http://englesons.blogsome.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:14:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Dragons arrived back in Dalian at 5:00am this morning after a 12 hour train ride from Jilin City in the province of Jilin, China. There the Dragons partook in 5 games of hockey and a significant amount of merrymaking. It was an absolutely fantastic time but I am dead ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/23/jilin-jilin/ Not too sure where I stand on this topic. I certainly believe we are not the only ones out there and that UFO’s (as we have called them) are possible; just not too sure if they have come around to Earth or not. But according to this little clip they ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/20/ufo-sightings/ I remember being under the influence and watching this scene and totally freaking out! One of the great all-time space movies ever made. http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/19/2001/ I remember when these were all the fad growing up - had myself a pretty cool pair as well - so here’s a funky little tune to keep the Moonboots alive and kickin’. Enjoy! http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/18/moonboots/ Here is a fascinating documentary that highlights one of the lesser known space programs that was also around during the Cold War. One can only hope that history can be re-written in order to properly give credit to those who served. Check this out! http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/17/nassa/ Now that we are officially in the duldrums here at school, I am going to try and jazz up life a little with a week long space theme on the Files. Today, what better way to start than with some classic Dr. Who - I mean, is there a better ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/16/dr-who/ It’s a done deal - I have made my selection. From this day, November 14th in the 2009 year of our lord I hereby pledge my undying allegiance to the Phillies of Philadelphia baseball team of the National League Division. This was a very difficult process and one that was ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/14/philadelphia-phillies/ Well, Magnus, Svea and I are stuck halfway down Lake Huron on our way to Detroit in our first big book together - Paddle-to-the-Sea. For those of you who don’t know this classic tale, it is the journey of a little carved Indian toy on a canoe as it travels ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/13/paddle-to-the-sea-2/ I had a bit of a blow up the other day. One thing you learn quickly living over here is that business flows to a different rhythm. While I would definitely say work gets more immediate attention here than it does in Canada, it certainly has its drawbacks as well. ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/12/chinese-business/ While Mom and Dad are roaming the Kenyan countryside looking at all the wonderful scenery and wildlife, they both turned 61 years of age. Sorry for the late response (been very busy) but I hope you guys are having a great time and had a wonderful birthday! Love, Craig, Kristin, Magnus and ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/11/happy-belated-birthdays/ Just in case you are bored with life and desperately need something to fill your days with, look no further than the window in your living room in the early part of the evening - and to the glorious heavens above! Just watch here and let ol’ Jack Horkheimer fill ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/06/star-gazers-early-november-2/ While it is not yet solidified, the Engleson family winter vacation plans have taken a bit of a twist recently where the underdog Sri Lanka is becoming a valid option. The original plan was to go back to Indonesia but the Sri Lanka bug was planted and has not left ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/04/sri-lanka/ Well, progress on my old school three wheeler bike has been slow and steady but is now in the final stages of completion. I call this bike: Heilongjiang, or Black Dragon River as China’s most northerly province is called, which is also the place where I first saw these bikes ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/03/more-three-wheeler/ I have always been fascinated by the goaltender in hockey. As a child I loved looking at their hockey cards, reading their statistics and spent many hours drawing their wonderful equipment - especially the mask. Fifty years ago today, Jacques Plante was corked in the face with a puck decided ... http://englesons.blogsome.com/2009/11/02/the-goalie-mask/