an event.

The day was bright and sunny with a little breeze. Very comfortable. Yeah, I got one hell of a sun burn on the back of my neck and the top of my bald head. But not as bad as Deb's.

The event turned out to be a lot of fun for the kids and the adults, as well. I even entered to compete in one of the adult classes. The kids went first and I was able to walk along side of them to coach them a little, but they needed very little advise. The only mistake Jake made was that he forgot to rev the motor up on his first pull, but the load was so light that he pulled it the full eight feet anyway. They both got knocked out in the second round. Jake made a pull of 4 inches, and
Brad made a pull of 10. Luckily, this was good enough for fourth and fifth place. They were both awarded ribbons.

I, on the other hand, did not fare as well. When it came time for my class to compete, my left rear tire had gone flat. Having no way to inflate it, I flattened the right side so that it would be even. I was able to make a "full pull" in the first round but was taken out early in the second round. No ribbon for me. O well, maybe next time. The boys had a blast and said that they want to do it again, so I'll probabily make a few alterations to the tractor. Add a little weight will be the first thing. There is another fair with a pull in a few weeks. We'll see how it goes.

Movies... I never saw

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Here is a list of movies that I never saw, but want to.

1. A Clockwork Orange


2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


3. Casablanca


4. Gone With the Wind


5. The Omen (1976 version, never saw the whole thing)


6. Rosemary's Baby


7. The Maltese Falcon


8. Rear Window


9. Taxi Driver


10. Cool Hand Luke

What is on your list of never seen films?

Nice Weekend!

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Deb and I got the chance to get away from the kids, this weekend. We went to Providence, RI. Why? Because our priceline bid for a $43 room was accepted. That is enough reason for me. I have to say that I was having a hard time with the memories that this destination dug up, but it was a fun time none the less. We arrived around supper time on Saturday. They are moving i95 right near the hotel so the directions we got from the Internet were completely wrong. We spent about 20min. driving around in circles, even cutting through the construction and slipping in the mud. Once we FINALLY got to the hotel, Deb called her friend and she met us for supper. That was a little awkward for me as well. I kept getting the feeling that I was being compared with someone else by Deb's friend Lori Ann. I'm sure it was nothing but my head fucking with me, but it gave me an uncomfortable feeling. After supper Deb and I went out to a comedy club. They had an improv night with two groups performing. They were both pretty funny. Then we just went back to the hotel to retire for the night, and headed back home after breakfast in the morning. All in all, It was a very fun time. I enjoyed myself. It would have been nice to have a few more days there. There is a lot to do there, which shocked the hell out of me. There's a lot of history in the town.