This Week’s Adventure – Motorcycle Ride on Vancouver Island, British Columbia


This past week I decided that I would finally get to Vancouver Island on my bike. Actually, it was just a few days prior to going that I decided I was going. On Tuesday it looked like rain where I was thinking of going - the coastal town of Tofino - so I was not … Continue reading This Week’s Adventure – Motorcycle Ride on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Today’s Horoscope – 8/1/13


Here was my horoscope for today: "Today you may develop a deeper understanding of what's really important to you. You may be surprised by what you discover. The material means far less to you than the spiritual. It may have taken you a while to learn this, but now there's no going back. Your possessions … Continue reading Today’s Horoscope – 8/1/13

They Are Back…


That's right. Twinkies... Those delicious creme-filled golden sponge cakes devoid of any food and nutritional value. I have not had them in nearly two years before they had stopped making them (other than trying a knock-off that really sucked). It really was a shame that happened, but it did and I am not going to … Continue reading They Are Back…

Seals on the Beach


Saw my first baby seal Friday. It looked like a legless Shar-pei lying on the beach - all wrinkly and cute. We have to block off a large area around the pups to keep people back so the mother doesn't get spooked away if she is watching from offshore. It also reduces the possibility of … Continue reading Seals on the Beach

Land Ahoy! Oops!


Last Saturday, 1:15 A.M. the phone rang. Woke me out of a coma and I am thinking "goddamn telemarketers" (like they are going to call at this hour) so I waited for the machine to pick it up and the voice says "This is Chief Petty Officer So-and-so from the United States Coast Guard..." and … Continue reading Land Ahoy! Oops!