https://tomroush.net/index-of-stories/2022-12-29T18:37:34+00:00weekly0.6https://tomroush.net/2019/02/17/i-dont-know-try-me/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5426_43669179700_o.jpgimg_5426_43669179700_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5435_31612629168_o.jpgimg_5435_31612629168_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5422_43669177850_o.jpgimg_5422_43669177850_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5414_45434621332_o.jpgimg_5414_45434621332_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5410_45434617402_o.jpgimg_5410_45434617402_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5406_43669160980_o.jpgimg_5406_43669160980_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5401_45434608152_o.jpgimg_5401_45434608152_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5398_45434603672_o.jpgimg_5398_45434603672_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5394_45434599252_o.jpgimg_5394_45434599252_ohttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_5393_45485865061_o.jpgimg_5393_45485865061_o2019-03-26T18:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/12/19/a-ship-a-hairbrush-and-the-importance-of-having-a-plan-b/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/manulani_bw.jpgManuLani_BW2017-12-26T03:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/08/26/really-they-dont-shoot-on-sundays/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_46881.jpgThe SignThe signs are official now - used to be stencilled onto a 4 x 8 https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_4688.jpgThe SignThe signs are official now - used to be stencilled onto a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood.2017-12-15T23:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/07/08/a-story-of-rust-moths-treasures-and-an-old-saab/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_5440-001.jpgTrading treasures in heavenTrading rust for treasures in heavenhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7506.jpgFlying along the ridgeFlying along the ridge in the Blanikhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7486.jpgBlanik and Mount RainierMount Rainier from the Blanikhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_2788.jpg1965 Saab 96 3 cyl 2 strokeTwo 1965 Saabs, the 96 Sedan in the front and the 95 Station wagon in the back2017-12-13T19:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/12/02/lip-syncing-50s-music-and-drunk-aerobics-instructors/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/larrydavetom.jpgLarryDaveTomDave, Larry & Tom, the Christian Scholar Surfers with their winningshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_8310.jpgDrunken aerobics instructorsDrunken aerobics instructors2017-12-04T04:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/08/18/some-things-matter-and-some-things-dont/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_4679.jpgIMG_4679Dad's sweatshirt from Keesler AFB, Mississippi2017-11-10T23:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/10/13/life-lessons-in-dealing-with-a-tank-full-of-crap/2017-10-14T12:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/09/27/lessons-from-a-duck/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/theduck1.jpgTheDuckhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/theduck.jpgThe DuckThe Duck...2017-09-27T19:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/09/02/looking-for-the-bright-spots/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sunsethillpark_boat_sunset_pugetsound_light.jpgSunsetHillPark_Boat_Sunset_PugetSound_LightSometimes you have to go to the light...2017-09-03T14:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/08/06/lessons-from-a-gas-powered-toenail-clipper/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thornewood_-_flowers_in_window_011.jpgThornewood_-_flowers_in_window_01A bit of the leaded glass in Thornewood Castle. Photo (c) Joe Mabel, used with permission.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thornewood_-_rear_-_pano_-_01.jpgThornewood_-_rear_-_pano_-_01Wide angle shot of Thornewood Castle from the lake side, a bit to the left of where most of this story took place.2017-06-15T04:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/09/23/drunk-drivers-time-machines-and-hueys/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sept241974_02.jpgThe bike and me - after I got home from the hospital, and the bike came back from the police stationhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_3992.jpgDSC_3992https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_3994.jpgHuey Time Machine2017-05-12T05:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/02/06/misty-42/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/misty42_normal.jpgMisty 42 - somewhere over Southwest MissouriMisty 42 - an F-4 flown my the Missouri Air National Guard. Photo by Tom Roush - from an Ohio Air National Guard KC-135.