I needed to shake the cob webs off the jeep. The Uwharrie National forest has a “badge of honor” trail. I was invited by my good friend Denny, and his friend, who led the pack. We completed about 16 miles of trail. Check out videos of Dickey Bell.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Family vacation to Fripp Island
There was Golf carts, golf, fishing, alligators, deer and a great beach. Amber, Mike, Eleanor, Sydney, Olivia, Zack, Mitch, krissy, Dean, Lee, Leslie, Kim, Eric.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The family is growing
My oldest daughter and her husband have become parents to the most beautiful baby girl, and we are the happiest Grandparents.
It’s that time ….. dirt bike time
Well a major shoulder surgery and rehabilitation precluded me from moving forward with that plan.
Physical therapy got me moving pretty good, so, it’s dirt bike time. I bought a 2021 Kawasaki kx450x. It seems to be a great bike and I got to ride it once before it got too cold. Did some woods riding. I Pulled up to the facility and introduced myself to a gentleman, and he let me tag along.
I intend to do some woods racing, (something I haven’t injured myself at, yet)
So follow along.
Friday, August 04, 2023
Shoulder surgery
Shoulder was wore out.
Had to de-burred the rotator cuff.
Torn labral muscle
Detached bicep muscle and reattach to humorous bone.
Cyst deletion.
Bone on bone contact in ball joint. They have to grind that down to build up scar tissue.
Biggest change so far. North Carolina
The move was mostly driven by the need to make retirement affordable. Less house payment, less cost of living. We sold the house in SD and cleared enough money to buy a house cash in NC. No more house payments (for now).
It is a very different feel here. The people are a bit more polite, more rain storms, more affordable housing. Culturally different in that people are more about freedoms such as guns, and less regulations on your property, and self.
We lived with my sister for a few months, and then found a house near by that suited our needs. 2,600 sqft, big yard, spacious neighborhood. we are about 7 miles from a big recreational lake (lake Norman).
We are also not too far from some nice mountain parks, trails, waterfalls, and even Some famous Street bike roads through some twisties.
Here is some pictures of the house.
Some pictures of the garage getting painted.
We had to install a water filter because the well water had a lot of sediment.
Some pictures of the lake, roads and trails: