Bill's Blog (Web Log)

Ski Race and Season Planning

I am about to hit the sack and call it a day so I better get out a blog so everyone does not think I have been abducted by aliens. Saturday I went to a ski race in Seeley lake Montana with my friend Alden. We both did the "2 race" option where we started out on classical skis and after 10k we switched to skate for another 10k. we came within a minute of each other. I really suck at classical and I missed my transition start time ... its all so confusing. I dont think the results are posted yet but you can see them when they are at Missoula Nordic.

Weekly Online Meeting Canceled

Due to myself sitting square in a bad place right now and low interest I am canceling the Weekly Online Meeting. The Online meeting started out as Friends and Family online about 4 years ago. I am certainly glad to chat with anyone and I am usually available online at any given time so if you want to chat I am here. Also we can plan a time to chat . I am going to use the extra time to look for new employment and find a better place (mentally).

So Long Lambert

I am packing up the car and in the morning I will be setting out to travel back home to Missoula . Missoula the land of sunshine and warmth. Right now here in Lambert it is 0 degrees while back at home it is 19 degrees. Tonight while I wind things down the rest of the crew is out on the town in Sidney. I hope they are all having fun.

My vacation started when I got here on Friday afternoon after two days of travel over icy roads. The first night there was a big party and that is where it all began. There was lots of food and beverages and good times were delivered with good tidings and remembering old times with my uncle Dave as he turned 60.

Hello From Lambert

Hello! I am finally here in Lambert Montana. The roads were a nightmere! I left after work on Thursday and finally arrived here at 2PM this evening. Everything went well untill Butte where I hit black ice all the way to Big Timber. I called my aunt in Billings and she said that she would wait up so I continued.

Finally after driving another leg to Billnngs at a maximum of 40 mph the black ice still covered the roads. I stayed the night in Billings before moving on East. It took me another 6 hours and just when I thought I drove the worst icy conditions ever ... it got worse. At times I was driving at 40 mph and still drifting off the road. When I would stop I could not get going again.

Road Trip

The car is ready, gassed up, and Marcy is waiting back home for the big trip out east to Lambert Montana [map ]. Lambert is a cozy little community out in the middle of nowhere just south of Sidney. I will be going to my aunts where we are planning a big swarray for my uncle's birthday (Christmas for me since I spent it on a mountain).

The car took some doing! I had to fashion a CD case cover into a turn light lens. I used duct tape to hold it in place. I replaced two bulbs so that I wont get pulled over. The other day I had a situation where if I didn't use my credit card to buy rubber I would of not made it home. The upside ... new tires on the front. The downside ... going into debt with CITI Bank is not where you want to go.

Ok! So everything is packed and as soon as I get out of work I am headed to Billings. Ill spend the night there and continue on to Lambert in the morning. I did not get any sleep last night due to problems getting "The Dark Tower" onto my MP3 player. Ill need the audio book to pass the time as I drive the million miles or so to Lambert.

How Far Can I Get

... before my tire blows out. Good morning! Today you are all taking something back to the store for exchange and for that reason I will stay away from the departments stores. Like I hang out there anyways. I just drank my first cup of coffee and posted a Todash . Today I go back to work and I will tell you I am not looking forward to it.

This will be a tough week. I still have laundry to do, a going away party for a co worker, and prepare for a trip to Lambert . I have just found out that I will be going to Lambert alone as my aunt has had to cancel. We were going to surprise Aunt Paula with an appearance by Aunt Wanda.

This means that I must make a decision on buying a new tire for the car so I don't blow out the cracked one. Hmmmm ... is there one more HUGE trip left in the tire? I really don't want to go into dept any more. I already know I don't have enough gas money to make it out there and back so I will have to work the street corners to make it back home some day.

I know all this sounds like I am skipping town and maybe I am. Is there any reason for me to come back? Heck, I spent the entire Christmas day alone. Like I want to stay at my present job. I think I will pack up the beetle and move out. After Aunt Paula gets tired of me I can continue on out to the East coast and finally Plattsburgh.

Is this my plan ... stay tuned! May be where my tire gives out is where I stay. Yesterday I snow-shooed in the Bitterroot and I will save that blog when I post the pictures. So I must prepare breakfast and desperately try to get the week started. It is a busy one, a stressful one, and if I do not get an idea that I will get a big enough pay check next pay day then it will be my last one.