It was an eventful month for sure. Starting off with the bad, I had an accident with Danelle’s new car. We found a free charger at a bar and put it on the charger. When it was time to get it off the charger so somebody else could use it, I went out to move … Continue reading “March 2026”
Corvin has been on the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse triathlon club team all four years of college now. He has wanted to go to the national championships but it has never been a convenient location. As a club, there isn’t much funding which also makes this challenging. This year it was held in Gulfport, … Continue reading “USA Triathlon Collegiate Club Nationals – 3/28/2026”
I purchased a North Star Landick 2 solo racing canoe in August of 2024. I’ve done a few races with it and made a few improvements. One of the first things I did was add a rudder. Then in October of 2025 paddled the annual Race To The Dome. My friend, Dana, has the only … Continue reading “Landick 2 Spray Skirt”
It all started with a question over text. One of Danelle’s college friends reached out to the group saying, I have a BOGO airline pass that I can’t use, are any of you interested. Danelle sat on the message for a few days before claiming it after nobody else wanted it. Then she told me … Continue reading “San Diego – 2/6/2026”
We celebrate any time Corvin makes it home to St. Louis after being away at college. With him being 22, going to bars is old hat. However, going with your parents is different. We went to Blackthorn Pub for some beer and pizza. Its very thick pizza. It seems like half the photos are of … Continue reading “Corvin’s Home – 12/25/2026”
Corvin’s girlfriend Madison invited us up to LaCrosse to see her graduation. They are pretty serious in their relationship and we didn’t want to miss it. Danelle booked us a room using our fancy Expedia.com points. We took a leisurely drive up to Wisconsin arriving in the 10pm hour. When we checked in, we were … Continue reading “Madison’s Graduation”
With kids in two different cities, its hard to get together anymore. They were drawn to the same city by the promise of overpriced KC Chiefs tickets paid for by dad… So the weekend before thanksgiving we all converged on Kansas City to have a pre thanksgiving meal with my dad. He’s got plenty of … Continue reading “Pre Thanksgiving – 11/22/2025”
It started out with a call out on Facebook for help. It was re-posted in another paddling group I’m in. My friend Bob Hines, a fellow adventurer and someone I look up to, posted the message. If Bob was interested, I figured I should be too! Sometimes you just have people that inspire you to … Continue reading “River Angels – 11/5/2025”
Several months ago, Danelle and I were at an event in town and met the proprietors of The Peers Store. Connie asked me to let her know any time I was coming out on the Katy Trail which goes right in front of her store. The Peers store was an original train stop when the … Continue reading “Unicycling The Katy Trail – 11/1/2025”
Sonora’s away at college 3 hours away from us. She was talking to mom on the phone and complained about how cold she was. Also that she forgot her coat at home in St. Louis. We didn’t have much going on that weekend, so we decided to just drive to Springfield and bring Sonora her … Continue reading “Sonora’s Coat – 10/24/2025”