After a busy day, a sink bath hit the spot.
We brushed our teeth (with a hairbrush handle, naturally.)
Slowing down for a little reading - but it's still a lonng way to bedtime.
Time to practice martial arts -- hiiiiiiiieeeyaaahh!!!!
2/20/2009
Grandcamp Day 2
Today was sunny and warm, so we spent a little time in the range box house.
After a busy day, a sink bath hit the spot.
We brushed our teeth (with a hairbrush handle, naturally.)
Slowing down for a little reading - but it's still a lonng way to bedtime.
Time to practice martial arts -- hiiiiiiiieeeyaaahh!!!!
After a busy day, a sink bath hit the spot.
We brushed our teeth (with a hairbrush handle, naturally.)
Slowing down for a little reading - but it's still a lonng way to bedtime.
Time to practice martial arts -- hiiiiiiiieeeyaaahh!!!!
2/19/2009
Grandcamp Day 1
One of the events of the day was baking cookies.
First, we washed hands.
We cracked the egg.
... and measured stuff.
Mimi handled the mixing.
After baking, we did the oven mitts dance...
... and played the keyboard.
First, we washed hands.
We cracked the egg.
... and measured stuff.
Mimi handled the mixing.
After baking, we did the oven mitts dance...
... and played the keyboard.
11/03/2008
Fast Lane rally
The CMA Fast Lane rally was held in Hatfield, Arkansas last week. I rode the DR up, and participated in the Easy dual-sport ride on Friday.
As we were getting ready to head out, I noticed a very nice Honda CBX preparing to go on one of the sport bike rides.
Hirem was our dual-sport ride leader.
We rode mostly gravel county roads and National forest roads.
Of course, we stopped now and then, so everybody could talk and compare notes.
And do other things.
We stopped at a vista point to admire the Fall colors.
While we were there, a local resident came by.
And a few trucks. We were glad we didn't meet these guys on the road.
On Saturday morning, the bike was loaded up and ready to head home.
As we were getting ready to head out, I noticed a very nice Honda CBX preparing to go on one of the sport bike rides.
Hirem was our dual-sport ride leader.
We rode mostly gravel county roads and National forest roads.
Of course, we stopped now and then, so everybody could talk and compare notes.
And do other things.
We stopped at a vista point to admire the Fall colors.
While we were there, a local resident came by.
And a few trucks. We were glad we didn't meet these guys on the road.
On Saturday morning, the bike was loaded up and ready to head home.
Pumpkin, pumpkin, who's got the pumpkin?
One of the key ingredients of a good Halloween is Carving the Pumpkin. This year, John helped Mimi with mucking out the gooey stuff.
It takes a lot of concentration!
Unfortunately, there is no documentation of the final product. However, in the spirit of Green, I can attest that we roasted the seeds and actually ate some. They aren't too bad.
It takes a lot of concentration!
Unfortunately, there is no documentation of the final product. However, in the spirit of Green, I can attest that we roasted the seeds and actually ate some. They aren't too bad.
10/14/2008
Track Day
The Buell Company (division of Harley Davidson) sponsored a track day at a nearby track, which I attended. Besides a really good price, they also provided a set of demo motorcycles covering their whole line of sport bikes. I tried out the 1125R sport bike and the Ulysses adventure bike. Both were splendid - although the Ulysses was so tall I needed help getting the kickstand down after my demo ride...
Here is a sampling of the day, including one lap of Eagles Canyon Raceway aboard my VFR. (A very slow lap... A good lap time for motorcycles is about a minute and 50 seconds! The track record (for cars) is about 1 minute 28 seconds. My lap time was about 3 minutes...)
10/03/2008
Overachiever Lemon Tree
Here's our potted lemon tree, doing its best to be a big producer.
Four lemons! One yellow almost ripe one (back behind the leaves), and three others.
Four lemons! One yellow almost ripe one (back behind the leaves), and three others.
Of course, its little Lime Tree buddy is trying hard to catch up.... I see six limes.
