Anyone coming this weekend? I'll be blacksmithing again this year. Will be taking my newly built replica of the forge that pvt. John Shields used on the Lewis and Clark Expedition of Discovery 1804 - 1806.
If you are there stop by and say hi.
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Honda SUV parked next to a Jeep Commander with a bike rack. I noticed the INGO and NRA decals on the rear window. Would have said hello if I would have seen them sooner. :ingo::ingo:
Sorry I didn't meet you at 24 Hours of Booty. It was a good ride. I rode 124 miles in the heat. We had several breaks for storms. Checked in with Indianapolis Skywarn. Glad Indy didn't get hammered like Fort Wayne did. Your friends from IMPD and Butler PD did an excellent job with traffic...
Anyone taking part in field day? Goshen Amateur radio club will be at Goshen Middle School. Set up at 11:30 am Saturday. Operating at 2pm. Will continue for 24 hours. Field day is a test of emergency operating procedures and also a contest to see who can do the best. Most stations are set...
Sunday I joined a group from Fort Wayne for a canoe and kayak trip on the Pigeon River. 15 people, 1 dog, 12 boats. After a chilly morning it warmed up fast. Beautiful day on the water. For privacy of those on the trip I will only show pictures without direct face shots.
The only portage...
Yesterday morning I rode the bike 101.4 miles to visit family in Ohio. Left home about 6:30am.
6 hrs 12 min 15 sec ride 16.3 mph. First century ride since 1994.
One interesting part was meeting 2 riders who left Albion, IN about 7am and riding with them for 15 miles.
They were heading...
My 6 year old grandson Owen and I took the mountain bike and trail-a-bike to Abshire Park in Goshen and rode to Oxbow Park. 13.1 miles round trip. Had very nice ride on the Pumpkinevine and Mapleheart trails. Averaged 13 mph.
The new 7 speed Adams Trail-a-bike works very nice with the...
Took a fun ride on the cyclocross bike on gravel and muddy roads in and around Tri-County FWA. 1 hr 28 minutes of riding and taking pictures.
Rode 18.36 miles.
Yesterday morning was so nice I decided to goof off and take a bike ride and work later. Rode over 54 miles on trails and roads. Just over 4 hours riding. Averaged 13.5 mph. Didn't think that was too bad since some of it was on crushed limestone that was very wet and sloppy with ice...
A large collection of National Geographic from the 1970's to the 1990's.
Mostly complete. A few may be missing.
Pick up or may deliver or meet you a short distance. Shipped at your expense.
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Nu-Wood shootings remembered a decade later
10 years ago my older daughter was the assistant manager at the plant next door. My younger daughter was a college student who worked parttime at the same plant.
Here is my older daughters post on facebook this morning.
"10 years ago today I...
I think I'm gonna kill myself. This hell hurts. I survived.
After doing several long bike rides. Hilly Hundred, To Bourbon and back and a couple 100 mile rides in Michigan I decided to try something different.
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Plan to ride in the beginner class on November 13 at Bendix...
Will I see any of you there? I will be driving a SAG and doing Ham radio communications on Saturday and riding Sunday. Will be driving the Jeep Commander on Saturday. I will have a radio and APRS on the bike Sunday. My bike will be hard to miss. :D
Will be leaving early in the morning so...
Fatal Goshen home invasion early Sunday morning - wsbt.com
Jim was a good friend and member of our Millersburg RC Model Flyers club.
He was planning to fly his candy drop plane at our grandsons birthday party next sunday.
Marsh-Mutt's Scootin' Coco Wheat, Master Hunter of toy ducks. :D:D
We lost our Lab Zane to cancer in May. It was time for a new hunting/house dog.
Born August 6, 2011
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Anyone want to join me for the To Bourbon and Back bike ride? There are 3 different length rides and a race. Main ride is 35 miles starting at the court house in Warsaw.
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This is a Cystic Fibrosis fund raiser ride.
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Ohio QSO Party is Saturday August 27 from noon to midnight eastern daylight time. I am planning to operate from my parents home in Fulton county. At this time there is only one other operator planning on doing anything from Fulton County. I will probably be active from about 3pm till...
I think a few of you know that I have taken up serious bike riding to get into better condition. I needed a challenge to keep me at the riding. I decided to do several 100 mile weekend rides. One in Sept in Michigan and the Hilly Hundred in southern Indiana in October.
Since the...
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White House Press Release Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima
Quote from a friends facebook page.
"The bomb probably saved the day for me, I was on the island of Oahu awaiting shipment to Japan for the invasion, I didn't have to go, "Thank...