tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55740159597537288152024-03-13T03:05:55.604-07:00Two Geeks on a BikeThe life and times of Kevin and Stella. trucksonsticks,motorcycles, touring, adventure, tales from the road, Suzuki C50, Suzuki Boulevard, Cruiser Bikes,Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-11748406375848151012011-01-23T23:06:00.001-08:002011-01-23T23:06:38.066-08:00Everything is on the wikigoto <br />supportschoollibrarians.pbworks.comTrucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-82693096409924500622011-01-22T09:13:00.000-08:002011-01-22T09:20:35.872-08:00ClarificationToday at 2PM at Mister Tramps.<br />Need the following items:<br />Yesterday's newspaper (today's if there is anything about the cuts)<br />Yesterday's Educate Austin flyer<br />AASL and/or TASL elevator speech/talking points (we don't want to have to recreate the wheel)<br />AISD Librarian directory<br /><br />If several people bring a computer that would be great too.<br /><br />Leave a comment if you are able to attend, not necessary, but it would be nice to know.Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-38480238532341156832011-01-22T08:24:00.001-08:002011-01-22T08:48:02.070-08:00Let's MeetSorry folks for the delay, I originally planned to come home for lunch on Friday to compose post and it got too busy.<br /><br />I would like to propose that we get together this weekend: either today sometime or tomorrow? I only have one obligation tomorrow at 4:30.<br /><br />I would like to suggest 2PM at Mister Tramps on 183 and Payton Gin Road(Target parking lot- http://www.mistertramps.com ) I suggest this place because they have a back room that we can use. It is easy access off of 183. I am sorry it is so far North.<br />Map<br />http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/602692322/austin_tx/mister_tramps_european_sports_bar_and_cafe.html#profileTab-maps<br /><br />I will be moving this venue to a wiki so that we can post documents and such.<br />Until then my cell is 512-663-0335<br /><br />------------------------------------------------<br />Concerns over Monday's meeting-<br />I have heard that Barton Hill's parents and staff are planning on meeting at 6AM on Monday at the CAC to sign up. There are only 30 spots!<br /><br />My understanding is that the proposal that is going to the board is 1 librarian per 3 schools. Which translates to approximately 35 librarians being laid off!<br />-----------------------------------------------------<br /><br />This is larger than our district, we need to contact city, state, and national officials. It needs to come from the people.<br /><br />SEE YOU @ 2PM!Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-42607342618935751272011-01-20T16:46:00.000-08:002011-01-20T16:47:20.015-08:00School Board MeetingHello all,<br />More information to come about Monday's meeting!Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-79634718188684274702009-08-11T12:55:00.000-07:002009-08-11T13:32:26.544-07:00Two Geeks on a Cupcake<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SoHR73MVUqI/AAAAAAAAAbY/o171dKy0UWM/s1600-h/WeddingBells.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SoHR73MVUqI/AAAAAAAAAbY/o171dKy0UWM/s320/WeddingBells.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368803057160508066" /></a><br />The day has been set. <br /><br />We will be married on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 in our backyard.<br />4PM-4:30PM- Champagne Welcome<br />4:30PM- ???- Ceremony & ReceptionTrucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-26411317712040620492009-07-02T10:25:00.000-07:002009-07-02T10:32:38.548-07:00Still finding our way!We still have not found our voice here on the blog, bare with us as we explore different topics.<br /><br />Update: In response to Kevin's last post about GMAT, what he didn't tell you is that he scored a perfect score on the written portion. True he didn't score where he wanted on the other portions. That's okay, some poeple are just not test takers. But the important thing is that Texas State University now has a new MBA student. Congratulations, Kevin!<br /><br />We posted a brief outline of our trip to the East Coast on Facebook, but will go into more detail of all the trip in the next post.<br /><br />Everyone have a great and safe 4th of July.Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-28582215129427394852009-04-25T15:34:00.000-07:002009-04-25T15:38:58.746-07:00F You GMATThat is all....Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-85337274206761452272009-04-22T11:03:00.001-07:002009-04-22T11:50:55.562-07:00Hello...My name is Kevin and I have a Motorcycle Problem<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link 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am a living of embodiment of the statement…”You know you have a problem when…”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-you have more bikes than you can put your ass on at a time.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-you would rather look at “Motorcycle Porn” than the free porn on the internet. [Thanks “S”, however, it mostly only applies to guys.:-(]</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-you have a subscription to more than one bike magazine and you cross reference the ride reports between them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-you feel that magazines purposely put the scantily clad model right smack in front of something you want to see on the feature bike.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-you shop for three plus weeks to save $10.00 on a new shiny farkle for the bike.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">-You think:<span style=""> </span>If I “Brown Bag it” to work for the next 3 months or so, I can get those EBC brake pads, Stainless Steel Brake Lines, Racing Levers, and ultra-light rotors.