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/misty42_normal.jpgMisty 42Misty 42 - somewhere over southwest Missouri2017-04-25T01:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/08/05/lightning-bolts-metal-tripods-and-the-just-in-time-aha-moment/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lightning_lake_michigan.jpgLightning on Lake Michigan2017-04-16T20:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/09/02/yadda-yadda-yadda%e2%80%a6-the-story-of-the-making-of-a-cup-of-coffee%e2%80%a6/2017-07-28T17:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/07/14/take-one-teenager-add-horsepower-and-get/2017-04-07T05:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/05/15/hunting-for-buried-treasure/2017-04-02T22:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/10/21/highway-flares-greasy-fingerprints-and-hereditary-stupidity/2017-04-02T22:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/05/27/stalingrad/2017-04-02T21:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/05/21/saab-stories/2017-04-02T21:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/11/18/fifi/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dsc_1127.jpgFifiFifihttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lb30-600.jpgDiamond Lil, Mt. Rainier, from FifiFor the price of a few phone calls I’d had a weekend to remember, and the experience of a lifetime.2017-04-02T20:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/06/03/b-52%e2%80%99s-karma-and-compromises-2/2017-03-28T04:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/03/20/only-you-tom-only-you/2017-03-24T23:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/08/07/lass-mi-doch-ganga/2017-03-12T22:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/09/05/sunrise-swingset/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image1-010.jpgimage1-010https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/michaellysonswings.jpgKidsonSwingshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc_0595-003.jpgDSC_0595-0032017-03-12T21:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/10/31/audacious-adventures-in-an-old-saab-friends-and-groucho-marx-at-the-beach/2017-03-12T21:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/04/18/any-landing-you-can-walk-away-from/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_9647.jpgFat Albert from the Blue AngelsA C-130 landing just a little better than I did.2017-03-12T00:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/06/15/aphotojournalist-a-biker-and-a-baby/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bones_harley_kah1-21.jpgBones and HarleyBones and Harley - in a bar someplace in Sidney, Ohio.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bones_harley_kah1-2.jpgBones_Harley_Kah[1] (2)Bones and Harley. Photo (c) Rob Goebel, used with permission2017-03-11T23:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/04/15/not-crashing-bicycles-in-switzerland-part-1/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sustenpass_wassen_elevation.jpgSustenPass_Wassen_ElevationElevation from Susten Pass to Wassenhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/steffisburg-sustenpass.jpgSteffisburg-SustenPasshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sustenpass_looking_west.jpgSustenPass_Looking_Westhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sustenpass_looking_east.jpgSustenPass_Looking_Easthttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/041515_2348_notcrashing6.png041515_2348_NotCrashing6.pnghttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/041515_2348_notcrashing5.png041515_2348_NotCrashing5.pnghttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/041515_2348_notcrashing4.png041515_2348_NotCrashing4.pnghttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/041515_2348_notcrashing3.png041515_2348_NotCrashing3.png2017-03-09T17:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/07/21/driving-west/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jamestown_nd_exit260.jpgThe exit as seen from Google EarthThe exit as seen from Google Earth, taken on a much dryer day2017-03-09T05:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/08/14/flying-west/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4514-001.jpgIMG_4514-001https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4479.jpgIMG_4479The storm in Detroithttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4501.jpgIMG_4501Looking back, I got a different perspective on the storm we'd been throughhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_4492.jpgWaiting to take offGetting our place in line to take off2017-03-09T05:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/09/22/crashing-bicycles-in-germany-part-2/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_54811.jpgThe FenceThe car in the lower right is about where the old gentleman was. the trees have sure grown up in the years since I was there, but the fencepost I bounced off would have been where the one just about dead center in the photo is. The ditch is just behind the fence to the right of center in the background. The building in the background was a field.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5481.jpgThe Fencecaptionhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5477.jpgLooking up the hillLooking up the hill I came rocketing down. The turn looks gentle from here, but swing left (for the photo below), and take it at speed, and it gets interesting.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crashingbicyclesingermany_aerialview.jpgAerial View From Google EarthYou can see the path I had to take, the gentleman was right at the corner, and the window to the right in the white building is where the table I got patched up at still is.2017-03-09T05:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/10/20/the-coin-and-the-manhole-cover/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fullsizerender.jpgThe Coin and the Manhole Cover2017-03-09T04:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/11/13/grad-school-paper-cutters-and-styrofoam-packing-peanuts/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_7811.jpgStyrofoam packing pellets2017-11-25T22:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/12/10/a-tale-of-three-trees/2017-03-09T04:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/01/19/hey-mister-bread-man/2017-03-09T04:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/04/15/tom-the-chicken-and-the-microwave/2017-03-09T04:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/05/13/searching-for-the-lightning/2017-03-09T04:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/06/03/the-red-converse-high-tops/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_8419.jpgIMG_8419https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_8423.jpgIMG_8423Riding