I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm feeling like we are suffering a death by suffocation.  I need some air.

Puckster

Depends on what you are talking about, but I certainly feel like I need something.

I think it's the non-stop flood of negative, if it bleeds it leads stories 24/7. Between that and the winter "blahs" it's easy to feel like your "suffocating".
One of the over the air broadcast channels I get, has old comedy classic movies that as a kid I loved.
Spend an hour watching Laurel and Hardy or Abbot and Costello and laughing yourself silly like you did when you were a kid is a great way to escape the seemingly never ending harsh realities of today's world. ;)

Yup, ST is spot on. Everything is upside down.

But I have good news and a solution.....it's found in Phillipians 4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - If anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things

Can't help with the 10,000 Maniacs or the weather but I do have a song..........

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I just need enough snow so I can hit the cross country ski trails.  Nothing like skiing a few K's to make the world a better place.  Plus, getting Christmas over would help.

No.  I clicked on this thread because the title puzzled me.  Coming up for air?  Must mean buried under something?  But not me.  This afternoon I was just thinking about how I feel about today, and this week.  And it's all good.  And I am certainly not thinking "getting Christmas over would help".

47 years ago today I was getting ready to go to my wedding rehearsal, and I was a nervous wreck.  Couldn't figure out why, because I was confident about getting married, but I was so stressed on that night I almost didn't survive the rehearsal and the dinner.  Fortunately, the wedding itself was beautiful (or at least if it wasn't, I didn't notice) and life for the past 47 years has been most interesting.  But on that night I surely did wonder what lay ahead.

A life, that's what.  Not perfect.  Not always easy.  But many adventures, much travel, a remarkable husband, two spectacular children, two terrific in-law children, and two fabulous grandchildren.  A life with enough challenge to remind us we aren't always in charge, and with enough blessing to remind us that it's just as well.   

So now I am looking past our 47th anniversary tomorrow to a celebration of Our Lord's birth next week with our daughter and family in their home.  Such fun!  Then a trip to Texas to watch our Spartans play in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day.  And suddenly 2015 will stretch ahead, full of promise and new opportunities.

For us, that probably won't include a canoe trip.  I seem to have come to the end of that road, as my mobility is declining quite dramatically now.  But there are cabins in the canoe country and there are still canoes.  Once I can't get into and out of a canoe, maybe there will be boats with motors!  (Egad, did I actually say that?   :P )

Lighten up, guys!  Sing a Christmas carol, or go get some eggnog!   ;D  And have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

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A life with enough challenge to remind us we aren't always in charge, and with enough blessing to remind us that it's just as well.

Amen, Spartan2

Join me in my happy spot for this week. You know, the place where "You are completely happy! You are living completely 'in the moment.' Your brain is quiet and focused. No tangle of thoughts and emotions compete for your attention." Mike Prouty
Man, August is a long way off.

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When I drove to the cities this past weekend all the electronic signs were warning about air quality. Was glad to be home in northern MN on Sunday.

Happy Anniversary Linda!

Is it the silence ?  I've never seen this site so dead for so long. ...

My theory is that it's been the warm weather up here that has kept all of us outside until mid-November...when things seem to freeze solid overnight...then the holidays hit...the Fall has flown by...now we are into Christmas. Coffee is key at times like these (the stronger the better)  ;)

knafelc wrote on Dec 19^th, 2014 at 1:33am:

Is it the silence ?  I've never seen this site so dead for so long. ...

Some people can suck the air right out of it.  It is b/t Thanksgiving and Christmas - It's quiet everywhere.   ;)  Come 12/26 we'll all be reading about ______ Xmas gifts.

Can't wait to see what you got me PJ.

PJ is right.  In my experience, the site stays fairly quiet at this time of year.  The time to secure park permits begins in a few weeks, though, and folks start planning trips & get to talking.  CanoeCopia chatter will also begin to build.

It's a fairly typical pattern, I'd say.

Happy Holidays, by the way....

Jimbo   8-)

Patience grasshopper.  ;)

This is my first post in a couple of months, so I guess I've contributed to the silence. Which might be a good thing?  :)

Yes, let's get through the end of the year and then we can fire up the 'Copia plans!!  :thumbup

ml

It has been awful quiet here for a bit...much like the wilderness.  Sometimes it's good to just be quiet.  Winter has just started, but remember - after last Sunday the days are getting longer.  It's just so many days until that next trip starts! 

Merry Christmas all.

pd

Nothing quiet about where we are!  We watched our Spartans pull out a fabulous win in the HUGE AT&T Stadium at the Cotton Bowl Classic, beating the Baylor Bears!  Lots of noise from the Green and White, who were very much outnumber in the stands, and had to quiet the roar of the Bears with a surprise ending!

We fly home from Texas this afternoon to resume our normal life.

Wishing a very Happy New Year to all and happy paddling in 2015.  The Spartans.

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