<span style=""> </span>(You know, the items you’ve been drooling over and shopping for on the internet for the last 3 weeks.) </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So far I have 3 bikes in the stable a defunct 82 Harley Roadster in pieces, a Suzuki C50, and now a CBR600f3.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In January I traded my Ninja 500r for the more substantial CBR600f3.<span style=""> </span>I’ve wanted to move up to something with a few hundred more cc’s and a little more snap for awhile.<span style=""> </span>The CBR meets those needs and more.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Old Bike:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Se9kafgkF2I/AAAAAAAAAWY/yrns3gBq4UI/s1600-h/2006-kawasaki-ninja-500r-2_800x0w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Se9kafgkF2I/AAAAAAAAAWY/yrns3gBq4UI/s320/2006-kawasaki-ninja-500r-2_800x0w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327587290500044642" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">She’s liveried in the ’98 Black, Tan, and Dark Crimson paint scheme.<span style=""> </span>As I looked about the web, for information on the new steed, I found that this paint scheme is often referred to as the Desert Storm CBR.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>She’s in great shape minus a few scratches on the decals and a crack on the right rear fairing.<span style=""> </span>You may rest assured that replacement decals and the right rear fairing are on order. :-D<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></p> <span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:11;" ></span>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-28439657595272524582009-04-03T19:11:00.000-07:002009-04-03T19:29:33.819-07:00High Tech Sex<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SdbE22eOshI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/v9lgvoJhvJY/s1600-h/colourful_condoms_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SdbE22eOshI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/v9lgvoJhvJY/s320/colourful_condoms_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320656456399106578" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight on the History channel, Kevin and I watched "High Tech Sex". Now does that say geek or what?<br /><br />Well, interesting enough, we learned that those geckos on a stick are a Chinese aphrodisiac, well as good for your kidneys. Who knew! (See 2/27/09 posting)<br /><br />We also learned that there is a scientist who is "successfully growing penises and vaginas (Where? on your forehead?-Kevin) for small animals." We are now awaiting the section on "Condoms and the Male Pill". Riveting Friday night TV for the two geeks.<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Kevin/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" />Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-42982054727027947632009-03-15T08:41:00.000-07:002009-03-15T09:45:40.484-07:00You Know You're a Geek When....Stella recently took her kids on a field trip to NASA (I was envious). I love NASA and some of my best childhood memories were of field trips with my Civil Air Patrol Troop to Johnson Space Center!<br /><br />The following is a cell phone text exchange that took place between the two of us Wednesday, 11, November 2009...The names have not been changed to protect the innocent. :-D<br /><br />I received an image similar to this pic:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Sb0kibdqVTI/AAAAAAAAAWI/NvC8spbaRHA/s1600-h/Saturn+V.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Sb0kibdqVTI/AAAAAAAAAWI/NvC8spbaRHA/s320/Saturn+V.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313443309273371954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stella: Do you remember this?<br />Kevin: Ah yes, the Atlas Rocket I knew it well. Used to be outside though.<br /><br />[Went to a meeting at work, and realized on the way back that I had committed an error in fact]<br /><br />Kevin: Or is that the Saturn V?<br />Stella: Yes, I didn't want to correct you. [So Sweet]<br />Kevin: Atlas was for Mecury, Saturn was for Apollo Lunar Missions:-) I'm geeking hard!<br />Stella: Yes UR!<br />Kevin: I was walking back 2 my desk when I realized my error. I didn't even google it:-)<br />Stella: Geek<br />[end transcript.]<br /><br />Yes, yes I am. :-}Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-39019436069561594222009-03-15T08:32:00.000-07:002009-03-15T08:41:05.231-07:00The Name ChangeYou may have noticed the name change...Stella's sister made the statement, after some oddball geekiness between the two of us, that we should just call it "Two Geeks on a Bike". <br /><br />Well it all boils down to the essence of Kevin and Stella...after all, we are just "Two Geeks on a Bike."Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-66831998819181630092009-03-15T08:01:00.000-07:002009-03-15T08:07:26.081-07:00Aye...Aye! Captain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Sb0Zm1F5xpI/AAAAAAAAAV4/LGRyWD7c444/s1600-h/Chris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Sb0Zm1F5xpI/AAAAAAAAAV4/LGRyWD7c444/s320/Chris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313431290244613778" border="0" /></a><br />Congratulations! to our friend Chris Larsen for passing his Master's 100 Ton Near Coastal US Coast Guard test! This means that Chris is a bonafide Sea Captain and can assume the helm of a vessel with up to 320 souls!<br /><br />Again, Congratulations from Kevin and Stella!Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-34422488212864886102009-02-27T20:22:00.001-08:002009-02-27T20:31:25.219-08:00A New Submission<div>We may have to change the title of the blog to "Things on Sticks". Here is the lastest suggestion for a posting sent from an iPhone no less!