9/02/2008
8/11/2008
Today I finished re-reading C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters.
I found it striking in its unusual structure and wonderful language, and convicting in its masterful reverse-psychology skewering of most of the errors of today's denominational Christianity, as well as many of the old heresies that have emerged since the beginning. Amongst all that, Lewis subtly paints a picture of what Christianity really is about.
Mr. Lewis is high on the list of folks I look forward to visiting with when I get to Heaven.
I found it striking in its unusual structure and wonderful language, and convicting in its masterful reverse-psychology skewering of most of the errors of today's denominational Christianity, as well as many of the old heresies that have emerged since the beginning. Amongst all that, Lewis subtly paints a picture of what Christianity really is about.
Mr. Lewis is high on the list of folks I look forward to visiting with when I get to Heaven.
8/08/2008
7/03/2008
6/26/2008
Particles
Did you hear about the nuclear physicist who sent his friend a box of bosons?
It took over a month for it to get there, because it went Particle Post.
It took over a month for it to get there, because it went Particle Post.
6/24/2008
Houses I've Lived In
Here's a list of the places I've lived... that I can remember.
Brenham, TX (don't know the address) - 0 to 9 mo
Bristol Road, Ft Worth, TX - 9 mo to 6 yr
Donaldson Avenue, San Antonio, TX - 6 yr to 7 yr
333 Quentin Drive, San Antonio, TX - 7 yr to 8 yr
215 Coyle Place, San Antonio, TX - 8 yr to 10 yr
415 Shadwell Drive, San Antonio, TX - 10 yr to 11 yr
231 Laddie Place, San Antonio, TX - 11 yr to 12 yr
West Hall, Schreiner Institute, Kerrville, TX - 12 yr to 13 yr
#3 Methodist Encampment, Schreiner Institute, Kerrville, TX - 13 yr to 20 yr
2801 Whitis Avenue, Austin, TX (The Campus Guild) - 20 yr to 23 yr
1305 Bickler Road, Austin, TX - 24 yr- wedding
5109 N. Utica Avenue, Tulsa, OK - year 1
(Pat & Ron Halcomb's house) Tulsa, OK - year 1
E. Marshall Street, Tulsa, OK - year 2
10601 East 23rd Street South, Tulsa, OK - year 2 to 5
Bridgeton, MO - year 3
2805 South 94th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK - year 5 to 9
12627 Shadyridge Lane, Farmers Branch, TX - year 9 to 12
1912 Richland Drive, Richardson, TX - year 12 to 30
Ruhland Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA - year 30 to 31
310 The Village, Redondo Beach, CA - year 31 to 34
22883 Nadine Circle, Torrance, CA - year 35 to 35
Wildwood Travel Trailer, USA - year 35 to 36
401 North Old Orchard Road, Lewisville, TX - 36 to 38
Saluda-Paynesville Road, Hanover, IN - year 38
6320 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX - year 38 to 40
Where we are now, McKinney, TX - year 40 to now
Brenham, TX (don't know the address) - 0 to 9 mo
Bristol Road, Ft Worth, TX - 9 mo to 6 yr
Donaldson Avenue, San Antonio, TX - 6 yr to 7 yr
333 Quentin Drive, San Antonio, TX - 7 yr to 8 yr
215 Coyle Place, San Antonio, TX - 8 yr to 10 yr
415 Shadwell Drive, San Antonio, TX - 10 yr to 11 yr
231 Laddie Place, San Antonio, TX - 11 yr to 12 yr
West Hall, Schreiner Institute, Kerrville, TX - 12 yr to 13 yr
#3 Methodist Encampment, Schreiner Institute, Kerrville, TX - 13 yr to 20 yr
2801 Whitis Avenue, Austin, TX (The Campus Guild) - 20 yr to 23 yr
1305 Bickler Road, Austin, TX - 24 yr- wedding
5109 N. Utica Avenue, Tulsa, OK - year 1
(Pat & Ron Halcomb's house) Tulsa, OK - year 1
E. Marshall Street, Tulsa, OK - year 2
10601 East 23rd Street South, Tulsa, OK - year 2 to 5
Bridgeton, MO - year 3
2805 South 94th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK - year 5 to 9
12627 Shadyridge Lane, Farmers Branch, TX - year 9 to 12
1912 Richland Drive, Richardson, TX - year 12 to 30
Ruhland Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA - year 30 to 31
310 The Village, Redondo Beach, CA - year 31 to 34
22883 Nadine Circle, Torrance, CA - year 35 to 35
Wildwood Travel Trailer, USA - year 35 to 36
401 North Old Orchard Road, Lewisville, TX - 36 to 38
Saluda-Paynesville Road, Hanover, IN - year 38
6320 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX - year 38 to 40
Where we are now, McKinney, TX - year 40 to now
3/27/2008
My Mother's notes
There's a new blog:
http://BerniceHorn.blogspot.com/
So far, it contains a transcript of notes my Mother wrote a little while before she died. She wrote out what is mainly her medical history, with the thought that her descendants might find it useful for understanding their own medical problems - at least those that might have a genetic factor.
