What else do you do for fun?

There’s a course two blocks from my house on city/county property .

There’s a trail I walk my dog on . The only time it’s empty is bad weather,or dark.

Some of those guys are money throwing those things

I used to ride my bicycle (mostly MTB and gravel) a lot, but then I found kayak fishing, haha. I should ride more often, especially when I get the green light for activities but the weather isn't cooperating for kayaking. Any East Bay folks down to ride some time? I know Lime Ridge, Joaquin Miller, Briones, and Crockett pretty well.

I do throw a disc once in a while, but I'm pretty horrible at it, haha.

I love to cook, especially fish tacos with fresh ling cod. I'm a sucker for slow cooked pork, and love a good piece of beef too.

Once upon a time I made silver jewelry, mostly bezel set semi-precious stones in fine silver. Nothing too crazy fancy or valuable, but nice sentimental pieces.

I also tinker on our cars - all the maintenance and repairs get done here in my garage. I'd love a proper project car, but limited on space and funds for that kind of endeavor, so for now I wait.  Once the kids are out of the house, and our living situation is determined, I'm gonna end up with a  ~'66 Galaxie. And probably some sort of 4-wheeler, likely a Suzuki Samurai (need to sort out how to carry a kayak on one of those though, haha).

Working on our house now - the second house that we've done a live-in remodel with. Pretty much just down to the kitchen and some details in the bathrooms. This spring we refreshed the back yard - replaced the fences, built a big pergola, expanded the flower beds, and planted a bunch of new plants. Cost me a lot of fishing days, but worth the effort with the nice weather we've had recently - really enjoying the updated space.

I used to live in Concord.  >Lime ridge was my thing.  I would MTB it.  I always stopped and let joggers pass me.

then I started jogging a loop.  MTBikers were total Dicks to me.  I dont recall a single biker stopping for me as I trudged along.   

what a great trail...I had a coyote jog with me once.  but the people are kinda entitled.  hahhaha..

I used to ride my bicycle (mostly MTB and gravel) a lot, but then I found kayak fishing, haha. I should ride more often, especially when I get the green light for activities but the weather isn't cooperating for kayaking. Any East Bay folks down to ride some time? I know Lime Ridge, Joaquin Miller, Briones, and Crockett pretty well.

I do throw a disc once in a while, but I'm pretty horrible at it, haha.

I love to cook, especially fish tacos with fresh ling cod. I'm a sucker for slow cooked pork, and love a good piece of beef too.

Once upon a time I made silver jewelry, mostly bezel set semi-precious stones in fine silver. Nothing too crazy fancy or valuable, but nice sentimental pieces.

I also tinker on our cars - all the maintenance and repairs get done here in my garage. I'd love a proper project car, but limited on space and funds for that kind of endeavor, so for now I wait.  Once the kids are out of the house, and our living situation is determined, I'm gonna end up with a  ~'66 Galaxie. And probably some sort of 4-wheeler, likely a Suzuki Samurai (need to sort out how to carry a kayak on one of those though, haha).

Working on our house now - the second house that we've done a live-in remodel with. Pretty much just down to the kitchen and some details in the bathrooms. This spring we refreshed the back yard - replaced the fences, built a big pergola, expanded the flower beds, and planted a bunch of new plants. Cost me a lot of fishing days, but worth the effort with the nice weather we've had recently - really enjoying the updated space.

I like this one!!  I asked my wife just last night, "what do you think about me trying to remodel our kitchen DIY?"

silence.   

I used to ride my bicycle (mostly MTB and gravel) a lot, but then I found kayak fishing, haha. I should ride more often, especially when I get the green light for activities but the weather isn't cooperating for kayaking. Any East Bay folks down to ride some time? I know Lime Ridge, Joaquin Miller, Briones, and Crockett pretty well.

I do throw a disc once in a while, but I'm pretty horrible at it, haha.

I love to cook, especially fish tacos with fresh ling cod. I'm a sucker for slow cooked pork, and love a good piece of beef too.

Once upon a time I made silver jewelry, mostly bezel set semi-precious stones in fine silver. Nothing too crazy fancy or valuable, but nice sentimental pieces.

I also tinker on our cars - all the maintenance and repairs get done here in my garage. I'd love a proper project car, but limited on space and funds for that kind of endeavor, so for now I wait.  Once the kids are out of the house, and our living situation is determined, I'm gonna end up with a  ~'66 Galaxie. And probably some sort of 4-wheeler, likely a Suzuki Samurai (need to sort out how to carry a kayak on one of those though, haha).

