108th Sunset Race – 11/9/2017
Another Sunset Race in the books. I got the privilege of paddling with Andy. Danelle needed the van for something, so I took the truck! It was a bit difficult, but totally worth it! Hogan Haake
Another Sunset Race in the books. I got the privilege of paddling with Andy. Danelle needed the van for something, so I took the truck! It was a bit difficult, but totally worth it! Hogan Haake
Hannah likes the St.Louis Blues and wants to see them in person. So we got tickets so she could see a game in person. As an added bonus, my mom came in town with her. I wasn’t going to let mom miss a good time, so we had lots of parallel plans to keep us … Continue reading “Mom and Hannah in STL – 11/4/2017”
At Corvin’s soccer game, the girls, Sonora, Danelle, and Carol, all used umbrellas to keep out of the rain. Tiko, our cat died this month. He was with us for about 15 years and will be missed. We ended up with a new kitten the same month. Petra doesn’t get along with him unless they … Continue reading “October – 2017”
Halloween wouldn’t have been complete unless everybody dressed up. Lucky for me, my office is awesome and multiple dressed up. Hogan Haake
Our family has made it a tradition to do interesting things for Halloween. This year was no exception. Here is the way we left the house in the morning. Ohh and add in Dad, the unicycling bear to make it complete! Every day should start this awesome! Hogan Haake
The family got a new kitten today. In order to get the kitten, they had to agree to three simple rules. The name must be Coatrack The cat must be a Maine Coon Dad doesn’t have to clean the litterboxes. With those three simple rules agreed to, we brought Coatrack home. If you’re wondering, the … Continue reading “Coatrack – 10/28/2017”
We went to a party at the Saint Louis University Biology department to carve pumpkins with Danelle’s fellow students. We all had a good time and the pumpkins turned out well. The food provided was a perfect distraction to keep the kids happy as well. Hogan Haake
I occasionally go out to the garage in the winter and start my motorcycle (Kawasaki Concours C10). I like to hear it and believe its good to get the fluids circulating every so often. I happened to notice extra heat coming out of the vent. I saw that the exhaust header was glowing. This was … Continue reading “Hot Exhaust – 12/23/2017”
We participated in our first Moonlight Ramble this year. Its a 10 to 20 mile bicycle (and now unicycle) ride through downtown St. Louis starting at midnight. The original date for the ride was while we were on vacation but due to weather concerns, it was postponed. It got postponed twice more due to political … Continue reading “Moonlight Ramble – 10/21/2018”
After two days at a conference, I was ready for a break. So I planned for one accordingly. The DevUp conference was conveniently located in St. Charles MO, not far from the Katy Trail. Some will argue that its too rough for a unicycle, but I find the chat and hard packed dirt trails perfect … Continue reading “Katy Trail 25 – 10/17/2017”