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307700155616981122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/Sai9K43V8II/AAAAAAAAAVw/i2cvZvbYBNA/s320/gecko+on+a+stick.jpg" border="0" />These lovely impaled geckos were found in Vancouver, Canada by blog reader Jenny in San Diego! Thanks so much for the add!<br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-65010473719650968562009-02-25T13:53:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:00:24.874-08:00Meet My Nemesis…<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKEVIN_%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKEVIN_%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKEVIN_%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> 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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SaW-C-7u1DI/AAAAAAAAAVY/gTKIv-zKsWc/s1600-h/Genie+Opener.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SaW-C-7u1DI/AAAAAAAAAVY/gTKIv-zKsWc/s320/Genie+Opener.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306856694388544562" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Touted as quiet, it is.<span style=""> </span>An easy project?<span style=""> </span>Absolutely not!<span style=""> </span>Now I’m not saying I’m DIY Channel material, however, I’ve put up several chain drive garage door openers and never had the problems I had with the Genie.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In all fairness some of them were my own problems with the structure of our house.<span style=""> </span>Our Garage has low ceilings and I couldn’t mount it in any of the suggested ways provided by Genie in the instructions.<span style=""> </span>I had to rig up a pseudo-bracket/flush mount that resulted in some rather colorful language and head scratching.<span style=""> </span>(As well as a crime scene style smear of my blood on the ceiling when I busted my knuckles!)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SaW-dzlD_cI/AAAAAAAAAVo/B2wday0xIvU/s1600-h/ist2_2991517-csi-elements.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SaW-dzlD_cI/AAAAAAAAAVo/B2wday0xIvU/s320/ist2_2991517-csi-elements.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306857155197140418" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">When I opened the box all of the hardware was neatly arranged in different colored bags corresponding with the instructions.<span style=""> </span>Per the warning on the box I also purchased the extension kit for 8ft doors.<span style=""> </span>Cool, <span style=""> </span>good job Genie!<span style=""> </span>So I attacked the project with zeal and enthusiasm knowing that soon a soothing whirring sound would be heard and my garage door would rise like a stage girl in a Houdini show.<span style=""> </span>WRONG!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">All went well as I assembled the first two rails to the head unit.<span style=""> </span>Good to go!<span style=""> </span>Time to install the extension kit; wait a minute, there are no bolts in this box.<span style=""> </span>No extra hardware in the first bag.<span style=""> </span>HMMMMMM!<span style=""> </span>Off to Home Depot to buy a handful of matching bolts.<span style=""> </span>Continue assembling, when I get to the point of mounting the bracket to the door.<span style=""> </span>The self drilling wonder bolts provided in the kit fail to penetrate the thinnest of sheet metal even with a pilot hole.<span style=""> </span>Off to Home Depot!<span style=""> </span>Is it getting warmer in here?<span style=""> </span>
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Note to self…Gotta…check that blood pressure at some point.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Install continues, more missing bolts (different in size than the bolts previously purchased)… %$@$*&%^)((&__&_)&*)*Genie +back to Home Depot…Forget the Blood Pressure I know what it is now!<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">“S” “Leave it and you can finish tomorrow after some rest!”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So the next day I get it all installed hit the button and Clunk!!!!<span style=""> </span>DAMN YOU GENIE!!!<span style=""> </span>More cursing and head scratching!<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>I knew it was binding so I loosened all of the rail bolts and leveraged it up with the palm of my left hand while holding a wrench and tightening the other side with a Ratchet.<span style=""> </span>There I was perched on the ladder both hands in the air, straddling the ladder, looking very much like some demented Balinese Temple Dancer in blue jeans (Wishing <span style=""> </span>I had eight arms like a Hindu Deity at this point)!<span style=""> </span>I scrambled back down the ladder hit the button and WHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!<span style=""> </span>Success!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Next day, I cleaned out the garage so “S” could park on her side of the garage and when I went to put the cover over the lights on the Head Unit.
