In 2011 a new local restaurant opened in Durham: Geer St Garden. They went heavily on local and regional foods, including alcohol, and they had several signature cocktails. This Harvest Moon was one of them. It involves maple syrup and apple cider. And it's delicious! The recipe calls for a chilled martini glass but I … Continue reading Harvest Moon →

I was occupied yesterday with getting ready to start my new job so forgot this but this is me: a polyamorous trans dyke on a bike. I bought the shirt in 2016 for the protests against North Carolina HB2. I was ultimately interviewed by media about that.

Two this time. Camp Chef Everest 2X and Mountain Summit Heavy Duty Roll Top Table. Both when making breakfast today. The stove is a standard two burner camp stove that accepts the 1 pound disposable propane bottles, though is designed to use 20 pound bottles with an adapter hose (the manual even covers it.) Operation … Continue reading Gear review →

As it's now official: after taking a 2 year voluntary break from working I start a new job on Monday.

Formerly my Ninja 1000 going for parts and scrap.

Got word from the shop today; it's going to cost too much to repair the Ninja 1000 so it's off to the scrap yard. The BMW R1100R is heading to the shop on Tuesday to get back on the road after being parked for 3 years. I'm sad about this because the Ninja was the … Continue reading No more Ms Ninja →

Someone tried to steal my motorcycle early this morning. They didn't succeed and fled when I interrupted them. Did a bunch of damage. They literally tried to drag it up the ramp of a UHaul and backed the truck up, ramming it into a dumpster in the effort.

I previously posted about the original Leatherman Wave I've had since 1999. Now is other knives I carry. Left: Benchmade 3320 "The Pagan"Right: Smith & Wesson assisted OTF. Both are great knives. As you can probably tell from the photo the S&W has more handle wear as I've had it longer. The Benchmade is full-automatic … Continue reading Tools of the trade: knives →