Terrible Analogies » Vacation http://terribleanalogies.com "Maybe just a craze, a phase we were going through (between me and you, the habit continues)..." - PWEI Thu, 24 May 2012 09:01:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Recovering From Camping http://terribleanalogies.com/2012/05/recovering-from-camping/ http://terribleanalogies.com/2012/05/recovering-from-camping/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 09:01:49 +0000 HermanTurnip http://terribleanalogies.com/?p=12569 You would think that camping would be a relaxing exercise, but after getting home, unpacking everything, rolling up the tent, and cleaning things up, I’m beat.

But hey, I still had a great time in the desert, even if both my car and my brother-in-law’s car batteries died.  Luckily, a desert rat named Laura kindly drove us to the nearest town where we could get cell phone service and call AAA.

If you’re reading this, Laura, thanks again for saving our bacon.  We can’t thank you enough for your kindness!

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After watching this clip, I’m instantly reminded of this quote from Animal House: “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”

I’d like to see what these guys are up to in 20 years. Ya know, for my own edification…

(HermanTurnip shakes his head in disbelief)

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I was mountain biking in Anza Borrego when I felt something hard slap into the the flesh of my right shin. The pain was so sudden and shocking that it took a couple of seconds for my brain to catch up with what had just happened, and when it did a second even more intense wave of pain came rushing over me.

Grinding to a halt I looked down and saw a large piece of Buckhorn Cholla cactus had embedded itself into my flesh.

And here’s a curious fact that I was previously unaware of.  It appears that the needles of this evil plant curl a bit when they puncture flesh, making it just that more painful and difficult to remove.  After ten minutes of hunting and pulling I managed to remove the majority of the infiltrating spikes, but continued to find broken remnants buried in my shin as the evening progressed.

Luckily no other misfortune befell me for the rest of the trip.  And admittedly we weren’t quite “roughing it” in the great outdoors where we were able to drive our vehicles right up to our campsite:

And after an evening of steaks and beer I find myself back amongst the rigors of the working week.  I’m sunburnt, sleep deprived and ill-prepared for returning back to work, but what can you do?  At least with Easter right around the corner this week will be truncated a bit and I’ll have three days to catch up on my sleep…

Oh, and if you ever find yourself in San Diego, please give me a heads up. I’d be more than happy to take you camping to this spot! We’ll share a few beers and filet mignon. Nothing but the best for my blogging friends…

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And so, if the world should end between now and next week please consider me uninformed and fill me in on the details when I get back on Monday. I’d hate to come back to a zombie apocalypse and nobody told me.

Until then, see you next week!

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I believe that most people don’t bother to slow down enough to realize how important the trivial things are.  They’re so consumed with the pressures of life that they can’t appreciate the tiny moments that are often overlooked.

Your happy child calling out for you, slipping on socks fresh out of the dryer, the smell of waffles cooking in the morning; It’s the simple things that make life worth living.

And so I say “relax”…the next 90 soothing seconds are on me:

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