Pretty girl

I know the background is crap, but doesn't Lex look so cute in her brother's shirt? I am proud of her. She is beautiful AND smart. We'll keep our fingers crossed she stays on honor roll this year. Besides, I need a new bumper sticker!!!

Pinned in

Rallys, in retrospect, was a mistake. 20 mins!

Bartender vs. pharmacist

This is SO true... Hooter wet nap quotes totally rock!

Double your pleasure, double your fun!

Two boxes, no waiting! This is the first time I have encountered a dual box kiosk. I think the second one is actually a TARDIS. Seems to work though...

At the pool

It is so hot and humid...i really dont even want my head out of the water!!!

Reconstruction

The rail depot which crosses the road to work is being repaired. It was really getting to be hell on wheels. My scoot felt like it was getting beat up pretty bad, so I would ride about 2 inches from the edge. Not so safe, but the only spot that wasnt beat to death. Today the manager of the industrial park (who was unshaven, jeans & t-shirt, looking more like one of the road crew) was escorted to my office by one of the warehouse guys. He gave me three pieces of rubber about 4" square and 1/2" thick and asked me to use them under my stand so it doesnt mark the pavement. Well...I was using something under my side-stand when it was blown over by the wind a couple weeks ago. The only reason I was using the side-stand at all was because they asked me to put something under it. After the damage, I didnt want to do anything which would cause instability. It is difficult to perfectly line up any kind of plate under your side stand, and even more so two seperate peices. Its almost impossible to do it by yourself. Plus my damn bike doesnt sink in to their precious assfault! I have been parking there for two years and there are no holes. I spoke to HR, and Judi said I should try parking on the concrete area between the office and shipping. That will be birdshit city, but its easier to wipe poop than it is to do bodywork. I still don't have the estimate!

Why Haven't I been blogging so much?

I'm telling you, it's the heat. This old boy here has the right idea.
I wish this was me!

I might change her name

I think I will call her Sunny!

Fried ocra boy

He loves it! Can you tell he was at the pool a bit today?

Baby Blossom

Shhhhhh.....dont tell them it has a veggie in it!

Texas roadhouse

We had a coupon for a free kids meal. Logan got it for all A's!

Scuffs

The muffler was also scuffed, as well as the MAJESTY emblem. The worst part, aside from the damage, was the fact that the landlord from Louisville Industrial Park made a fuss about some holes in their parking lot around the side of the building (where nobody has parked for a year) and so told our warehouse guy to tell me I need to park up by the building on the sidewalk instead of the parking lot. I knew it wouldn't look very professional so I used my side stand with a stand plate every day. If it had been on the center stand, this would not have happened from mere wind, unless it was hurricane force wind.

Deep scratch

I think this passenger grab rail got the worst of it. I was worried about damage to the front cowling due to the pegs I installed, but those actually kept some of the lower front from being ripped up.

Underseat Storage

The latch for the underseat storage (commonly referred to as the "pet carrier") failed spilling my helmet & other stuff out onto the parking lot into the rain.

Sad, sad, sad.

This is the first cosmetic damage I've had. None of the "tupperware" was broken, but there were several scratches. I righted the bike as I have been shown (which probably saved my back) by "walking" it up.

Something I never wanted to see

When I left work about 6pm last night I was the last person out the door. I set the alarm only to have an alarm of my own. To my great suprise, my bike was laying on its right side. Since it was the side opposite the stand and we had some brief wind, I assume it was from that.

My postal carrier hates me!

My postal carrier is a total witch! She wads and crams every peice of mail I get into my box, and I have to just about finish destroying it to get it out! I used to get DVD's from Netflix that were broken in half at least once a month! I complained, but they said I have to speak to the local office which is in Fern Creek, and those people clearly dont give a rat's *ss. I think they know they are on the endangered list and are just waiting for it to finish.

Kathy discovers vinegar

Kat recently discovered the cleaning power of vinegar. She has been walking around the apartment scrubbing this smudge or that. I used to get upset with her...after all its not her job to do my housework. But I have come to understand she enjoys it, and also it gives me extra time. We have actually been doing some walking in the evenings! The new geocaching hobby helps with that too...

Pill keeper (aka Bison tube)

This is the little watertight keeper that holds the rolled up cache log. Pretty sneaky, huh? Well, they get smaller!! Pretty scary when you think about it...like looking for a needle in a haystack! Still, this seems common for "urban" areas. This was placed in/around Waterfront Park.

Do you see it?

In this tree like a little Christmas Tree ornament was hidden the geocache. Not all of them are boxes out in the woods and weeds with little trinkets for trading inside.

Geocache placement

I have so far failed miserably on my first two attempts to place a geocache. One was too close to a prohibited structure and on the other I didn't get permission from the landowners who were on either side of the cache which was placed on public land. :( Hopefully this one will succeed and become listed on geocaching.com :)

Lexie Illuminated

She is so pretty she even outshines the fireworks!

Grillin' with FIRE!

Ok, we weren't grilling, but we were having fun! And no. I did not catch Logan on fire.

Fourth of July

The party that the kids were going to got cancelled so I had to run out last minute and get fireworks...

Well hidden

It was well hidden in the hollow of a tree.

My fourth cache find

I also found this cache on the way home from work Friday.

Solo caching

I found this cache on the way home Friday and signed the log.

Pepsi MAX - new label

I like the new design for Pepsi Max...probably because red is my favorite color...

Chuckiql

This guy put a plastic tag inside the cache. We just signed the log...

Small cache

This one was pretty small-about the size of 1 cup.

Second Cache-Vince finds

Vince spotted the second cache before me.