rings around Alyssahttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_5391.jpgDSC_5391The Bride, her father, and her husbandhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/converse_end_draft.jpgConverse_end_drafthttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/converse_sammorrisalyssa2.jpgConverse_Sam&Morris&Alyssa2https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_5506.jpgUpdates...2019-02-18T03:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/06/23/elephants-antelopes-and-a-gazelle-in-the-icu/2017-03-09T03:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/07/22/road-trip-adventures-dale-at-the-chevron-at-snoqualmie-pass/2017-03-09T03:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/08/09/the-second-tuesday-of-august/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apples1.jpgApples2017-03-09T03:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/08/26/a-nun-two-teenagers-and-an-old-renault/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fullsizerender.jpgSchloss LichtensteinMy drawing of Schloss Lichtenstein from 19762017-03-09T03:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/10/27/holding-hands-through-the-generations/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dadsfingercropped.jpgMichael Holding Dad's handMichael holding Dad's handhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/michael-holding-dads-hand-in-nursing-home.jpgDad Holding Michael's HandDad holding Michael's hand2017-10-28T18:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/11/23/rifles-inigo-montoya-and-the-bowling-pins-that-shot-back/2017-03-09T02:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/01/20/silent-witnesses-mountains-and-bicycle-trailers/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pic_00462.jpgMichael picking blackberriesMichael picking some of the blackberrieshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pic_00461.jpgMichael picking blackberriesMichael picking some of the blackberries2017-03-09T02:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2017/03/02/she-turned-me-into-a-newt/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/snakenewt1.jpgSnake and NewtSnake and Newt2017-03-09T02:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/02/22/learning-to-run-before-i-could-walk/2017-03-09T02:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/07/21/one-act-of-kindness-thats-lasted-more-than-a-lifetime/2017-01-01T20:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/07/28/puff-balls-and-pastries/2017-01-01T20:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/10/25/baking-apples-in-alaska/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/buckwoody_shemya_windsock.jpgShemya Wind SockUSAF Wind Sock, Shemya, Heavy Duty, One Each Photo courtesy of and © Buck Woody)https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/blog_imagesmcdonalspoint_lucaspayne_shemya_060813-001.jpgMcDonalds Point on Shemya Island, AlaskaOn the East end of Shemya is a reminder of how far from Civilization you really are. (Photo courtesy of and © Lucas Payne Photography, used with permission)https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/usaf_powerwagon_shemya.jpgUSAF_PowerWagon_ShemyaA Dodge Powerwagon, similar to the one mentioned in the story, with the Radar Antenna and the generator building in the background. (Photo courtesy of and © Don Erdeljac)2017-01-01T20:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/11/01/german-dirndls-a-worlds-fair-and-the-belgian-waffle-lady/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/03_momdadwedding.jpg03_MomDadWeddingMom and Dad, a few years before becoming mom and dadhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/02_momdirndl.jpg02_MomDirndlMom in a Dirndl like she wore back in 1962https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/01_momdirndl.jpg01_MomDirndlMom in the Dirndl about the time of the story2017-01-01T20:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/07/09/432-slipped-disks/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsc_68321.jpgNaughty SnakeOne live snake... One live goldfish... (this will soon change)https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsc_6832.jpgDSC_6832One snake, live... One Goldfish... Live... (this will change shortly)2017-01-01T20:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/12/01/jill/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc_2941.jpgJill's old Distributor CapJill's old Distributor Caphttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pic_01301.jpgJill2016-12-01T01:27:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/03/10/old-saabs-big-puddles-and-bad-dates/2016-09-02T18:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/01/28/driving-in-north-dakota-cadillacs-boredom-and-guardian-angels/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dsc_17671.jpgDSC_1767The book that set off my Guardian Angel's pager.2016-08-25T05:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/11/25/windshields-rear-view-mirrors-and-thanksgiving/2016-08-21T18:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/10/31/october-museums-and-bavarian-waitresses/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_1111.jpgHofbrauhaus Beer SteinOne, genuine beer stein from the Hofbrauhaus2016-08-07T00:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/12/09/sometimes-things-go-wrong/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pic_0135.jpgMichael & AirplaneMichael and his Aiirplanehttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pic_01391.jpgMichael & FriendMichael and his Friendhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pic_01261.jpgMichael & Alyssa at Pacific BeachMichael & Alyssa at Pacific Beach2016-07-13T01:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/03/03/what-heaven-must-be-like/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dsc_7618.jpgThat smile again...That magical moment made for happiness both in the air and on the ground.