Karen, Ryan & Stuart                     Eric, Cooper & Christine                     Brian, Neil & Meher                     Ed & Jeanne

2005 December 27 - Ann Arbor, first time together for Christmas in 21 years

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• Web Cam  (currently disfunctional)

• Grandchildren

  • Ryan Austin Downing

  • Neil Jehan Downing

  • Cooper Nathan Sprocket Downing

  • Trenton Axel Downing

• Happenings
  

  • 2009
    • Medicine Ball Arch Up
    • Dryer duct cleaning
    • Dishwasher rehab
    
    
  • 2008: the primary happening was a BIG deal, Stuart's illness, but that story is told elsewhere.
    
    
  • 2007
    • Rehab
    • Oops, Crash Eddy on the road again ... literally
    • 70
    • Legacy Injuries Haunt
    
    
  • 2006
    • Diwali
    • RAID 5 Rework
    • Hutchins' 50th
    • Home Entertainment Center - Redux
    • AVP at Seaside Heights NJ
    • Biennial Hip Joint Examination
    • Atrial Fibrillation
    
    
  • 2005
    • Jeanne visits India
    
    
  • 2004
    • New road sign
    • Replace the roof
    • Felled dead red oak
    
    
  • 2003
    • Home Entertainment Center
    • High school 50th reunion
    • Repair lightning strike damage
    • A new door for the Trooper
    • Eric weds Christine
    • Going Timeshare !NOT!
    • Pisces Party
    • New wheels
    • Going geothermal
    • Wood Stove Alcove
    
    
  • 2002
    • December Ice Storm
    • August 15, 7 PM at REI - Long Distance Solo Touring
    • July 6 - Neil's first birthday party
    • National Trails Day
    • Pisces Party
    • January Winter Wonderland

• Bicycling
  

  • 2009
    • Cycle NC Spring Ride
    • Oh Melo Velo
  • 2008
    • Bike Virginia
    • Oh Melo Velo
  • 2007
    • Oh Melo Velo
  • 2006
    • Cycle NC
    • Oh Melo Velo
    • Tour de Florida
  • 2005
    • Bike Virginia
    • Governor Morehead School Summer Camp
    • US Pro Road Race
    • Oh Melo Velo
    
    
  • 2004
    • Bike Virginia
    • Oh Melo Velo
    • Tour de Florida
    • New Year's Day
    
    
  • 2003
    • Labor Day with the Tarpits
    • Bike Virginia
    • Tandem Rallies
    • Oh Melo Velo
    • Charlotte Sports Cycling
    
    
  • 2002, mostly solo on my 'dale
    • Oct 10: Cycle NC
    • June 19: Oh Melo Velo 75 KM Time Trial
    • Fast Eddy's birthday party rides to HLCP
    • Oh Melo Velo rides again in 2002
    • A proposal for South Wake riders
    • First ride since the crash
    
    
  • 2001, mostly on our tandem "Maizey"
    • Wilmington Tandem Rally (Fall)
    • Cycle NC
    • First Annual Meadows of Dan Tandem Rally (Fall)
    • Smith and Claude's "Chicken" Ride
    • BRB100
    • MOOSA
    • Bike Virginia
    • The Assault on Marion
    • Tour de Lakes
    • California Tour (February)
    
    
  • 2000
    • Tour de Lakes

• Fishing

  • 2009
    • October 30-November 4: Hatteras
  • 2008
    • May 18-19 Wisconsin Dells
  • 2007
    • May 21, Harris Teeter Parking Lot
    • October 26-31: Hatteras
  • 2006
    • October 29-November 1: Hatteras
  • 2002
    • November 1-4: Hatteras

• Fitness/Wellness
  

  • 2009
    • Medicine Ball Arch Up

• Homemade Tools and Adaptations, mostly Bicycle

  • RealLITE on BoB YAK Trailer
  • Tandem Topper for Camry
  • Small Engine Flywheel Puller
  • Power Sprayer Wand Extension
  • Timing Chain Puller
  • Hypercracker
  • Cateye Astrale Splice
  • Redefining the term "Half Bike"
  • Speedplay Greaser Enhancement
  • Presta Stem Enhancement
  • HiTech Tire Boot
  • Work Stand - Single Bike Model
  • Work Stand - Tandem Model

• Wildlife around us in 2009-2001

  • Barred Owl (Strix varia)
  • Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)
  • Bluegill/Bream (Lepomis macrochirus)
  • Broadheaded Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
  • Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
  • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludoviciantus)
  • Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata)
  • Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
  • Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus)
  • Eastern (Rufous-sided) Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
  • Five-lined Skink (Eumeces faciatus)
  • Funnel Weaver (Agelenidae)
  • Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
  • Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida (Linnaeus))
  • Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)
  • Imperial moth larva (Eacles imperialis)
  • Kommon House Kat (Kipper wanteous supper)
  • Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma Americanum)
  • Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
  • Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
  • Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)
  • Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
  • Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)
  • Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
  • Preying Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
  • Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Centurus carolinus)
  • Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae)
  • Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
  • Spotted Garden Slug (Limax maxumus)
  • Terrestrial Snails (unknown)
  • White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus macroura)
  • White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
  • White-spotted Slimy Salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus)
  • Wolf Spider (Lycosa sp.)
  • Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
  • Yellow-Bellied Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta)

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• Family Archive

  • 2005 May - Cooper's first birthday party
  • 2005 March - FastEddy's new teeth
  • 2002 July 6 - Neil's first birthday party
  • 2002 May 27 - Brian at VIR
  • 2002 January 1 - FastEddy's new T
  • 2001 December - FastEddy's loose screw
  • 2001 Halloween - our USA flag spotlighted
  • 2000 Summer - The Raised Beds Project
  • 1998 August 29 - Brian and Meher's wedding
  • 1996-7 FastEddy's fixated clavicle bends
  • 1995 Summer - Colorado Springs
  • circa 1940/1 - Thelma, Edward, Dennis, and SusieQ - Harrisville MI