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">No screws!</p> <span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:100%;" >*&%*^#%&*%())^&+(&(*_(*+++_(= YOU GENIE!</span>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-72173239775357311802009-02-04T19:16:00.000-08:002009-02-04T19:42:15.854-08:00Keep Austin Weird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SYpfTKPPVuI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/5YFTcA5nsCU/s1600-h/zombies_20090128202752_320_240.JPG"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I don't know about you guys, but K and I are fans of horror movies and even better are spoof horror movies. We think Shaun and Ed should have been traveling MLK and Lamar last week.</span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SYpfTKPPVuI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/5YFTcA5nsCU/s320/zombies_20090128202752_320_240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299152694325237474" border="0" /></a>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-82694351083396142352009-01-21T07:25:00.001-08:002009-01-21T07:28:30.830-08:00Keeping it on Topic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SXc-7oeU6AI/AAAAAAAAAUw/tOxO68xY0TI/s1600-h/car+on+stick.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SXc-7oeU6AI/AAAAAAAAAUw/tOxO68xY0TI/s320/car+on+stick.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293769081195128834" /></a><br />This is a submission from Kurt. Found outside of Austin on Hwy 71 I believe. Thanks Kurt! Sorry it took so long to post.Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-81286893976289592512009-01-21T06:54:00.000-08:002009-01-28T18:45:53.185-08:00We're In!<p class="MsoNormal">The move into the new house began on Friday 1/17/09. I started promptly at 9:00 am with a furniture dolly and a lot of "Good ole fashioned Try!" I was able to complete three loads of the heavy stuff from the condo by 1:30pm. If you've been to S's condo you will know that she has two large trunks that when filled with stuff to move should be at least a 2 man lift.<br /><br />I was able to scoot one end up on the dolly, then the other end, and wheel it out to the truck...thank god for first floor living! It went something like this scoot out the door... run around lower one end down the step (damn, this is heavy)...run around lower the back end...scoot...up the other ledge (<span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gett'n</span></span> heavier)...scoot down the curb. Then push full steam ahead running the dolly up on to my motorcycle ramp and slid it up into the bed (Sweet Mother of God! I think I popped <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">something!</span></span>).<br /><br />Then I went to the apartment and started loading the truck. Note to self, sprinting up a flight of stairs with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">duffle</span></span> bag on my back and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">duffle</span></span> on my chest is neither easier nor as good an idea than it was when I was 19 years old. Ow, what just crunched? Did I just lose an inch in height? I think I pulled something. Luckily Debbie and Billy came with a very large trailer and helped us clear out the rest of the condo.<br /><br />Air mattresses suck! We <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">should've</span></span> slept on the floor. My air mattress partially deflated during the night so S and I would slide to the edges and eventually roll back into each other. Thunk! Crap! Try to find another position...roll to the center...thunk! A scenario that was repeated throughout the night.<br /><br />I awoke promptly at 6:00am to begin moving again. Kurt and Matt came along to help and we moved all of the heavy stuff out of my apartment. My apartment has a multi-level garage to navigate not good for the back or using a trailer. So we used the fire lane that runs behind the complex instead. The worst design ever! We would load up the dollies and roll the 1/2 block down the fire lane and out to the street to the locked, waist high, fire gate. Then we would have to lift the item over the gate and set it back down on the dolly on the other side. "We're having fun now!"<br /><br />We are in the house and now I can't find a damn thing! But we're very happy and we now have a place to call home!<br /><br />Thanks to Matt, Kurt, Debbie and Billy, Jerry and <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tanise</span></span>, Harley, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Punkin</span></span>' for all of their patience, assistance, and friendship during this move!</p>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-46060292134197970912009-01-13T06:34:00.000-08:002009-01-13T08:04:33.349-08:00Welcome 2009I believe it was Lao <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tzu</span></span>, the Chinese philosopher that said..."A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." If that statement is true, we have been sprinting. Now I'm not blaming Lao for being unable to predict global air travel, the I<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nternet</span></span>, telecommuting<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">craigslist</span></span>, the economic crisis or any other distraction that has been hurled at us, however, 2008 seemed like such a whirlwind, especially in the later months of the year.<br /><br />We have so much to be thankful for and the many who have been there for us. Our families, Kim and Chris, Robin, Jenny and Dusty, Kurt, Robert and Veronica, Matt and Rachel, John and Carol, Sharon, Cindy and Jeff, "<em>The" </em>Lisa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Chapin</span>, and our new riding buddies Candy and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koob</span></span>.<br /><br />We've been all over the country Maui, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Anaheim</span></span>, San Diego, Nashville, San Francisco (big thanks to our friends Kim and Chris, we owe you more than you will ever know), and then the house search. We even found some time to hop on the bike in search of BBQ.<br /><br />So this is our First Step of the year...or as Neil Armstrong put it "Giant Leap!" On 1/17/09 "S" and I move into our new home. Our new base of operations. (Please excuse the real estate agent's photo with the tree in the middle of the frame, I didn't take it :-D)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SWyrxhLjW9I/AAAAAAAAAUo/qFdWfpBDa1M/s1600-h/Our+House.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290792529462254546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SWyrxhLjW9I/AAAAAAAAAUo/qFdWfpBDa1M/s320/Our+House.jpg" border="0" /></a>Happy New Year! It only gets better from here.Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-56267955638624442162008-11-04T10:31:00.000-08:002008-11-04T10:37:39.745-08:00I have been remiss!I've let the blog linger for the entire month of October. Well I'm back and since the last post we've had quite a few "Adventures"! Life is moving along and things get hectic and apparently the Blog suffers most...<br /><br />Well I state here no more! :-D I will be working on updating the blog with our trips to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Panna</span> Maria, My Parents visit with David and Maria from New York City, and our trip to San Francisco to visit our good friends the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Larsenosters</span> who introduced me to "S". <br /><br />Life in general couldn't be better and between prepping "S's" Condo for sale, searching for a place we can call ours, and trotting the globe. Life is hectic and exciting and fun! I love the roller coaster.<br /><br />"K"Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-18260148596242856492008-10-13T18:12:00.001-07:002009-04-22T11:01:12.767-07:00Some More Things on Sticks!<div><br /><br /><div>Here are couple of items Stella found.<br /><br />I35 South on the edge of Austin.</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256813474920622914" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SPP0AO8ha0I/AAAAAAAAATU/wn6IjvTnUGc/s320/Anaheim+San+Diego+058.jpg" border="0" />This is the real deal. I took this picture then went around the corner and there was the RV on a stick. Since then we have seen a number of things on this high roost:<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SPPycYrKlrI/AAAAAAAAATE/ZLQdDXuuL-Q/s1600-h/Anaheim+San+Diego+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256811759545259698" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SPPycYrKlrI/AAAAAAAAATE/ZLQdDXuuL-Q/s320/Anaheim+San+Diego+057.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-11002678545612974972008-09-23T10:17:00.000-07:002008-09-23T10:29:55.085-07:00Double Trucks on a Stick!Our first reader submission provided by, our buddies, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Larsenosters</span>! A fine example in the great State of Washington. This is an unusual occurrence because they are attached by their posterior ends....Truly a rare breed! Keep those submissions coming!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SNklyjT7qCI/AAAAAAAAAS8/uadarrTDv_w/s1600-h/IMG_8141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SNklyjT7qCI/AAAAAAAAAS8/uadarrTDv_w/s320/IMG_8141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249268391079553058" border="0" /></a>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-35150031984981082372008-08-17T11:43:00.000-07:002008-08-21T10:04:01.705-07:00The Legend of the Ride Bell<p class="EC_MsoNormal">An Article about the Ride Bell found on many bikes.</p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" >(source: www.volusiariders.com)</span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" >Here are some pictures from Google Images: (they come in different shapes and styles)<br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2fdWiGjNI/AAAAAAAAARs/55dUoYkwx1I/s1600-h/Ride_Bell+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2fdWiGjNI/AAAAAAAAARs/55dUoYkwx1I/s320/Ride_Bell+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237017268315393234" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2fdEEuMOI/AAAAAAAAARk/ne0rG8DDxgc/s1600-h/Ride+Bell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2fdEEuMOI/AAAAAAAAARk/ne0rG8DDxgc/s320/Ride+Bell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237017263360323810" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span class="EC_postbody" style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" >The Gremlin Bell </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="EC_postbody"><i><span style="font-style: italic;">Many of us have heard the story about Evil Road Spirits. They are little gremlins that live on your bike. They love to ride, and they’re also responsible for most of your bike’s problems. Sometimes your turn signals refuse to work; your battery goes dead, the clutch needs adjustment, or any of several hundred things that can go wrong. These problems are caused by Evil Road Spirits. Road Spirits can’t live in the presence of the bell, because they get trapped in the hollow of the bell. Among other things, their hearing is supersensitive, so the constant ringing of the bell and the confined space drives them insane. They lose their grip and eventually fall to the roadway. Have you ever wondered how potholes are formed? The bell has served its purpose. If you pick up a bell of your own, the magic will work, but if your bell is given to you, the power is doubled, and you know that somewhere you have a special friend helping to look after you. So, if you have a friend who doesn’t have a bell, why not give them one? It’s a nice feeling for the recipient to know you care. The bell, plus a good preventive maintenance program by the bikes owner, will help eliminate Evil Road Spirits. </span></i></span><br /><br /><span class="EC_postbody"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Polishing the Bell </span></b></span><br /><span class="EC_postbody"><i><span style="font-style: italic;">It has been a tradition among some of us for a long time to attach a brass bell to our motorcycles to remember our brothers and sisters who have gone down riding. It’s a small thing, but the reason a brass bell is chosen is that, as we ride, it gets dirty and tarnished. Every time we get down to wash and polish it, we are reminded of friends lost, and our thoughts turn to the meaning of being in the wind. As we ride and hear the bell ring, we know that our brothers and sisters are riding with us, and how easy it would be to join them with a single mistake. And maybe, just maybe, the next time a situation comes up; they will be there to help us...as long as we remember them by polishing the bell.