February 28, 2010 marked the last day of operation of the Woodland Park Zoo's award-winning Nocturnal House. If you have never been, then I am sorry to say you missed out on one of the best zoo exhibits in a long time. The whole building was nighttime, and the enclosures were very large with several species of animals living together in what looks like natural habitat. The displays were sorta grouped by locales. Easily my favorite were the bat displays. Large species of bat from around the world would happily eat and clean themselves in front of you while others would crawl (yes crawl upside down with their little fingers and feet) along long vines and ropes while down below you would run various species of nocturnal bird and mammals.
I have to give some big props to Attic Breeze for making an outstanding product. Today I installed my new AB-201A solar powered attic vent and man it blows... seriously. During the fall of 2008 my neighbor and I insulated our attic. Our homes are both the product of mid-70's construction and lacked very thick insulation in the attic. Consequently we lost a lot of heat through the ceiling during the winter, and roasted during the summer. With nice new R30 batting installed, we gained the thermal efficiency back, but I discovered a new problem. The attic didn't have a lot of ventilation to begin with, and with the new insulation, it made the issue even worse. I was recording temperatures in the low 140's F!
I'm a sucker for animals in need. And so the argument with my wife now is to allow me to keep this little guy
After many fun years I am saying good-bye to my 1975 Cadillac Miller Meteor Hearse. I am happy to say that it is going to owners who are very excited to own it. Here is myself and the Hearse's new owner Ron Nicolino.
Some time ago I posted this story in a motorcycle forum that I frequent. I wanted to make sure I kept it around, so here it is on my site. There are some additional links at the end of the story.
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This is the story of the world's bravest biker hero that you've almost assuredly never heard of.
The Mont Blanc tunnel ( http://www.atmb.net/atmb_hp.php?lang=en ) runs for 7-1/4 miles under the highest mountains in Europe, passing under the Alps to connect France and Italy's highway systems. Opened in 1965, it currently handles about 1.7 million vehicles a year, including cars, trucks, and motorcycles. On an average day it sees 4,778 vehicles, including 3131 cars & motorcycles, 1602 trucks and 44 buses. It's the shortest route between northern and south-eastern Europe...
Well the K1200GT sold to it's new owner, and he's very happy. Free of that bike I decided to try to stretch my legs a little differently. I bought a new R1200GS. I have to say this thing is a BALL! I've had way more fun on it in the last few days then I did on my GT. I've already ordered farkles for it as well. Updates later.
My dear friend Kelly at kellysera.com tells the tale of my dear hit incident. In her own words here is the time a hit a deer on my Yamaha R1...
