As many of you know from reading this blog I enjoy music. It comes from growing up with music. There was always music going when our family was in the car. My mom sang in the church choir forever. My dad started playing guitar in the church praise bands at some point in my life….
Month: October 2023
Bike repair and Motorcycle non-repair
Over this last weekend it was time to get some work done on my bicycle. I needed to put on a new chain. I had over 5000 miles on that chain and it was stretched a little bit. I had been having some noise while riding as well, and a bit of a catching feeling…
A new 40km record
Last weekend I decided to do my first 40km (25 mile) bike ride since getting back from our summer trip. Prior to this it has been either too hot or I just haven’t had the time to do it on the weekend. I didn’t have too much expectation from the ride since my usual long…
Moral the Wombat and TV / Movie Stars
Like the authors Moral the Wombat has met some TV and movie celebrities of varying degrees over the years. For the celebrities I started taking Moral to conventions I was going to, and I started asking celebrities if I could take a picture of them with my stuffed wombat. Some said no and that was…
Weekend update
Hello all, So this weekend we finished up the garden. There are seeds in the ground, and netting to keep the birds out. The other thing I got to do this weekend was… more fixing things around the house. So our stovetop had one burner that decided to only operate on high, no matter what…
Posting Changes
After some thoughts I have decided to change the day I upload my main blog to Tuesdays. The big reason for this is that I have found that I have other things that come up on weekends (little things) that I might want to put up here on the blog and I don’t want the…
Resetting the Garden
On top of everything else I did last weekend I also needed to get the garden prepared for our winter planting. The ladies are in charge of the actual planting, but I am in charge of getting the beds ready. I had to do a few things this year that were a bit more than…
Solar Eclipse October 2023
On Saturday, October 14, 2023 I had the chance to see an annular solar eclipse from my home in Chandler. It was only 86% of totality at the maximum. It was still really cool. I was able to get out my solar telescope and I decided part way through that I would take pictures of…
No Worries
What does it mean to not worry? I am, by nature, not a worrier. It drives my wife crazy sometimes. I have lived a very blessed life and I am sure that has played a very big role in my lack of worrying. I haven’t had anything truly awful ever happen to me. I haven’t…
Recent Weekend in Pinetop
I did get up to Pinetop Friday morning. I woke up early as usually and headed up. I got there and the ladies were all at Zumba. So, I went for my bicycle ride. I enjoy riding up there. I seem to ride a lot faster up there than I do here in the valley….