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Discovering Peet’s Coffee: A Texas Perspective

I have a long history with Peet's Coffee. Like any reasonable coffee snob, I was aware of Peet's as a roaster and shop. Since there are no Peet's locations I am aware of anywhere in Texas, I rarely encountered it when shopping. I often saw the bags of…

I pulled the fuel tank from the Ducati yesterday.

This was a high anxiety event because it had been sitting for ten years, and I knew it had a little fuel in it, but not enough to protect the steel inside. It took a while to emotionally prepare myself for a tank full of rust and flakes and the…

I have this Samsung refrigerator My icemaker freezes up about once a month. I have tried various ways to thaw it quickly, but this last time a leaf blower worked like a champ.

I have this Samsung refrigerator

My icemaker freezes up about once a month. I have tried various ways to thaw it quickly, but this last time a leaf blower worked like a champ.

well that's a beautiful motorcycle right there.

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@bskyphotos.bsky.social

My oldest girl after a "quick" spin on the S1000RR.

taken with a Canon G series.

#canon #photography #motorcycles #coolkids #snapshot #canoncameras

Graffiti covered wall with bicycle in front of it.

This was two years ago. We had such good graffiti then.

Unlimited Powah!!!

Golden maple syrup in a glass bottle with a black label.

I received a lovely bottle of maple syrup for Christmas.

Bells will be ringin

This is my first Ducati. A 1995 900SS SP.
Sadly this bike was stolen after about 18 months of ownership.

On a less somber note, check out my uber stylish jorts and Kaepa shoes.

I was the pinnacle of 1995 cool. 😂
#ducati
#ducati900
#900ss
#oldducatis

This is awesome.

The Kona Super Jake.

Campagnolo Ekar GT
Hunt Gravel 35s
PNW The Coast bar and stem
Niner RDO seatpost
WTB Byway tires (gravel ride mostly)
Fizik Pavé saddle (going back to Sella Italia shortly)

Such a great engine note. Not quite my 996, but equally as good, and unique enough to have very much its own identity.

Super cool video. I love these 900s.

Coming soon to my garage…

Just some Termignoni and 996 puerno #ducati996 #termignoni #ducati

Nah. My daughter has been a trooper since birth. She has more miles than most middle aged men riders. 🤘

This is lovely.

Seven Crotales by Brad Shepik, Sam Minaie & John Hadfield on Apple Music Song · 2020 · Duration 5:30

Making it into a "Jazz Sunday" rather than just
"Sunday Morning Jazz"

music.apple.com/us/album/sev...

Yellow and blue biplane at Old Kingsbury Aerodrome.

I will be posting some odd era photos here to sort of fill in my "timeline" so to speak.

With so many bots for so long on the other socials, I think it's important to establish that we are human, and not dumping AI BS on here if were going to interact meaningfully.

One of, if not THE, most underrated motorcycle currently for sale in the big markets. This thing is a sweetheart.

White, orange and black Yamaha motorcycle in the foreground, clearly shot on film. In the background a man with a hat on, and a motorcycle t-shirt with jeans.

I dig pics of our younger selves on the bikes we coveted then. Sometimes I look back and wonder "what the hell was I thinking?" But other times it's self evident.

This is my 1995 YZF750R. I also had an SP, but it was a track only bike I bought after many street miles on this one.

Triumph motorcycle on a rain-dampened street with snow in the background. Matte blue and tan fuel tank with tan Triumph logo.

So my son was leaning toward a new Triumph 450X Scrambler, but in the "bang for your buck" department, I'm steering him back toward a Street Scrambler.

Just look at this thing...

Does anyone know who's bike this is? I believe it is a mild custom...

Tomorrow's Another Day by Jeremy Pelt on Apple Music Album · 2024 · 8 Songs

#sundaymorningjazz with Jeremy Pelt - Tomorrow's Another Day

music.apple.com/us/album/tom...

This is the best thing about bikes, (and Landcruisers in my case) is just getting off the main roads and finding these places. Wandering.

We ain't always lost.

If all you're doing here is fanboying (or girling, or personing) BSKY here, do me a favor and block me.

I don't want to see that all day. Don't you realize it's just the same thing going on over "there," just with a different target for the fawning?

Yellow motorcycle in the foreground, magenta bicycle in the main frame on work stand.

Sitting in my “thinking chair” and considering the ADH.

Carbon fiber bicycle frame with red aluminum bottom bracket press in use.

Finishing my Time Alpe D’Huez.

This bike is my retirement gift to myself after thirty years in the US Army. I’ve not been without a bike for 25 years, but with four kids, they’ve always been a bit of a “what I could get” proposition.

Not this one.

It’s exactly as I wanted it.

I find myself obsessing about the Triumph Rocket 3…

This is so not me.

I did take a long trip on a Honda Valkyrie once, and while I was a hardcore sport bike guy then, I thoroughly enjoyed that bike, so there is precedence…