http://BerniceHorn.blogspot.com/
So far, it contains a transcript of notes my Mother wrote a little while before she died. She wrote out what is mainly her medical history, with the thought that her descendants might find it useful for understanding their own medical problems - at least those that might have a genetic factor.
'65 Honda Hawk - In Racing Trim
This is my 1965 Honda, set up for racing.
The changes:
Alternator rotor removed
Racing camshaft installed
Open megaphones exhaust (LOUD, but sweet sounding at 9500 rpm!)
Headlight and other bodywork removed
Clip-on handlebars
Aluminum rims
Racing tire(s?) - rear for sure, front was stock street tire, I think
Hand-made fiberglass tank and seat
Everything else was stock.
This photo (and the next) was taken at a race event San Angelo, around June 1964. (My thanks to Mom - for finding these photos. I was very excited to see them, because only a few nights ago I found myself wishing I had a photo of the racing gas tank I built!)
The bike next to mine is Mike Bonnel's racer (29N). He was also a mechanic at the Honda of Austin, where I worked part time. His bike was dedicated to racing duties; mine also did street duty between races.
Me riding my bike.
I'm not sure where this is, but the bike has the stock tank and street mufflers, so it was probably a country road somewhere near Austin. I was chasing a friend who was riding a stock 305 Super Hawk.
The changes:Alternator rotor removed
Racing camshaft installed
Open megaphones exhaust (LOUD, but sweet sounding at 9500 rpm!)
Headlight and other bodywork removed
Clip-on handlebars
Aluminum rims
Racing tire(s?) - rear for sure, front was stock street tire, I think
Hand-made fiberglass tank and seat
Everything else was stock.
This photo (and the next) was taken at a race event San Angelo, around June 1964. (My thanks to Mom - for finding these photos. I was very excited to see them, because only a few nights ago I found myself wishing I had a photo of the racing gas tank I built!)
The bike next to mine is Mike Bonnel's racer (29N). He was also a mechanic at the Honda of Austin, where I worked part time. His bike was dedicated to racing duties; mine also did street duty between races.
Me riding my bike.
I'm not sure where this is, but the bike has the stock tank and street mufflers, so it was probably a country road somewhere near Austin. I was chasing a friend who was riding a stock 305 Super Hawk.
3/15/2008
3/10/2008
Grub-level Politics
[Grub-level: somewhere below Grassroots...]
On 'Super Tuesday', I attended the Republican Precinct Convention for our voting area.
There were two of us in attendance.
Meanwhile, in the same room, the Democratic Caucus was forming - there were at least 300 of them - quite a contrast in interest level. It was probably the fact that the Republican selection process appears to be a done deal that contributed to the low interest level.
