Motorcycles. I love the idea of riding one - The wind blowing through your hair, the open road beneath your feet and the freedom to go where you want. All without a metallic walled cofin strapped to you. Hell, you don’t even need to wear a seat belt, and in todays over regulated world thats a big statement. I’ve frequently thought about purchasing a bike, but being 35 years old and never riding one, I’m sure it would mean my certain doom. In my line of business, they’re frequently described as “donor cycles”, which makes sense because of all the vehicle wrecks we go to - you generally don’t walk away from a motorcycle accident. So - It’s not going to happen. Plus, my wife reminds me that a child seat doesn’t quite fit securely on a bike. How does she know?

Here’s the caveat. Although I really dig motorcycles, I can’t STAND the noise they make. I’m generalizing pretty broadly stating that all motorcycles are loud. In fact, most probably aren’t. Its only those damn Harley Davidson bikes. I don’t care that they are beautiful bikes. They are obnoxious. You could be in your car, with the music blaring, with a fire engine on your ass and the only thing you can hear is that damn Harley sharing your lane. Whats worse than that? I live on the edge of my town which borders a nice scenic drive through a forested canyon. Its a great drive. Its so great, that every weekend dozens of bikers roar through it stopping at the first stop sign before town, accelerating heavily down the next straight away. Its loud. Its obnoxious and it wakes up my kid every time. I guess thats the worst part. It means I have to get up too...

When Nicole first approached me with having a garage sale two years ago, I threw it up there with the rest of her crazy ideas. Who the heck wants to get up at 6:30am and sell anything? Who in their right mind wants to go buy stuff from someone else at 6:30 in the morning? Well, having done this a couple times... many people. Its unbelievable how many people are looking for that one particular thing that is no longer sold in stores. Maybe its someone who is just looking for a deal. The bottom line is -- garage sales work on multiple levels. Read More...

Its spring cleaning time and I'm getting rid of things in my garage. Check it out on the For Sale page. We got everything from surfboards, to guitars, to clothes and purses. Baby clothes, toys, and Misc. tools! Come check out the For Sale page. Stuff added daily.

Joe

Whats new? If you're a 1 year old, everything. Consequently, as a parent of a 1 year old, that makes everything new to you, or at least you gotta start looking through the eyes of a little kid. With two parents working (if you call what we do working,) its challenging to find a balance of quality time with our kid, ourselves and with each other. Read More...