I always say if your in New England find a winter hobby embrace it! Last winter "renewed my spirit" for my winter hobby and this year is shaping up to be just as good! So far I feel like winter has just BEGUN...yet many are saying how long its been! just a matter of perception really.

One way or another get out there and enjoy the beauty on winter can offer!

Nice pics Jenn I need to upload some of mine from last weekend,.

going this weekend, sounds like there's some good riding up there right now

I second the take up skiing,,snow boarding ,,snow mobiles ... however deep your pockets are ... Take your honey to some nice resort ,, Something about being on the top of a mountain ,,in the middle of winter .. with boards strapped on your feet ..

Sit on your hand ontil it falls asleep then do the deed , stranger sex! Seriously, I find being a member of a fishing club helps, there is always something to do to help out in the off season, or go to the Rainbow Bend resort in Islamorada FL, where you get a 13' whaler along with your room..

ORRRRR could this be,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 

the beginning of THE Cup's

~~~~~~~~~~~~Angler of the Year Curse~~~~~~~~~~~~

where life has KNOW meaning unless attached to a "SuperCow",
winter holdovers and ice fishing for the lesser species seems moot,
snowboarding/skiing/mountain resorting ~ALL~ of it pales by comparison,
so WON must be resigned to drowning in one's own beeers,
and chained to one's own fears of how do i top/repeat THAT????

or in the infamous lyrics of Dianna Ross and the Supremes,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,"when will i SEA her again?",,,,,,,,,and from the same song
,,,,,,,,,"will i have to suffer and cry the whole NIGHT thru?",,,,,,,,,

ahhhhh FAME, she IS a cruel and soul stealing BEEEOTCH!!!
:bl: :wall: :1poke: :wall: :bl:

This winter SUCKS but I have been super busy coaching my daughters B-ball team plus bringing my son to hockey and b-ball 3 times a week really helps take the edge off. The good thing is that work is super busy so that also east up time until fishing season.

I do have some winter projects I would like to finish but because of the busy schedule there may not be enough time to get it all done.

I think Redlight should write a book about the past fishing season.....I know I would read that book!! If you cant write a book create a blog!!

Boy do I agree.

Go back to grad school Mike.
I haven't even thought about fishing in a month :crying::crying:

Mike - I'm flat out - how about I give you a ton of my sh!et to clean?

How are your web skilz? Can you fix 'puters?

I've been drinking heavily, too. But in my case, it's been the best winter in a long time.

Redlite, since you don't fish plugs, take up rod building. Build yourself a nice stick for next year.

Some great ideas floatin in....good to see how some of the regular posters pass the time.......I got all the rods and then some that I'll ever need (plus don't wanna take work away from my rod builder Backbeach)......1st graders know more about computers than I do........I've skied for the better part of my life, tried snowbaording 2 yrs ago and know that I am NOT a snow boarder, but the knees are pretty bad and skiin ain't so good for them.....been playing hockey 3 times a week though to keep the beer gut off.........I may give holdovers a shot, but I got to find a suitable reel that actually works..I'd take the wife away, but one of us has gotta work and make the money.....Grad school????Huh. Took me 5 yrs just to get the 1st degree.....I think I am just over all lacking motivation.....Looks like a nice day out today. Think I'll huff and puff and blow the snow tube and go hit the white hills for a while.......Maybe I'll shave that way I look like a 12 year old again......soccer moms beware.......

looking forward to ice fishing every weekend has been the ticket in my case, making sure gear is working, hooks are sharp. the fishing is half of it, making the food is the big thing for me. burn some calories thru out the day, and chow down. Plus if you get a few buddies to go with you it can be a pretty fun day out. Me, I enjoy being alone on a frozen pond with nobody bothering me, but I gotta be social on occasions, during the winter anyways.

Come to rhody for a haircut and a happy ending

You are skating more than me! Three skates a week is great, most weeks I only get in 2. Cherish the time off as long as you can afford it. It all goes away when you have kids!

that's too bad your bored Mike, you're lucky you have time on your hands.It can't be too hard to find stuff to do to stimulate your short attention span ;). Babysit backbeaches kids, good idea, or do some volunteering.



answer ya phone for once

take up jenns idea and go on some hikes... all you really need is a pair of nice hiking boots and some warm non cotton clothes and your good to go. we live in such a beautiful area... all it takes is really a drive to the berkshires or the appalacians or VT, NH... or the adirondacks... which is amazing this time of the year. being outdoors is prolly your best bet for getting rid of that cabin fever

I know of a few more nights you skate if you want.

Next Friday we're hitting the city...board up your windows...

Does that mean you guys are Going to Friendly's? :hee:

Windows or widows? Looking for some super cougar action :angel:

Can I come along? I'm old but I still can do drugs. Lipitor, Tricor, Zantac, asprin. Maybe I'm on the wrong thread.:rotf2::rotf2:

Yep, maybe we can cooerce redlite into a boat purchase, I'm getting sick of the surf thing...

Dude, you want cougs, milfs, etc. come work out with me some morning this winter. :musc:

Join facebook.

I don't have to, thats my gym in the evenings too... plus the URI students :musc:

Started the gym back up about a month ago... boy did I forget about the glorious sights in there. Keeps me motivated to continue going.

why dont you try and give me a call sometime, i know some coeds that might like you

Max, did you leave Kingston?? and Mike is too old for Co-eds anyways :D

Why don't you try answering when I call!!!!!!!!!!

Lover's quarrel....

I'm on my way now....:sled:

what he said. only thing keeping me sane this winter...

Mike, where are you working out? you and T doing yoga at the Y?

I started doing some 'ancestry" research this year. All my grandparents died before I was born and my parents are/were horrible record keepers.

So, I started messing around a month ago and now it's quite addicting. Lots of free resources out there to get you started and then minimal $$ to do further research. My neighbor just finished one for her husband which was really pretty cool once finished. Goes back to the 1700's and was even able to acquire some old pics from long lost relatives.


Facebook is cool too for catching up with old friends/neighbors from long ago. Plus Bart's comments make me laugh.......

Last week of jan to winter is more than half over once we hit march the end is in site. ThomT

Mike, the social club is within walking distance.

I'd head south! In particular, the keys...

I'm at the adirondack and actually getting into a power yoga class next week. Its pretty bad ass stuff. Next season I'll be walking the Rhody rocks on my hands..

Tony is MIA....:hihi:

Carefull wit the Badd Ass while doing the downward dog.
You never know who might be behind you..
:eek5:

Just let me know when you're coming up and I'll make sure I'm upright for that weekend...