Hippocleides Doesn't Care

Is it Spring yet?

Tom — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:38:19 +0000

I never thought I’d say this but… I’m sick of the rain.

I’m ready for summer already. I miss the high Sierras.

Yosemite Valley January 2010

Tom — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:33:04 +0000

Yum and I spent three glorious days in Yosemite Valley this week. We drove up on Monday morning and stayed a couple of nights at the Yosemite Lodge, near the base of Yosemite Falls. Winter in Yosemite is the best time to visit–no crowds!

The hotel is nothing special–it’s definitely not the Ahwahnee! But the bed was comfortable, the room was clean, and it was quiet. We had a huge window next to the bed where we could look out at all the snow and admire the pine trees and sheer granite walls.

On the first night we dunked (coffee and pie) at the food court, had drinks at the Mountain Room bar, and a great dinner at the Mountain Room proper.

On day two the weather cleared up a bit, but it was still cloudy and it rained at times. We spent the entire day taking pictures as I hit all the highlights–Swinging Bridge, Curry Village, Stables, Visitor Center, Museum, etc.

On our last day the weather was gorgeous. Clear blue skies and warm(er) temperatures. Too bad we had to come home =(

Click here for pics of our trip!

A new year and a new image

Tom — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:38:17 +0000

See that new image? That’s the upper part of my head at Glacier Point in Yosemite. I took that picture of myself, by myself. I’m actually quite good at doing that. Most of the pictures of myself on teebiss.com were taken by me!

Happy New Year 2009-2010

Tom — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:57:21 +0000

I had a great year! I hope 2010 brings more of the same!

More camping, more fly fishing, more good times, more friends, more fun =)

Merry 2009 Xmas

Tom — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:16:37 +0000

In six years of teebiss.com I’ve never missed a month. So here’s my post for the month of December.

Happy Holidays!

What next?

Tom — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:01:44 +0000

I really need to think of something else to do with this website. What do I do with it? I hate to just abandon it, but that’s pretty much what I’ve done. Hmmm. Hmmm hmmm hmmm. A conundrum, it is.

Too happy

Tom — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:34:29 +0000

I can’t think of anything to write about any more. Life is too good. Life is really, really, really good. I’m blessed. And when life is this easy and I’m this happy I can’t think of anything to complain about, which is really what blogging is about right?

I’ve pretty much moved on to FaceBook. I still like to post my photoalbums here though.

I need to think of something else to do with this website.

Trinity October 2009

Tom — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:41:39 +0000

Got some new pics from my annual hunting trip. As always I stayed at uncle Stanley’s cabin, affectionately known as ‘The Trinity Star’ or ‘The Compound’.

You know what to do!

Trinity Time

Tom — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:18:08 +0000

Going deer hunting for a week, BRB.

No news is good news

Tom — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:20:01 +0000

I gave up on the “news” and I’m a much happier person.

I don’t watch any of the cable TV news networks. I don’t read the paper. I don’t listen to NPR or any other radio station. I don’t read magazines. I don’t visit Internet news websites.

Most importantly I don’t discuss the news with anyone. When I see newsies at work I walk the other way. When I see a news-ish thing on FaceBook I leave that page. If I overhear a news-ish conversation I tune out.

Here’s what Thoreau had to say on the subject:

And I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked, or one steamboat blown up, or one cow run over on the Western Railroad, or one mad dog killed, or one lot of grasshoppers in the winter — we never need read of another. One is enough. If you are acquainted with the principle, what do you care for a myriad instances and applications? To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

I’ve been doing this for a few months now. And you know what? Life is good. In fact, my life is sooo much better now. I can sleep at night. I drive home after work with a smile on my face. I have no idea what’s going on in the world and I couldn’t be happier.

So it’s true what they say. Ignorace IS bliss.