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A Classic Explanation

by up10ad | Fri Oct 30, 2009 | All (Home), Music, Strange | 0 Comments

Great dinner

by up10ad | Mon Jul 14, 2008 | All (Home), Food and Drink | 0 Comments

Scallops on a bed of rice and romaine. This is part of the reason why I have dropped form a high weight of 282 in December of 2007 to 229 this week, My goal is to get to about 190 lbs.

Fall Weather

by up10ad | Tue Oct 20, 2009 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Summer was mild, then we had a cold snap in early October with freezing temps, but since then it has been a beautiful fall season. Let's hope for a normal mild Delta winter.

Panzer and Dad. Ride in the pickup.

by up10ad | Sat Jul 21, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Not a good day. #zombie

by Rick | Wed Jan 16, 2013 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Funny, Me!, Strange | 0 Comments

Losing weight and lowering BP

by Rick | Sat May 9, 2015 | All (Home), Health, Lifestyle, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Regular exercise like walking 2.5-5K a day and eating right is paying off! Goal for now is to drop 47 pounds, hope to be there by mid August.

Watermelon 5K – Independence Day

by Rick | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Got up early and drove north of downtown to the City of Winter Park for the Hunter Vision Watermelon 5K. There were over 3,300 runners and we all got free watermelon! I increased my run/walk interval to 3min/1min and it felt great. Beat my previous 5K time...

Last Panzer pic today. Promise

by Rick | Thu Oct 4, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Christmas and New Years

by up10ad | Sat Jan 8, 2011 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Despite the inactivity here on the site, we did indeed celebrate both Christmas and New Years. Matt, Brandy and the boys arrived on Christmas afternoon, followed shortly thereafter by Jeff and Leta. We enjoyed a fantastic Prime Rib dinner and were joined by Jim and...

Animated Drum Crushing

by up10ad | Sat Aug 16, 2008 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

This is brutal. What you are seeing is a 55 gallon drum being devoured by a crusher. Imagine falling into that! Just a random animated .gif image I ran across.

Are Ya Bored With Cycling Posts Yet?

by Rick | Sat Jan 2, 2021 | All (Home), Health, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

After several days of rain it finally warmed up a bit (48°) so I took a long ride to Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area. Total of about 21 miles. There were some Kite Surfers in the cold waters on the bay side. [video width="1920" height="1080"...

I Really Enjoyed Yesterday’s Sunset

by up10ad | Mon May 25, 2009 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Christmas Greetings

by Rick | Fri Dec 18, 2020 | All (Home), Dogs, Lifestyle, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Merry Christmas from Willow Street, Port Monmouth, New Jersey Drago is actually a very friendly boy who is trained well. In the photo above he was just responding to the "speak" command. He is passing along best wishes to everyone for the...

Update

by up10ad | Sat Jan 22, 2005 | All (Home), Health | 0 Comments

Not much news recently. As if you wanted to know, I had hernia surgery, all went well. We have had a very mild winter so far, we're in the middle of the second warm spell which is melting all previous snow causing a 2nd mid-winter 'mud season'. The...

First misty morning.

by Rick | Tue Oct 16, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Surgery for Carpal Tunnel

by Rick | Tue Apr 10, 2018 | All (Home), Health, Me! | 0 Comments

Over the past year I have noticed a steadily increasing numbness in my right hand, primarily affecting my thumb and middle finger. A trip to an orthopedist confirmed a carpal tunnel constriction diagnosis. In addition to the numbness the doctor pointed out a...

Stormy #cloudporn #tree

by up10ad | Sun Apr 15, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Sister Diane Visit Again

by Rick | Thu Apr 8, 2021 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Me!, Travel | 0 Comments

Another lunch date with Diane, and again at Black Forrest Taphouse. It's an easy 2.25 hour drive each way from Port Monmouth, NJ to Fallston, MD.

Nature Is Beautiful

by up10ad | Sat Aug 1, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Unless otherwise noted, all photos are taken with my iPhone and post-processed with iPhone applications. I seldom carry my Canon 20D anymore except in situations where I need to use the big 400mm telephoto lens.

Time-lapse Ride From Water Witch

by Rick | Mon Mar 29, 2021 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Ride home from the Water Witch coffee shop in Highlands. Time-lapse of about 6.5 miles, 35 minutes or so. I slowed it down for the section on the beach.

We have arrived in Colorado!

by up10ad | Sun Oct 28, 2001 | All (Home), Horses, Travel | 0 Comments

Well, we completed our move from Bakersfield to Meeker on November 1, 2001. Everyone arrived safely and the people, dogs and horses are all fine. We live about 3 miles outside of town on County Road 4, on the mesa overlooking Meeker and the White River...