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dsc_7592.jpgMt. Rainier, from somewhere above Bergseth Field just outside of Enumclaw.I felt a breeze...https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dsc_7577.jpgMichael - (left) just before takeoffMichael's smile made this feel like the absolute right thing to do.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dsc_7569.jpgIt's so hard to keep your feet on the ground...2016-06-30T03:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2016/06/18/fathers-day-2016/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fathersday97-2retouch.jpgDad, Michael, and meTom, Dad & Michael2016-06-21T01:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/12/02/secrets-of-pouring-coffee-and-other-life-mysteries-solved/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc_7087-0011.jpgBruce HarrisBruce Harris, Coffee Pourer extraordinaire (and cool father in law)2016-06-19T00:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/08/13/of-rats-and-men-and-little-boys/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1999image0-441.jpgMichael and Sonichttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2001_image0-4-1.jpgMichael and Sonichttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1999image0-44.jpg1999)image0-442016-06-18T19:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/02/02/road-trip-and-mermaids-and-the-gates-of-mordor/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0132.jpgMichael and BrianMichael showing Brian that He Who Has The Longest Arms wins.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0024.jpgEach Little Clam here...Each Little Clam here...https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0019.jpgMom and LyndyOne last wave to Mom & Lyndy, then we were offhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0017.jpgMichael getting ready to goMichael decided he wanted the left seat. https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0013.jpgMichael and two of the nice horsesThe horses, after nibbling on appleshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0012.jpgLyndy, Michael, Mom...and appleshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0006.jpgJust a dash...Really, he likes pepper. Just not this much.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0005.jpgYup, just like peas and lima beansYup, just like peas and lima beanshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0001_rc.jpgThe "Cool" PersonaThe "Cool" Personahttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0067_r.jpgThe trip up was quietMichael, holding down the passenger's seat.2016-12-07T06:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/02/03/point-and-click/2016-06-02T18:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/05/18/its-not-about-the-destination-its-about-the-journey/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/toes_in_wet_grass.jpgToes_In_Wet_Grass2016-05-19T18:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/07/19/99-100/2016-05-17T19:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/06/30/rockets-styrofoam-airplanes-the-fourth-of-july-and-jimi/2016-05-16T02:50:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/04/12/black-and-white-and-read-all-over/2016-05-16T02:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/04/15/dirty-fingernails-paint-covered-overalls-and-true-friends/2016-04-17T03:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/08/25/tractors-old-cars-and-a-farmer-named-harry/2016-10-16T22:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/04/20/spandex-cyclists-and-nailguns/2017-12-20T04:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/02/17/lessons-from-shi-shi-beach/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-150.jpgThe mud.The mud, as we were resting.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-140.jpgEric after losing his balance in the mudEric just as we found him, and before Ed pulled him out of the mud.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-135.jpgThe concept of "mud" had to be completely redefined.Paul and Eric going through one of the 30+ mud holes along the trail out.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-085.jpgMichael coming up the "hill"Michael coming up the "hill" - behind him somewhere over the edge is my water bottle.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-080.jpgMichael, lower right, heading out to help the scoutlets come in.Michael, lower right, heads out a second time to help some of the little scouts get their packs in. It's good we were hiking fast and not looking at those waves while we were out there.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-065.jpgMichael and me, just after getting off the beachMichael and me, just after getting off the beachhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-062.jpgPaul and Dan, learning what "Sea Foam Green" really is.Paul and Dan, learning what "Sea Foam Green" really is.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-060.jpgShi Shi Beach - tide coming in.With the tide in, what remained of the beach to walk on was anything but smooth.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-035.jpgCrossing the logs to get back onto the beach.Crossing the logs to get back onto the beach.