Trading

I took a little pin that said "Soy Amada" and left a nerf slingshot dart which Logan donated to the cause.

Cache #1: ammo can

Apparently an ammo can is a common container for a cache which typically holds a log book and some trade items. The idea is you take something from the cache and leave something of equal or greater value.

New Hobby: Geocaching

I did a little research on the hobby of geocaching. Come to find out its mainly a free hobby for someone who already owns a GPS. My friend Vince is checking it out too. Vince, Kat, the kids and I all went up to the park this past Thursday night to seek out a couple. We found two of them. This was the first.

Brown Marcrest Stoneware

I saw this peice of Marcrest Stoneware at the Peddler's Mall. I have a full set of this stuff that was my moms. They are asking $18 for just this crock with lid. I know you can bake in it and stuff, but I have only used them for storage. Right now the cookie dish is holding dog food...sorry mom... ;)

I watched The Wolfman

I was disappointed. It was not scary at all, and not really even suspenseful. Book of Eli much better. Don't waste your dollar on this if you are a fan of scary, horror, or monster movies. It was none of the above.

Beefstake Tomatoes

Kat & I got this thing at the Christmas Tree shop in Greenwood. I bought it with the intention of growing my own tomatoes inside. I tried tomatoes a few years ago on my balcony, but it faces north and I just wasn't getting much sun so we produced very few tomatoes. This thing was on markdown for like 47¢ so I thought I would give it a try again. Kat was the first to read all the way through the instructions to see where it says you have to transplant them once they've sprouted up (like now). They sit in my bedroom window which faces east. Now what am I gonna do? Suggestions welcomed at the1weasel@gmail.com Good grief!

Michelinas Lean Dinner

This lean TV dinner was actually much better tasting than a lot of "regular" ones!

Oyster Crackers

Oyster crackers sometimes make a "not as bad for you" snack. Kat and I had a few last night and she found ones that were grown together. Pretty cool!

Donations now being taken!!!

In Indiana (right across the river) there is a historic home that is for sale...for only $1. Don't worry, I have the dollar covered. What I would like everyone on the internet to chip in on is the cost of the move (estimated at $200,000) and a small bit of land to plop it down onto ($100,000). The trouble is this has to be done before August 23rd.
See full story here: $1 home for sale in Southern Indiana - FOX41.com Louisville News Kentucky Indiana News Weather Sports

Just send the money via cash, check, or money order to me via postal mail (contact me at the1weasel@gmail.com for the address which I won't give out over the internet!!) or you can Paypal it to nall.kelly@gmail.com if you want to use credit card. You can also email me if you want to donate a plot of land or movers services. :D

Please help me shamelessly profit (and provide a primary residence for my family) by saving this beautiful home built in 1864.

Father's day present: Logan's Mug

Here is the Logan Side of the mug. They are actually pretty good kids
when I can get them to stop talking back (Lexie), questioning
everything I say (Lexie), pick up after themselves (Lexie & Logan),
take out the trash (Logan), and help take care of the dog (Logan &
Lexie). Actually they are really good kids regardless of all that
common childhood junk. I love them very much.

Fathers day present: Lexie's Mug

Lexie and Logan made me this mug for father's day. They still have to
bake it, but then the ink is set and will not come off (except for
it's not dishwaser safe). We also went to Shalimar last night for
dinner, then came home and I watched "From Paris with Love" with Kat
and had a couple beers.

Fathers day gift: #1 dad trophy

Logan made me this trophy. It took me a while to figure out it was the number one.

Fathers day gift: picture frame

I got this picture frame from Lex for fathers day.

Pool "fun"

Kat let us come over to her apartment complex. They are a lot better than Derby Run at having their pool open when its supposed to be. Yesterday in rained in the morning until about 10am so they had the pool closed on the regular hours of 3-8pm. Today the lifeguard decided to do a charity fishing derby. After about half an hour Lexie was wrestling for a quarter I found and kicked me in the face. This drove the wire frame sunglasses into my eye and cut me. This put me out of the pool the rest of the day. :( I have a $25 Groupon for Shalimar that I got for $10 and so we are going to use that tonight.

BSU Paraphenelia

A couple weekends ago my friend Vince and I rode to Michigan. On the way back, we stopped into Muncie so I could pick up some Ball State stuff. I got some stickers for my scooter, two t-shirts (they were buy one get one free!) and this bumpersticker.

Honda CRV Thermostat replacement

My sister has a 97 Honda CRV. She got the oil changed the other day, plus a flush and (supposedly) fill of the radiator. A few days later her A/C stopped working and the car was oveerheating. She took it back to the oil change place and topped it off, telling her she needed a new thermostat. I volunteered and told her I could replace it for her. Its a simple procedure, but unlike the other cars I have done this on, the thermostat was not behind the top radiator hose, but the bottom one. It was a bit of a bugger to get to, but with much swearing, sweating, and cursing, I got it replaced. Also I cound out she had almost NOTHING in her radiator!!! Either they forgot to fill after the flush, or something. When I took off the lower hose, only about four ounces of coolant came out. I had to add water just to make it safe to drive. I hope they drained some of the H2O out and replaced it with antifreeze so it'll be protected this winter!

Odd Paint Job

I cannot fathom why anyone would want to get a paint job on a car that would make it look like crap. If you get close, you can see its in good shape and the paint and clearcoat is about flawless. From a couple feet away it looks damaged!!

Passing through Austin

I don't know old the Dairy Queen in Austin, Indiana is, or if it was ever part of what is now a national chain, but it sure looks old enough to be the original!