Oh hell. I forgot to mention his name-Aldo. He hates mice like Brad Pitt hated Nazis. If he had thumbs and a little teeny knife I'm pretty sure he'd slice those mice up. Can you imagine? The shelter thought

Ohhhhhh. The stories begin. I've now been in service to a gato for about 10 days. You might ask yourself why an ordinarily competent human would do such a thing? Fair question. Because I have mice. The

It really does feel good when you get it, doesn't it? Even when a chimpanzee with a chain saw could have done it in half the time :) It's truly nice to see that you are still rooted in common values!

You know? You just wrecked something for me. I have fantasies (oh, yes, multiple) about a few women I've known, a few cars and motorcycles, and some epic rides. You are telling me that it's in the same

Damn. I forgot to post my pictures on Monday. I got a new pellet grill, so made my chicken taco recipe partly on it. Turned out pretty darn good. In construction. You can tell by the color of the meat/bean

Watching Birds :) My friend has actually taken PHD level classes... She gets them free cause she was a teacher (physics) at San Diego State.

Thanks, Witty!

You know there is a just superior Chinese restaurant in 29 Palms? I've been through Joshua Tree a number of times. The roads around Joshua Tree are often part of my "stay out of HellA" strategy

Back when the long riders were a thing (before we all just got too old) we used to meet up at Pinky's in Borrego Springs as a part of a charitable ride. Called it Christmas Stalking :) In mid December,

I used to meet my friend for hiking and birding when she was a part of the Bluebird Inn. Really great stuff to go with someone with lots of local knowledge... The Palm Canyon hike in Anza Borrego is probably

I have been well, thanks. It is good to be back to putting words on a page. And always good to see you!

I've eaten at the Beer Company and the Wrongbranch and the Julian Restaurant. I really like the Bison Burger and the soda fountain at the Diner. I LOVE Borrego Springs and Anza Borrego Park. Another much

It really is a wonderful place, isn't it? I'd thought about riding up to Mt. Palomar to ride THAT road, but decided to make a more leisurely day of it...

Thank you.

Thanks, Kitty. It's a wonderful, funky place to eat. They have an actual soda fountain and make their shakes and sodas and malts with hard ice cream. It's just wonderful!

All the roads on that map except the I-8 are open. Lightly traveled. On a motorcycle my thoughts get even more organized. But you are right, organized thought is the inevitable result. Good to see you,

Weather was perfect, traffic was practically non-existant, and the sheriff's were having breakfast. I fooled them, though. I didn't go back the same way :)

Yeah, luck follows my path, too. Even leads me along once in a while. Here's my current favorite, a Desert Lilly. This is only maybe the 10th one I've ever seen. I really had to pee on my ride to Julian,

There's ruts all over the West. The best/easiest location I know of is East of Independence Rock, WY. It's still original grasslands there and three primary western trails converge. Plus, Wyoming does

Lizelle! What a joy! The Mormon Battalion did some really nasty stuff in the far west, but it's important to remember that they did some good, too. This was one of the good things... It saved several hundred