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shi-shi-037.jpgMichael, leaving Shi ShiMichael, leaving Shi Shi. We all walked as fast as we could to get off the beach before the tide came in2016-05-31T02:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/02/23/norwegian/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cioppino_r2.jpgCioppino_Rhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_91331.jpg100_9133https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_89121.jpg100_8912https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_89111.jpg100_8911https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_88971.jpg100_8897https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_8866_rc1.jpg100_8866_RChttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_88611.jpg100_8861https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_88551.jpgReflecting...https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_88271.jpgAutographshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_8819_rc1.jpg100_8819_RC2017-02-23T18:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/01/20/butthead/2015-12-02T02:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/02/02/appliance-wars/2015-11-23T04:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/11/10/courthouses-janitors-and-the-audacity-of-a-simple-question/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_1538.jpgCourthouse - Front Page, with F3What the picture looked like the next day - and the camera & lens I shot it with. At top is the camera bag mentioned in the story.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/611614003_80fa3aa92d_o.jpgSidney Courthousehttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_0695.jpgSidney Courthouse - from the top - original printhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_1118.jpgSidney Courthouse - from the top - Front PageHow the shot looked the next day2015-11-22T03:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/05/17/fuzz-therapy-with-rasputin/2015-11-19T20:36:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/07/08/crawling-to-the-cross/2015-11-15T02:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/09/16/haying-growing-up-and-learning-to-drive-a-clutch/2015-10-06T22:35:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/07/14/cecily/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0102.jpgCecilyMy friend Cecily and me2015-09-14T00:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/06/16/graduation-dodging-bullets-and-other-life-lessons/2015-08-21T20:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/02/09/caffeine-clean-engines-and-things-that-go-whoomp-in-the-night/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dsc_9945.jpgDSC_9945https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dsc_9941.jpgDSC_9941https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dsc_9940.jpgDSC_9940https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dsc_9942.jpgPlugging up the fuel linehttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/thishosehere.jpgThisHoseHerehttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dsc_9937.jpgdsc_99372015-07-07T00:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/06/08/glenda/2015-06-10T06:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/05/24/11-cheeseburgers/2015-05-29T04:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/about/2016-01-26T19:12:33+00:00weekly0.6https://tomroush.net/2011/02/25/humpty-dumpty-in-winter/2015-04-15T00:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/04/02/thousand-or-mustard/2015-04-10T04:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/06/28/july-4th-when-i-was-a-kid/2015-03-31T05:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2015/03/09/the-paul-mile/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/paul_hendricks_meriwether_2006.jpgPaul_Hendricks_Meriwether_2006Paul Hendricks, Camp Meriwether, Oregon, 20062015-03-14T16:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/06/10/the-marshmallow-mobile-synergistic-stupidity-and-the-little-tractor-that-could/2015-01-23T18:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/12/22/a-christmas-lesson-from-samaria/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_4152.jpgl2017-12-23T03:04:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/11/26/being-thankful-for-being-poor/2016-11-27T11:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/11/11/veterans-day-blowing-oak-leaves-and-little-boys/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dadhorse.jpgDad...Dad and one of the merry go round horses he carved.2014-11-11T03:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/09/08/if-it-werent-for-a-piece-of-russian-shrapnel/2014-11-11T03:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/11/13/fairies-chasing-the-sunset/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_9465.jpgDSC_9465Can it get more beautiful?2014-11-14T15:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/10/30/the-rock-on-the-beach/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4886.jpgwaveshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4917.jpgHoleIsFilledUphttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4908.jpgIpickedituphttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4902.jpgRockhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4858.jpgRocksOnTheBeachhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4841.jpgSunset, Golden Gardens2014-12-08T00:04:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/10/06/its-good-to-hear-your-voice/2014-10-13T04:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/09/23/transmissions-from-god/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/tomsaab-68-96d1.jpgTomSaab-68-96DThe Second 1968 Saab 96 Deluxe... https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/tomsaab-68-96d.jpgTom with '68 Saab 96 DeLuxeThe second 96. (I'm sure there will be a story about the first one