freaking sideway!

Why are some of my pictures sideways and why can't I edit them in the Android app????

It's Something

I was accepted as a patient into the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases. My first visit is in February. No cure, but maybe I can help research.

Ugly pants

I played golf for the first time in Scotland this September. After that experience I've decided learn how to play, practice to improve, and play courses. 

Today I went to the club I joined for the first time. The primary benefit is I get unlimited range balls for practice and using TopTracer for the data.

visualization

If you haven't seen me in a while, here is what I look like today. Still 5'7", 150lbs now.

Another Scar

I forgot to share the story of my latest scar. I crashed my mountain bike off a wooden stunt, doing downhill stuff. When I crashed on landing I slid on my left hand, trying to tear my pinky off. This was the last weekend in April of 2025. 

After multiple visits and x-rays and mris I had surgery in June. After I healed I then had 4 months if hand therapy. Four months. 

I can make about 90% of a fist, cannot splay my finger at all, and have only 50% grip strength. 

Yeah, typical Rowdy summer and fall. Fall, get it.

Thanksgiving week

I've gained a family reputation for making a good Thanksgiving meal. Not a feast, but a pretty good, traditional style meal. And the ability to host 10 or so guests at home comfortably. 

This year it was K, the W family and my parents. That's just 8 people visiting, but 3 of them littles. 

We went to fun stores, took motorcycle rides, drive through zoo, played in the yard, had the big meal, visited the driving range, played games and such. 

Hopefully as good a visit for them as it was us.

Personal note, I love the Thanksgiving holiday and do not find Christmas really enjoyable at all. Yuck to Xmas.

Travel Catching Up

     In Sept of 2024 we went to Australia and New Zealand. Now I only have to go to Antartica to have been on all 7 continents!! Very few people can say that. 

    I can't remember when we went to Portugal to watch a MotoGP race, but we've done that within the past year or so as well.

    In Aug of 2025 I went with Bill G riding motorcycles for a week in Arkansas again. Last year we rode around the NWA portion, this year we focused around Hot Springs. The plan is for him to accompany me to Greece for a ride in 2026. In May, for my birthday.

    In Sept of 2025 we went to London and Scotland with Max and his new wife S. Just the four of us. It was a great way to connect with each other. I played a round of golf for the first time, and of course it was at St Andrews. You know, the home of golf. hahahaha. We saw cool sights and we are fun food. The only negative was shopping with them for souvenirs. May they were indecisive hahaha. Oh, and I drove a right hand drive car on the left, with zero issues I might add

    I need to work on importing pictures from my phone to my laptop, or to publish from my phone. Either way, here is an extremely limited set of pictures from just stuff of late.