In this post, you’ll find an entertaining, suspenseful, and adventurous story about raccoons. Baby raccoons, that is. Baby raccoons that were born inside an attic I happened to be living under. You see, many years ago, I rented a small house on a lake. Somehow (I’ll tell you all about it inside) a mother raccoon snuck inside the attic of this house and gave birth to the cutest and furriest little animals a guy has ever seen. Unfortunately, the babies needed to go. I had already blocked the mother from coming back inside, which led to a whirlwind of a tale. Click through to read about what transpired as well as what I did about our little issue. And just so you don’t worry, I’ll tell you now that it all turned out just fine – for us and the raccoons. Continue reading…
The Elusive Goal of Freedom
This is an interesting and very introspective post. In it, I describe a time in my life when everything changed. When I shed my, up until that point, whimsical and somewhat irresponsible self and became a much more responsible adult. I’m not sure I like what I became all too much, but such is life. Ah, to be young and carefree once more. Alas, it’s become apparent to me that when one grows up, one can never return to childhood. Those days are long past and responsibility digs its fingers deep into the soul. I talk about this sort of thing in what follows. Give it a read. You may find yourself agreeing with what I have to say. Continue reading…
Learning to Fly
I’m not going to say it was always a dream of mine to learn how to fly. It wasn’t. I actually didn’t give it much thought before earning enough money to pay for lessons. It was an idea I came up with that would help me visit my family that moved from New York to North Carolina. I thought that if I learned how to fly an airplane, I could simply hop in one for quick visits here and there. Unfortunately, flight lessons are much more involved than teaching a student how to “hop in an airplane” for a quick anything. The student needs to learn how to not only operate the actual aircraft, but how to navigate it as well. They also need to learn all about weather, which is a large part of air travel. In this post, I’ve documented each and every flight lesson I took at Orange County Airport (MGJ) in Montgomery, New York. If you’re interested in getting a private pilot’s license, please read through what I shared to make a more informed decision. You may love what you read and you may not – but at least you’ll learn something. Continue reading…
How to Deal With a Bad Neighbor
If you’re about to read this post, you’ve probably dealt with the worst of the worst: bad neighbors. There are very few things in life as bad as having someone living right next to you who you despise. There are terrible people out there and when they’re close by, life can be downright miserable. In this post, I offer some advice for how to deal with a bad neighbor. But that’s not the fun part. The fun begins with the comments. There are hundreds of them in this post and trust me when I say they are entertaining. I wrote this post a very long time ago and it continues to thrive today. Click through to take a look. Continue reading…
The Satan Caves
The Satan Caves are something of urban legend by this point. Stories about them have been passed around for generations. If you grew up in the Brewster, Croton Falls, Somers, Carmel area of New York, you likely know what I’m talking about. The Satan Caves are located in the woods off of Lower Mine Road in the Town of Southeast (near the old dump). For years, they were open and available for just about anyone to wander in and do whatever they wished with them. In more recent years, the front entrance doors have been blocked off with large piles of dirt. Some handy folks have attempted to dig that dirt away without much success, but I’m sure access will somehow and eventually be granted once again. If you’re interested in learning about the Satan Caves, please click through to get your fill and immerse yourself in the wonder of it all. You won’t likely find a more comprehensive collection of photos and stories about these caves anywhere on the internet. This is the original post from 2006 and it remains strong today as the source people visit when they need to know what matters. Enjoy. Continue reading…