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”
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”
It was highly recommended that we have a spray skirt on our boat for the Texas Water Safari. I wasn’t too worried, but Jo Jo took care of us. She planned a day and came over to help us out. We started out by putting T in the front of the boat and cutting a … Continue reading “Spray Skirt – 5/29/2018”
This month, its all about me. In an effort to get a light above my desk at work fixed, I took a “scared” photo of myself holding a poop emoji. I sent this to the office manager that promptly got it taken care of. But she printed it out and put it on the office … Continue reading “April – 2018”
Spring is here, and we needed to get out of the house. I had a few checks to take to the bank, so I brought the whole family along. Its a little over a mile walk to the bank. The kids were not completely into the walk, but I found ways to entertain them. And … Continue reading “Walking To The Bank – 4/17/2018”
I was riding one of my favorite unicycle tracks from my house getting some exercise and enjoying the weather. I heard somebody yelling at me (which is normal) but it was persistent. I looked over to see a young man running on the other side of a major street carrying a unicycle. I stopped and … Continue reading “Meeting Austin – 4/5/2018”
I needed to get out of the house and Danelle needed some peace and quiet for her school work. So I packed up the kids and drove to Castlewood State Park. There, I wanted to hike a trail that overlooks the Meramec river. We did hike it for a short time, but the kids and … Continue reading “Cold Day at Castlewood – 4/1/2018”
The Port of St. Louis is the third most busy inland port in the United States. I’ve seen it from land many times and paddled to the northern end of it, but never farther south than the Gateway Arch. That was about to change today. Its still spring break and the wife and kids are … Continue reading “Paddling the Port of St. Louis – 3/18/2018”
After 10 years and approximately 13,000 miles, I wanted something different. I was trading in my Kawasaki Concours for a different motorcycle.Over the years, I had spent far more in repair cost than the cost of the bike and I was starting to loose confidence in the bike. There were many little things that were … Continue reading “2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650”