The Adventures of Lorie and Brian Groth

This house barge partially sank a few months ago and is finally being torn apart and hauled away.

The last two days I posted a photo of houseboats on Lake Union. My goal is to upload a photo that’s related to water every day for 30 days. I was inspired to start trying to do things for 30 days after I watched this short video from TED:

Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days

Yes, I am testing my phone.

		July 4 2011 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

The stairs going up to our roof on the houseboat were attached just in time for the 4th of July. That also means we didn’t have much time to plan a party, but a few friends were able to make it at the last minute for a great show with some great weather.

		Summer 2011 in Seattle VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

What you’re seeing is (1) a little dragonfly on my finger at the houseboat, (2) a long set of steps that Milo hates when I drag him up to Capitol Hill, (3) a wooden Space Needle and (4) the Velodrome in Redmond, WA.

If I could retire today, and for some reason I could keep myself from working on a PC, doing marketing, sales or some sort of tech/business consulting, then I would do the following at all times of the year:

1. Ski (the picture is of my brother, dad and me while helicopter skiing in 2006)
2. Snowboard
3. Kayak
4. Bike (road and mountain)
5. Surf (I’d have to learn how first)
6. Travel the world
7. Hang out with friends and family, preferably during all of the above
8. Photograph and document my adventures
9. Keep up with all sorts of technology to help with all of the above (especially number 8)

Why do I mention this? Because I just discovered a web site that would be great for numbers 1 & 2 on the list: http://www.turns-all-year.com/index.html – how cool is that?

If you win the lottery, please include me on your winnings so I can start working on this list.