My pictures, including woodcarvings

I have some pictures on the web...check out my wood carvings. Tell me what you think...

picasaweb.google.com/n1wgkpics

Check them out!

Looking for Ice Cream

I live in Connecticut but and I am an admitted ice cream addict. Please let me know of your favorite ice cream places and where they are. Don't limit it to Connecticut only, since I enjoy traveling and if I get to your area, I would like someplace worthwhile to check out.

In order to get things going, I will mention several I am already aware of:

We Li Kit, in Abbington, CT
The Sweet Shop, Deep River, CT
Hill Side Sweet House, East Haddam, CT

Motorcycle Ride Etiquette

I was looking on line for some common hand signals for group riding. I assumed there must be something of the sort, since it's obvious that you can't yell from bike to bike at speed. In looking for these hand signals, I found quite a few web sites that showed the various hand signals. Some of them were similar to the hand signals we all learned as kids (left, right, slow/stop). There were many others as well, including pointing at the tank which means that you need to stop as soon as possible. The reason for stopping could be anything including a "bio break" or needing fuel. In doing a quick search for such tidbits of information, I found this to be the most complete:

http://njmc.org/etiquette/

A couple of CT Motorcycle Events coming up

Middletown Motorcycle Mania 2008
http://www.midtownmcmania.com/

Wednesday, August 13th, 5PM-9PM, Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457

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Kids-At-Heart ride information
http://www.cwscrop.org/tristate/news/#a000781
flyer
http://www.cwscrop.org/tristate/pdf_files/kidsheartflyer.pdf

76 mile ride over the scenic back roads of south central Connecticut to benefit children in need and at risk, locally and AIDS orphans in Africa

My stepfather and I developed the route for last year's ride and it was a lot of fun...well worth the effort and for a wonderful cause.

Fun evening out

I had a wonderful evening out with my wife this evening. We went to a free outdoor concert featuring a group called "The Basically Blues Band", http://www.basicallyblues.com/. They were playing at the Goodspeed Opera House lawn. We went over and brought our fold-up chairs...and completely enjoyed ourselves right next to the Connecticut River.

These guys were GREAT! Being an amateur harmonica player, I could really appreciate the skill that went into ripping out those awesome riffs! Anyway, I would highly recommend them to anyone if you want to see a great band.

I also met up with my old martial arts instructor. I hadn't seen him in years but he still looks great. I found out that he started dancing with his wife several years ago and decided to set up a website, mainly because everyone started asking him where to get shoes, etc. I thought I would help him get the word out by putting his website up on my blog...

http://www.danceambassador.com
His name is Lee Lowery and his wife is Ginger Blume...what an awesome couple...

Anyway, that's enough for now...

R-