After a LOT of stitching and a few "Mistakes" I had to rip out with my seam ripper,this rank beginner Tailor sewed his own Utility Style Kilt this past weekend.This was my VERY FIRST try at sewing a garment!
I got the Idea from "Ms Purity" a freind of mine right here in Tribe who directed me to a website called Instructables.com On the site was a guy who makes these Kilts. There are detailed written instructions and large scale photo's of each step in the making of a Utility Kilt. At least f... read more

Last week I was invited to join Barries Sports in Pocatello's annual Frontier Days Centennial Parade. I was invited to join a group of Recumbent Cyclists including the owner of Barries(Brent) of whom I have befriended and upgraded my Recumbent with in his Bike Shop. Thinking it was Pocatello's "Centennial" I was honored to join the Parade. so today,I get to the Parade staging area and look around for the other bent Riders to join up with and as I look around at the 25 "Floats" I suddenly real... read more

Having lived mostly in BIG Cities where the massive crowds alone deterred me from going to any 4th of July festivities I had the pleasure of attending Pocatello's 9th annual 4th of July Parade yesterday morning!
After Don served up a breakfast of pancakes & eggs I rode my Recumbent Bike downtown to the Poky High School. The 4th dawned warm and sunny so it was a perfect day for a Parade! As I neared the area,I noticed the traffic getting heavy and there was no place to park a car so I was gla... read more

Sometimes you get "nice" neighbors and sometimes you get "nosey/peeping" ones!
This neighbor designed his home with panoramic windows that purposly overlooked our entire backyard so he could watch his children at play with my partner's sons children BUT,situations do change,such as when your best buddy and his kids move out next door and suddenly you find yourself living next to two aging gay men! now,what to "do" about those windows you used to watch your kids in? naturally most redneck fam... read more

As most of you know I lost something very close to me when my ex partner Ron flipped out on drugs 15 months ago and only now can I even talk about it without being overcome by the profound sadness of it.
When I met Ron back in July of 02 he had a beautiful 1 year old Rotweiller/German Shepherd mix dog,Humper! Humper and I were instantly drawn to each other,he was so beautiful and he and I would play on the floor together by the hour! Soon,Humper and I were "inseperable"!
When Ron and I move... read more