Adventure Palooza is an annual motorcycle ride put on by Adventure Riders LLC. This is their 4th year putting on the ride and it is growing in attendance each year. The format of the ride is to have 4 tracks, North, South, East, and West that start in their corresponding direction and converge on a … Continue reading “Adventure Palooza 2020”
George Floyd was killed on 5/25/2020. Since his death, there have been multiple protests about the way police have treated people. Today, there is a planned protest near my house. I was out and about earlier in the day and noticed that a few local retail establishments had their windows boarded up. Also during my … Continue reading “Protest Board Up – 6/4/2020”
We’ve finished the third full month of COVID-19 in the US. We’ve done a decent job of keeping socially distant, but sometimes Corvin and I just need to get out. So we go on unicycle rides! We went out to Jo Jo’s place near the St. Francis river to help her dismantle an old barn. … Continue reading “May 2020”
With Covid-19 in full swing, we have not seen much of our family. Mark had his birthday and the idea was to do a drive by birthday. We offered to hang out for the hour outside and help entertain Mark. To assist with this, Hogan the T-Rex came by. Its always important to get in … Continue reading “Mark’s Birthday – 5/30/2020”
Melissa has been talking about nothing but boat racing since she signed up for the MR340 this year. Danelle and I are also signed up to be in the 10 person boat with her. She wants to get all the practice paddling in that she can so she is fully prepared for the race. Today, … Continue reading “Creve Coeur Lake 5K – 6/2/2020”
My parents have had several large pieces of wood in the back yard for a few years. Mom had mentioned getting rid of it and I offered to chop it up. Not to be out done, my dad said he wanted first crack at it! Unfortunately, he had so much fun, there wasn’t much for … Continue reading “Dad Splits Wood – 5/23/2020”
I got a T-Rex costume for my birthday. I thought I had everything till my wife got me this! It really doesn’t need much for an introduction! Hogan Haake
Our first full month of COVID-19. We mostly stayed at home trying to stay safe and not catch it. I brought home the plants from the office that I care for. The cats were quite interested in them. It didn’t take long before I started being silly with my Zoom meetings. I took several long … Continue reading “April – 2020”
Corvin rode the giraffe unicycle from our house to a friends house over 1/2 mile away. I’m super impressed as I can’t even mount it (even if he needs help). You know that riding this is serious when he bothers to put on knee and elbow pads! See him in action! Hogan Haake
2020 MR340 PRE RACE This year is an exceptionally strange year. COVID-19 has caused lots of social and safety issues. I was thinking about paddling in the MR340 with Jo Jo. Then Melissa Nilson called me and suggested Jo Jo and I join her on a dragon boat for the race. After talking with Jo … Continue reading “2020 MR340 – 8/4/2020”