little lessons, eh.
While on holiday I’ve been doing a lot of nothing. Well that’s not true. I’ve been working, seeing friends (one of my bestest friends got married to one wonderful lady this past weekend), and a lot of topless sunbathing in the pool.
I spent my first week of holiday in my hometown. Ah, Northern Ontario Canada in the summer, it really is one of the greatest places you can be this time of year.
SIDEBAR: I’ll challenge anyone to a duel that says otherwise, and my sword skills are amazingly good!
Wherever you happen to hail from it always holds a special place in your heart, even if you would cut off an appendage before moving back there. Your hometown can teach you many things. Some good and some ugly, but all in all there is always a lesson to be learned.
8 Things I’ve Learned from growing up in North Western Ontario Canada!
1~ Fish do and will bite you in the open water!! And I can most likely tell you what type of animal that squished up unrecognizable pile of blood and fur on the road used to be
2~ Drinking and operating any type of moving vehicle is not a good idea. If I even tried to count deaths I’ve known of as a result of drinking and driving/seadooing/ boating/snowmachining, and so on it would take years!
3~ I’m a great shot. Don’t mess with me.
4~ I have at least three major outdoor survival skills, and I know all the best ways to keep warm.
5~ Curling is hard. If you want to joke that it’s the easiest Olympic sport, I suggest you take a look at bobsledding, even the Jamaicans can do that! Curling is hard, and I think the only section I always failed in PE.
6~ I always dress appropriately and come prepaid for impending weather. I also know what “looks like” followed by any type of weather description is, and am pretty much always right!
7~ I can walk on ice with little effort, infact I can even run on it.
8 ~ It is possible to be friends with past lovers and old flames. In a small town people jump romantic partners all the time, but your social circles never really change. You learn to get along with the ex that is now dating your best friends little sister who used to date your old brothers best friend who you once dated as well who cheated on you with the girl who is now dating your brother. And all in all you learn to be civil and kind to others, and respect peoples romantic choices (I mean you might judge but still)
I love your 8th lesson
And yeah… curling is tougher than it looks…
Juggling is really hard too. So is cooking a meal and making everything finish about the same time.
More about the topless sunbathing…
Wow, who knew you were so handy–you’re like Crocodile Dundee, in heels!
“It is possible to be friends with past lovers and old flames. In a small town people jump romantic partners all the time, but your social circles never really change. You learn to get along with the ex that is now dating your best friends little sister who used to date your old brothers best friend who you once dated as well who cheated on you with the girl who is now dating your brother.” – LOL!
Sounds like my first year of college.
Your #8 had me smiling. I am from a small town too, and I know how “incestuous” circles of friends can be. I do like being able to be friends with the exes, or at least civil, when possible.
I’m impressed with your mad outdoor skills. Still can’t get excited over curling though.
All the best ways to keep warm? Are their rubbish ways to keep warm?
Having just moved to a tiny village in the middle of no where I am quickly picking up #’s 1part2 (roadkill bit) and 8. One busy Friday I think I might play “connected the dots” with people in the pub who have been/are “involved.”