Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Poker Run 2008

Saturday marks the start of the 2008 Iditarod, it is also the day for Snomads 2008 "fun run". This will be my six-teenth running of the "poker/fun run". When I started the idea was to beat down 70 miles of hard bummpy trail, stopping along the way at five different cabins (checkpoints) to draw a card at each. Who ever had the best poker hand at the end of the ride got first prize. I don't remember forsure, but I think, if it was a tie the contestants would fight in a cage until a victor was established.
Well a few years back some loser decided that because it was poker, it was gambling and now its illeagal. So now we go to the same five checkpoints (on a groomed trail) and get a raffle ticket. At the end of the run, all the tickets are put in a hat and the winners are drawn. This method is probley more fair, but I miss seeing the ties.
First prize last year was $1500, not a bad shot for a day ridding.

This is a wonderful time of year in Alaska, get out and get a tan. Or throw a snowball

Monday, February 25, 2008

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Sissy! Happy Wedding Day To The Woodpeckers. Today is an exciting day!

Friday, February 22, 2008

Love the Bloggers

Boy I'm impressed with the ammount of attention my Blog post got after almost a year with no posts.Thanks for sharing your comments. I read hyper-boobs review of "Call us Champions" sounds like our opions were very similar.
I think Lance Mackey would save money and miles on his new truck, if he just mushed on down to Anch. and then on to Nome. I don't think his dogs would care.
Oh one more thing, I sure hope Osama saw us blow that "school bus sized" sattilite out of the sky, from his cave. I hope he knows we have another missle like that, just for him. Prety damn accurate to. God Bless the USA.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

we're back


Just a Quick comment on the book "They call us champions" by Steve Wolfe. I thought the book was well written, and very comical. The memories were not exactly the same as mine, however the disclaimer at the start of the book excuses that. I was glad to read the stories of Tad excatly as they had been told to me when I was a child. One comment, not about the book, but about Squeel. The book mentioned his intensity, but I have to tell you this guy was as dedicated to being a champion as no other. Coach mentioned John's "crossface" and the "forced snap craddle" he punnished his opponents with constantly. Coach didn't mention, John practiced these and other most painful wrestling moves on me everyday in practice. In practice there are no refs, and inflicting pain on your wrestling partner was fair game, if he could take it. My senior year John was the only kid on the team who would practice with me, and I him. I knew if I could beat Squeel I would be a state champ, so I tried to beat him everyday! He was the toughest guy I ever wreslled.


Speaking of champs--Lance Mackey and that team of his!!! -Awsome- Somebody should write a book about them!