JBAM had the original Ford/Mercury six-CD car stereo when we met. The CD changer did not work and the radio station reception was unbelievably bad. The sound wasn’t the worst, nor was it the best. I’m not one of those fella’s that’s gotta have loud thumping music blasting all the time. Nearly the opposite –… [Read More]
Road Ride – TORGV
The 2014 “Tour of the Rio Grande Valley” (TORGV) was recently held in Albuquerque and I decided to give it a whirl. I’m glad I did! Not knowing anyone makes these types of events very difficult for me to get involved with. In spite of that, I forced myself to give it a shot. After… [Read More]
Kayaking at Night
Last week was a full moon and I just happened to be near a lake. What else could I do!?!? I had to give night kayaking a try. Was it fun?? Check out these photos. The photo above was taken by my friend Andy Baird. He operates an excellent site for RV’ers at http://andybaird.com/ Note: For… [Read More]
Morning Kayaking
I decided to go for a very early morning paddle in the kayak today. Here at Bluewater State Park near Grants, NM, the lake seems the quietest early before people have risen and that is a swell time for me! By 6:15am I was on the water. Not another soul in sight. The clouds were thick… [Read More]
Review: Stohlquist Fisherman Kayak PFD
When I began kayaking (here), I knew I needed a personal flotation device (PFD). I’m not a great swimmer (I just barely float) and it is required by law. Easy enough. There are many options and lots of information about PFD’s and life jackets so a fair amount of research ensued. Finding one that is… [Read More]
Lunch Kayak
I’m a little ashamed and a little surprised. After my first post about my kayak, I have failed to post anything else! Fear not – I have not given up on kayaking. I had it on the water at least fifteen times this past spring and then hit a bit of a dry spell for… [Read More]
Necky Kayak
I purchased a used kayak from Craigslist last week. I’ve been wanting to add a “water sport” to my routine and kayaks have interested me for a long time. I miss my sailboat and the water. A kayak seemed to be a cheap and easy way to at least get back on the water. I… [Read More]
Career Change
I’ve decided on my NEXT career! I will become a customer service consultant. The market for a good customer service consultant appears to be huge! I could start a company and make bazillions of dollars in no time – write a book, start a magazine.. err… “publication” (to use currently accepted terminology), and maybe even… [Read More]
Movie on a Tablet Computer
I tried something new recently – been doing a lot of that lately. The plan was to be out camping in the motorhome for a bit more than a week. In spite of working a full day on the computer, going for a mountain bike ride, and the normal survival stuff (cooking meals, going potty,… [Read More]
Practical Gun Buy Back Deep Thought
Participating in a gun buy back program because you believe that the criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you believe that the neighbors have too many kids. Brilliant!!