Adventures of the Antirider Rider

…six years ago today on December 1, 2005, I took this photo.  Since we’re both in the Cannon camp, I was able to hang your 50mm fixed distance lens on my DSLR and took this photo taking great care to only focus on the beans at the edge of the cup.  This photo represents a [...]

Regular reader may or may not remember that a while back, I came across an antique sewing machine cast off to the curb.  It’s finally making it’s way to its new owner Brendan.  Now he has matching machines! Brendan surveys the bonfire spot. Then he makes me get to work picking tomatoes and other vegetables [...]

Looking back on part 1, this year I have all those things to be thankful for along with… … the best friends a gal could have – roller derby queen, sci-fi reading game playing military officer, the biggest loser captain, a goat and brittany keeper, and our newest but not newest addition, robot lover. Why [...]

That’s right… I’m like the Black Eyed Peas song… That’s so 2000 and late… I’ve had a twitter account for quite some time but as you can see below, I’m not exactly active on there.  My one sole follower is some random person from Romania who I’m sure has no idea who I am and [...]

He only wears the hard hat for the head lamp but I feel it makes a statement in this photo. What’s your handle?  10-4 good buddy!  Cliche but it’s a good reminder!    

I’m not the typical blogger that follows current events.  It’s not only that I don’t blog about current events, for the most part, I don’t even follow current events.  This becomes very apparent about two minutes after meeting me in person. However, I couldn’t resist jumping on this event because it actually strikes quite close [...]

If you’re a regular reader and especially a subscriber, please let me say THANK YOU for being interested in my adventures.  Since I started this blog over three years ago, it has grown and become more than I ever thought it would all because of YOU my readers!  Next, you may have noticed that the [...]

Russell and his oasis in the mirage.  He thinks he has found the ultimate accessory: a cigarette lighter adapter for his MacBook Air that doesn’t include a power brick.  Slim profile, clean lines, small and sleek catches his attention.  Of course, if it’s too good to be true — it just might be.  Evidently this [...]

When other people are making profound resolutions about being better people, losing weight, volunteering more, I’m making a rocket scientist resolution of have lots of fun!  How deep is that? On our way home, we run across an antique sewing machine – a 1947 Singer sewing machine to be exact.  I plead for Russell to [...]

It may be Russell’s first Mac computer but definitely not his first Apple product!  Here he’s getting schooled by the geniuses in the blue shirts. See that big smile?  That’s what happens when you turn on your computer and you don’t have to wait 6 minutes for it to start up. I’m not sure what [...]

Shopping with Bradford always involves a stop at the Mac counter. He is so proud that he bedazzled his own shirt.  He wants me to count that there are still 7 jewels on his shirt. If he’s going to look at make up, then I’m going to look at purses! This randomness photo below is [...]

Dave and Crystal drive from literally across the country to visit. This is the other half of my brain. I’m loving Russell’s red shirt.  It matches my red lid. As we do some curbside shopping, we find this 1947 Singer sewing machine with the original instruction manual.  I immediately insist on taking it home to [...]

We decide to hang out on someone else’s back porch for a change.   Then Russell pulls out his tape measure and goes to town with surveying the driveway. Not that I’m a beer drinker but these beer bottle lids are more fun that Chinese fortune cookies!  We’ve seen this before but it’s worth seeing [...]

It seems on September 11 of each year, people finally slow down their busy lives and take the time to reflect on what happened when this tragedy struck our nation.  I see countless Facebook posts about where people were and who they were with.  I too wrote the very same post in 2009.  The next [...]