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A new Boat

steve — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:17:16 +0000

This boat caught my eye at the Fred Hall show in 2007. It seemed to have a key trait that I need in a boat; fit in my driveway. The Bayrunner was, and still is, a great boat, but priorities have changed a bit with the growing family and my own personal age.
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Chance Encounter with my Knee Doctor

steve — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:12:45 +0000

Dr. Behr is a man I truly appreciate, but he is not one I want to see on my own accord. You see, when it is time to visit him, it means something is bad with my knee. This time it was a pleasant surprise.
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Hooked a Marlin

steve — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:28:15 +0000

I headed out for a “southern” themed trip with a couple of friends out of the true South. The goal was to go look for some more of the tuna on the offshore banks. Catching any fish would have been a success for us…
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Fish Report: First Yellowfin Tuna

steve — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:27:49 +0000

After much weather watching and fish report reading, I decided to take the little boat in search of some exotics (fish that migrate up from the more tropical areas). I had been hearing about Yellowtail, Dorado and Yellowfin tuna. This trip turned out to be quite a success with my first yellowfin tuna.
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Hard Drive Failure and Freezer Trick

steve — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:32:51 +0000

I had a short trip to Las Vegas to do a demo yesterday. The car temp gague said 114. After the demo, we were in the parking lot talking (in the crazy heat) while my machine powered down and I threw it into my bag. This morning my data drive was singing a horrible song… it had failed.
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Knee is Strong, Endurance is low

steve — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:07:21 +0000

Saturday was the longest ride in about 2 years. Maybe more… I don’t remember how long my knee was hurting my riding before the surgery. At around 2 1/4 hours, I rode about 63 km. The 2 1/4 is the key number in my rehab.
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Spring is heating up

steve — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:05:08 +0000

I know, we don’t get seasons in San Diego. Actually, our “reduced” seasons are about a season behind. Summer starts after Labor Day where fall would be, it starts to feel cold later toward February when the official spring is almost here… March can be cold, but we are starting to feel the new life of spring. (more…)

Knee Update: Feeling solid on the bike again

steve — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:59:53 +0000

It has been roughly 20 months since my surgery. At around 14 months I really started to feel good. Now, 6 months later, I feel like I am back to pre-surgery abilities. (more…)

36″ And a Birthday in a Retirement Home

steve — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:51:46 +0000

Last weekend we had a small family reunion of sorts for my side of the family. The girls saw their cousin for the first time in way too long and had a lot of fun. As a reminder that I am not getting any younger (no I don’t forget very often), mom had a birthday celebration for me Saturday night. In my grandmothers retirement home.
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2009: Let’s have Fun!

steve — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:34:21 +0000

Life seems to go from a busy holiday sprint right into a new year without warning. This time it is 2009. I’m glad it is a new year, and my resolution is to have fun this year.
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