New Buzznet
It's hard to stay interested in the new Buzznet. No sidebar, wading through tons of "feed updates" I don't need, I hate it. I feel…
Aimee and Reagan
The remainder of the tribe: my two real world daughters. I was going to get one room with 4 beds, but they sold me on…
Portability
The M1 fits perfectly into the back of the Tahoe. I can take it to work with me and then ride at the park on…
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Noomi Rapace is"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." This week I'll see it for the third time.
Bucket Ice
BY our last rest stop we were very hot. The water in my insulated water bottle was pretty hot too, so I filled it with…
Jellico at rest
We rode 52 miles this morning out of Brazos Bend State Park south of Houston. At mile 30 we pulled off the road for a…
TeamKrome
Liz decided to sleep in yesterday so friend Kelly stoked the Seavo tandem with me. 46 miles at George Bush Park.
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picMemorial Day 2010
Here is the letter Mom received confirming that Dad was missing in action over Germany. A few days earlier she watched the Western Union man…
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picBest Ever
I got stuck in Midland airport last week for 7 hours for weather delays in my flight home. Fortunately, I had the last of Stieg…
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe operates many coal trains in the Ft. Worth area. This is an empty one heading north for another load. When the…
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The kitchen is 90% done now. We only need bar stools , counter tops and window treatments. Coming soon.
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The Victor Mature Film Festival is this week! I am a past president of the North American chapter of the fan club. I'll be taking…
picHappy Mothers Day
Here is Mom with Granny and her two brothers on the sidewalk in front of the family furniture store. She's holding her favorite doll. She…
picBallooning with Mich.
A customer once asked Michiko, "Would you like to have dinner some night?" to which she replied, "I like to have dinner every night."
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picJay and friend
My friend Jay (on the left) is a signalman on the Union Pacific in west Texas. Beginning with his great grandfather, members of his family…
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The hapless Jellico thought he would impress the girls with a high and tight Marine haircut. It didn't work.
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I watched "The Third Man" a few nights ago. It's my favorite Orson Welles. The Riesenrad is still there. I hope to see it in…
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For me, taste is something in my mouth. For Liz, it's a bar stool for the new kitchen that costs $325. Thank God the bar…
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picGlider
I spotted this hang glider on this morning's ride at George Bush Park. The pilot, Zach, told me I could have a rig just like…
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picNoomi Rapace
is unstoppable as Lisbeth Salander in the movie adaptation of Stieg Larsson's book, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." I burned through both books in…
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The poor guy in front of me has some serious muffin top going on. I felt for him. On the tiny Ebraer jet that Continental…
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With Aimee on Saturday. 45 miles. Aimee and I rode thousands of miles together on Saturdays when she was in college. Now she works most…
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Liz worked on the kitchen all day and then painted the back hall. Here she is afterwards watching her fav show "Castle" in my study.
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I reached it this weekend. We tried to save some money by hiring a cheaper painter. He botched the first coat and then tried a…
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on Monday night's flight to Omaha. This was a good thing as I was deep into Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." It's…
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picChilli Pie all the way
At James Coney Island downtown. Alas, with my tiny stomach, I have to order a cup instead of a bowl and I can't even finish…
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The railroad never lets me ride without an escort. Honestly, it gets annoying being shadowed all the time.
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Aimee took this shot from the back seat this morning at the Brookwood Spirit Rally. 2000 bikes. 45 miles for Team Jellico. It was a…
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picUp the Fred Hartman Bridge
On the Gator Ride this morning with Liz. 44 miles. It's great to be outside again on the bike.
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pic"Not Yours"
Flight attendant luggage in the overhead bin yesterday on the way to Dallas. She's had her bag taken twice by absent minded passengers in the…
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picValentine's Day 2010
Liz has been working so hard on the kitchen I decided to get her something special. Silicone oven mitts and trivets!
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picMy little construction foreman
Taking a break in her safety glasses. (It's a good thing she never logs into Buzznet).
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Liz tries to clean up some of the demolition dust while we await the arrival of the Great Chrome Fridge. On the newly exposed wall…
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He sells refrigerators at Lowe's. Ours will be delivered tomorrow. The kitchen is a mess. Dust and debris everywhere.
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During the 70's I worked as a model to earn extra money. Here is a capture from a shoot I did for Pepsicola ("You're in…
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There isn't much that's good about getting up at 5am to catch a plane, but this view is an exception.
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Liz chats with Jim on our ride yesterday. She's going backwards. This is only the second ride we've been able to get in this month…
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I hate when the food stares back at you. Eggs Benedict with spinach at Pappy's, Sunday morning.
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Thge morning bike ride took us to Don's in the Museum District. He's only 9 miles from us. Obviously, it's still cold here.
Don's koi…
picDonnie and friend
I worked for the guy on the right in 1969-1970. Now I just send him big checks every year. Clown pants...who knew?
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picWinter
Liz and I have used our winter riding gear more this winter than in the last 5 years put together.
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Grilled trout topped with lemon butter white wine sauce, lump crab meat and asparagus, and green beans all sprinkled with some fresh grated parmesan. Alas,…
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Liz picked up this little rug for the hallway into my study. She'll be ripping out the tile floor underneath it and replacing it with…
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It was very cold and very windy for our traditional New Years Day ride. Liz was not happy. Fortunately, the sun came out and we…
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Liz and I usually stay home, but tonight we'll meet Don nad Greg at the Raven for dinner and then to their house for Season…
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Christmas morning. My sister and I are taking a spin on my brand new Murray Trac pedal tractor. I think Dad plopped her on the…
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picCooking Curse
Liz throws a prophylactic curse on the grill to prevent it from burning the beef tenderloin. She frequently uses witchcraft in her cooking.
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I'll use them to torture the daughters tomorrow when they come over for Christmas.
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picFrosty the Snowman
I am on yet another plane. This lovely SWA flight attendant is introducing me to Frosty.
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My colleague Fred is running for judge. I could never do what he is doing since it involves pretending to like lots of annoying people…
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The building management offered a free lunch in the lobby for tenants on Wednesday. Bill and I were the only ones to notice that the…
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This Christmas decoration of Liz's scares the hell out of me. he also terrorizes the dogs. Satchel won't go near it.
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picSolace in tobacco
Sometimes when I'm having a bad week, I like to walk over to McCoys Cigars after lunch and enjoy a premium cigar with friends. It's…
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picP.D. James
She's 89, but she still writes a great yarn. It's a good way to increase your vocabulary as well. In the first ten pages today…
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I'm working with a builder to produce a one-of-a-kind carbon fiber back to back tandem. It'll be the ultimate tandem speed machine. For details, see…
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Mom's in the hospital awaiting her pacemaker which will be implanted tomorrow. She's a little nervous about it since she'll be 89 in August. I…
You can't make this stuff up, Part 3
So the legal assistant and I were talking the other day about names and she asked me about mine. I explained to her that my dad was…
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vidYou can't make this stuff up Part 2
So, our legal assistant went to Savannah for the first time to visit her boyfriend. When she returned I asked her how she liked Savannah.
"It…
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Liz has ridden horses all her life so I got this for her to practice on during her recovery in case she's forgotten what it's…
Bilingual Joke for my German Speaking Daughters
So this married American couple goes to Germany for a visit. At the park in Berlin the see a man urinating in the bushes. "Gross!"…
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