April 30 @ 12:38 pmTwenty-four hours ago, this is what I was doing…
April 30 @ 7:41 am
I.am.exhausted! On kind of a spur of the moment I decided to join a group of riders from sport-touring.net on a day ride yesterday. The plan was an ambitious one. Cross Stevens Pass on Hwy2 and visit Grand Coulee Dam. Then come back to western Washington via Hwy20 which only opened to traffic this past Thursday. It’s closed during the winter due to snow. This ride is normally called “The Cascade Loop.” It was a long ride, I put in 570 miles by the time I got home and was gone over 13 hours. When I got home, I unloaded the bike and basically fell into bed.
More on the ride, plus photos and maybe a little video once I recover!
April 27 @ 12:03 amI really like this interview format meme, it really makes me think about my answers though I’m not nearly as creative in my responses as some of the posts I’ve read! I wanted to play again and noticed that SilverWillow had recently played, so I asked her for five questions. My responses follow! And it’s not too late for you to play, if you want me to come up with five questions for YOU to answer just leave a comment!
April 26 @ 3:43 pmFlickr members mark your calendar, May 5, 2007 is the day for “24 Hours of Flickr.” Get the details and join the official pool here.
April 25 @ 10:41 pm
The FedEx man stopped by this afternoon with RAM components I ordered to mount my new GPS on the motorcycle. I lucked into this GPS for free through an achievement award at work. How cool is that?
Now I’m just waiting on more parts I ordered from Powerlet to tap into the electrical system on the bike so I don’t have to rely on battery power for the GPS (and other gadgets I might add). They’ve shipped so I hope to have them tomorrow or Friday.
I love it when new stuff shows up on my door step…
April 24 @ 7:16 pm
Ok, this whole sunset photo quest is turning into an obsession. Lately, every time I’ve tried to spend an evening take sunset photos something has come up. This last attempt was plagued by a revisit from the low-beam headlight gremlin that is living in my car. I think I might have a relay going bad.
I did manage to stop in at the Renton Municipal Airport late last week and snap a few photos. This one was probably my favorite. And I was able to get Matt to cut my grass this weekend. Those were really my only accomplishments recently. Sad isn’t it?
I did have a nice dinner with a friend tonight at my favorite Chinese restaurant, King Wha in Burien, WA. I am now pleasantly stuffed and about to veg on the couch and watch the new episode of “Heroes.” And that is all I have to report…
Updated: “Heroes” is so good… this show just keeps getting better!
April 19 @ 10:57 pm
Shephard recently offered to interview any fellow blogger who was interested. His own interview by Bob-Kat is a hilarious read. I fear my own answers will be somewhat less witty!
After you’ve read this interview, if you want to play along just leave a comment indicating so and I’ll happily provide you with five questions of my own for you to answer on your blog!
April 18 @ 9:11 pmYeah I don’t have much to discuss at the moment. I’ve mostly been working on various projects this week, none of them particularly fun but they pay the bills. I haven’t had much time to do anything fun or interesting.
I’ve been wanting to photograph sunsets but the weather hasn’t been cooperating on evenings that I’ve been free. That may change tomorrow, the weather is looking halfway decent and I don’t have any plans Thursday evening. Wish me luck!
The kids are over this weekend, maybe we’ll find something fun to do? I’ll be happy if Matt manages to get the grass cut. My yard is becoming a bit of a jungle!
In the meantime, I’m listening to “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn & John. That’s right, no commas. They didn’t like the way it looked on their first album cover. The female singer is Victoria Bergsman. She’s not in the band. Swedish pop… dig it people! Drums, check. Bongos, check. Whistling, check. What’s not to like?
| If I told you things I did before Told you how I used to be Would you go along with someone like me If you knew my story word for word Had all of my history Would you go along with someone like me |
April 16 @ 4:52 pm
Because I know you’re all fascinated with what I’m having for dinner… a little Jambalaya, starting with Zatarain’s Mix based on Al’s recommendation. Added some smoked sausage, fresh grilled chicken and a little of this and that. Super easy and tastes great! My kind of dinner…
April 14 @ 8:28 pm
I’m not copying Leesa, I promise! Today I joined up with some folks from Jeff Henshaw’s Hog Blog to do a group ride up to the tulip fields of Skagit Valley and then on to La Connor, WA for lunch and a ride down Whidbey Island (again).
It was a different experience for me. I don’t normally do large group rides and I don’t normally ride with Harley Davidson’s and other cruiser style bikes. The riding style is more relaxed, slower, less aggressive. A nice change of pace but I still like my “normal” riding style. I’ll probably join them on future rides, as it’s also a more social group and I like that aspect of the hobby also.
Overall we had a great day. It started out pretty wet, warmed up and got sunny just before lunch and then cooled off and rained a bit more while we rode down across Whidbey Island. Once we got back on the mainland, the sun came out again and I had a nice ride home. Can’t complain about a day like that!
Plenty more photos from today over on Flickr!
