This is part 2 in the 18 reasons to love Chateaugay Mancation.
#17 Uncle Jim
As the obvious follow up to #18 (Pat Ryan), Jim Ryan (aka, Uncle Jim or the Colonel), father of the great Pat Ryan, oldest of the Ryan boys is another reason why to love camp. Staying in a cabin so modern in comparison to the rustic feel of our beloved Camp Tekakwitha that it might as well be a location for the next Sci-Fi Channel original movie (The place does have Television and Dial-Up internet).
Uncle Jim's classic and memorable moments include the extremely early serenade of "Oh What a Beautiful Morning", outside the porch, his choice of cigars ("'What kind of cigar are you smoking Uncle Jim?' 'This is a Phillie's Blunt, Strawberry Flavor, GREAT cigar, GREAT cigar'"), his Borntrager-esque horseshoe skills, affinity for Knoppogue Castle Irish Whiskey, ability to fall asleep during any conversation, offering his famous o' dark thirty pancake breakfast (of which I think we've managed to get up for one) and his penchant for over-the-top nicknames like "Clydesdale" for anyone who can master to loosen the lug nuts on the old Eagle-clunker...
Uncle Jim has a heart as big as the lake itself, he is the de-facto camp historian and takes more pride the family history than anyone. Camp would not be camp without the Colonel.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
25 Random Things About Me
So I've fallen victim to the facebook-meme curse
1. I always finish what I start, follow-through is very important to me and it is something that I pride myself on.
2. I think Bananas are shy, Pineapples are contemplative and Apples are the most social fruit.
3. Given the choice between sneezing skittles and burping popcorn I would choose to fart confetti .
4. I play the drums but they don't know it so lets keep this between us.
5. I believe that pulling a band-aid off quickly is a cop-out.
6. I really want to try to eat so many vegetables that I get sick. Then I can say that vegetables aren't good for me.
7. If you've never realized how stupid the saying "give yourself a pat on the back" really is, try it... no seriously, try it... there now, don't you feel retarded? (OK so that wasn't about me, but I had to get that off my chest)
8. I prefer black beans over any other type of bean.
9. My name last spelled backwards is Smailliw.
10. I think I may have Enissophobia, so don't judge me OK.
11. I get distracted easily and tend to lose my train of...
12. I own a black trench coat and I really liked to wear it... until those punks at Columbine ruined it for me.
13. I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.
14. I think its weird that every concession stand has the token jar of huge pickles and yet I don't know anyone who buys them...ever. On that note, I guess I would find it very awkward to watch someone eat a pickle... or a banana for that matter. I'm not sure any guy could look masculine eating either a gigantic pickle or banana, that's why I have personally boycotted the eating of such items.
15. I believe I am unique just like everybody else.
16. I took a bathroom break after typing #15 and almost dropped my phone in the toilet, that would have been a disaster.
17. I love my wife Abby for the weirdest things, like the random conversations she has in her sleep like the one time she told me that this was her home town (we were not in her home town by the way) and she was proud of it no matter what our dog says. Or the time she woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me that things were not right because she wasn't sure who took her chalupa.
18. I often wonder why a collection of mixed fruit it called a "fruit cocktail" while a collection of mixed vegetables are called a "vegetable medley".
19. I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and have the glass in front be a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late.
20. I am slightly obsessive about making as many right turns as possible while driving. It actually freaks me out if my commute is made up of all left turns, I can't handle it emotionally.
21. This should have been titled "20 Random Things About Me"
22. I like to rock and roll all night, and part of everyday. But not the whole day because I might have stuff to do later.
23. The most random phrase I can think of right now is "Tomahawk-doorknob". Which is what I think of everytime I need something random to say.
24. I always use the handicapped stall in restrooms mostly because it is my way of getting back at them for parking in our parking spots.
1. I always finish what I start, follow-through is very important to me and it is something that I pride myself on.
2. I think Bananas are shy, Pineapples are contemplative and Apples are the most social fruit.
3. Given the choice between sneezing skittles and burping popcorn I would choose to fart confetti .
4. I play the drums but they don't know it so lets keep this between us.
5. I believe that pulling a band-aid off quickly is a cop-out.
6. I really want to try to eat so many vegetables that I get sick. Then I can say that vegetables aren't good for me.
7. If you've never realized how stupid the saying "give yourself a pat on the back" really is, try it... no seriously, try it... there now, don't you feel retarded? (OK so that wasn't about me, but I had to get that off my chest)
8. I prefer black beans over any other type of bean.
9. My name last spelled backwards is Smailliw.
10. I think I may have Enissophobia, so don't judge me OK.
11. I get distracted easily and tend to lose my train of...
12. I own a black trench coat and I really liked to wear it... until those punks at Columbine ruined it for me.
13. I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.
14. I think its weird that every concession stand has the token jar of huge pickles and yet I don't know anyone who buys them...ever. On that note, I guess I would find it very awkward to watch someone eat a pickle... or a banana for that matter. I'm not sure any guy could look masculine eating either a gigantic pickle or banana, that's why I have personally boycotted the eating of such items.
15. I believe I am unique just like everybody else.
16. I took a bathroom break after typing #15 and almost dropped my phone in the toilet, that would have been a disaster.
17. I love my wife Abby for the weirdest things, like the random conversations she has in her sleep like the one time she told me that this was her home town (we were not in her home town by the way) and she was proud of it no matter what our dog says. Or the time she woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me that things were not right because she wasn't sure who took her chalupa.
18. I often wonder why a collection of mixed fruit it called a "fruit cocktail" while a collection of mixed vegetables are called a "vegetable medley".
19. I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and have the glass in front be a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late.
20. I am slightly obsessive about making as many right turns as possible while driving. It actually freaks me out if my commute is made up of all left turns, I can't handle it emotionally.
21. This should have been titled "20 Random Things About Me"
22. I like to rock and roll all night, and part of everyday. But not the whole day because I might have stuff to do later.
23. The most random phrase I can think of right now is "Tomahawk-doorknob". Which is what I think of everytime I need something random to say.
24. I always use the handicapped stall in restrooms mostly because it is my way of getting back at them for parking in our parking spots.
25.
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