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The Long Ride

Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged , , , on May 30, 2011| 2 Comments »


Today is Day 01 of Bike to Work Week… and uh, I drove.

But here is what’s up… I went for a CRAZY bike ride yesterday.  And I woke up today at 11AM.  I haven’t slept in till 11AM since… 2007? Maybe when I was sick a couple months ago I slept that much.

Its been Daddy (and Nana) Daycare for the better part of a week while Coral is off enjoying rock and roll and freedom in South-Central Washington State.  Nana brought Mads home yesterday morning and I asked her what she wanted to do.  It being sunny, BEACH PICNIC she screamed.

And yesterday was such a glorious day in Victoria, I thought, we better bike there.  I texted Dave Sawchuk to join us, hitched the trailer, filled my cooler full of beer and off we peddled.

Downtown was a bit of a gonger for the Bike Festival.  Funny, the bike festival put a crimp into my bike riding?  Weird.

I have never rode my bike along Douglas out to Dallas Road before and then along the ocean.  Silly.  What a most excellent route.  So many bikes (and motorcycles) out now that the weather has finally turned.

I met Dave at the beach and Madelyn transformed into beach baby and made for the splashes. Gonzales Beach was ripping with families, skim boarders, sun bathers.  Great afternoon.  Then back on the bike and across Oak Bay along Foul Bay Road to my brother’s place.  Auntie Caitlin and Uncle “JJ” made burgers.  Then the LONG uphill up Oak Bay Avenue… down Pandora and back along the Gorge waterway home.

Wow, that second leg KILLED me.  Madelyn slept the whole time.  Lucky girl.

We both got home after all the sun and peddling and crashed.

Today I woke up late and sore and thought, yeesh, no bike ride to work.  Sorry Bike to Work week, maybe tomorrow?

Go with yourself.

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Madelyn at the Beach

Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged , , on June 8, 2009| 2 Comments »

Not this past weekend, but the one before, Grandma and Grandpa Jack came to visit and took Miss Mads to Willows Beach.  These are some pictures from my Dad’s Blackberry.

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Huzzah to #4

Posted in neat-O gang, Wedding, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 11, 2009| 9 Comments »

Seth Godin says to own your brand.  Meaning, to make up a word to describe what you do, so that way it costs you far less to dominate search and generally be the top of the mind name for what you do.

Since I am my own brand… I guess, like any band or creative force, I own my own brand.  When I goggle me, I am first on the list! huzzah!

Sadly, its my MySpace that comes up before this blog, but the blog is number two.

On my old MySpace blog back in the halcyon days when people actually used their MySpace accounts, I did a feature called “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”  I think part of me wants to resurrect that feature so I can talk about news articles I come across like this gem: Teen with No Licence, High on Drugs, Crashes Car

This kid packs the bongs, takes a puff then decides its a good idea to take Mommy and Daddy’s car for a spin.  He pulls an illegal U-turn and causes a man riding a Harley to t-bone the car.  The rider flies over the hood and is injured.  Then the hilarity ensues:
The teen was given a ticket for driving without a valid licence and unsafe U-turn and was also issued a 24-hour suspension for driving under the influence of marijuana.

A 24-hour suspension?  The kid doesn’t even have a licence… how about a forever suspention till he figures out life and takes the test like everyone else.

What makes this story even more tragic is that a Harley driver was injured… and after my broadcast from Steve Drane Harley Davidson, I have a new goal.

01) Learn Graphic Design and Create a Media Press Kit for Myself
02) get Married
03) achieve a University Degree
04) Own a Harley!

as you can imagine, I have a kinship with my fallen rider.

and in case you’re wondering what sorta bike I’ll want to upgrade the scooter too: Harley Davidson Nightster

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I’m not married to THIS bike by any means, but something small and classic looking like it.  There was a ton of bikes at Steve Drane that I instantly fell in love with.

OK, put the dreams down, back to the brass tax of life.

Wedding

Coral and I will be booking at Mandalay Bay.  Vancityrockgirl (who happens to own her own brand) is going above and beyond and sharing lots of great rates and ideas on how to save some $$$ for the Vegas Wedding adventure.

24 Hour Relay For the Kids

the Fourth Annual Mankini Car Wash is going down this Saturday!
Saturday, May 16:
Mankini Carwash
Time:11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Corner of Glanford and Vanalman

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day yesterday crushed.  It was almost a Father’s day too… such a perfect day off with my girls.  Mads spoiled Mom with lots of presents and then she helped me whip up some eggs benny for the future Mrs. Baker.

We watched Zathura! Nice… and a commercial I voiced came on the TV which made me feel like a rock star.

In the afternoon, we took a walk along Dallas Road and drive through Oak Bay looking at all the houses we hope to one day be able to afford.

Then Alix came over to craft some brilliant ribs and Coral’s family came over for dinner and a spirited game of World Monopoly… which I won!

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Alright, I gotta get ready to hop on the radio for a radio show.

Go with yourself.

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