On thin ice

I'm not actually on thin ice at all, either literally or figuratively.  Everything is going extremely well.

It's the title of this funny Youtube video clip of a crazy, hunky, exuberant Norwegian swilling vodka, stripping off most of his clothes and going ice swimming while wearing his skates.  You MUST watch it!!

I'm not a fan of ice swimming although I've done it a few times.  I don't know which is worse, the brain freeze or the heart attack waiting to happen when you plunge in to the icy water.

Also check out this video, of him using a chain saw after drinking vodka.  While this isn't a recommended practice, his videos show the sheer pleasure to be had in skating on beautiful, natural lake ice.... something I've done many times in my life. 

The remaining pictures were taken on me on the ice in front of my house.   Right now, the ice is 1 - 2 feet thick, perfectly safe to drive a truck on, let alone walk on it.   But sadly, skating is not possible because it's snow-covered and full of surface cracks.

DIVORCE UPDATE:
I had my final meeting (!) with my divorce lawyer to sign off on various documents before the court assigns the case to a judge later this week;  my wife had already signed everything she needed go sign.

My lawyer commented yet again on what a pleasure it was to deal with a "mature, sensible" divorcing couple who managed to achieve such a high level of agreement;  a rarity in her practice.   She wished that other couples could see how tremendously damaging an adversarial divorce is to the children involved.

She also said:  "It's just great to see someone who is so happy.  I hardly ever see that here." :-)

Because ours is an uncomplicated, uncontested divorce with no child custody issues, they call it a "desktop divorce."  It will not be conducted in open court.  In fact, neither my wife, myself nor my lawyer will be there;  the judge will simply sign off the documents in his office which might happen in 2 - 3 weeks depending on his / her workload.