Anyway, following the official procedures, the two of us - the Temporary Precinct Convention Chair and me - elected ourselves Permanent Chair and Secretary, respectively. Then we nominated ourselves to be delegates to the Senate District Convention (which is the next step in the process to select delegates to the National Convention). The slate was approved unanimously.
The final order of business was submission of party platform resolutions. We each had one. Mine reads:
Whereas: the Constitution stipulates that citizens shall not be subjected to illegal search and seizure;
Whereas: the present administration has undertaken to collect electronic (text and voice) information transmitted by citizens without legal authorization (e.g., FISA) and without their knowledge;
Resolved: The government shall be prohibited from exercising surveillance of any citizen without an official warrant issued by the judiciary in accordance with Federal law, regardless of circumstances.
So there - take that, you legal-process-bypassing-evesdropping-
-on-everybody-in-the-name-of-so-called-national-security-but-
-in-actuality-another-step-toward-Big-Brother-totalitariansm
President!
I sort of doubt my resolution will make it to the national GOP platform...
We need to impeach Mr. Bush.
On 'Super Tuesday', I attended the Republican Precinct Convention for our voting area.
There were two of us in attendance.
Meanwhile, in the same room, the Democratic Caucus was forming - there were at least 300 of them - quite a contrast in interest level. It was probably the fact that the Republican selection process appears to be a done deal that contributed to the low interest level.
Anyway, following the official procedures, the two of us - the Temporary Precinct Convention Chair and me - elected ourselves Permanent Chair and Secretary, respectively. Then we nominated ourselves to be delegates to the Senate District Convention (which is the next step in the process to select delegates to the National Convention). The slate was approved unanimously.
The final order of business was submission of party platform resolutions. We each had one. Mine reads:
Whereas: the Constitution stipulates that citizens shall not be subjected to illegal search and seizure;
Whereas: the present administration has undertaken to collect electronic (text and voice) information transmitted by citizens without legal authorization (e.g., FISA) and without their knowledge;
Resolved: The government shall be prohibited from exercising surveillance of any citizen without an official warrant issued by the judiciary in accordance with Federal law, regardless of circumstances.
So there - take that, you legal-process-bypassing-evesdropping-
-on-everybody-in-the-name-of-so-called-national-security-but-
-in-actuality-another-step-toward-Big-Brother-totalitariansm
President!
I sort of doubt my resolution will make it to the national GOP platform...
We need to impeach Mr. Bush.
2/05/2008
My Father's Journal
A new blog, John Henry Horn - Notes, contains a transcription of personal notes my Dad made between January and September, 1934. He was 22 years old at the time.
There will be a total of 27 posts, each representing an entry in his journal, with the post title being the date of the entry.
I have added footnotes which explain a few of his remarks, identify persons (he used only initials), and to include notes my Mom added later.
In a few places, pages are missing - either through accident, or intentionally. I have inserted a comment in brackets [...] to indicate each of these omissions.
It is my hope that his writings will help give his descendants a bit of feeling for who he was, by revealing some of how he thought at a particular season of his life.
__________________________________________________________________
John H Horn, in 1935. He was the Assistant Registrar at Schreiner Institute. He was also the faculty advisor on The Recall (annual) and The Mountaineer (student newspaper).
His younger brother, James, also in 1935 when he was a College Freshman at Schreiner.
There will be a total of 27 posts, each representing an entry in his journal, with the post title being the date of the entry.
I have added footnotes which explain a few of his remarks, identify persons (he used only initials), and to include notes my Mom added later.
In a few places, pages are missing - either through accident, or intentionally. I have inserted a comment in brackets [...] to indicate each of these omissions.
It is my hope that his writings will help give his descendants a bit of feeling for who he was, by revealing some of how he thought at a particular season of his life.
__________________________________________________________________
John H Horn, in 1935. He was the Assistant Registrar at Schreiner Institute. He was also the faculty advisor on The Recall (annual) and The Mountaineer (student newspaper).
His younger brother, James, also in 1935 when he was a College Freshman at Schreiner.
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