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    1. parallel

      A twist on the Garlic Herb Butter Prime Rim Recipe making the Rounds

      There's a recipie for Prime Rib with Garlic Herb Butter making the rounds on social media. I modified that recipe today for an addition to the usual Christmas feast fare. Instead of the oven method I did a reverse sear on the Big Green Egg... it was excellent. Prep the rib roast as per...
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      Back in the Saddle Post Motorcycle Crash

      I've been progressively recuperating since my crash that I posted about at the beginning of October. The kid who hit me was driving the car his girlfriend drives, which was owned and insured by her mother. It took some doing to verify that the insurance was good because there was a misspelling...
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      She's About to Get Wet Again...

      Link to story Workers began removing the huge glass wall of the National World War II Museum's Restoration Pavilion, the first step to take PT 305 back to the water. Project Manager Bruce Harris said there were no words to explain his excitement. Volunteers have been working on the...
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      Checking Your Mirrors Doesn't ALWAYS Work

      While riding home from a visit with my Mother-in_Law Sunday evening I got rear ended. I stopped behind a line of cars at a stop light. the light turned green but the lead car was turning so we were waiting. I checked my mirror, nothing, a few seconds later I checked again. A black Toyota was...
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      Want To Be a Part of PT-305 Restoration?

      The actual restoration work is all but done... but there is something else we can do to help make this a reality. The National WWII Museum needs to raise some funds to put her back in the water. Now is your chance to be a part of the only fully restored WWII Torpedo Patrol Boat. If you are able...
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      Giant Trunk

      I did a LOT of research before deciding on the Retrax Pro MX for my 2015 Toyota Tundra SR5 CrewMax. Once I knew which make and model tonneau cover I wanted, I did a bunch more research on where to buy to get the best value. Thus far I'm pretty impressed with this cover. My only issue so far is...
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      It's Like Christmas in August...

      The door bell rang this morning and Mrs. Parallel found that UPS had delivered two large packages to our porch. It turns out the our Toyota Tundra came with a Bass Pro camping package that we didn't think we were getting. The package contained one (1) Ascend H2.4 dome tent, two (2) Ascend D2400...
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      26 Years Ago Today...

      .... and I'm ready for another 26 years. I had to work late this evening, so nothing special we just let the kids decide where to eat dinner and then we just had family game night. Some of the folks at work were like; "I would have said I'm not working" and other such nonsense. Hell...
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      New .22 for My Son

      I've been wanting to get my boy a new rifle. I've been trying to teach him to shoot but he was having difficulty because he's a southpaw trying to shoot a standard gun. To make matters worse he is a southpaw who is right eye dominant. I found this FN SCAR clone chambered in .22 caliber long...
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      Stoked for R40!

      I've been a Rush fan since the fall of 1976 and back then I was never allowed to go to concerts. When I became an adult I was usually either deployed or couldn't afford to attend when Rush came on tour. I've seen them a few times since I've been out of the Navy and have a sane schedule as well...
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      Photo Op...

      Riding home at sunset Thanksgiving Day I just had to stop to take this photo. I had to get on the ground to get it and I wish I had been a few minutes earlier, but I like it nonetheless.
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      Vintage Yamaha XS850SG Roars Back To Life

      It's ALIVE! After months of frustration trying to find parts I finally have the SPEC II Mikuni VM34 round slide carburetors installed and plumbed with fuel line. There is still a lot of work to do not the least of which is to get the correct length 1-3 throttle cable and reinstall it...
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      USS Sudden Jerk (PT-305) & WWII Museum (PIc Heavy)

      I pulled the trigger on a family membership to the National WWII Museum today. I'm volunteering at The National WWII Museum working specifically on the PT-305 Restoration Project. I had to meet with Bruce Harris (Project Lead) this morning to discuss the life line design that I'm doing so that...
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      Scrambler Love

      Man I just LOVE this thing. It's just as advertised, easy to ride with plenty of power. A couple of my neighbors and I rode a bit over 106 miles up the River Road then we took Highway 22 through French Settlement which is a very nice 45 - 55 MPH twisty road through the bayou with nice shade and...
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      Talk About a Change of Plans...

      I have some acreage in Northwest Pennsylvania and I was contemplating building a small cabin there to use for a couple of weeks each summer and the occasional hunting/playing in the snow trip. I had determined that it would cost me about $30,000 to build the cabin and then of course my property...
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      My Father's Day Gift Came In Today

      It came in today just in time for Father's Day. It was well packaged and easy to assemble as most of the assembly was already complete. This thing is a BEAST. I'm really glad that I contacted the company and changed the order to a 16" frame versus the 18" frame I ordered without thinking. As it...
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      Air Conditioned Garage... Why Did I Wait So Long?

      I air conditioned my garage tonight by installing a 5" ID x 2" thick latching garage door exhaust port in my insulated garage door and then running the exhaust vent for our old portable air conditioner out the port. The whole house including the garage is insulated with sprayed in foam so even...
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      Gifts of Money to Children

      Well, I was going to ask for advise but I received an answer so fast that now I guess I'll just post my poem. My sister and I have decided to give the grandchildren and those whom Dad considered grandchildren (his LONG time girlfriend's grandchildren) the gifts of money that they would have...
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      Your Indugence Please...

      I'm aware that many of you are probably growing weary of my public pity party. However, I believe that it's nearly over with this latest bit of inspiration. So... if you'd be so kind as to indulge me for just a bit longer we can wrap this up. :D As most of you know my Sister and I lost our...
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      New Mission: Roar On The Shore 2014!

      I grew up in Warren Pennsylvania which is about an hour East of Erie... AND sometime in July I need to travel to Warren to close my Dad's estate. Man... wouldn't it be cool if I could get his vintage Yamaha that I've been restoring finished in time to trailer it up there so I could attend Roar...
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