Working on our house now - the second house that we've done a live-in remodel with. Pretty much just down to the kitchen and some details in the bathrooms. This spring we refreshed the back yard - replaced the fences, built a big pergola, expanded the flower beds, and planted a bunch of new plants. Cost me a lot of fishing days, but worth the effort with the nice weather we've had recently - really enjoying the updated space.

I like this one!!  I asked my wife just last night, "what do you think about me trying to remodel our kitchen DIY?"

silence.   

Watch it ..you just planted a seed.. said that back in my 50’s ..next thing you know 10+ years later ..”about that remodel .. I want to move my mother in “….me:silence …added a bedroom and made a bathroom bigger  …worked out ok ..but then “ we need to do the kitchen “.,,,I’m ok with that ..in the process now but splitting it with a contractor

The MIL worked out ok so far .. I don’t speak much Cantonese and she doesn’t much English..works well

 

I used to live in Concord.  >Lime ridge was my thing.  I would MTB it.  I always stopped and let joggers pass me.

then I started jogging a loop.  MTBikers were total Dicks to me.  I dont recall a single biker stopping for me as I trudged along.   

what a great trail...I had a coyote jog with me once.  but the people are kinda entitled.  hahhaha..

Yes, some of the MTB guys are jerks, for sure. I mostly ride my gravel bike there, but occasionally
will do a couple hot laps on the trail bike. I try to be courteous to other trail users, and will approach with kindness first. Some of those trails are narrow, so I give plenty of room, especially when they have kids/dogs/canes. My goal is to be a good ambassador for the sport - I know way too many hikers and horse people that complain about MTB riders.

I don't really do the run thing - had some hard years of football, baseball, and snowboarding on my knees and ankles when I was young. I make it about a mile these days, and then gotta pull over and rest the joints. Even the pedal kayak sometimes makes my knees grumpy.

I used to ride my bicycle (mostly MTB and gravel) a lot, but then I found kayak fishing, haha. I should ride more often, especially when I get the green light for activities but the weather isn't cooperating for kayaking. Any East Bay folks down to ride some time? I know Lime Ridge, Joaquin Miller, Briones, and Crockett pretty well.

I do throw a disc once in a while, but I'm pretty horrible at it, haha.

I love to cook, especially fish tacos with fresh ling cod. I'm a sucker for slow cooked pork, and love a good piece of beef too.

Once upon a time I made silver jewelry, mostly bezel set semi-precious stones in fine silver. Nothing too crazy fancy or valuable, but nice sentimental pieces.

I also tinker on our cars - all the maintenance and repairs get done here in my garage. I'd love a proper project car, but limited on space and funds for that kind of endeavor, so for now I wait.  Once the kids are out of the house, and our living situation is determined, I'm gonna end up with a  ~'66 Galaxie. And probably some sort of 4-wheeler, likely a Suzuki Samurai (need to sort out how to carry a kayak on one of those though, haha).

Working on our house now - the second house that we've done a live-in remodel with. Pretty much just down to the kitchen and some details in the bathrooms. This spring we refreshed the back yard - replaced the fences, built a big pergola, expanded the flower beds, and planted a bunch of new plants. Cost me a lot of fishing days, but worth the effort with the nice weather we've had recently - really enjoying the updated space.

I like this one!!  I asked my wife just last night, "what do you think about me trying to remodel our kitchen DIY?"

silence.   

Watch it ..you just planted a seed.. said that back in my 50’s ..next thing you know 10+ years later ..”about that remodel .. I want to move my mother in “….me:silence …added a bedroom and made a bathroom bigger  …worked out ok ..but then “ we need to do the kitchen “.,,,I’m ok with that ..in the process now but splitting it with a contractor

The MIL worked out ok so far .. I don’t speak much Cantonese and she doesn’t much English..works well

 

My in laws are moving less than 10 minutes away, literally next week. Oof. Not sure I could live in the same house for more than a weekend - no language barrier to save me, haha.

We are looking at our kitchen remodel probably next year, hopefully in the spring. Gonna be a big job, and will split some of the work with a contractor friend, but most of it will be me. Still not 100% on the design/layout, it's a strange space to fix.

However getting back on topic ….what I actually do is what my wife tells me …

However getting back on topic ….what I actually do is what my wife tells me …

That sounds about right, haha.