— Spherical Thinking

Always thinking around.

Sometimes it feels like there is too few hours in a day. Or in a week. Or even in a month. Being busy is something that most people either have no trouble with because they like it. But other people can’t seem to find anything to do, or simply dislike the prospect of having to do anything. For the first group, they enjoy the hustle and bustle of life, and flourish with the routine and pace of the game. Yet for the second group, maybe they want to be able to do something but are either unable to because of lack of work, or possibly because of inability to keep busy because of an ailment or other hinderance.

I seem to fall somewhere in the grey area between the two groups. I sometimes enjoy being busy, but also rather like a laid-back atmosphere. For the past month or so, longer if you count the entire time that I have been taking classes and the weather has been decent enough out so that chores have to be done, I have been busy almost non-stop. It is the main reason that there have not been new posts here on the blog. I simply have been too busy to do anything other than what has to be done. (more…)

As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been working on refurbishing an old bicycle that was given to me. The bike in question is a old english 3-speed that was made by Hercules. Here in America this brand is not very well known, but over on that side of the pond it was as common as Huffy. When I got the bike it was in pretty decent shape for having been left out in the elements for a good number of years. The old seat was absolute trash and was promptly discarded. I rode it for a few days as it was (after I put a new seat on it) and it rode fairly nice. Since it turned out to be a decent ride I decided to make sure it was all prettied up. First time I went to put air in the back tire she blew up on me. The tire had been hit with dry rot and the inner tube erupted. Funny thing was that whomever had put the tube in had folded it inside the tire and rim. I don’t know how that works but they did it. So the first purchase was new tubes and tires. Also the shifter line was broken and so it was stuck in one of the 3 speeds. I made the mistake of unhooking that and the little chain pulled back into the hub. It is now a freewheeling single speed. Anyways, I rode it for the rest of the summer as it was and enjoyed the heck out of it. Sometime during the winter I decided that I wanted to fix it up nice and get it ready for the next riding season.

If you care to read on how I did that, please come and read some more.

 

Dyslexic monkey
Escaped from the zoo one day
Hid in my closet

As the weather starts to t nicer outside one can only wait for a perfect day when they are able to get out and enjoy it. this is very true for me. As a person who grew up playing outside, growing up on and around farms, and going on many campouts, I am always jumping to get back out after a long winter. Some of the things that excite me about being able to spend time outside are things from growing up. Things like camping out and having campfire/holy moly bonfires are all great memories that I hope to continue to have year after year. As I grow older however, some of those things seem silly and some of them I now wish to share with my family. Let’s go over just a few of the things that I hope to be able to accomplish this summer season.

Since its so nice outside, why don’t you come and read more?

This is a tale of why I now own, and love my first Manfrotto tripod, yet will never again buy one. I have used Manfrotto tripods for the last 5 years or so. I believe that they are a wonderful tripod and have yet to fail me. This will however, be the last Manfrotto I buy in the foreseeable future. Please continue reading for the complete story behind my seemingly knee-jerk reaction.
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