The 116th Sunset Race was set to go downriver to the Meramec Marina. The race would be 12 days before the MR340, so I hoped to see several paddlers out for a fun training run before the race. Several of my favorite people where here to paddle! I brought two boats tonight. The kayak is … Continue reading “July Sunset Race (116th) – 7/12/2018”
With my failed handguards returned to the store, it was time to get serious. First you may be wondering what the rush is. The hand guards have a few functions, most important, if I crash, they protect the brake and clutch levers from snapping off. Not having working controls on a motorcycle makes it inoperable. … Continue reading “Barkbusters – 7/11/2018”
Danelle has had a few surprise birthday parties for me. They are always a fun time and lots of planning. I think she was a bit surprised when her 40th birthday came and went with little fanfare. Unless you consider sending her to the beach for a week with friends a decent thing. Anyway, this … Continue reading “Danelle’s Surprise Birthday Party – 7/7/2018”
Eric and I left work a bit early to go on a Friday motorcycle ride. I decided to mix it up and take him down to the Graffiti Wall just south of the arch. Eric has never been here before, to it was an extra special treat for him. This is just a small collection … Continue reading “Graffiti Wall Shoot – 7/6/2018”
Its been said many times that “A bad on the water is better than a good day at work.”. Little did I know that today was going to push that theory to the limit… It started off as any national holiday should, with excitement having the day off work and thinking about the day’s events … Continue reading “Bad Paddle Day – 7/4/2018”
On the drive back from a visit to KC where we dropped off Sonora to hang out with her cousins for a few weeks, Danelle had a serious discussion with me about cats. We got Coat Rack less than a year ago after Tiko died. Petra wasn’t a huge fan of of Coat Rack as … Continue reading “Sushi – 7/3/2018”
This is the month of shopping carts. There were a few separate incidents… I can still talk the kids into doing silly things with shopping carts! They didn’t even fight with Sonora pushing. I’m pushing Jeff Hug up to Target. It took a few moments to figure out how to get him into this cart, … Continue reading “June – 2018”
We went to Kansas City to visit my parents. We don’t seem to get in town enough these days and the kids miss their grandparents. We noticed that things are normal and not much has changed. Henry’s Mustang hasn’t changed much… Normally we hang out around the house and eventually head back to St. Louis, … Continue reading “Kansas City – 6/30/2018”
In an effort to save money and make my motorcycle more safe, I decided to get a set of hand guards. I went to Cycle Gear in town as I try to support the local guys and found this generic set.The handlebar guards are designed to to do two things. First, keep wind and branches … Continue reading “Failed Generic Hand Guards – 6/24/2018”
Bike With Your Boots On is a a citizen science initiative with the Missouri Stream Team to get people out exercising and testing local creeks. For this outing, we met at Fults Field near River Des Peres and split into groups to cover the most ground. At each site we tested for things like conductivity … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 6/23/2018”