Today has been a flurry of preparation. Laundry, packing, running to the bank, etc. Bright and early tomorrow I’m hitting the road for Orofino, Idaho. What’s in Orofino you ask? Damifino, never been there.
A buddy and I are heading over for an event called Boomershoot. A testosterone-laden gathering billed as a “long range, high-power, precision rifle shooting event with high explosive, reactive targets.” I agreed to act as a spotter for another shooter. I figure I’ll have a blast taking photos and video and let’s be honest, I like guns. Just one of my many endearing quirks.
It’s a long drive from Seattle so I figured we’d need music. That means assembling a playlist on the iPod, or maybe the Zune (I go both ways). I talked to the other Mike about his musical tastes. Big band music, country and western and the Beach Boys. Huh. I punted and assembled a playlist based on published top ten lists of favorite road songs figuring there&...
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Miss PettigrewFrom: privacyofthemind.com
Post Date: 2008-03-06 14:34:00
Thinking of taking in a movie this weekend? Allow me to recommend Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. A light-hearted, romantic “feel good” movie....
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Post Date: 2008-03-05 21:55:20
I said I was going to do this meme a week or so ago and have been so busy I hadn’t gotten around to it. The idea is to answer a series of questions with one word answers. I like these kinds of memes because they really make you think. And, unlike some people, I’m not going to cheat with hyphens…
1. Where is your cell phone? charging
2. Your significant other? unknown
3. Your hair? thinning
4. Your mother? departed
5. Your father? Georgia
6. Your favorite thing? motorcyclin...
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Post Date: 2008-03-10 10:00:49
I spent several evenings spring cleaning last week. A big chunk of that was rearranging my home office. A side effect of the new layout is that that Kiko can now get up on the shelf where the router lives. As you can see, he has discovered that it is toasty and warm!...
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Post Date: 2008-03-14 21:10:50
I actually *have* been posting lately, I just haven’t been posting *here*! The last week has seen me working on several projects to get my motorcycle ready for the touring season. New luggage system being installed and a new GPS in the process of being wired into the bike.
And *those* posts have been over on my motorcycling blog, A Boy And His Bike… ...
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