as I get it running again)2014-09-20T03:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/09/08/who-was-bob-sherp/2014-09-06T21:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/03/31/an-inconvenient-truth-and-how-important-asking-the-right-questions-is/2014-09-06T18:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/02/03/have-you-ever-been-in-a-dangerous-situation-and-had-to-drive-out-of-it/2014-08-31T06:15:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/05/10/carburetor-cleaner-hot-water-and-a-cold-sprite/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dan_hill_hill_headworks_emerald_rider_dscn5619.jpgDan Hill, Teacher, master metal worker, very, very cool guy.Dan, doing what he did best © Cale Johnson – used with Permissionhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0393.jpgCarburetor CleanerThe can was in the garage for awhile until I ran into it recently. It has been safely disposed of, but Lordy is that nasty stuff.2014-07-27T05:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/03/24/jae/2014-07-26T00:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/12/16/playing-digital-marco-polo-in-seattle/2014-06-01T03:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2014/05/25/the-old-gentleman-on-the-bus/2014-05-29T23:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/02/10/betty/2014-09-29T00:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/12/20/a-shepherd-some-sheep-and-some-visitors/2014-03-30T16:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/09/09/letting-go-of-the-saddle/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/image0-77.jpgBicycleRodeoLearning to Ridehttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140105-233109.jpg20140105-233109.jpg2015-04-21T23:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/08/10/flying-crashing-and-having-film-in-the-camera/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dsc_1124.jpgCessna Down - Sidney Daily NewsWhat the paper ranhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/planecrash.jpgCessna DownThe investigators taxi past the crashed Cessna2013-12-29T22:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/11/25/mooning-big-brother-before-1984/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1984-program_inside.jpg1984 Program_Insidehttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1984-program_directorsnotes.jpg1984 Program_DirectorsNoteshttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1984-program.jpg1984 Programhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1984.jpg19842013-12-03T21:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/12/10/spinach/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spinachindeed.jpgSpinachIndeedhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spinach_93percent.jpgSpinach_93Percenthttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spinach_reformatting.jpgSpinach_Reformattinghttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spinach_unrecoverable.jpgSpinach_Unrecoverable2013-09-04T17:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/05/31/of-dragons-knights-and-little-boys/2013-07-24T00:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/09/30/fishing-gorillas-and-cops-with-well-just-read-on/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/fishinglakemichigan2.jpgFishing@LakeMichiganFishing at Lake Michigan - and... you never know when you're being watched.https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/fishinglakemichigan1.jpgFishing@LakeMichiganFishing in the evening at Lake Michiganhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/fishinglakemichigan.jpgFishing at LakeMichigan2013-07-08T20:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2010/12/30/can-i-help-you-sir/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_0060.jpgMichael at McChord - where the F-4 washttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dsc_6454.jpgMichael and the Phantom at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson2017-12-20T02:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/03/17/blackbirds-blue-saabs-and-green-porta-potties/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dsc_7035.jpgBrian Shul, Tom Roush, and the very Subsonic SaabBrian, Tom, and the very Subsonic Saab2013-07-05T00:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/06/13/springtime/2013-06-14T03:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/05/02/pongo/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0680.jpgPongo - RelaxingOnce Pongo was let off his leash, he laid down in full expectation of some good-ole behind the ears scritchinghttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0677.jpgPongo Fuzz TherapyPongo both getting - and giving - Fuzz Therapyhttps://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0682.jpgPongo and JackJack taking Pongo for a short walk2013-05-30T22:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2011/09/08/september/2013-04-26T05:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/04/05/jungles-white-helicopters-and-long-journeys/2013-04-02T17:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/03/27/the-moons-a-white-banana-in-the-sky/2016-11-07T04:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2012/02/16/samoans-thin-mints-and-parking-lots/2013-11-20T06:31:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tomroush.net/2013/02/07/funerals-sandboxes-and-two-inches-of-frost-on-the-toilet-seat-yes-really/https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dsc_2146.jpgDSC_2146https://tomroush.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/slide47.jpgYou didn't spend much time in the bathroom.All you have to do if your kids complain about a cold toilet seat is show them this one. 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