Year in Review: 2025
After years of dreaming about one, I finally acquired an adventure bike – a 2024 Aprilia Tuareg, purchased from AF1 Racing. Claudia,…
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Year in Review: 2024
2024 started slowly. I was still recovering from brain surgery and playing lots of Fallout 4. I also had time to cook a mushroom risotto.…
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Year in Review: 2023
While buying a pair of Doc Martens as a birthday gift for Erin, I saw these and couldn’t resist getting them for myself. Look upon them…
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Road Trip: Cleveland 2023
Highlights from my road trip to Cleveland to see Karen! One of the highlights of my road trip happened almost immediately. Three hours up the…
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Louisville 2023
In which Erin and I go to Bourbon & Beyond to see our two favorite bands! Our first stop was the Lobby Bar at the Brown Hotel for their…
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Las Vegas 2023
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for this stuff, which I have put in a blog on the internet. Erin and I met the Duranies Thursday…
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Year in Review: 2022
New Year, New Orleans, New York, New beginnings… We got back in Austin in time to catch Becky and Howard, while they were in town. I do…
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Year in Review: 2021
By February, the “Snowpocalypse” was upon us and I had the opportunity to create an icicle centerpiece for my breakfast nook.
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(Boss Ch. 19) Brakes 2.0 and Suspension 3.0
In which the track shakedown of my new front end mods (Ch. 18) is a complete success, until my brakes go away and I finally unpack the bigger…
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Alamo Drafthouse Ritz Theater
Alamo Drafthouse, the Austin-based movie theater company beloved by film fans, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the financial impact…
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Year in Review: 2020
PANDEMIC On the first day of early voting, I was in line before 5am to be the first to vote against Trump, so I was interviewed by the local…
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The Sheltering (in Place) Sky
After graduating in December, I decided to take a couple of months off to relax and do some traveling. I managed to do some camping just as…
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Curt Trailer Hitch and Cargo Carrier
Curt Trailer Hitch In March 2018, I purchased and installed a Curt Trailer Hitch and Cargo Carrier for my Ford Focus ST. I purchased the hitch…
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Road Trip: Terlingua Ranch 2020
The Plague. OUR Plague. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a global pandemic. Daily news reports are frightening and dystopian,…
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Road Trip: Palo Duro Canyon 2020
In February 2020, Denise and I drove into the Texas Panhandle to go camping in Palo Duro Canyon and this is what happened. The trip began just…
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Barton Quick Release Watch Bands
One of the best things about having a Samsung Galaxy Watch (or similar smart watch) is having the ability to change the watch face to suit…
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Road Trip: Fort Davis 2019
In May 2019, I had the opportunity to take some work in El Paso, so Miss Latiolais joined me on a Fandango that would take us to El Paso, but…
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Duran Duran, New Orleans 2019
Just after Valentine’s Day 2019, Rebecca Latiolais and I met in New Orleans to have a look around the city and to see our favorite band,…
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U2, London, 12 June 1987
In the early Summer of 1987, I was in the Air Force, stationed in Sembach, West Germany. I was 19 years old. My uncle was also in the Air…
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