Category Archives: random crap

I’m too lazy to figure out taxonomy for this post, but wtf, it’s just a personal blog, right?

house update

In other news (tree death day), it’s time to update the house to-do list: electrical: done roofing: done heating: done arborist: hired and in progress carpentry: install attic stairs painting: in progress decorating: decided to do it myself

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tree death day

Not a good day to be a tree in my life. Last night, around midnight, this happened… it sounded like an explosion out back. I had just called the dogs in 5 second earlier, they were going nuts, guess they … Continue reading

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house update

Almost six months have past and the list looks almost the same, but strangely enough, much has happened under the covers. New heating ducts and a furnace, rebuilt and insulated attic, deck rebuilt, new roof going on next week, plumbing … Continue reading

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ridewithgps.com

A friend of mine pointed me to this site, great tools for sharing proposed routes or actual tracks from motorcycle, car, and hiking trips.  It’s sort of a social networking site for trip sharing. Unfortunately, most of the users seem … Continue reading

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bike upgrades

after three motorcycle trips, I’ve decided to optimize my experience, with cash!!! throttle lock (poor man’s cruise control so I can rest my right hand) sheepskin seat cover (mexico was hard on my ass, this weekend wasn’t so bad…) tail … Continue reading

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4th of Juplaya packing list…

I’m thinking of heading off to the playa on the bike for the weekend with a couple other ranger friends… I just ordered a butt pad for the seat, throttle locks, and a new rack for a top-case, all things … Continue reading

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new house in the city

I finally bought the farm, or in this case, the town house. We are now the proud owners of a 125 year old Victorian near Duboce Park. This time, I really want to do things right, so if you can … Continue reading

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Wing – live in San Francisco

A bunch of us went to go see the unbelievably wonderful Wing!!!

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my goddaughter, the nihilist

I wish I could say this was original, but my eight year old goddaughter was playing around with magnetic letters at lunch and demonstrated that she is ten times the philosopher I will ever be… However, she has yet to … Continue reading

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suburban lifestyles

What can you say about chocolate covered manhole covers?

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