Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Lessons Learned: Mauthe Lake, WI, 7/1/07
1.) When you rent a row boat, they give you a plug. For God's sake, put the plug in the boat before you put it in the water and fill it up with your son, dog, shoes and cooler full of food.
2.) When your wife notices a lot of water in the bottom of the boat, don't say, "Don't worry about it, it will go away." It won't.
3.) If the 90-pound dog is sniffing the water and places his paws up on the edge of the boat, grab his leash.
4.) When your dog jumps in the lake and the entire lake turns around to see him towing you back in to shore, there's no real way to play that cool. Just go with it.
5.) There's nothing like lunch in the middle of the lake with the fam.
6.) There are always ways around the "Pets not allowed beyond this point" signs.
7.) While deep in the woods with the dog, if you shoo the horse flies away from him, those persistent bastards come after you.
8.) As hard as it can be, try not to think of yourself as the happy medium between the Chicago money and the Wisconsin white trash. It may be true, but it doesn't really make it any better. Probably best to just ignore the money and the trash, and enjoy the clean sand and cool water.
2.) When your wife notices a lot of water in the bottom of the boat, don't say, "Don't worry about it, it will go away." It won't.
3.) If the 90-pound dog is sniffing the water and places his paws up on the edge of the boat, grab his leash.
4.) When your dog jumps in the lake and the entire lake turns around to see him towing you back in to shore, there's no real way to play that cool. Just go with it.
5.) There's nothing like lunch in the middle of the lake with the fam.
6.) There are always ways around the "Pets not allowed beyond this point" signs.
7.) While deep in the woods with the dog, if you shoo the horse flies away from him, those persistent bastards come after you.
8.) As hard as it can be, try not to think of yourself as the happy medium between the Chicago money and the Wisconsin white trash. It may be true, but it doesn't really make it any better. Probably best to just ignore the money and the trash, and enjoy the clean sand and cool water.