</span></i></span></span></span></p>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-28491910137344821082008-08-17T11:39:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:45:02.415-07:00A Little Bit About Lockhart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK25F668JUI/AAAAAAAAAR0/dz7udBdPCxg/s1600-h/Lamppost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK25F668JUI/AAAAAAAAAR0/dz7udBdPCxg/s320/Lamppost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237045453068707138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;">Lockhart is a quintessential </span><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Central Texas</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;"> town. You know the kind of old </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Texas</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Arial;"> charm that comes from the central square plan that seems to be all over th</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">is great state. </span><o:p></o:p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The Court house dominates </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">the square and is surrounded by various shops one containing a clock muse</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">um, and several anti</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">q</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">ue a</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">nd curio stores. (They also have a night club!)</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The city began construction on </span><st1:date year="1893" day="15" month="8"><span style="font-family:Arial;">August 15, 1893</span></st1:date><span style="font-family:Arial;"> and was completed in March of 1894. According to the city website,</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> the cour</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">t house’s interesting color s</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">cheme is a result of the limestone and </span><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pecos</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;"> redstone that makes up it exterior facade. The trim is not painted and is naturally the red color shown in our </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">photos.</span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><br /></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK25YN6AAGI/AAAAAAAAAR8/VqvJLRUOBjk/s1600-h/Courthouse+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK25YN6AAGI/AAAAAAAAAR8/VqvJLRUOBjk/s320/Courthouse+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237045767402684514" border="0" /></a></p> <o:p></o:p> <span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Originally built wi</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">th electrical services It did not have any indoor plumbing. The city later retrofitted the broom closets with bathroom fixtures. However, change always comes comes at a cost and the renovations were met with push back from the local judge.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><o:p></o:p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><br />“It is said that when the first water bill was received, the county judge was so shocked at the charges that he padlocked the restrooms.” ~Anon (City of Lockhart)</p><p class="ecmsonormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK28AIYFGWI/AAAAAAAAASE/qDCMZM0KCes/s1600-h/Courthouse+Clock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK28AIYFGWI/AAAAAAAAASE/qDCMZM0KCes/s320/Courthouse+Clock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237048652136257890" border="0" /></a></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Lockhart is featured in several prominent films including one of my all time favorites “The Great Waldo Pepper” starring Robert Redford, and Susan Serandon.</span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sfZhXhCGwEA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sfZhXhCGwEA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sfZhXhCGwEA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sfZhXhCGwEA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Other films include: (List courtesy of the Lockhart Visitors website)</span><o:p></o:p></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">A Perfect World (<st1:place><st1:city>Martindale</st1:city>, <st1:state>Texas</st1:state></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">A Slipping Down Life <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">A <st1:place><st1:placename>Small</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Town</st1:placetype></st1:place> in <st1:state><st1:place>Texas</st1:place></st1:state><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Deadly Blessing<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Deadly Family Secrets<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Flesh and Bone<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">For the Love of Zachary<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Hard Promises <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Home Fries<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Honeysuckle Rose<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Living a Lie (The Unspoken Truth)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Ned Blessing (<st1:place><st1:placename>Caldwell</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>County</st1:placetype></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">O'Dill and Evett Go to the Edge of the World (<st1:place><st1:city>Luling</st1:city>, <st1:state>Tx</st1:state></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:city><st1:place>Olympia</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Raggedy Man<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Resurrection<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Rolling <st1:state><st1:place>Kansas</st1:place></st1:state> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Screen Door Jesus<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Second-Hand Lions<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">She Fought Alone<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Texas Justice<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The Big Green (<st1:place><st1:city>Dale</st1:city>, <st1:state>Texas</st1:state></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The Getaway<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The Great Waldo Pepper <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The Faculty<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The <st1:city><st1:place>Newton</st1:place></st1:city> Boys<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The Only Thrill<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The Red Headed Stranger<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">To Live Again<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Tornado<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Waiting for Guffman<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Whats Eating Gilbert Grape<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Where the Heart Is </li></ul><span style="font-family:Arial;">For more information concerning Lockhart go to: <a href="http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/" target="_blank">http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/</a></span><o:p></o:p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK29LEeMC1I/AAAAAAAAASU/1XZ1W0d9peU/s1600-h/Courthouse+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK29LEeMC1I/AAAAAAAAASU/1XZ1W0d9peU/s320/Courthouse+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237049939578325842" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p></o:p></li></ul>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-21773269368480592212008-08-17T11:37:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:56:32.258-07:00Of Gremlins, Gravel Monsters, and Great BBQ!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hi…My Name Is “K” and I have a BBQ problem! As most of you know our trips have a culinary destination, which wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have a navigator who is co-dependent and a conspirator in planning. So we usually end up "stuffed to the gills" trying to mount up to head home.</span> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We’ve wanted to go to Lockhart for awhile but you know how it is…it’s one of those </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">“I’ll get there</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> sooner or later" </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">destinations in your backyard. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> It’s kind of like the New Yorker that has never bothered to see the Statue of Liberty. So we were watching a late night Travel Channel show about BBQ and low and behold they featured Lockhart. “That’s it we’re going!”</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Now that name may not mean much to the average person readin</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">g this blog but to Texans, Lockhart is the BBQ Capital of Texas by a 2003 resolution of the Texas Legislature.</span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">There are 4 main BBQ places in town and we want to eventually sample each one. </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><a href="http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/visitors/bbqcapitaloftexas.asp#Content209" target="_blank">Kreuz Barbeque</a> Founded circa 1900(pronounced Crites, long i)<o:p></o:p></p> <a href="http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/visitors/bbqcapitaloftexas.asp#Content207" target="_blank">Blacks Barbeque</a> Blacksbbq.com Founded 1932<br /><a href="http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/visitors/bbqcapitaloftexas.asp#Content208" target="_blank">Chisholm Trail Barbeque</a> Founded 1978<br /><a href="http://www.lockhart-tx.org/web98/visitors/bbqcapitaloftexas.asp#Content210" target="_blank">Smittys Market </a>Founded (unknown, probably the newest)<p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This is a basically simple trip…Oh wait a minute</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">…this is supposed to be a simple trip. However, the simple things end up a little more complicated or hazardous than we’d like. Not to worry, nothing major happened, just a couple of OOOPS moments. You know, Gremlins the malevolent creatures that tortured WWII aircrews. They hide your gear, make things difficult, get you lost, make your bike breakdown, etc… We had our run in on this trip. </span><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It’s my own fault “S” bought a Ride Bell to ward off these endearing creatures, but I’m so anal I couldn’t find the right spot to strap it on the bike. To break it down, the trip went something like this…</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I made a u-turn and put my foot down on loose gravel and slipped but thankfully didn’t tip "S" or the bike over.