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Sun Roof

by up10ad | Sat Jul 7, 2012 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

An Early Birthday Present

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

Just a quick post to put up a picture of our newest family additions. Please meet Sherman and Panzer, our new 9 week old puppies! They are just adorable! Soft and cuddly and they get along with Bette just fine. Oh, and they're standard Poodles. [snicker]

I am the chimney sweep

by up10ad | Mon Oct 26, 2009 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

It's a dirty job and Mike Rowe wasn't around.

Christmas season has started

by up10ad | Thu Dec 3, 2009 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

I thought I'd launch the season with a pic taken in 2004 or 2005. I dressed up as Santa at the NC Telecom offices and greeted kids and adults alike. Bad Santa.

Recent Rides

by Rick | Sat Mar 27, 2021 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Me!, Runkeeper, Work | 0 Comments

Over the past week or so I've done a lot of riding. Rode to work at the library, back to Water Witch coffee in Highlands, to and from Camp K Nine, and to the Keyport watefront.

Old ice box to booze cabinet

by up10ad | Fri Mar 16, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

I love my flags

by up10ad | Mon Jul 14, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead, Weather | 0 Comments

Sandi got me the flagpole several years ago for Christmas but I didn't I install it until last month. I especially like the Gadsden flag. It is in our back yard.

Cigar & Espresso

by Rick | Thu Sep 6, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Sitting outside Doghouse Espresso having a Romeo y Julieta and a 4-shot Grind.

1875 Romeo y Julieta.

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

First rose #nofilter #rose #flower #bloom

by up10ad | Sat May 5, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead, Seasonal | 0 Comments

New Baby Pics

by up10ad | Sun Apr 12, 2009 | All (Home), Horses | 0 Comments

I have been remiss in posting pics of our new baby girl. She is about 2 weeks old and we are expecting another around Mother's day.

Just me. Hi everyone!

by Rick | Mon Sep 24, 2012 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Monster burrito again. "The Montrose"

by Rick | Sat Oct 6, 2012 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Long Overdue Update

by Rick | Mon Feb 12, 2018 | All (Home), Dogs, Food and Drink, Fun Stuff, Lifestyle, Me!, Weather | 0 Comments

Tons of photos! Lots has happened in the past couple years. Left Florida and moved north to New Jersey. I recently spent some time fixing a bunch of issues with this blog and figured I would post some photos.

Alfalfa ready to be baled.

by up10ad | Sat Jul 21, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead | 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.

Wood Stork

by Rick | Mon Jun 1, 2015 | All (Home), Wildlife | 0 Comments

Spent some time at the lake at the Orlando Fairgrounds watching wildlife. The Wood Storks were content to stand nearby and splash in the shallows, but eventually took off for parts unknown. Below: Splashing in the water Below: Finally got camera shy and...

Kerning (letter spacing) is Important

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

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...

E-Bikes Need Batteries

by Rick | Wed May 19, 2021 | All (Home), Health, Lifestyle, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

I've been having battery issues with my bike for the last month or so. When I hit a hard bump it just shuts down, no display or power. I discovered that I can get it active again by banging on the side of the battery, suggesting that something is disconnecting inside....

Too Friggin’ Cold!

by up10ad | Wed Dec 9, 2009 | All (Home), Homestead, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

It is not supposed to be this cold here in Delta. We are in Colorado's banana belt. This is a snapshot from my weather station/web site. Yesterday when I originally posted this it was -7.2. I updated it this morning (Thur the 10th) with this -12.8 pic.

Summer ’05

by up10ad | Fri Sep 16, 2005 | All (Home), Health, Weather, Work | 0 Comments

Summer in Meeker is a short-lived thing, and this year it was very comfortable. Sandi and I took several trips to see Joe and Anita in Missouri, even spent a lot of time looking at property to purchase. In the end, nothing came of it as there isn't much in the way...

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.