Maybe it's not so bad after all...

I had a great weekend... Spent some time with the family on Saturday, worked on my motorcycle a bit more (replaced the fork seals)... Yesterday I took a road trip to Casper. I hadn't been there since 1998 and some things just don't change much it seems. However, I did spend some time with my intriguing new acquaintance yesterday, which was really cool... Ah yes, I must recommend Moody Brews in downtown Casper for coffee and a Cannoli, nice atmosphere, nice people, and good coffee...

The intriguing new acquaintance? I'll see her again next weekend... :) Maybe Wyoming isn't so bad after all...

On the Road Again!

This is my 1986 Honda TLR200 Reflex. I got it when I was I 13, it was my first brand new motorcycle. It's been in storage in a corner of my Dad's hangar for many years. Recently I rescued it from it's slumber, and have been slowly awakening it to put it back into service. Four Thousand and Forty-Five miles later, it still runs like a champ. Of course it should, it's a Honda! Today I got it licensed and insured, so this evening I took it out for it's first ride since about 1996. Riding her around tonight made me feel alive... But, I've been feeling pretty alive lately anyway, thanks to keeping in good touch with some old friends, hanging out with some new friends, as well as a new acquaintance who has me intrigued... It's going to be a good summer!

View from the Second Floor

A couple of weeks ago, I got to move out of my office that looked at the backside of an Albertson's to a new office on the second floor that has this beautiful view of Heart Mountain.

At first, I didn't really want to move up stairs, since I had kind of grown into my downstairs office. But after getting upstairs and all set up, I love it! What would you rather look at? The only problem with my new office is that there are several dead animals on the wall that came with the office. Two are Mule Deer, and one is a mounted Pheasant. I'd take them down, but there really isn't any place to put them since our office building is already vying for honors with Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska for dead animals in one place! The one deer stares at me all day, as if to say, "Mike, why am I on your wall? You didn't kill me! You're a poser! You don't even hunt!"

Five-Six-Four-Four-Uniform

Five-Six-Four-Four-Uniform is a 1969 Piper Cherokee 140, which is a 4 place low wing fixed gear aircraft that has 140 horse power. Well, it's not really a true 4 place airplane, especially here in Wyoming where a low airport is 3933 feet above sea level. The back seat is more or less just there to occupy space, and to be occupied by a very small person. On a good day, she'll go about 105 knots. She hasn't flown in several years...

The first 3 hours in my log book were in this airplane, put there late in the summer of 1993. With any luck, I'll be showing more pictures of her in the future... Pictures from the outside, and the best kind, the ones that are taken from the inside looking down!