Last weekend my new hobby arrived. I purchased a chainmail kit. I decided I needed something to me busy while I am just hanging out. I have spend a little time learning how to weave the chains and the difference styles of mail. So far I have made some small squares and I am working on finishing a box chain that can be worn as a waist chain. I am hoping to make a small chainmail shirt to wear under my costume for WAR this year.
New Hobbies
January 31st, 2012Hoping for a new ride…
January 31st, 2012So as some of you may already know my bike has been in the shop for more months in 2011 than I have ridden it. The problem is that after taking it into a shop for a standard maint and oil change, the bike started stalling when cold. The bike is still in the shop while the engineer try to figure it out. At this point, I don’t know if I will ever get it back in working condition. I am resolved that it’s time for a new ride and have started looking at some new bikes and scooters.
I am impressed with the bergman 650 exec, but the price is a bit much. I am also thinking of waiting on the new BMW scooters. I am not sure I will ever want to purchase another Piaggio/Vespa or Aprilla scooter or motorcycle again because of the length of time this has taken. I sort of feel that if this was a car, it would have been scrapped and replaced with a brand new one, but motorcycles and scooters don’t seem to carry the same level of customer service as cars.
Lost YubiKey
January 31st, 2012So I have not posted in a while because somewhere over the holidays I lost my Yubikey. Fortunately, wordpress is so well designed that all I had to do was login and rename the yubikey plug-in and it automatically reverted back to normal authentication.
Kudos developers.
Thanks for a great 2011 BikeMS
October 23rd, 2011Having just finished the 2011 BikeMS I had a great time. The new start lines for both Irvine and Carlsbad were great. The new 30 and 15 mile routes were much better than last year.
Thanks again for all the volunteers that make this event happen. It is amazing that an event of 2500 riders over two days can be pulled off as well as it is.
See you all again next year.
Made in America
October 13th, 2011After buying a pair of Levi 501’s that I have been having all sort of problems with, I did some research and discovered that Levi’s have not been made in America for a long time.
That got me thinking about the quality of these jeans and I realized that they just don’t last anywhere as long as when I used to buy them.
My research got me thinking about how many companies have outsourced their manufacturing and I was shocked. I guess I should not have been, but wow!
I have decided that I am going to make a conscious attempt to stop buying products that are not made in the USA. There is a great site that lists products made in the USA. http://www.onlyamericanmadehere.com/.
With so many people out of work in this country, the best thing you can do is keep your money in the USA and not support companies that outsource their jobs.
Please think twice when buying items. Look for an American made product first. I am willing to pay a little more money to keep a countryman/woman working.
