Here we are at the start of a new calendar year, 2021- (another) year of exceptional opportunity. Just as 2020 was an incredibly fantastic year, the best year in recent times, 2021 is poised to be even more fantastic of a year! Yes, 2020 had its share of uncertainty and unexpected surprises, but in the…
If you have ever dreaded the monotony of spinning away mindlessly on a stationary bike or road bike on a trainer, you know what a seemingly endless bore it could be. Here are a few tips on how I’ve snazzed up my training with a few simple and inexpensive or free options. In the last…
Goal setting, or as I prefer to call it Accomplishment Planning, is one of my favorite annual habits. It’s a time to pause and look back at the past years’ notes and reevaluate what really matters and is important as I look forward to the new year. It’s a time to prune out the things…
With the siding on it was finally time to get a floor down (over the metal grating) and some type of roof overhead. When I acquired the trailer, it had an old, weather-worn, de-laminating plywood floor and no roof or doors. This trailer’s original lives were undoubtedly those of pure utility! Based on the dozens…
Everybody loves to set goals that are easy to crush, I’m no different, but where’s the fun in that? Ever since the Fort4Fitness Spring Challenge ride rekindled my long dormant flame for cycling I’ve been itching to get out and ride every opportunity I can. On many of these long, gravel county road rides I…
It’s been years since I rode my mountain bike with any regularity. It’s something l always loved to do, but somewhere along the line I let life’s daily grind and responsibilities, and just sheer laziness, take over my schedule and motivation. This all changed this spring when a friend from work invited me to participate…
With the change in the weather (thought it’s still hot) and the fall harvest underway, it’s time again for some autumn and winter winemaking. This is my second year making wine, and wine batches 7 and 8 are in the secondaries. Batch 7 is a 5 gallon batch of Merlot made from a concentrate kit,…
Firewood racks need to be neither expensive nor fancy. Their essential purpose is to keep the logs or (ideally) split firewood off of the ground and accessible to decent airflow, to help the wood dry out. Given the opportunity, I prefer to build my log racks out of recycled and found materials. After our complete dock…
With the TNG car siding all stained and ready to apply, it is time to get it affixed to the trailer frame. This phase of the project presented some interesting challenges. First, the frame is neither straight nor consistent in tube size and material. This trailer had lived a hard life before I purchased it,…
Looking to improve your dart game? It all starts with how you set up your dart board. One of the most important factors to throwing well, in addition to practice, practice, practice, is having your board setup at the proper height and in a good location. In this article I will be discussing steel tip…