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An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)

Monday, August 15, 2016

50,000 page views

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Only took 10 years, hahahaha!
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Barbell Squats

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I've been hitting the weights lately, and watching a few Youtube videos for tips, techniques and motivation.
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Gemstone Mining

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Recently we took a day and went mining for gem stones.  In particular, we were after Star Garnets, the official state gemstone of Idaho.
Saturday, July 23, 2016

KH500 refurbishment - Brakes

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The most recent repair/refurbishment has been on the brakes.

KH500 Refurbishment - Engine re-assembly

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I began re-assembly of the KH500 engine recently.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Pike's Peak Race - On Board

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This year's winner... The car: Norma 2014 pikes peak unlimited division Drivetrain: Mid Engine, RWD Engine: 2.0L L4 Turbo Hond...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Four-Stroke Engines: Flatheads and OHV designs

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Flathead Engines: An early and very common valve arrangement was the "flathead" engine.
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Four stroke engines - basics

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On the earlier post about  Two-Stroke Engines , much of the focus was on the difficulty two-strokes have with exhaust gas and intake charge ...
Sunday, June 05, 2016

...about that diet...

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In this post I mentioned how I go about diet and exercise.  At one point I mentioned that it's difficult to be on a ketogenic diet and ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Exercise and fitness

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I'm now a ways on the wrong side of 50 years old.   I've been weight training and doing light cardio for a few months now.  Progress...
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I served on a nuclear sub during the cold war, and worked in a nuclear test facility doing 'Star Wars' research. I have also worked in geothermal, coal, and natural gas turbine power plants. It's all been interesting, which is what makes it fun.
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