skiroule
Well-known member
Really enjoy reading member information that is not necessarily included in profiles. I’m surprised at some of the things I have in common with some of the other members.
My real name is Kelly but I’ve been called other, less complimentary names. Unless you count things with fur, my wife and I been empty nesters for quite a number of years now – our youngest child will turn 40 this year. Apparently, the quieter lifestyle agrees with us and we’ll mark our 45th year of continuous marital bliss this summer (just in case my wife reads this). We both grew up in the frozen permafrost of northern MN but gradually worked our way south to the Twin City area.
My initial career path in the early 70's was that of a Jr. High School math teacher. I loved teaching but after nine years it became clear that I could not support my growing family on teacher wages. I made $3.67/hour my first year of teaching and I don’t remember a year when I didn’t work at least one part-time job before or after school. About that time micro-computers were replacing mainframes, the PC was just coming into household use, and software companies were desperate for people, so I bolted for a much better paying job in the software industry. Still have a little guilt about abandoning teaching but the family had to come first.
Like some of the other members, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing snowmobiling from its infancy to what it is today. My first ride as a kid was on a neighbor’s Sno-Traveler in the early 60’s. In about 1970 I bought my first sled, a 68’ Johnson Skee-Horse. It was pretty much trashed with parts in various boxes but I got it together before winter and was cruising in style at 16 mph. Things are way different now but the feeling is the same.
Maybe it’s an age thing but I’ve developed a keen interest in vintage sleds and have acquired a couple that I hope will be "riders" next winter. I don’t know if any of you do this but I do go out to the shed and just sit on the sleds (vintage and modern) on a regular basis in the off-season. I’m not sure why, it just seems to feel right to be back on a sled.
My real name is Kelly but I’ve been called other, less complimentary names. Unless you count things with fur, my wife and I been empty nesters for quite a number of years now – our youngest child will turn 40 this year. Apparently, the quieter lifestyle agrees with us and we’ll mark our 45th year of continuous marital bliss this summer (just in case my wife reads this). We both grew up in the frozen permafrost of northern MN but gradually worked our way south to the Twin City area.
My initial career path in the early 70's was that of a Jr. High School math teacher. I loved teaching but after nine years it became clear that I could not support my growing family on teacher wages. I made $3.67/hour my first year of teaching and I don’t remember a year when I didn’t work at least one part-time job before or after school. About that time micro-computers were replacing mainframes, the PC was just coming into household use, and software companies were desperate for people, so I bolted for a much better paying job in the software industry. Still have a little guilt about abandoning teaching but the family had to come first.
Like some of the other members, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing snowmobiling from its infancy to what it is today. My first ride as a kid was on a neighbor’s Sno-Traveler in the early 60’s. In about 1970 I bought my first sled, a 68’ Johnson Skee-Horse. It was pretty much trashed with parts in various boxes but I got it together before winter and was cruising in style at 16 mph. Things are way different now but the feeling is the same.
Maybe it’s an age thing but I’ve developed a keen interest in vintage sleds and have acquired a couple that I hope will be "riders" next winter. I don’t know if any of you do this but I do go out to the shed and just sit on the sleds (vintage and modern) on a regular basis in the off-season. I’m not sure why, it just seems to feel right to be back on a sled.
