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tobaggen track in our backyard

the journal of Michael Werneburg

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Toronto, 2014.03.02

Say what you will about the constant snow and cold, we've got a pretty good tobaggen track in our backyard right now, with a nice jump and two exciting curves. Our yard gently slopes from the back, and we've now got the length and breadth of the thing under a wide 'S' curve track. The Boy was our chief test pilot, but The Girl got in a run sitting on my lap. Mari also tried it, and even recorded some video of The Boy blasting down the track.

Which, knowing us, I'll have on youtube some time in 2015.

rand()m quote

I feel fortunate that I enjoyed the blandishments of modernity. I had hip replacement and root canal. I was able to travel on airplanes. I was able to take cheap food for granted. I went to the movies. I enjoyed rock 'n' roll. And now I'm ready to move on.

—James Howard Kunstler