Started rebuilding a bike for my Dad Just before Christmas. It’s Spalding (I didn’t think they made bikes….actually I’m sure they don’t and it’s just some cheap thing with their name on it). Found it at a garage sale for 5 bucks in new condition but missing a crank arm. I am going to tear it apart and build it right since it was clearly built by someone making minimum wage who hates his life and his job. That would explain why the crank arm is missing completely and the brakes and shifters dont work at all.

Anyway, my idea is just to make sure it is safe and solid, and add some huge racks to the back for hauling firewood and whatnot around the campground where their RV will be all summer. I’ll probably put some sort of lighting on it and a few other handy ideas but nothing too crazy.

He may not even be able to ride it for a while anyway since he can’t even see it after his eye surgery went so badly….

I really just need something to do right now that I have some time on my hands. Lenore and I are going through what has to be the hardest thing that can happen to us as brand new parents. I wont let this blog descend into the biggest downer on the site, but Lenore gave birth to our first son Casey on Sunday morning. And it ended up being the hardest day of our lives, since the funeral service for him is following so closely (thursday morning).

This is probably not the most appropriate place to post this, but I posted the beginning of her pregnancy here and he came along with us for RAAM and has been part of everything we’ve done for the last 9 months so I just wanted to put something here on my page about him.