All quiet on the western front
I wasn’t wearing my watch like I normally do. I had taken it off at some point in the night so I wouldn’t bang it into Lucas’ head when I cradled him. All I knew was that it was an ungodly hour. I wasn’t sure if it was 4 or 5 in the morning, but it was very early. ... Read More »
Getting back into my groove
Man, it seems like forever since I last got out on a ride, and really it pretty much was. I mean it was just about two months ago when I had that bad wreck, endoing over the bars and right into a tree. I’ve certainly crashed plenty of times over the years, but this one in particular was especially... Read More »
It’s just so supple
I’ve recently been playing around with leather lately, and a couple of the sheaths I’ve made I put up here, but I’ve also been tinkering around with some more innovative designs. Sadly, I’m still on the drawing board with those so I can’t really share much on them, but I can put up a little detail on a sheath I... Read More »
Giving leatherworking another shot
So a little while back I thought I’d try my hand at making a knife sheath out of horse leather for a really nice camp knife I recently got, a Becker BK2 Campanion, because while the knife is fantastic, the sheath leaves much to be desired. The plastic main body of the sheath is actually pretty nice and it... Read More »
Global warming, the cloud and...
Global warming? lol It is funny being in the tech industry how over the years you see these recurring themes and buzzwords, I mean it is almost comical sometimes. I guess it really isn’t so different from current events in any domain, say like the environment for example. We knew there was warming in the middle ages, then global cooling... Read More »
Trying my hand at leatherworking
I recently got a new Becker BK2 Campanion knife for camp/outdoors use, and I’ve seen this knife in particular get tossed around as a great “survival” knife, more on that later. I honestly haven’t had the knife long enough to put in through use so that I could do a review on how good it is, or isn’t at... Read More »
Hello again world!
Well here it is, the obligatory “Hello World” post for my newly redone website. My website has gone through several different designs and methodologies over the years, and a while back I got tired of using templates and full manual updates and migrated over to the blogger platform to handle my content organization. Unfortunately they eventually turned off remote... Read More »
Rockin in Rockville
I sat there in my swivel chair, staring at my monitor. The Boddingtons pub ale getting warmer by the moment as it was slowly sweating a small pool of water onto my desk. Glaring at it, as if to say I’m better than you, a half full bottle of Jack Daniels sat perched off to my right. A mild... Read More »
It’s a Deception
The other day a friend of mine and I were talking about bicycles, and I was prompted to explain the difference between an all mountain trail bike and a cross country bike. As I was doing this, it gave me pause to not only think about all the different varieties of bikes that exist, each with its own unique... Read More »
Back to the falls
Funny how time flies right by you if you aren’t paying attention. I mean, before I knew it, the weekend was upon me and I hadn’t gotten in a ride all week with my last ride being at the Salmon Falls trail the previous Saturday. As it was now getting late in the day on Sunday and I was... Read More »
The proudest day of my life
It’s 2:50am and I’m fairly tired, not that I’ve been up for a real long period of time but I’m still establishing routine here. Friday night at 11:33pm my wife delivered my son Lucas. Everything in the world stopped and seeing him looking up at me just melted my heart. My wife is amazing, she delivered him without any... Read More »
All quiet on the western front
I wasn’t wearing my watch like I normally do. I had taken it off at some point in the night so I wouldn’t bang it into Lucas’ head when I cradled him. All I knew was that it was an ungodly hour. I wasn’t sure if it was 4 or 5 in the morning, but it was very early. ... Read More »
Giving leatherworking another shot
So a little while back I thought I’d try my hand at making a knife sheath out of horse leather for a really nice camp knife I recently got, a Becker BK2 Campanion, because while the knife is fantastic, the sheath leaves much to be desired. The plastic main body of the sheath is actually pretty nice and it... Read More »
Hello again world!
Well here it is, the obligatory “Hello World” post for my newly redone website. My website has gone through several different designs and methodologies over the years, and a while back I got tired of using templates and full manual updates and migrated over to the blogger platform to handle my content organization. Unfortunately they eventually turned off remote... Read More »
Roots
It had been nearly a decade since I’d ridden a bike with a full gearset, and right around that time was when I had first discovered downhilling. Aside from the occasional climb here and there, pedaling was something I had left behind long ago though it wasn’t always like that; in fact when I first started riding mountain bikes... Read More »
Found a sweet local
I’ve really got to work out some kind of mount for a bicycle pump on my bike. I’ve historically carried a camelback, but I’ve also historically ridden mostly downhill. It kind of sucks having a backpack on while you’re doing these non-stop pedal-fests, so I plunked down a few bucks for a nice underseat bag, which I tested out... Read More »
Gettin’ around
So while my newly discovered network of short spur singletracks may not be the best available, they are within riding distance from my house, so that makes them pretty good. At the same time, living where I do I’m lucky that within a short drive I can be at the Salmon Falls trail, which I’ve checked out some of... Read More »
Salmon Falls, Running With the Devil
Well the weekend was finally upon me, and I’d already spent the requisite time properly breaking in my new bike locally, so it was time to head off to get in a real ride. Salmon Falls is a somewhat local trail, only about 15miles away, it doesn’t take terribly long to get to, though it does have some downsides... Read More »
Back to the falls
Funny how time flies right by you if you aren’t paying attention. I mean, before I knew it, the weekend was upon me and I hadn’t gotten in a ride all week with my last ride being at the Salmon Falls trail the previous Saturday. As it was now getting late in the day on Sunday and I was... Read More »
Rockin in Rockville
I sat there in my swivel chair, staring at my monitor. The Boddingtons pub ale getting warmer by the moment as it was slowly sweating a small pool of water onto my desk. Glaring at it, as if to say I’m better than you, a half full bottle of Jack Daniels sat perched off to my right. A mild... Read More »
