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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...

Mid-June update

by up10ad | Wed Jun 18, 2008 | All (Home), Health, Horses | 0 Comments

As I mentioned, tomorrow I go in for my 2nd surgery. I'm looking forward to it and getting my intestines back to normal. The worst part is having to stay in the hospital bed for 7 days. We are in the middle of our first hay cutting this year, don't know if we will...

Kerning (letter spacing) is Important

by Rick | Sat Sep 8, 2012 | All (Home), Funny, Seasonal, Strange | 0 Comments

Enjoying my new patio and fireplace

by up10ad | Wed May 19, 2010 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Homestead | 0 Comments

Family got together and built a new patio area complete with a fireplace. Great spot to relax. Wine and fire is good for the soul.

Fireside at the Veitch’s

by up10ad | Wed Sep 24, 2008 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

We all had a great meal the other night. Appetizers of shrimp and scallops followed by ribs. Sitting by the fire is a tradition that never fails to bring out good conversation and warm feelings.

Spring is here

by up10ad | Sun Apr 6, 2008 | All (Home), Horses, Weather | 0 Comments

It came about mid-month and the days have been getting warmer ever since. We are well on our way to completing projects around the house, something we couldn't even thing about doing this time of year up in Meeker. Today I burned the irrigation ditches in the front...

3rd and final hay cutting

by Rick | Mon Sep 24, 2012 | All (Home), Dogs, Homestead, Landscape | 0 Comments

Skid Vicious has surgery

by up10ad | Thu Jul 17, 2008 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

Sandi took her baby colt to have minor surgery done on his leg. He had a tendon issue that needed a slight tweak. All seems well and he is up and around only hours after waking.

Yard work break #cigar

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

1875 Romeo y Julieta.

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

Rode my bike to Work!

by Rick | Thu Mar 11, 2021 | All (Home), Health, Lifestyle, Me!, Runkeeper, Work | 0 Comments

Had our first day of warm weather (65 degrees) so I decided to ride my bike to work. The Library is about 8 miles from home, but the first 7 miles is on the Henry Hudson Trail. The last mile or so is on surface streets but the traffic isn't too bad. It was dark coming...

Home to the Peacock in the previous post

by Rick | Fri May 8, 2015 | All (Home), Landscape | 0 Comments

Beautiful water feature at Magnolia Park. I went to a bluegrass festival there last weekend and the views were nice, but the music wasn't to my taste. Not your typical Bluegrass, more like toothless swamp folk singing colloquial lyrics about life.

Sad H1N1 Vaccine Story

by up10ad | Sat Oct 24, 2009 | All (Home), Strange | 0 Comments

I don't usually add stuff here unless it relates to our life somehow, but this is an exception. My purpose in linking to this video is not to discourage people from getting the vaccine, but to show how strange the human body functions. Keep in mind...

2nd hay cutting today

by up10ad | Fri Aug 19, 2011 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Main Street

by up10ad | Wed Feb 15, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Dam Brewery, Dillon, CO #clouds #sky

by up10ad | Mon Dec 12, 2011 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

I took this pic yesterday morning.

by Rick | Mon Oct 22, 2012 | All (Home), Dogs | 1 Comment

About an hour later my best buddy Panzer ran out of the house while I was loading stuff into the U-Haul. He wasn't gone but a few minutes. I ran down the long driveway to the road but I was too late. A loaded gravel truck had just gone by; didn't even stop. He was the...

Started a restaurant

by up10ad | Tue May 21, 2002 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Work | 0 Comments

It is now mid-may and we're still unpacking at home! We have started a business as owners of the Flag Creek Cafe, located at the Meeker Golf Course. The startup is taking an inordinate amount of our time and energy, but after two weeks we are beginning to get our...

It Didn’t Explode!

by up10ad | Thu Apr 1, 2010 | All (Home), Homestead, Strange | 0 Comments

It's the time of year to burn the fields in preparation for the new hay season. I have a bit of pyromania in my blood so I always look forward to this task. Armed with my LP tank and weed burner attachment I set out burning the field south of the house. All went...

Spring in Colorado

by up10ad | Sat Apr 15, 2006 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Weather, Work | 0 Comments

Spring is trying... News on the work front. For the past few years the company I work for, NC Telecom, has been battling cashflow problems stemming from a massive $12MM loan from the feds for rural communications infrastructure improvements. Last year the stock...

English can be weird…

by Rick | Tue May 19, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Funny | 0 Comments

Got a new camera

by up10ad | Fri Oct 22, 2004 | All (Home), Web/Tech | 0 Comments

After 10 years or so without a good 35mm SLR I finally bought a Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR. I'm having a lot of fun taking more photos, especially with the Canon 100-400L USM IS telephoto lens.

Stringing fence

by up10ad | Mon Aug 11, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Today I added some cross fencing to the horse pasture. It's easy. Just push in t-posts with the Bobcat , cover with the HorseGuard plastic sleeves, pop in the tape guides and string the electric tape.

I Really Enjoyed Yesterday’s Sunset

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

Sharpening our Skills

by up10ad | Tue May 4, 2010 | All (Home), Health, Sports | 0 Comments

We're starting to visit the Montrose Rod & Gun Club indoor (and outdoor) range more regularly. Sandi is a natural with her Glock and Combat Commander.

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