The Romantic Journey-WMCKA Symposium 2007

I picked Jon Turk up at the Kalamazoo airport on Friday after work. I’d heard that he wasn’t as chatty and vivacious as some of the younger pups we’d had to symposium over the last few years. Simon and Justine definitely are very fun and very very social, which is great. Jon Turk [...]

Aubrey/Maturin

Trip dynamics are a difficult relationship to manage. When selecting a paddling partner you’re sort of looking for that sibling/spouse/wing man vibe from the person you may have to share a tent with. I’ve been relatively lucky on my trips to have really good vibes from my tent mates. We comprise separate elements [...]

Ten year olds left to their own devices

My son found this on You tube.

Hmm… more consistent parental filtering is obviously needed.

What am I doing here?

Just having one of those days. Need to go see something, do something, can’t sit anymore and wait for it to happen.

Perfect Synergy

Sometimes when you are looking to put something together on your own, and desperately craving some sort of solution to a problem, someone else has solved it for you.

Redline 925 Commuter Bike

I especially like the moustache handlebars, the single speed flip-flop hub, and the fenders!

Bike commuter dream.