<br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">On the way home, “S” Lost one of her gloves so we had to backtrack and find it in a construction zone. </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">At one point, I felt “S” jerk and the bike shook, so I slowed and yelled back what happened. I received a sheepish “nothing” reply so off we went. I later found out “S” learned that even one inch of open visor can let rocks in. Apparently, a pebble pinged off of my helmet into her visor and homed in on her nose like a cruise missile. The sheepish reply was because her eyes were still watering. </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Later we stopped for water and a map check. I went in to buy more water and an ice cream sandwich. I looked out of the store window just in time to see “S”, water bottle in hand tipped up into her face shield. Water gushed out of the bottom of her helmet as she involuntarily coughed! It’s one of those moments you wished for a video camera. </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I walked out and sat down next to her opening our Ice Cream sandwich, calmly looked at her and stated something along the lines of “Tried to drink with your helmet on Huh?” She turned beet red “You saw that?” Yep! Classic!</span></p>All's Well That Ends Well!!!<br /><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><o:p></o:p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We chose Black’s as our first choice as it is supposed</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">ly the oldest BBQ restaurant continuously operated by the same family since 1932. However, Kreuz’s restaurant has been in operation since 1900 but not by the same family. And so the BBQ Wars have raged on since at least 1932.</span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">A </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">word to the wise, don’t ask </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">for BBQ Sauce at Kreuz’s…Black’s has it but they don’t like the idea that they had to start offering it…LOL</span></p><br /><p class="ecmsonormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2YllT9_7I/AAAAAAAAARU/o7NaIMwOWww/s1600-h/Blacks+Outside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2YllT9_7I/AAAAAAAAARU/o7NaIMwOWww/s320/Blacks+Outside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237009713140203442" border="0" /></a></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><br /></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Black's was great! I had Pork Loin and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Turkey</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Arial;">; “S” had Brisket and Sausage. The brisket was melt in your mouth tender, and the Pork Loin and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Turkey</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Arial;"> was moist. Now the Sausage was in a league of its own. Often Sausage is so finely ground that it gets a texture kind of like spam. However, Black’s does it right! There are chunks of meat in the casin</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">g and the spices were perf</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">ectly balanced. Yes, we shared! One down, three to go!</span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2YFHBhNdI/AAAAAAAAARM/b0W8z7lmgik/s1600-h/BBQ+Plate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2YFHBhNdI/AAAAAAAAARM/b0W8z7lmgik/s320/BBQ+Plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237009155253941714" border="0" /></a></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2ZD-yVzsI/AAAAAAAAARc/VR-JENafQiE/s1600-h/Jackalope.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SK2ZD-yVzsI/AAAAAAAAARc/VR-JENafQiE/s320/Jackalope.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237010235374554818" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Oh and one other thing! Even Jackalopes can't resist good Texas BBQ!</span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Lesson’s Learned:</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1.)</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Eat at least a small Breakfast. (We wanted to save room for BBQ.)</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2.)</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">183 South and the County Roads surrounding it are flat and not pretty.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3.)</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Watch where you put your feet down after a U-Turn Gravel is slick as ice.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">4.)</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Keep your visor closed on rural roads.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">5.)</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Gremlins know if you’ve been given a Ride Bell and haven’t put it on. (See Ride </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bell</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Explanation)</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">6.)</span> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Most importantly, don’t try to drink out of a water bottle with your helmet on. !8-D</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574015959753728815.post-11389412363125146722008-08-17T06:30:00.000-07:002008-08-17T06:40:34.840-07:00Larsenosters Where Are You?<span style="font-size:180%;">We Miss You Guys!!!<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SKgpsaiKqXI/AAAAAAAAAMM/OCSEalFwOGc/s1600-h/Good+Times.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SKgpsaiKqXI/AAAAAAAAAMM/OCSEalFwOGc/s320/Good+Times.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235480409831811442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SKgovPSLS3I/AAAAAAAAALs/0_f8yD2t4zA/s1600-h/Capt+Larson.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sun4Id5UPuU/SKgovPSLS3I/AAAAAAAAALs/0_f8yD2t4zA/s320/Capt+Larson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235479358839933810" border="0" /></a>Trucks on Sticks & Tales from the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063467896171546775noreply@blogger.com1