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Clearing brush is therapeutic

Mike had to go back to work at 6pm and Adam wanted to play outside.
I sent him out to make a mess in the sandbox and I eyed my new Black and Decker Alligator Lopper (See Amazon.com for cool action shots).
I inspected the mess in my backyard and decided it was time to put the new tool to use. I’ll admit I was a little nervous. Mike was gone and Adam can’t dial 911 yet. I mean, it’s not like it was going to jump out of my hands and suddenly saw my toes off or anything, but still I have this irrational fear of severing limbs accidentally.
I learned a few lessons while hacking away at a gigantic bush/shrub/tree thingy in the back yard.
1. Protective eye-wear is a must for future forays into tree branch hacking

Night Rider

Last night I biked to the little get-together we had on campus. When I left home, at about 5pm it was broad daylight. When I returned, it was midnight and foggy.

I quickly realized that I did not have a light for my bike. I really wanted a light, both to be visible and to be able to see. Fortunately, I was able to keep mostly to well-lit sidewalks and paths.

Riding through the fog rolling over the John Nolen causeway was interesting, but unnerving. The ice still hasn’t melted completely off the lake, so riding past the lake at any time of day, you’ll feel the breeze off the lake be about 10 degrees cooler. At night, this has been turning into fog, and last night it was just streaming westward across the causeway with the wind. Fun, but next time I’d rather have a light with me.